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.
craigvip
2 Jan 161#15
I purchased from Rakuten (PRC Direct) just before Christmas using a discount code to bring down to £608, Rakuten gave me £97 worth of points and I went through Quidco so got another £20 back (already tracked and paid). So tv only set me back about £490 and I received the 5 years warranty certificate from Panasonic (via email) in about 3 days. As for the tv, it is a joy to use, the os is perfect and very fast (compared to Samsung in my bedroom). SD picture not the best but we watch alot of stuff via the new Now Tv box which it upscales and the picture is very very good. I also Miracast Showbox from my LG phone and the picture/sound are both excellent. I recommend this tv for the price and I think Rakuten are still the cheapest place to find it at the moment. Have some heat op for the tv, it is great.
fswings to craigvip
2 Jan 16#35
If it wasn't for the accidental damage cover I'd be inclined to go with this.
fifafootball
2 Jan 16#16
I'm looking at the Panasonic 5cx700b smart 3d 4k or the Samsung 6800 I heard the Panasonics are really good though I'm stuck in-between
basil1234
2 Jan 16#18
just a slight note to think about panasonic are releasing in 2016 new oled versions read an news story the other day and president of panasonic says prices should be coming down by quite a margin but nothing apart from that announced yet.
rohitmkiller
2 Jan 16#19
I don't think Panasonic's 5 year warranty is eligible from Co-op. The 5 year warranty is only from independents and those purchases have to be made in store. But someone can correct me if I'm wrong.
craigvip to rohitmkiller
2 Jan 16#23
I made my purchase online and made my claim to Panasonic online. I had to add a image of my invoice (screenshot) and a picture of the barcode from the box.
fswings to rohitmkiller
2 Jan 16#37
Click on the deal link and scroll to the bottom of the page. Or are you saying you don't believe them?
Gordonc1960
2 Jan 16#20
I bought this a couple of months ago from Costco. cracking TV.
dr_strange
2 Jan 16#21
Wouldn't buy it coz it's from Co-op and I've had a bad experience with them but good find and heat added.
fifafootball
2 Jan 16#22
I don't really care about free view, input lag and picture I'm looking at
LOGiCALX
2 Jan 161#24
Same they're 3 years behind Sony with 'their nano crystal'. Sony have this technology it's called Triluminos Display, this along with Sony's X1 Processor kicks the absolute crap out of a Samsung. Compare that 6800 with Sony's X83 (side by side with the same content) you'll soon see how much better Sony do with upscaling, colour repdouction, clarity etc.
Uridium
2 Jan 161#26
Yeah but with the Sony you get a buggy android os underpinning it. I'd wait until Sony's 2016 range is released and see if they are more stable.
The Sony range have there fans as do LG and Samsung, I've also compared the Samsung and Sony's and I'd say the image quality is closed than LOGICALX is suggesting. Samsung or LG's more stable os would tip the balance for me personally though.
My advice is to find your nearest richer sounds store as they will give you decent unbiased advice and show you each of the models side by side showing the same input.
Taking a USB stick with you with a mix of SD, HD and sport video clips is worth doing as well.
Ignore Bobo slugging off the Panasonic's lack of upscaling, he can't grasp the concept that all TV's upscale all content to there native resolution....... Just some are better than others.
LOGiCALX to Uridium
2 Jan 16#27
True I've had mine crash a couple of times but the updates are improving the overall OS. Much faster and responsive then when they first came out. It's 1 gen release. 2016 will be interesting to see what they do!
fifafootball to Uridium
2 Jan 16#29
I currently have a sony 46" in my living area and yes indeed the OS is buggy I can just about use BBC iplayer on it. But I don't need this tv for the apps, just need it to game on and watch movies off my ps4
seanandleah
2 Jan 16#28
not even a patch on my Phillips 50 incher
Uridium
2 Jan 16#30
The 2015 Sony"s don't just use android for apps. Android is the os the TV runs on, there is no avoiding using it. As others have said though it is improving although there are still some issues
bilbob
2 Jan 16#31
I can tell you now that I fell for that line when I bought my current (then) top-mid end Samsung 40"-er. They promised a Netflix update within weeks, that NEVER materialised, after many delays.
Won't ever purchase another Samsung on the strength of its' smart features. You can only count on what it has from the box. Don't ever count on updates.
youngsyp
2 Jan 162#32
Utter rubbish.
