Typical price: £3,800
What is it: 65-inch plasma TV with 1080p resolution
What we think: If you're looking for a stellar but affordable monster screen, you'll struggle to top this set
Average user rating
4.0
mediocre
Average user rating from 1 user
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Panasonic Viera TH-65PZ800 user reviews
January 16, 2009
Posted by: GeneralDross
"I want to like it, but I don't"
What I like:
fantastic picture and sound
What I don't like:
fan noise
Review:
Everything about this tv is great, apart from the noise generated by the cooling fans. The fans run continuously and they are very noisy. It sounds like air conditioning running in the background. The fans can be heard above the level of the programme. I complained about the fan noise to my supplier on the second day. After 6 weeks my supplier changed the Panasonic for a Pioneer 6090 and I am very grateful to my supplier for that.
I also contacted Panasonic support and they advised that slight fan noise should only be heard in quiet scenes and a viewing distance of 18 ft is their recommendation in order to negate the noise!
If you can live with the fan noise then you have a fantastic tv, but for me the noise is so bad it completely ruins the tv.
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