Panasonic 58 inch JX850BZ 4K LED HDR Smart TV Dolby Vision/Atmos

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Indeed, at times it looks more like OLED than LCD – red and blue primaries are deep and lush. Leading Hollywood colourist Stefan Sonnenfeld has handled the final tuning for the set, undoubtedly contributing to the filmic solidity to its images. The HX800 sits in that middle ground where it’s big enough to aptly display your movie collection, but not too big enough that it can’t fit This Panasonic makes good use of its ultra-thin, edge-lit form factor. It combines a wafer thin profile with a cool glass-on-frame design – the panel sits on top of the bezel, rather than be surrounded by it. It looks really neat.

New for this year is an upgraded HCX Pro AI processor, which can analyse what type of content is being played and adjust picture settings automatically. While all the OLEDs in the lineup benefit from this AI mode, the JZ2000 is the only model that will also offer AI sound quality adjustments. Prices valid in stores (all including VAT) until close of business on 29th November 2023. (Some of these web prices are cheaper than in-store, so please mention that you've seen these offers online.) File formats that are not supported by your Network Contents server (DLNA compatible server, etc.) cannot be played.Panasonic JX850 (40, 50, 58, 65-inch): We don't have much specific information on the JX850, but it'll sit below the JX940 and above the JX800. It's an LCD set, and the cheapest in this range to feature Dolby Atmos audio, though you won't get Game Mode Extreme or any HDMI 2.1 ports. Dolby Vision, HDR10+, and HLG are all supported though. As with previous generations of the 2000-series, one of the main features of the JZ2000 is its integrated speaker system with front- and upward-firing drivers as well as a rear-mounted subwoofer. Panasonic has added a pair of side-firing speakers to make the sound even wider and more room-filling.

Gaming has typically been a lower priority for Panasonic than for some other manufacturers, but the company is looking to redress that in 2021. All models with the HCX Pro AI processor support a new low latency input setting called Game Mode Extreme. Panasonic claims input lag will be amongst the "very lowest in the industry", with their own live demo producing an impressively short lag time of 14.4ms. Like Dolby Vision IQ, this new format adjusts HDR10+ picture characteristics in accordance with both the source material metadata and the ambient lighting conditions of the room. All 2021 models have Dolby Vision and HDR10+ Adaptive, and Dolby IQ is supported on models down to the JX940. Panasonic is the first manufacturer to produce TVs with both Dolby Vision IQ and HDR10+ Adaptive on board. In terms of HDR formats, Dolby Vision IQ will be supported in all 2021 OLED TVs and also on the JX940 series LED TV. Dolby Vision and the HDR10+ Adaptive format will be supported all the way down to the JX800, in addition to the HDR10 and Hybrid Log Gamma.Picture presets comprise Dynamic, Normal, Cinema, True Cinema, Custom and Sport. For most content, the Normal mode shows the panel off to best advantage. For movies, we’d suggest True Cinema over the regular Cinema preset, which is just too muted for its own good. The JX800 also combines, for the first time, Android OS with some of the user-friendliness of Panasonic’s my Home Screen operating system. Thanks to their Hollywood tuning and superb colour accuracy, Panasonic TVs have always been the best choice for viewing movies and high-quality TV series. In 2021, guided by its See it all. Feel it all concept, Panasonic is using this expertise to further improve the immersive viewing enjoyment of sports, gaming, streaming, and all other content. Panasonic has long supported both Dolby Vision and HDR10+, and it's adding HDR10+ Adaptive to the 2021 range.

The Freeview Play tuner comes with all the main TV catch-up services built-in, and most of the key streaming giants are on-board, including Netflix, Prime Video, Rakuten, YouTube and Britbox. The only obvious heavy hitter not at the table is Disney+.Only the 65-inch and 55-inch JZ1500 get the upgrade, though; the new 48-inch model (more on which below) has a standard, non-Professional Edition panel.