I bought one of these in the Black Friday sales from Co-op and it is a fantastic TV. The price just makes it a total bargain too.
My previous benchmark for PQ performance was a calibrated Panasonic 55VT30 with all sources fed through a Lumagen Radiance XS3D video processor. The SD and HD performance of the CX680 blows that away. A good SD source is almost HD like in PQ and a decent HD source is the best I've seen.
I was looking for a 50" TV to replace a 42" TV and wasn't even bothered about 4K due to lack of content. The cost of this panel is similar an equivalent 50" HD display so I thought why not. Wouldn't change that decision if I could now as even if I just viewed HD content, it would still look better than any HD capable panel currently available.
There are some very minor issues with this TV but, they're the same as you'd find on any LCD TV on the market. Those are narrow viewing angles where the colours lose saturation when viewed off axis. This is a limitation of the panel technology used (VA). On the flip side, you get plasma level blacks (mine measures at 0.015cd/m2 - my VT30 was 0.014cd/m2). The second is issues with motion handling. This can be mitigated with the Intelligent Frame Creation (IFC) control though, if it really bothers you.
Positives
1) Picture quality generally very good, probably the best at this price point
2) Firefox OS is fantastic - very responsive, rock solid. Netflix, Prime, iPlayer all work flawlessly - we use these now far more than the VM XL package, as it's a joy to use.
3) It physically looks more expensive than it is - slim bezel, nice minimal stand.
4) DLNA playback is decent, with a nice 'preview' feature.
Negatives
1) For some reason, there's no shortcut button on the remote to cycle through preset picture modes, including custom settings. You have to go through the menu everytime, which is a pain if you want to experiment with different setups.
2) Not much else at the price point.
Don't think HDMI 2.2 has been defined as the latest was HDMI 2.0a which added HDR.
I think you mean 'does this have HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 support?' in which case answer is yes.
ratcatcher
3 Jan 16#44
Is this yet another rebadged Vestel?
My grand daughter had 3X Panasonics in a year before getting an LG.
My experience with Panasonic NON customer care put me off ever buying their products again after they said take your television back to Comet because we have nothing to do with their imports and then Comet went bust and they decided to accept faults in Panasonic TVs sold by Comet but by then I went LG as well.
Katanaqui
3 Jan 16#46
We bought this model a month or so back from John Lewis for £649 (they price matched Crampton & Moore) so we have their 5 year guarantee on top - delivery and setup were great, no problems whatsoever.
As for the tv, I went through *loads* of comparisons (annoyingly perfectionist about these things), most notably the Samsung UE48JU6400, and having tried them out extensively in store, I'm so glad we opted for the Panasonic. The picture quality is great (bar the fact that I now notice SD is worse but then switching from 4k or HD will do that) and didn't even require tinkering out of the box, the sound quality is perfectly fine without a sound bar, the app variety is good, the OS and menu layout are simple enough, the physical design is nicely thin and minimalist, and given ours is wall mounted in a wide lounge I'm incredibly impressed with the viewing angles (I've not yet found a spot where the picture has diminished).
Oh I also meant to say we're primarily avid gamers, from the Xbone to the n64 (which will always be my favourite), and it's been brilliant for that too.
fswings
3 Jan 16#47
According to the AV Forums dicussion it's the lower series that are licensed made. This is unaffected. I think someone also said that if it's assembled in Czech then it's a 'true' Panasonic.
fswings
3 Jan 16#48
That's great to know, I asked them to price match them again but at £629 (from other deal thread), waiting for that call.
Katanaqui
3 Jan 16#49
I don't believe so. One of the recent cheaper, slightly smaller models that was posted on HUKD was, but this one is a true Panasonic
Katanaqui
3 Jan 16#50
Hope it works out for you :smiley: I was actually expecting they take into account C&M's delivery charge but JL even knocked that off too
rohitmkiller
3 Jan 16#51
from your co-op purchase?
has it been approved?
arfster
3 Jan 16#52
If true, that would mean it couldn't display any content other than native 4K, which is clearly nonsense.
