The Panasonic GZ2000 4K OLED TV supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos
The Panasonic GZ2000 4K OLED TV supports HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and Dolby Atmos
The Panasonic GZ2000 4K OLED TV supports both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision
At CES, Panansonic has unveiled the GZ2000, the world’s first 4K OLED TV to support both HDR10+ and Dolby Vision HDR formats.
Available in 65 and 55-inch screen sizes, the GZ2000 features a “Professional Edition 4K OLED panel” that’s heavily customized by Panasonic’s engineers and tuned by leading Hollywood colorist Stefan…
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Panasonic HZ2000 TV: The best flagship 4K OLED TV in 2020?
Everything there is to know about the features, specifications and price of Panasonic’s prize 4K OLED
Pros
Dolby Vision and HDR10+
Built-in Dolby Atmos speakers
Accurate colours out of the box
Cons
Expensive
No 4K @ 120Hz
No Variable Refresh Rate
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Last year, Panasonic blew us away with its GZ950, a phenomenal 4K OLED TV which packaged class-leading colour accuracy with a price that had its rivals sweating. But now the pressure is on. In 2020, Panasonic will have to deliver something even more impressive – and just as competitively priced – or else risk losing out to the likes of LG, Sony and Philips.
Enter the Panasonic HZ2000, the Japanese firm’s new flagship 4K OLED. Starting at £3,500, it’s available in 55in and 65in variants, and will supposedly be Panasonic’s “most dynamic television yet”. Building on the success of the GZ950 and the FZ802 before that, the Panasonic HZ200 has the makings of an incredible OLED TV. And yet it’s lacking certain features that we’ve come to expect from cutting-edge TVs.
So, is it worth buying, or should you just pick up last year’s GZ950 or GZ2000 at a bargain price?
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Panasonic HZ2000: Key specifications
Screen sizes available: 55in TX-55HZ2000B,
65in TX-65HZ2000B
Panel type: OLED Resolution: 4K/UHD (3,840 x 2,160) Refresh rate: 120Hz HDR formats: HDR10, HDR!0+, Dolby Vision, HLG Audio enhancement: eARC, Dolby Atmos HDMI inputs: 4 x HDMI 2.0b Streaming services: Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Freeview Play, BritBox, Rakuten TV, YouTube etc. Tuners: DVB-T, DVB-T2, DVB-C, DVB-S2, Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM) Gaming features: ALLM Wireless connectivity: WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth Smart platform: my Home Screen 5.0
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Panasonic HZ2000: What you need to know
Panasonic’s HZ2000 is a direct follow-up to the Panasonic GZ2000 launched in 2019, and it’s the company’s new flagship 4K OLED TV. Packing the same HCX Pro Intelligent Processor used in the GZ2000, it has a 120Hz refresh rate, Dolby Atmos speakers and supports every major HDR format going. As an upgrade over the GZ2000’s ‘Professional Edition’ OLED panel, the HZ2000 uses a custom ‘Master HDR OLED Professional Edition’ OLED display which promises higher average brightness levels and boosted dynamic range.
Like last year’s GZ950 and GZ2000, the Panasonic HZ2000 supports HLG, HDR10, HDR10+ and Dolby Vision, so you’re well covered for High Dynamic Range content, whatever streaming service you subscribe to. Panasonic has also brought back the Dolby Atmos upward-firing drivers and forward-facing speakers found in the GZ2000; these aim to deliver an impactful Dolby audio experience without the need for a soundbar.
A couple of new smart features have been added to the HZ2000, such as Panasonic’s own Intelligent Sensing system. This feature enhances the HZ2000’s Filmmaker mode by using sensors to detect ambient light and adjust picture accordingly, increasing the brightness in order to “perceptually match what you would see in a dark room”. Filmmaker mode with Intelligent Sensing works with HDR10, HDR10+ and HLG content. And for Dolby Vision content, there’s Dolby Vision IQ. This is supposed to further enhance the playback quality of Dolby Vision content by, once again, using ambient light sensors to optimise picture brightness in a way that “respects the original creative intent”.
There are various display modes to choose from on the Panasonic GZ2000, from Dynamic to Sport and True Cinema but, according to HDTV Test, Filmmaker mode is by far the most colour accurate. In fact, it’s practically perfect: as Vincent of HDTV Test comments in his unboxing video of the HZ2000, “90%” of the calibration work is done for you when you switch to Filmmaker from the default mode.
