Wide colour range, local dimming and decent upscaling of SD and HD material to 4k.
Good deal because with voucher code FTV50 (£50 off TVs that are £600+) brings price down to £645 from £695.
5 year extended warranty directly from Panasonic via application.
Free "rapid" delivery included.
Cheaper than John Lewis or Curry's by around £50 with same 5 year warranty. Richer Sounds offer a year extra on warranty (6 instead of 5) but costs £50 more.
For those with kids, accidental damage cover is only £70 for 5 years (same as JL) but lot cheaper than Curry's.
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WHAT HIFI? SOUND AND VISION
5 STARS
The 50CX680 is one of Panasonic's Smart TVs which delivers vibrant, crisp and clear images. Displayed in a picture quality which is four times that of high-definition, the 50-inch television offers a wealth of entertainment at your fingertips. And with Quad-Core Pro and Local Dimming across the screen, your television viewing experience has never been so immersive.
Discover 4K picture quality and full network connectivity with TX50CX680 Panasonic 4K TV with Smart technology. It is loaded with convenient features and top-class technologies to give you an intense and immersive cinematic experience in your home.
The TX50CX680 Panasonic Ultra HD TV with its 3840 x 2160 resolutions and Studio Master Colour technology to deliver you the most colourful, detailed and life-like images. 4K Ultra HD TV deliver four times as much detail as 1080p Full HD ones and produce clear images with more fine detail, greater texture and an almost photographic emulsion of smoothness. Additionally Studio Mater Colour technology combine with advance LED Backlight design can give you a more subtle, naturally toned colour palette.
The local dimming technology ensures that you get the most natural and precise picture quality possible. The technology reduces backlight behind dark areas to enhance the black levels and give greater contrast with truly deep, inky blacks and strong bright areas.
The Panasonic TX50CX680 Ultra HD TV features renewed platform my Home Screen 2.0 powered by Firefox OS. This more intuitive new user interface is designed to allow you to access preferred content quickly and easily. The home screen can be completely personalised to suit your preferences and is divided into easy to navigate "decks". Furthermore the Quad Core Pro engine cleverly separates the smart TV processing from the picture processing so everything run smoothly and faster - no matter if you are streaming, watching Blu-Ray Disks of 4K feeds.
The CX680 Series comes with Freeview Play a feature that combines catch-up TV, on-demand services and live television. Viewers can search for programmes via a scroll-back function in the TV guide or a dedicated apps page. Now you will have free access to greater content than ever before including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, Channel 5 and Demand 5.
The Panasonic CX680 TVs have been designed to be in harmony with any living room interior.
But those seeking accidental damage cover as well, you won't beat this.
Danze1984
2 Jan 161#4
I ordered this TV from the Co-op on Black Friday, it was set up before 8 o clock on the Sunday morning. That was free delivery as well. I highly recommend both the TV and seller. Sky, Netflix, PC games all look great through this. I did manage to get it for £599 though.
dai70
2 Jan 16#5
Anyone bought 3d glasses to go with it, daughter has the 40" version and am struggling for compatible glasses?
mckee74 to dai70
2 Jan 162#6
This isn't a 3D TV...
fifafootball
2 Jan 16#7
I have seen sony, LG, SAMSUNGS 4k tvs around the same price why buy a PANASONIC
fedex1401 to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#8
Why not? For those that already have a Panny and are happy with it, and possibly other Viera compatible equipment it should be a safe choice.
Uridium to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#9
err because it's a good TV....
Don't know what's made you come to the opinion that Panasonic TV's are an Inferior brand to Sony, LG or Samsung and of course everyone is entitled to an opinion but sadly yours is the wrong one on this occasion...
fswings to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#10
The equivalent Sony at the same price point (X83C) has a long list of software issues, which turned me off. Someone on here pointed to the 300+ page support thread with issues.
The equivalent Samsung is the JU6800 which Curry's are selling for £730 ish. It will have one advantage on that Samsung support stated to me it will get HDMI 2.0a (with HDR) support via firmware update. No time frame specified but one of the first.
gg1pl to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#17
Only this Panasonic range and above have Freeview Play which is Freeview with on-demand.
Sony's uses the older Youview system.
sysak to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#39
To me when it comes to TV brands: Samsung
fifafootball
2 Jan 16#11
I'm not saying the others are better I'm asking because I'm about to buy a 4k tv for my bedroom and I want the best for my money don't care what brand it is.