Upscaling by itself is nothing special, it's something every PC has done since the beginning of time, and every mobile phone can do. There are differences in quality, of course.
craigvip
3 Jan 16#53
Hi, no I purchased from Rakuten (PRC Direct) who were very good, however, I have looked at the online claim form and Co-Operative are one of the retailers in the pull down list so you can claim for the 5 year warranty :smiley:
Have a look here http://promotions.panasonic.co.uk/promotions/get_valid_campaigns/
monkeymagik
3 Jan 16#54
I bought this to from coop last week and my warranty has been approved. Got the email. Of course it's legit as it's advertised on the coop page as a 5 year Panasonic warranty.
1uglymutha
3 Jan 16#55
I'm getting this delivered tomorrow ( Monday). After doing a lot of research : makes/models/prices this TV seemed to fit what I wanted. Got it for £599.99 with £12.60 Tcb.
1uglymutha
3 Jan 16#56
I'm getting this delivered tomorrow (Monday) After doing a lot of research on different makes/models/prices this TV seemed to fit what I wanted. Got it for £599.99 and tracked £12.60 TCB.
fswings to 1uglymutha
3 Jan 161#57
Where from and with warranty?
fifafootball to 1uglymutha
3 Jan 16#60
Why didn't you get the Sony 6800?
bobo53
3 Jan 16#58
Not all 4k tv do upscale to 4k, they would display an upscaling based on a non native resolution, ex: 1080p input to 1080output max on a 4k screen . Proper upscaling would do any input to max 3840x2160 output. Only Samsung, sony and I think LG would do a proper 3840x2160 upscale. If good or not that is another matter but surely all the tv that do it can visibly show the improvement. Samsung must be the very best for this and there is no need to purchase aplayer with an upscaler apart from the fact that there are no tuners in the market that can upscale to 4k, I own a Panasonic and I was horrified to hear from the customer service that I need to buy upscalers if I want that. Originally I thought that all 4k tv would do that.
wafc
3 Jan 16#59
I got this recently for about £575 from co-op. it's an amazing to overall. not without its flaws, but overall really good.
It was 4% from quidco and I used FTV50 to get £50 off. the code still works.
The TV is a qualifying model for the extended 5 year warranty, although I only applied for it on Friday.
Uridium
3 Jan 16#61
There is so much that is just plain wrong in your post I don't know where to start
bobo53
3 Jan 16#62
Do not read too many books please, try before you can make a proper judgement how this stuff works in reality. Theory is often totally different than practice.
Uridium
3 Jan 16#63
I Simply deal with facts.... and the fact is ALL 4k TV's upscale to their native resolution.
bobo53
3 Jan 16#64
they do not,lol. You never had a 4k tv, sorry. Only Samsung, sony and lg I think it does, all the others do upscale in a non native resolution which makes the picture worse. Some are obviously better or worse than others, also upscaling to full 3840x2160 does not mean it suppose to be better, it all depends how good they want to do it, all matter of spending more for top better looking upscaling. This particular tv will upscale and output the same input resolution, so it will output in a non native resolution making it worse. I got a better Panasonic than this one and I know what I am talking about. even Panasonic admitted that they do not upscale they waytt is meant to be, they want us to buy the upscalers, the problem is that do not exist tuners that do upscale same ad the video players at 4k
r66bby
3 Jan 16#65
haha you pair are back at it again.
Has anybody compared this tv against the hisense 55k720
kzee
3 Jan 16#66
680v and 850v are different and yes one of the differences is 3d. You can compare 770v our 860v.
850v has also got local dimming. lg calls it ultra luminance.
arfster
3 Jan 16#67
Displaying 1080p input on a 4k screen is upscaling, by definition. There aren't different output resolutions on modern screens, like CRTs used to have - modern TVs always display a fixed number of pixels.
Uridium
3 Jan 16#68
@OP ignore bobo53...he's talking random rubbish again..
bobo53 to Uridium
3 Jan 16#70
I think you are unfairly misleading people but I genuinely believe that you ignore the very basics how this stuff works.
Be fair and please do make serious tests instead of consulting theory on books
bobo53
3 Jan 16#69
of course it is upscaling even so I would say there are different ways to do that, but you confused me, here we are talking about what is good and what it is not (practically because I do not read books) . I got very confused now, what is the fixed number of pixels?? Not sure what you mean by fixed because to my knowledge I can upscale any resolutions including the custom made to fill up the screen with my pc or any pc
fswings
3 Jan 16#71
Thanks for the correction.
Uridium
3 Jan 16#72
20+yrs working in Enterprise IT (I support Datacenters full of servers) suggests I do know how stuff works.
