Panasonic news

Panasonic has developed an IPS LCD panel with a contrast ratio of "over 1,000,000:1" - dramatically higher than today's 1000:1. It will enter production in 2017

Black Friday 2016 is here! We have found the best deals on TVs, game consoles, media streamers, and more. This list will be updated through Black Friday

UB700 is a more affordable UHD Blu-ray player from Panasonic who currently sells the high-end UB900. It is now available in Europe

HbbTV's true purpose is now coming to light as European broadcasters are planningto use it to track your viewing patterns on Smart TVs and serve targeted ads

Here is an overview of which manufacturers joined the OLED camp at IFA, when the TVs will be available, and at what price

What now Panasonic? Firefox OS that powers all of Panasonic's 2015 and 2016 TVs is officially dead. Time for Android TV?

We have summarized the properties of each display technology; OLED and LCD. This will help you assess the differences and similarities

HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma) was created by BBC & NHK in an effort to bring HDR to broadcast TV. Samsung, LG, Sony & others demonstrated HLG HDR at IFA

The Smart TV Alliance, who had a goal to create a standard for TV apps, and HbbTV Association will join forced after both have failed to gain traction

Panasonic wants to show "next generation OLED" and the "significant progress made" in especially "near-black reproduction". Product coming in 2017

Panasonic's new DMP-UB700 is a more affordable UHD Blu-ray player without analog audio outputs. It will be available from October for 550 Euro

You can livestream the IFA 2016 press events from home. The first livestream starts tomorrow August 31. We have made a list of the IFA livestreams

Panasonic and Sony will partner with Japanese broadcaster NHK and others to develop 8K TVs. The first TVs will launch in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics

IFA 2016 kicks off next week and the big TV themes will be HDR, Smart TV, OLED, and UHD Blu-ray. Here is what we know, have heard, and hope to see

Will 55", 65" or even 75" fit in your living room? We have created an applet to visualize different sizes of TVs in different environments. Try with your living room

LG's OLED wins in best high-end TV and LG also receives "Best Smart TV". Panasonic takes home best "Home Theatre TV". There are no TV awards for Sony

Panasonic has expanded its line-up of UHD Blu-ray players with the new cheaper UB90. It has launched in Japan - coming to Europe at IFA 2016?

Four TVs were included in HDTVtest's annual shootout. Samsung’s LCD won the shootout (for HDR content). LG's OLED won the SDR comparison

ITU has ratified the BT.2100 - or Rec.2100 - standard that builds on the BT.2020 standard. It is a standard for HDR that includes PQ and HLG

DMP-UB900 is Panasonic’s first UHD Blu-ray player. It was launched in Europe back in April and is coming to the US in September for $700

UHD Blu-ray format is off to a great start compared to the original Blu-ray format in 2006. Both Hollywood and consumers are embracing the format

DX800 was unveiled in February and it is now available in stores, says Panasonic. The TV combines advanced picture technology with a distinctive easel design

Two of last year’s high-end Panasonic TVs have finally been updated to process HDR content via HDMI. Netflix’s HDR streams, however, are not yet supported

Panasonic will end manufacturing of LCD TV panels for its TVs by October. The company will instead switch to external LCD panel manufacturers for its TVs

Each TV manufacturer will have to enable Netflix's HDR streaming through software updates and Panasonic has now issued an update for the 2016 models

Panasonic’s 2016 UHD TVs are now available to buy in Europe, the company says. DX600 is the cheapest UHD TV while DX700 and DX750 are midrange TV

DX900 is this year's flagship TV with 4K, HDR, "UHD Premium" and Firefox OS. DX750 is a mid-range TV. Is there anything you want to know?

Panasonic today announced that its UB900 UHD Blu-ray player has passed the "UHD Premium" certification. It will start carrying the logo

The “UHD Premium” certification program and logo was announced for TVs at CES 2016. The program is now expanded to cover UHD Blu-ray players

Netflix is now streaming in HDR10 and Dolby Vision. Marco Polo is the first TV series to be available in HDR. Daredevil will follow soon