Panasonic’s TH50PZ700 is a 50″ high definition plasma capable of full 1080P (1920 pixel by 1080 pixel widescreen panel) resolution. Finished in gloss black with a matte black base it is a very pretty TV. Either side of the screen are in-bedded speakers about an inch wide. The display itself is very impressive, producing deep dark blacks with a vivid colour range and sharp picture quality, the full high definition resolution allows for full 1080p video without the need to ’scale’ the picture to fit the screen.

Conectivity is povided by 3 HDMI ports aswell as 3 SCART sockets, component and composite inputs along with a PC connector. On top of this the TH50PZ700 also comes with a built in SDHC/SD memory card reader for displaying photo’s direct on the screen. To complete the package it also boasts an in build digital tuner.

Inside you will find Panasonic’s picture processing technology, Vreal2. Vreal2 introduces an impressive range of technological picture processing wizardry adapted for the 10th generation screens. A Digital Optimiser has been designed to reduce digital noise originating from the video source itself, and also motion pattern noise which produces false contouring during motion.

Complementing Vreal technology is Panasonic’s ‘Deep Black Filter’ and ‘Real Black Drive’ technologies which build upon the companies already legendary black level performance capabilities.

Panasonic’s impressive ‘Viera Link’ technology is present on the TH50PZ700 and uses high-definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connections to automatically control similarly enabled devices using a single remote.

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