Panasonic TX-L47DT50B Pro Reviews

The Panasonic TX-L47DT50 has really put its maker on the LED TV map. The model might not raise the bar in terms of design, usability and features but it keeps Panasonic up with its rivals. You'd be hard pressed to guess that Panasonic has no previous form in the 47-inch LCD sector before this year.

There is so much to praise in the Panasonic DT50 that we couldn’t possibly consider not awarding an AVForums Recommended Award. Once a rather worrying run-in period was over, where orange tints and clouding issues were the order of the day, the Panasonic treated us to some very accurate images – even before calibration – that popped from the screen with just the right amount of vibrancy. There’s a potentially large caveat to this and if you’re one that likes to watch in low light conditions, the DT50 shouldn’t be first choice. Whilst black levels looked extremely deep in the daytime, or with what we could consider average living room lighting, late night movie watchers are going to be left wanting more. The filter in the DT50 is so good, however, that hands on heart we called it totally wrong on first viewing, during the day. In fact it holds up very credibly right up to the point you’re down to the last lamp or two being on, so don’t disregard it if you’re not a nocturnal viewer. There’s more to good pictures than ultimate black levels and the accuracy, clean appearance of motion and excellent video processing combine to produce images that will impress. Throw in the absolutely first class 3D delivery – the best we’ve seen in an active shutter system LED TV - and we have quite the multi-talented performer.