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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Blacks & Whites
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03.Color Accuracy
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04.Motion
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05.Viewing Effects
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06.Calibration
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07.Remote Control
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08.Connectivity
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09.Audio & Menus
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10.Formats & Media
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11.Power Consumption
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12.Vs Panasonic TC-P50U1
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13.Vs Samsung PN50B430
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14.Vs Vizio SV471XVT
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15.Conclusion
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16.Series Comparison
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17.Ratings & Specs
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18.Comments
Panasonic Viera TC-P50G10
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Motion
Color Accuracy Summary
Editorial Note: This is a review of the Panasonic TC-P50G10. Test results are for this model, but should indicate the general performance of other sizes in the Panasonic TC-PxxG10 series. The Panasonic TC-PxxG10 series includes the following models: TC-P42G10, TC-P46G10, TC-P50G10, and TC-P54G10. Read here for more details on series differences.
• Excellent color temperature stability
• Better than average RGB curves
• Testing done using DisplayMate Software
Color Temperature (10.0)
The Panasonic TC-P50G10 managed to produce a nearly perfectly even color temperature, regardless of signal intensity. As you can see from the chart below, the variances never entered into the range of human perceptibility.
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RGB Curves (7.71)
The RGB curve test sends a signal with every single possible color in each of the red, green, and blue channels (each channel ranges from an intensity of 0 to 255). The TV is sampled with a colorimeter to determine how well it can reproduce that signal. The result is the three color curves shown below. Ideally, a TV can produce perfectly smooth curves with a steady ramp-up from shadows to highlights.
The Panasonic TC-P50G10, however, is not ideal, nor is any TV. As you can see below, the curves are quite bumpy. This indicates that when the TV has to make smooth transitions – like a blue sky or the variations on a green leaf – you may notice some color banding. Compared to the competition, however, the TC-P50G10 curves look pretty good.
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The color strips below are a digital recreation of what the color curves would look like of you saw them as a continuous gradation from brightest to darkest.
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Color Gamut (6.32)
The color gamut test measures how well the Panasonic TC-P50G10 matches up to the rec. 709 color standard. What you want to look at in the chart below is the relationship between the three corners of the triangles, as well as the circle in the center, which is the white point. All in all, the TC-P50G10 did quite well.
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The table below is for the hardcore techies, and gives the numbers about the visualized chart above.
| u' (rec.709/measured) | v' (rec.709/measured) | Error | |
| Red | 0.461 | 0.522 | 0.0103 |
| Green | 0.1205 | 0.5654 | 0.0053 |
| Blue | 0.1759 | 0.1551 | 0.0028 |
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D65 (white point) |
0.1947 | 0.471 | 0.0041 |
| Other Models in the Panasonic TC-PxxG10 Series | |||
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Panasonic TC-P46G10 |
Panasonic TC-P50G10 |
Panasonic TC-P54G10 |
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