It's simple, connect any device outputting any resolution to a 4k TV and it will output that source in its own native resolution to fill the screen. If it wasn't up scaling the image would be in a tiny box in the middle of the screen.
Some tvs will have better up scaling chipsets than others but they will all do it.
bobo53
3 Jan 16#73
it goes against you saying that you got 20 years experience in IT because looks like you ignore the very basics how this works. "IT" is about programming, therefore I cannot say you should know about this unless you done your own private research and main of all real tests. The fact that a picture is displayed in full in the screen it is something that does do automatically, it does zoom it, the better the tv and the better should appear even if zoomed. Try with your pc at a resolution of as an example 800x600 (can be anything) unscaled and will be right in the middle, upscale it and will fill up the screen (it does not upscale to 4k), only video material can but in a virtual way. It is not upscaling at 4k at all but will still fill up the screen at 800x600 in a non native resolution, the screen will stay at 800x600, it will not upscale the way you mean it to be. The same does apply for any material you feed on it unless the tv is capable with all the trickery the manufacturer can use to upscale to a full 3840x2160. Obviously it is not going to make 800x600 video input to look amazing but as we know it will look less clearer if this trick is not used. The higher the real resolution of the input the better will look on an upscaled 4k screen. Most of the rubbish for sale in the market would do what you say but not in what I call a virtual 4k resolution. Samsung gives a virtual 4k resolution plus few other makes all the rest cannot be good as good as that as they only zoom the picture in the screen and made better by the use of software. 1080p TV's are still the best to look at 1080p material even on the more crappy tv if you understand what I mean.
finally note as you already understood that English is not my main language and surely some of you still keeping misunderstanding me, surely because you do not know what I am talking about.
Finally and with all the respects, working for IT does not mean anything about this stuff even so virtually connected. I remember of a person a very intelligent one in my opinion with a lot of experience in It stuff, was a game programmer too. Do you know what!!! I had to teach him how to install windows and all it comes with it, lol. The positive side was that he could easily follow instructions. Unbelievable but just an example of people that does know a lot in the books which surely I hope it does not apply to you. Anyway any hd tv or 4k is capable to display any unscaled resolution and many scaled resolutions in a non native resolution screen.
rohitmkiller
3 Jan 16#74
what accidental damage cover?
rohitmkiller
3 Jan 16#75
Thanks, I'm surprised it's there just because of this in the Panasonic terms:
5. Specific Seller Exclusions : Products purchased from participating retailers via Ebay or Amazon whether listed as new or otherwise will not be eligible for the promotion. National retailers, such as: Currys, John Lewis, Costco, Argos, Amazon, Catalogues or Supermarkets - are not eligible retailers).
If you want 5 year warranty with accidental damage cover its an extra £230 with PRC, whereas for the same cover with co op or John Lewis its an additional £70.
fswings
3 Jan 16#78
Post #52 and #53 confirm the warranty from Co-op. They also link directly to the Panasonic website so you can see the warranty form yourself.
foes4you
3 Jan 16#79
Can you zoom in to the picture on a 4k tv ?
1uglymutha
4 Jan 16#80
It was from the coop, the warranty will be 5 years via online Panasonic promotion.
wafc
4 Jan 16#81
I got my warranty confirmation today for this product.
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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.
The Sony range have there fans as do LG and Samsung, I've also compared the Samsung and Sony's and I'd say the image quality is closed than LOGICALX is suggesting. Samsung or LG's more stable os would tip the balance for me personally though.
My advice is to find your nearest richer sounds store as they will give you decent unbiased advice and show you each of the models side by side showing the same input.
Taking a USB stick with you with a mix of SD, HD and sport video clips is worth doing as well.
Ignore Bobo slugging off the Panasonic's lack of upscaling, he can't grasp the concept that all TV's upscale all content to there native resolution....... Just some are better than others.
Won't ever purchase another Samsung on the strength of its' smart features. You can only count on what it has from the box. Don't ever count on updates.
I bought one of these in the Black Friday sales from Co-op and it is a fantastic TV. The price just makes it a total bargain too.
My previous benchmark for PQ performance was a calibrated Panasonic 55VT30 with all sources fed through a Lumagen Radiance XS3D video processor. The SD and HD performance of the CX680 blows that away. A good SD source is almost HD like in PQ and a decent HD source is the best I've seen.
