During the CES 2022, the event that is taking place these days in Las Vegas, Panasonic presented the TV OLED LZ2000, available for the first time since 77 inches. Let’s find out all the details together.
Panasonic news at CES 2022
Al CES 2022, Panasonic has unveiled its new flagship TV for 2022: the model LZ2000 4K OLED.
For the first time for Panasonic, the LZ2000 will be available in 77 inches (55 and 65 inch models will also be available). Panasonic has also implemented a improved OLED panel and stated that it should provide one higher mid-level brightness.
All three formats use thelatest “Master OLED Pro” configuration of 2022 generation, designed by Panasonic to offer brightness even greater thanks to improvements in image quality processing. The result is another leap in mid-level brightness that offers more pop da HDR it’s a better accuracy in the reproduction of details in the brighter areas.
New game features
Panasonic OLED TVs have been popular with movie buffs and Panasonic added last year two HDMI 2.1 ports for the first time, to satisfy even the players of PC e console. In 2022, the functions 4K120 e VRR of HDMI 2.1 (HDMI VRR and AMD FreeSync) will work on the LZ2000 out of the box.
Panasonic also has further reduced input lag for games a 60Hz. The company said that even if the game is rendered at a lower frame rate, it will still output as 60Hz. How? Through a new 60Hz Refresh Mode.
Another new game feature available is the “SPD Auto Game Mode”, which can automatically detect HFR and VRR compatible with HDMI 2.1 4K that support NVIDIA GPUs, such as the RTX30. In addition, Panasonic will also introduce a new menu called Game Control Board which allows the user to adjust the relevant game characteristics.
Improved speakers and other features
There is a improved speaker system for audio immersivo Dolby Atmos. On top of the speakers up-firing e side-firing, Panasonic has replaced the front speaker units with a speaker array. This means they are there multiple speakers arranged in a row for wider sound support and clear voices.
Z2000 allows you to adjust the relative volume of the audio in different parts of the room. It features three modes: the mode “Pinpoint” which allows you to direct the sound to a specific point; the mode “Area”, which allows you to shift the sound towards a group of people in a specific area of the room; and a modality “Spot” that increases the volume at a particular point while others can still hear the sound.
The image of LZ2000 is still tuned by the Hollywood colorist, Stefan Sonnenfeld, while the sound is tuned from Technics.
Enhanced environmental optimization uses sensors for adjust the image and the sound according to the surrounding environment at any time. The new system is based on the mode “Auto AI” introduced last year and on the LZ2000 you can adjust both the brightness and the color temperature.
The TV can also detect the genre of the content you are watching e adjust the image accordingly. Panasonic stated:
For 2022, in order to also optimize the time of day of the vision, the LZ2000 uses a sensor to detect the color temperature of the ambient light. This is important because humans perceive “white” differently depending on the ambient lighting. For example, most European homes use warm-colored lights at night, which means that white colors on the screen can be perceived as bluish and too cold.
Other features include support multi-HDR (HDR10, HDR10 + Adaptive, Dolby Vision IQ, HLG Photo), the advanced functions of the Panasonic tuner, the mode Filmmaker, the support ofvoice assistant (Google Assistant e Amazon Alexa) e la Netflix calibrated mode.
There is not yet support for Chromecast di Google The AirPlay 2 di Apple.
Panasonic maintains its platform My Home Screen in LZ2000. Version 7.0 has new accessibility features and the gallery function ‘myScenery’ includes new images and videos from LoungeV Studio, as well as soothing sounds of nature from the Joy Foundation. My Home Screen recently acquired the apps Apple TV+ e Disney+.
I TV LZ2000 OLED 55 and 65 inches will be available in early summer 2022, while the 77-inch will arrive in August. Pricing details will be announced over the next few months. To stay up to date on the latest news, you can consult the official Panasonic website.