Panasonic Viera TC-P65VT50 3D Smart Plasma HDTV Review

Audio Quality

So far this year, we've been repeatedly disappointed by the audio quality of most of the TV's we've reviewed. Granted, none of them have been terrible; the standard speaker set-up for TVs is two 10-watt embedded speakers, and they usually sound okay, but are a far cry from what is possible with a good surround sound system.

We were impressed by the audio quality on the P65VT50. It's got two 8-train speakers along the lower rim of its bezel, and the back panel is equipped with an integrated sub-woofer. Let us be the first to tell you, it's notably good audio. The TV is plenty loud--with crisp trebles and satisfying bass tones--at just a quarter volume, and turning it all the way up would probably be more volume than most people cared for. It's simply got a wider range of sound dynamics than is usually supplied by standard HDTV speakers, and we applaud Panasonic for improving more than just the VT50's color performance.