I was looking for a 50" TV to replace a 42" TV and wasn't even bothered about 4K due to lack of content. The cost of this panel is similar an equivalent 50" HD display so I thought why not. Wouldn't change that decision if I could now as even if I just viewed HD content, it would still look better than any HD capable panel currently available.
There are some very minor issues with this TV but, they're the same as you'd find on any LCD TV on the market. Those are narrow viewing angles where the colours lose saturation when viewed off axis. This is a limitation of the panel technology used (VA). On the flip side, you get plasma level blacks (mine measures at 0.015cd/m2 - my VT30 was 0.014cd/m2). The second is issues with motion handling. This can be mitigated with the Intelligent Frame Creation (IFC) control though, if it really bothers you.
You won't be disappointed with this TV.
For a proper objective review, read this.
Paul
Positives
1) Picture quality generally very good, probably the best at this price point
2) Firefox OS is fantastic - very responsive, rock solid. Netflix, Prime, iPlayer all work flawlessly - we use these now far more than the VM XL package, as it's a joy to use.
3) It physically looks more expensive than it is - slim bezel, nice minimal stand.
4) DLNA playback is decent, with a nice 'preview' feature.
Negatives
1) For some reason, there's no shortcut button on the remote to cycle through preset picture modes, including custom settings. You have to go through the menu everytime, which is a pain if you want to experiment with different setups.
2) Not much else at the price point.
Summary: If it had Android or some other OS at the price, it'll would still be a decent buy. But the Firefox OS is the big surprise - it's terrific. Panasonic have pulled a great move by securing it exclusively. For a good comparison of Firefox v Android, read this http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/17/breaking_fad_android_tv_and_firefox_os_head_to_head/
He specifically stated that the JU6800 would be one of the first whereas for the JU6400 he wasn't remotely sure when it would get the update.
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I think you mean 'does this have HDMI 2.0 with HDCP 2.2 support?' in which case answer is yes.
My grand daughter had 3X Panasonics in a year before getting an LG.
My experience with Panasonic NON customer care put me off ever buying their products again after they said take your television back to Comet because we have nothing to do with their imports and then Comet went bust and they decided to accept faults in Panasonic TVs sold by Comet but by then I went LG as well.
As for the tv, I went through *loads* of comparisons (annoyingly perfectionist about these things), most notably the Samsung UE48JU6400, and having tried them out extensively in store, I'm so glad we opted for the Panasonic. The picture quality is great (bar the fact that I now notice SD is worse but then switching from 4k or HD will do that) and didn't even require tinkering out of the box, the sound quality is perfectly fine without a sound bar, the app variety is good, the OS and menu layout are simple enough, the physical design is nicely thin and minimalist, and given ours is wall mounted in a wide lounge I'm incredibly impressed with the viewing angles (I've not yet found a spot where the picture has diminished).
Oh I also meant to say we're primarily avid gamers, from the Xbone to the n64 (which will always be my favourite), and it's been brilliant for that too.
has it been approved?
Upscaling by itself is nothing special, it's something every PC has done since the beginning of time, and every mobile phone can do. There are differences in quality, of course.
Have a look here http://promotions.panasonic.co.uk/promotions/get_valid_campaigns/
It was 4% from quidco and I used FTV50 to get £50 off. the code still works.
The TV is a qualifying model for the extended 5 year warranty, although I only applied for it on Friday.
Has anybody compared this tv against the hisense 55k720
850v has also got local dimming. lg calls it ultra luminance.
Be fair and please do make serious tests instead of consulting theory on books
It's simple, connect any device outputting any resolution to a 4k TV and it will output that source in its own native resolution to fill the screen. If it wasn't up scaling the image would be in a tiny box in the middle of the screen.
Some tvs will have better up scaling chipsets than others but they will all do it.
finally note as you already understood that English is not my main language and surely some of you still keeping misunderstanding me, surely because you do not know what I am talking about.
Finally and with all the respects, working for IT does not mean anything about this stuff even so virtually connected. I remember of a person a very intelligent one in my opinion with a lot of experience in It stuff, was a game programmer too. Do you know what!!! I had to teach him how to install windows and all it comes with it, lol. The positive side was that he could easily follow instructions. Unbelievable but just an example of people that does know a lot in the books which surely I hope it does not apply to you. Anyway any hd tv or 4k is capable to display any unscaled resolution and many scaled resolutions in a non native resolution screen.
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