Panasonic VIERA TX-L50E6B Pro Reviews

TV screen sizes are definitely on the up, with more and more of us looking to buy the largest possible model we can afford. The sight of a 50-inch screen in the average living room that would not so long ago have seemed outrageous now seems perfectly reasonable, a trend that's been fuelled largely by the erosion of LED and plasma screen prices.

It's that time of the year again and first out of the gates is Panasonic with a brace of TVs, including their entry level TX-L50E6B. This is a 2D only LED LCD TV - something of a rarity these days - but it does represent the first of the Panasonic range to include their Smart VIERA platform, with My Home Screen, Voice Guidance, Swipe and Share and Remote App 2. There's also built-in WiFi, a Web Browser, VIERA Connect, a Media Player and the option to add a camera. The E6 series uses a Full HD VA panel with LED edge lighting and 100Hz back light blinking. It also includes a High Contrast Filter, V-Real Smart image processing, Web Content Optimizer and V-Audio. That's an impressive set of features for a TV at the lower end of Panasonic's range but with an RRP of just under £1,000 for a 50" screen, it needs to justify itself. So let's sample the wares and see how Panasonic's 2013 vintage measures up...