Panasonic TX-P50GT50E review

Externally, the Panasonic TX-P50GT50E hardly differ from an LCD TV. It has a very thin screen in “Chrome Frame” design, which weighs just under 23 kilograms a bit heavier than a comparable LCD TV.


Panasonic TX-P50GT50E: Apps and Recording


But the plasma has not only a lot to offer. About a Bluetooth receiver. The viewer can connect keyboards or headphones by radio: with the size of the panel and the resulting seat spacing a sensible triangle. It is also possible to use a smartphone.


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The VIERA remote app is available for iPad, iPhone and Android platforms. Data sources are stored on an SD card slot, other manufacturers often use SD cards to buffer video streams. So if you want to watch photos or 3D camcorder movies, simply insert the SD card. Alternatively, you can use one of the three USB ports or the network.


Panasonic TX-P50GT50E: Network


Thanks to the USB triplet, other everyday features are possible. Its recording function can cut in three different recording modes: The recordings are either high-quality and large or on VHS level and small. Due to the data reduction, the hard disk is not so fast, especially with serial recording. The latest litter: The recordings are even streamed from the record to the network.


Panasonic TX-P50GT50E: Sound and Image Quality


Especially in terms of network, Panasonic has done a lot. Dual Core Pro 4 allows simultaneous running of several Internet applications in parallel. Unfortunately the multitasking does not work everywhere. In the EPG, for example, one does not come when a recording is running. Apart from that the fast menu navigation of the 50-inch is a force.


The new browser has also succeeded the technicians. He even plays embedded Flash videos without grumbling. In the social networks, Panasonic has grown a lot. Twitter and Facebook can be shown next to the TV picture.


The VIERA Connect portal has otherwise the usual information pages to offer: Tagesschau, YouTube or also the online video store Maxdome. Skype is synonymous, but requires an additional camera for 110 euros.


Amazingly neat was the sound of the test pattern. With rich basses he offered high TV-level.


In the image test, the Panasonic synonymous. Through his deep black, he could even create gloomy stripes effectively. The new 2.500 Hz Focused Field control system was designed for crisp contours on moving subjects. The electronics of the plasma also worked largely cleanly at film sources. Artifacts can be corrected by the corresponding adjustments in the image menu.


Four TV sets with 46 to 60 inches in test


In the case of 3D reproduction, he occasionally showed delicate ghost contours with particularly close objects, which impressed his exact fine-tuning with natural-looking images at the same time. In principle, he did not achieve the beam power of a LCD candidate in principle, but he did so in the darkened ambience. This is where the eco-mode and the light sensor ensured that his current starter was within acceptable limits.