Uridium
2 Jan 16#12
No HDR upgrade planned for it but the JU6400 is a cracking TV for the money as well....Amazing upscaler is probably the best in class and solid Tizen OS
fifafootball
2 Jan 16#13
Is this tv better then all of these? SAMSUNG UE48JU6500 Smart Ultra HD 4k 48" / SAMSUNG UE50JU6800 Smart Ultra HD 4k 50" / LG 49UF680V Smart Ultra HD 4k 49" / SONY BRAVIA KD49X8309CBU Smart Ultra HD 4k 49"/ LG 49UF850V Smart 3D Ultra HD 4k 49"
bobo53 to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#14
Panasonic upscaling is pathetic, cannot even upscale to a full 3840x2160, go for Samsung 6800, they do the best upscaling ever and this tv also got the nano cristals
LOGiCALX to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#25
Forget Pana.. Look at the Sony and LG. I'd recommend the Sony for upscaling and overall picture quality.
fswings to fifafootball
2 Jan 16#34
The Sony I've addressed before and bar the software issues was my first choice. The Samsung JU6500 doesn't offer the same colour range nor local dimming, which makes the JU6800 the real contender but around £80(?) more. The only place I could see that offers the 50 inch JU6800 with 5 years warranty was Curry's but their accidental damage cover costs are horrendous otherwise I'd be willing to bridge the gap.
The LG 680V doesn't offer the same colour range nor local dimming. The 850V is the same as the 680V but with 3D.
I think on paper the wider colour range and local dimming makes it sound good but to be honest need to see them in real life to see if it actually matters.
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Good deal because with voucher code FTV50 (£50 off TVs that are £600+) brings price down to £645 from £695.
5 year extended warranty directly from Panasonic via application.
Free "rapid" delivery included.
Cheaper than John Lewis or Curry's by around £50 with same 5 year warranty. Richer Sounds offer a year extra on warranty (6 instead of 5) but costs £50 more.
For those with kids, accidental damage cover is only £70 for 5 years (same as JL) but lot cheaper than Curry's.
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WHAT HIFI? SOUND AND VISION
5 STARS
The 50CX680 is one of Panasonic's Smart TVs which delivers vibrant, crisp and clear images. Displayed in a picture quality which is four times that of high-definition, the 50-inch television offers a wealth of entertainment at your fingertips. And with Quad-Core Pro and Local Dimming across the screen, your television viewing experience has never been so immersive.
Discover 4K picture quality and full network connectivity with TX50CX680 Panasonic 4K TV with Smart technology. It is loaded with convenient features and top-class technologies to give you an intense and immersive cinematic experience in your home.
The TX50CX680 Panasonic Ultra HD TV with its 3840 x 2160 resolutions and Studio Master Colour technology to deliver you the most colourful, detailed and life-like images. 4K Ultra HD TV deliver four times as much detail as 1080p Full HD ones and produce clear images with more fine detail, greater texture and an almost photographic emulsion of smoothness. Additionally Studio Mater Colour technology combine with advance LED Backlight design can give you a more subtle, naturally toned colour palette.
The local dimming technology ensures that you get the most natural and precise picture quality possible. The technology reduces backlight behind dark areas to enhance the black levels and give greater contrast with truly deep, inky blacks and strong bright areas.
The Panasonic TX50CX680 Ultra HD TV features renewed platform my Home Screen 2.0 powered by Firefox OS. This more intuitive new user interface is designed to allow you to access preferred content quickly and easily. The home screen can be completely personalised to suit your preferences and is divided into easy to navigate "decks". Furthermore the Quad Core Pro engine cleverly separates the smart TV processing from the picture processing so everything run smoothly and faster - no matter if you are streaming, watching Blu-Ray Disks of 4K feeds.
The CX680 Series comes with Freeview Play a feature that combines catch-up TV, on-demand services and live television. Viewers can search for programmes via a scroll-back function in the TV guide or a dedicated apps page. Now you will have free access to greater content than ever before including BBC iPlayer, ITV Player, 4oD, Channel 5 and Demand 5.
The Panasonic CX680 TVs have been designed to be in harmony with any living room interior.
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But those seeking accidental damage cover as well, you won't beat this.
Don't know what's made you come to the opinion that Panasonic TV's are an Inferior brand to Sony, LG or Samsung and of course everyone is entitled to an opinion but sadly yours is the wrong one on this occasion...
The equivalent Samsung is the JU6800 which Curry's are selling for £730 ish. It will have one advantage on that Samsung support stated to me it will get HDMI 2.0a (with HDR) support via firmware update. No time frame specified but one of the first.
Sony's uses the older Youview system.
The LG 680V doesn't offer the same colour range nor local dimming. The 850V is the same as the 680V but with 3D.
I think on paper the wider colour range and local dimming makes it sound good but to be honest need to see them in real life to see if it actually matters.