Typical price: £880
What is it: 'Full HD' 37-inch LCD TV with V-Real 2 Pro processing
What we think: Very respectable LCD offering, but it falls short of Panasonic's plasma TVs
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Reviewed on: 14 November 2007
Tags: Panasonic, Panasonic TX-37LZD70, menu system, tuner, plasma
We like:
Excellent HD sharpness; remarkably clean pictures; plenty of features; fair price
We don't like:
Black levels could be better; some colours feel a touch muted
CNET UK judgement:
Having long proclaimed that plasma is the only technology worth using on large flat TVs, Panasonic's first ever 37-inch LCD, the Panasonic TX-37LZD70, is a generally solid, sometimes spectacular, effort. But while it stands up well versus many other 37-inch LCD rivals, we'd still take one of Panasonic's plasmas every time
Full review:
We guess that the TX-37LZD70, costing less than £900, must be something of a bittersweet product for Panasonic. For as the first 37-inch LCD TV the brand has ever released in the UK, it flies in the face of the argument Panasonic has long espoused that you should use plasma rather than LCD technology for anything bigger than 32 inches. Continue Reading...
Panasonic TX-37LZD70 History
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