It’s not all good news, however. The Panasonic HZ2000 does not have an HDMI 2.1 chipset and does not support 4K playback at 120HZ. Nor does it support Variable Refresh Rate, an HDMI 2.1 gaming-focused feature that reduces screen-tearing.
Still, despite having only HDMI 2.0b inputs, Panasonic has managed to implement two HDMI 2.1 features: Auto Low Latency Mode, or ALLM, which reduces gaming input lag; and eARC for lossless audio passthrough.
Panasonic’s my Home Screen OS has its limitations too. At present, it lacks major streaming platforms like Disney Plus, Now TV and Apple TV. Yes, you could just buy a Fire TV stick or Roku device, but it would be nice to have all of your apps in one place. Especially when the TV’s asking price is so high.
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Panasonic HZ2000: Price and competition
The 55in Panasonic HZ2000 (TX-55HZ2000B) is expected to retail at £3,500, though it’s not out in the UK just yet. Meanwhile, the 65in Panasonic HZ2000 (TX-65HZ2000B) can currently be found for £4,000 at Appliances Direct – a £300 discount on the £4,300 RRP. If this sounds like a lot of money, well, that’s because it is. The HZ200’s predecessor, the 65in Panasonic GZ2000, also launched at £4,300, meaning that Panasonic hasn’t cut its prices year on year.
Meanwhile, competing brands are doing exactly that. OLED technology is becoming increasingly affordable, as evidenced by Sony’s flagship 65in A8 OLED, which has launched at £2,800. And, while Philips has yet to reveal the UK pricing for its new OLED805 range, we’re confident that it won’t be as expensive as the Philips 984 OLED+, a 65in TV from 2019 that launched for.
LG’s latest premium OLED, the LG CX OLED, will be another TV of particular concern to Panasonic. The C9 OLED as one of the most acclaimed OLED TVs of 2019 and its follow-up, the CX, is available from just £1,499 for the 48in model. Meanwhile, the 65in LG CX OLED (£2,799) is £1,500 cheaper than the equivalent-sized Panasonic HZ2000.
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Philips TV range 2019: everything you need to know from OLED+ to ‘The One’
Philips TV range 2019: everything you need to know from OLED+ to ‘The One’
2019 has been a solid year for Philips TVs. Even though its 2019 range has faced some stiff competition this year from the Panasonic GZ2000 and LG rollable TV, and more players than ever looking to compete in the mid-range and premium TV space, there’s still plenty to get excited about.
For example, we gave the latest Philips OLED+984 Ambilight TV5 out of 5 stars in our recent review because we…
