It’s unusual, but for this review, I tested a 50-inch version of Panasonic’s 2025 W70B Fire TV
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Despite not starting off on the best footing, I wanted to give the W70B a fair shake. So I did, beginning with first impressions and ending with colorimeter test data. A quick sniff test for any TV’s optics involves closely watching the opening credits for a contemporary film because they’re composed of motion graphics.
I opened the free Tubi app and turned on “Jurassic World” for an immediate assessment. The intro graphics looked OK, but you could easily spot the TV’s low (60Hz) refresh rate because of the slight judder trailing along moving images. Moreover, these mobile logos are often presented in front of either a black background or the starlit vacuum of space. Right away, it was evident that deep blacks aren’t happening on the W70B.
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As a reminder, this is not Panasonic’s top-tier model. It lacks the HCX Pro AI Processor MK II found in their flagship OLED products. While “Jurassic World” was mastered in 2K, I was hoping the W70B would upscale the movie to 4K as advertised. I can’t say it did.
Watching the movie, the dark, distant mountains suffered from what I call blotching. That’s when you can see large clusters of pixilation scattering and shifting as the camera pans. Most people aren’t concerned with what’s happening in the background of a movie, but if we’re scrutinizing performance, then I need to point this out.
. Panasonic makes some great high-end TVs, but there are other options in the same price range, like the TCL QM6K, which is cheaper but a better TV. Or even the Vizio Quantum 4K QLED
Source : ZDNet