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Introduction
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01.Tour & Design
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02.Performance Features
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03.Connectivity & Media
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04.Controls, Menu & Remote
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05.Conclusion
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06.Series Comparison
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07.Ratings & Specs
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08.Comments
Panasonic Viera TC-P54G25
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Connectivity & Media
Performance Features
Display Size & Technology
The TC-P54G25 has a 54-inch plasma screen, which is the largest screen in the G25 series. Panasonic makes larger TVs in their VT25 sereis (with Full HD 3D support) as well as their S2 series (which is lower-end than the G25). The TC-P54G25 does not have 3D capability, so all of your movies and shows much be viewed in regular 2D on the television.The TC-P54G25 does, however, include Panasonic's Infinate Black display, Viera Cast media features, and video call capability.
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| The 54-inch plasma screen on the TC-P54G25 is Panasonic's largest in the G25 series. |
Formats & Resolution
The TC-P54G25 is capable of displaying a Full HD pciture, which is to say it is a 1080p television. HD video should appear crisp and detailed when viewed on the television.
Brightness, Blacks and Contrast Ratio
With Panasonic's Infinite Black display the TC-P54G25 theoretically has a contrast ratio of 5,000,000 to 1. Unfortunately, this contrast ratio is probably not realistic. Manufacturers tend to inflate these numbers by taking their black and white measurements under mutually exclusive conditions. When we bring the TC-P54G25 into our labs we'll let our CS-200 ChromaMeter do the talking, by which we mean we'll give the television a thorough test with out equipment.
Color
The TC-P54G25 we saw on display had good color rendering, although this judgement was based on limited viewing of the TV with our naked eye. We really have to wait until the TV comes into our labs for a test before we can comment on its color performance.
Motion & Refresh Rate
Since it is a plasma TV, the TC-P54G25's 600Hz sub-field drive shouldn't be confused with a 600Hz refresh rate (which would be outrageous if the TV was an LCD instead of plasma). There didn't appear to be anything special about the motion on the TC-P54G25.
Viewing Angle
The viewing angle was very strong on the TV, which is usually the case with plasma screens. We noticed little loss in color or sharpness when we viewed the TV at wide angles. We'll measure the TVs actual viewing angle using our specialized equipment when we bring the TC-P54G25 into our testing laboratory.
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