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IFA 2019百家爭鳴 電視圈從未如此精彩
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京東商城
所以在電視圈,OLED讓我們興奮了十多年,而8K則成為了今年最熱的詞彙,不過,伴隨著CES、AWE等各大展會以及各大品牌新品發布會的“轟炸”,慢慢的我們也更希望再有些新的東西出來,持續刺激我們的腎上腺,額…在這個有些尷尬的時間點,IFA2019就這麼如約而至了,這個全球最具影響力的家電消費展能給我們帶來驚喜嗎?
8K“人手一台” 但這些細節你忽略了
今年各大品牌展出的電視新品,幾乎都在最醒目的位置放上了自家的旗艦8K,目的自然十分明確,就是表明“人無我有”,但另外一個問題來了,就是哪家能夠再進一步,做到“人有我優”呢?就筆者觀察也就剩下如下這些玩家了。
LGSignature OLED TV R捲曲電視
LG電子背後的優勢無需贅言,憑藉LGD的嫡系身份,最先進的OLED技術即使慢悠悠的上,已經足夠其他玩家追趕一陣子了,所以已經頻繁亮相的LGSignature OLED TV R依靠捲曲特性依舊吸睛無數,而首款OLED 8K電視的展出則像徵著LG電子在這一領域的至高地位,“人有我優”之技術大拿,這個頭銜得頒給LG。
LG全球首款8K OLED電視
三星死守QLED陣營,當然今年也放出消息,所謂真正的使用無機自發光材料的量子點技術也將試量產,還有就是今年已經和大家見面Micro LED顯示設備The Wall也在本次展會上有展出,不過細化到8K則不得不說三星還有著自家的獨特優勢——量子點8K畫質芯片。
三星8K畫質增強技術
獨到之處在於即使我們播放的是2K甚至更低清晰度片源,三星依托畫質降噪、邊緣恢復、紋理創建等技術,提升畫面畫質,增強畫面細節,從而將低分辨率的內容強行拉高至8K級別。從現場對比觀看效果來看,像是人物皮膚上的細微毛髮或是場景紋理,在 8K 電視上都會更清晰地顯現出來。
三星8K量子點畫質芯片
當然,知道8K內容資源少的廠家不只三星,索尼的X1旗艦版畫質芯片同樣搭載低分辨率強上8K的增強“黑科技”,不過我們要說索尼,就不能單純的從電視產品上來說了,為啥老說索尼把電視畫質這塊把的死死的,因為人家介入一個領域玩的就是生態,比如8K,據悉,索尼是唯一一家擁有拍攝、製作、傳播、顯示8K產業鏈的公司,大家現在看到的索尼8K電視其實是利用了索尼全面的拍攝製作和傳播當中深厚的技術積累才製造出來的,所以說從產品生產底層技術上,索尼與其他廠商已經拉開了差距。
索尼Master系列電視
注意到生態建設的不只索尼一加,“液晶之父”夏普也深諳其道,普及之勢漸起的5G將與8K產生何種碰撞,這是夏普在思考的,在今年的廣州8K電視新品發布會上,夏普負責人也介紹了未來夏普的8K技術生態佈局,筆者認為目前8K生態做的最好的,一家是索尼,另外一家就是夏普,在本次展會上,夏普曠·視8K新品也悉數展出,目前能買到的最高性價比之一的8K電視,夏普曠·視肯定佔據一席。
夏普全球最大尺寸120吋8K液晶電視
重返貴圈?這些品牌熟悉又陌生
本次IFA展上我們還看到了一些熟悉又陌生的老朋友,比如東芝、松下,為什麼說熟悉又陌生,因為感覺他們從未離開又不怎麼出現,筆者隨手搜索了下東芝電視,最近關於電視的新聞就是海信收購其業務的內容。
東芝產出電視新品
所以東芝電視重整旗鼓也是海信在歐洲市場持續開拓的重要一步棋,東芝本次展出多款OLED電視產品以及8K新品,其中液晶新品電視將搭載東芝獨有的TRU Micro Dimming背光分區技術,不過上次筆者聽到這個技術已經是多年以前了,目前這項技術進不到什麼程度了,海信應該已經穩穩的超越了,或者已經開始戰略“技術扶貧”了。
松下GZ1000系列OLED電視
松下其實談不上淡出電視圈,不過自身業務的轉型,確實減緩了新品發布的節奏,並且行業發聲也較少,本次展會我們看到了松下OLED電視產品EZ1000以及新款的GZ1000新品,GZ1000目前已經在國內上市,其實大家最期待的是能夠近距離看到年初發布的擁有定制OLED面板的GZ2000,但並未看到其身影,松下還是堅持一貫的一年一發的新品策略,未來能否在高端電視領域把住自身僅有的份額,充滿未知數,不過松下還帶來了一個小彩蛋,這個我們後面會提到。
百家爭鳴 電視圈從未如此精彩
電視市場銷售情況不佳,不過在各大廠商求變的大環境下,我們也有幸看到了電視圈如今的技術升級的百家爭鳴現象。在本屆IFA展上,這一情況尤為突出。
海信75吋8K疊屏電視
OLED、量子點還沒分出個勝負,這邊新晉選手疊屏電視又加入了戰場,作為國內最早發布疊屏電視的海信,此次更是拿出了75吋8K疊屏電視新品,疊屏直接上8K算是一鼓作氣做到了這一領域的頂端,憑藉可以媲美OLED黑場以及兼顧液晶高亮度的特性,未來疊屏電視前景被行業普遍看好。
松下Megacon疊屏電視
另外還有個小細節,上文我們提到的松下“小彩蛋”,即松下在一個角落也低調的展出了它的疊屏電視新品,叫做Megacon,據外媒爆料它由一塊4K的彩色液晶面板和一塊單色液晶面板組成,後者與海信疊屏電視一樣用於控制背光分區亮度,據傳對比度能達到100萬:1,亮度為1000nits,覆蓋99%的DCI-P3色域。
我們是否會看到更多的疊屏電視新品發布,從上游掌���的消息來看,目前正在做疊屏研究的面板��已經達到了數家,我們可以大膽設想一下,後續的一些展會,是否會有更多的疊屏電視出現?
激光電視新品
復古小電視
社交電視
另外,類似於社交電視、激光電視、復古小電視等新奇各異的電視品類也出現在了本次IFA展會上,電視圈從未如此精彩,在需求不同、生態佈局、技術發展的催促下,電視圈正變得越來越多元化。
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