- 28 March 2007
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Conclusion
The Panasonic TX37LZD85 is a difficult LCD HDTV to review, because how much you like it will depend upon your tolerance to what are essentially inaccuracies in the pictures it produces. Panasonic's designers appear to be targeting customers who would be intimidated by a huge array of picture tweaks, who would feel more comfortable with a lower number of more familiar options, more reminiscent of the days of CRT displays. If you're one of these people and you want an HDTV which will let you view compression artefact-free Freeview pictures and photos without conventional LCD blur, and still give you the capability to watch HD broadcasts, then you may find that its limitations don't bother you.
But, if you resent processing going on behind your back and want an accurate picture to fully enjoy HDTV, then the Panasonic TX37LZD85 and the assumptions it makes on your behalf simply aren't for you. I've always felt the basics of HDTV are clear, accurate, detailed pictures, and many of this LCD television's features – forced edge enhancement, forced noise reduction, lack of manual backlight control, forced MPEG noise reduction on the digital tuner, and the inability to disable 100hz motion interpolation – work against these goals.
Conclusion
The Panasonic TX37LZD85 is a difficult LCD HDTV to review, because how much you like it will depend upon your tolerance to what are essentially inaccuracies in the pictures it produces. Panasonic's designers appear to be targeting customers who would be intimidated by a huge array of picture tweaks, who would feel more comfortable with a lower number of more familiar options, more reminiscent of the days of CRT displays. If you're one of these people and you want an HDTV which will let you view compression artefact-free Freeview pictures and photos without conventional LCD blur, and still give you the capability to watch HD broadcasts, then you may find that its limitations don't bother you.
But, if you resent processing going on behind your back and want an accurate picture to fully enjoy HDTV, then the Panasonic TX37LZD85 and the assumptions it makes on your behalf simply aren't for you. I've always felt the basics of HDTV are clear, accurate, detailed pictures, and many of this LCD television's features – forced edge enhancement, forced noise reduction, lack of manual backlight control, forced MPEG noise reduction on the digital tuner, and the inability to disable 100hz motion interpolation – work against these goals.
