OLED 4K Pro Edition – excellent TV Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B review

The Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B OLED TV uses a custom made, Professional Edition OLED panel (professional 4K OLED panel is crafted in Japan for extraordinary brightness and contrast). Around TWENTY PERCENT brighter when compared with the screen used in the lower models, this gives this Panasonic 55 inch TV a spectacular impression of realism and vivid colour. If you are searching for class-best picture quality, you will find it right here.

The JZ1500B incorporates Panasonic’s latest My Home Screen operating system, version 6.0, characterized by a sleek interface with two rows of apps and accessible features emerging from the bottom edge. Notably, when selecting specific apps like Netflix, a third row appears, providing direct access to related content. This represents a significant improvement over Panasonic’s previous interface design, maintaining simplicity and ease of use. The responsiveness of My Home Screen 6.0 is impressive, showing no noticeable lag during testing.

However, a notable drawback of My Home Screen 6.0 is its limited app selection. As of the current writing, popular platforms such as Disney+, Apple TV, Now, and BT Sport are absent, as well as several music streaming services. While some users may not find these omissions problematic, it’s essential to consider individual preferences and the availability of alternative streaming options. It’s worth noting that other competitors like the Sony A80J and A90J lack UK catch-up apps found in the JZ1500B’s Freeview Play platform, emphasizing the importance of app preferences and the potential need for an additional dedicated streaming device.

Dolby Atmos and Cinema Surround Pro for enveloping sound
Compatible with Dolby Atmos sound, this Panasonic TV produces a a lot more immersive, enveloping sound. Fitted along with a 50 watt amp and dedicated subwoofer, the Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B produces a rich, punchy sound. For even a lot more immersion, choose the Cinema Surround Pro setting, or use the HDMI eARC or optical digital output to add a soundbar or base.

The audio performance of the Panasonic JZ1500B is generally positive, featuring a crisp, powerful, and dynamic output with notable bass presence. Interestingly, the Surround mode is initially deactivated, limiting the audio projection to the immediate TV vicinity. Activating Dolby Surround introduces a virtual surround experience, expanding effects considerably to the left and right of the screen. While this may slightly reduce punch and dynamism, the added cinematic immersion is deemed worthwhile, particularly with suitable content. In summary, the TV’s sound quality is robust within its category, though it falls short of being the absolute best. It is advisable to allocate a budget for a dedicated sound system, with options like the Sonos Arc being a commendable choice. A complete surround sound speaker system would undoubtedly enhance the overall audio experience, complementing the JZ1500B’s outstanding picture quality.

HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ – ultimate detail in all lighting conditions
HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ take HDR10 and Dolby Vision to the next level, making them the ultimate HDR-type picture processors. HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ use light sensors inside the TV to adjust the picture quality for the best contrast. This improves the picture’s brightness, without washing out the depth. You get a consistent picture quality, however light or dark your room is.

Multi-format HDR support for a gorgeous picture from all sources
As well as HDR10+ Adaptive and Dolby Vision IQ, this Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B TV also provides multi-format HDR, including HDR10+, HDR10, HLG and HLG Photo. HDR10+ offers scene-by-scene HDR mastering for the truest, most precise HDR picture technology. Every single scene is optimized, meaning the optimum amount of fine detail is shown – even in the brightest or darkest moments. Photo: Panasonic

See the picture exactly as originally intended, with Filmmaker Mode
Offering exceptional technology from Panasonic, Filmmaker Mode makes the finest of any movie. Designed in collaboration with filmmakers and Hollywood studios, Filmmaker Mode allows you experience the cinematic vision, exactly as the director intended. Overriding the TV’s own motion and picture processing, Filmmaker Mode presents the perfect aspect ratio, colour and frame rate – just as the filmmakers meant. Panasonic exclusively include Intelligent Sensing to Filmmaker mode, so that the picture reacts intelligently to changes in light, auto-magically giving you the most cinematic picture possible, whether the room is bright or dark.

Get the very best out of Netflix, with Netflix Calibrated Mode
If you are a movie fanatic and use Netflix, you will love Netflix Calibrated Mode. This setting bypasses many of the TVs processors, giving you a picture that’s much closer to how the filmmaker initially intended.

Now with HDMI 2.1 ports and Game Mode Extreme, the Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B TV packs a variety of improvements for optimized video gaming. 4K/120Hz compatibility, HFR (High Frame Rate) and VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) combine to increase resolution, reduce input lag and maximise fine detail. With a low latency performance of 14.4ms, you will be a lot quicker to see enemies hiding in the dark areas and faster to respond when you need to battle.

Smart TV made easy with HomeScreen 6.0
The most recent version of Panasonic’s HomeScreen makes all the smart options even easier to access. When choosing content from your preferred streaming applications, the system offers thumbnail pics, making it easier to find your favourite programme. Support for Google Assistant and Alexa means you can also find content via voice command. The brand new My Scenery feature provides a selection of background images and videos.

Search, stream and play
When it comes to Smart TV overall flexibility, the Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B TV has all the functions you will need. As well as the well-known streaming apps, the TV also offers a full web browser. DLNA certified streaming makes it simple to transfer music and video files from your home pc, laptop or NAS drive to the TV. Also standard is Swipe and Share functionality. Swipe and share enables you use the Panasonic Remote TV app for smartphone media sharing. By using the application on your smartphone or tablet, you can easily stream pictures, 4K videos and music directly to the TV – no cables required.

Listen with two pairs of headsets, with Dual Bluetooth Connection
Dual Bluetooth Connection lets two of you listen, simultaneously, with wireless Bluetooth headphones. Ideal for impressive listening when the children have gone to bed, Dual Bluetooth Connection helps keep the action intensive, without unsettling others.

Move up to fantastic, premium level TV, with the Panasonic TX-55JZ1500B. Price: £ 1,299.99

• Picture Quality

  LED Backlight  OLED

  Local Dimming   Yes – OLED pixel

  Motion Processing   Smooth Motion Drive Pro

  Pixel Resolution   3840 x 2160

  HDR   Yes

  HDR Formats  Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG

  Panel Bit Depth   10 bit

  Panel Bit Depth   10

  Panel Frequency  40Hz – 120Hz

  Panel Frequency    100Hz

  Connectivity

  ARC – Audio Return Channel   Yes – eARC

  Bluetooth   Yes

  Digital Audio Output   Yes – Optical

  HDMI   4 (HDCP 2.2 – 4)

  HDMI 2.0   Yes (HDMI 2.1 x 2)

  Headphone Socket   Yes

  USB    3

  Wi-Fi   Yes

  Screen

  OLED     Yes

  Screen Size    55″

  Screen Technology   OLED

Why OLED screen?

OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) is a new TV display technology that’s capable of amazingly realistic picture quality with very little compromise.
So how does it operate, and why is it so great? In contrast to the conventional LED panels, OLED screens use a thin film of an organic compound that lights up when electricity passes through it. This means the brightness of every single dot on the screen is controlled independently, so a completely black pixel can be right beside a fully white one, giving punchy dramatic colours with far higher contrast than the always-on backlights found in LED models.
It also provides far wider viewing angles and a lot quicker response times than LED, so everyone can take pleasure in blur free images. In this respect, OLEDs are more such as older plasma screens, only very much slimmer and significantly more power efficient.