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<blockquote data-quote="xavito" data-source="post: 1057927995" data-attributes="member: 13356"><p>65"...[hdtvtest.co.uk]...Panasonic <span style="color: #FF8C00">TX-65EZ1002B OLED review</span>...<a href="http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/tx65ez1002b-201706134477.htm" target="_blank">http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/tx65ez1002b-201706134477.htm</a></p><p></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/ez1002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/connections.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>Macro photo of subpixel structure confirming WRGB OLED panel layout, sourced from LG Display</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/subpixel.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>Conclusion</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em> The Panasonic TX-65EZ1002B is an excellent OLED television whose key strengths include unrivalled colour accuracy, highly configurable motion sharpening, and the most balanced HDR10 tone-mapping we’ve witnessed on a consumer OLED to date.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em> For a number of prospective buyers, one deterrent will be lack of Dolby Vision (DV) support. At this time of publication (June 2017), we haven’t had the opportunity to pit disc-based Dolby Vision content on a DV-capable set against HDR10 on a comparable television, and so don’t know how much of the proprietary technology’s theoretical dynamic metadata advantage will translate into real-world benefits. But the marketing reality is that many consumers who are spending a few grand on a high-end television in 2017 will likely be looking to futureproof their set regardless of whether Dolby Vision takes off or notβ¦ sadly it’s become a tickbox exercise. Time will tell.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em> In Panasonic’s defence, the EZ1000/ EZ1002 boasts some of the best tone-mapping from HDR10 4K Blu-rays we’ve seen on a consumer TV, striking an impressive balance between retention of bright highlight detail and APL (Average Picture Level) especially for 4000-nit-graded material. And halfway into 2017, HDR10 Ultra HD Blu-rays still far outnumber Dolby Vision ones whose confirmed titles to be released this year can be counted on one hand, including must-have blockbusters such as Despicable Me I and II, The Fate of The Furious, Power Rangers and Resident Evil: Vendetta. Even then, these Dolby Vision 4K Blu-ray discs will still contain a HDR10 base layer, so it’s not as if they cannot be enjoyed in their high dynamic range glory on the Panasonic OLED.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em> Another factor that may put many off the TX65EZ1002B is its high price β the 65-incher is at least £2000 more expensive than its closest competitor, the Sony Bravia A1/ A1E. Whether the EZ1002B is worth the price difference depends on how much you value class-leading colour fidelity. You can add a £300 eeColor external 3D LUT box (plus calibration fee) to get the Sony’s colour accuracy to match the Panasonic’s, but the unit only colour-corrects for 1080p SDR, not UHD HDR. To do the latter, you’ll need the Lumagen Radiance 4K Pro series of video processor which retails upwards of £4000, and even then you’ll always be swimming upstream to fight the TV’s internal tone-curve and gamut mapping unless you can disable it completely (which as far as we’re aware the Sony A1 OLED doesn’t allow you to do).</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em>In other words, the Panasonic EZ1000/ EZ1002 is actually a bargain in relative terms. As long as you get a panel with decent near-black and white uniformity, after calibration the TV could pass for a client reference monitor in a film grading studio. There’s also apparently a user-uploadable 3D LUT (look-up table) function, though unfortunately we didn’t have time during our review period to test it.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em></em></p> <p style="text-align: center"><em> In summary, the 65EZ1002B is a stunning prosumer display with a price to match, a PR-OLEDβ’. If price is a sticking point, you can wait for Panasonic’s step-down OLED model, the EZ952/ EZ950 series, which hopefully will come close to the performance of the flagship EZ1002/ EZ1000.</em></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/logo/best-class.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="xavito, post: 1057927995, member: 13356"] 65"...[hdtvtest.co.uk]...Panasonic [COLOR=#FF8C00]TX-65EZ1002B OLED review[/COLOR]...[URL]http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/tx65ez1002b-201706134477.htm[/URL] [CENTER][IMG]http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/ez1002.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/connections.jpg[/IMG] [I]Macro photo of subpixel structure confirming WRGB OLED panel layout, sourced from LG Display[/I] [IMG]http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/uhdtv/Panasonic-TX65EZ1002B/subpixel.jpg[/IMG] [I]Conclusion The Panasonic TX-65EZ1002B is an excellent OLED television whose key strengths include unrivalled colour accuracy, highly configurable motion sharpening, and the most balanced HDR10 tone-mapping we’ve witnessed on a consumer OLED to date. For a number of prospective buyers, one deterrent will be lack of Dolby Vision (DV) support. At this time of publication (June 2017), we haven’t had the opportunity to pit disc-based Dolby Vision content on a DV-capable set against HDR10 on a comparable television, and so don’t know how much of the proprietary technology’s theoretical dynamic metadata advantage will translate into real-world benefits. But the marketing reality is that many consumers who are spending a few grand on a high-end television in 2017 will likely be looking to futureproof their set regardless of whether Dolby Vision takes off or notβ¦ sadly it’s become a tickbox exercise. Time will tell. In Panasonic’s defence, the EZ1000/ EZ1002 boasts some of the best tone-mapping from HDR10 4K Blu-rays we’ve seen on a consumer TV, striking an impressive balance between retention of bright highlight detail and APL (Average Picture Level) especially for 4000-nit-graded material. And halfway into 2017, HDR10 Ultra HD Blu-rays still far outnumber Dolby Vision ones whose confirmed titles to be released this year can be counted on one hand, including must-have blockbusters such as Despicable Me I and II, The Fate of The Furious, Power Rangers and Resident Evil: Vendetta. Even then, these Dolby Vision 4K Blu-ray discs will still contain a HDR10 base layer, so it’s not as if they cannot be enjoyed in their high dynamic range glory on the Panasonic OLED. Another factor that may put many off the TX65EZ1002B is its high price β the 65-incher is at least £2000 more expensive than its closest competitor, the Sony Bravia A1/ A1E. Whether the EZ1002B is worth the price difference depends on how much you value class-leading colour fidelity. You can add a £300 eeColor external 3D LUT box (plus calibration fee) to get the Sony’s colour accuracy to match the Panasonic’s, but the unit only colour-corrects for 1080p SDR, not UHD HDR. To do the latter, you’ll need the Lumagen Radiance 4K Pro series of video processor which retails upwards of £4000, and even then you’ll always be swimming upstream to fight the TV’s internal tone-curve and gamut mapping unless you can disable it completely (which as far as we’re aware the Sony A1 OLED doesn’t allow you to do). In other words, the Panasonic EZ1000/ EZ1002 is actually a bargain in relative terms. As long as you get a panel with decent near-black and white uniformity, after calibration the TV could pass for a client reference monitor in a film grading studio. There’s also apparently a user-uploadable 3D LUT (look-up table) function, though unfortunately we didn’t have time during our review period to test it. In summary, the 65EZ1002B is a stunning prosumer display with a price to match, a PR-OLEDβ’. If price is a sticking point, you can wait for Panasonic’s step-down OLED model, the EZ952/ EZ950 series, which hopefully will come close to the performance of the flagship EZ1002/ EZ1000.[/I] [IMG]http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/image/logo/best-class.gif[/IMG] [/CENTER] [/QUOTE]
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