Also Panasonic presented a preview of the digital edition of the CES 2021 , its biggest news in the TV world, revealing the ‘OLED top of the range JZ 2000 . The Japanese brand has been more conservative than the competition and continues to offer its top of the range in formats from 65″ is 55 “, without scaling on formed by 77 “and 83 “on which competition has pushed.

New DSP HCX Pro AI

As also done by Sony , Panasonic worked to squeeze the OLED panel to the maximum and in the presentation to the press showed a peak brightness with a real measurement equal to 820 NIT . Similar to that of the competitors, the path taken to update the processor, now called HCX Pro AI, with the addition of artificial intelligence, able to exploit a large database of images to understand which processing to apply to each type of content .

The new processor brings more power and speed, with positive implications – for example – on the input lag, which passes, for 4K content 60 p, a 14 ms compared to 21 ms from last year’s series. Not only that, upon arrival on the market Panasonic JZ 2000 will be compatible with 4K video signals 120 p, VRR and ALLM .

HDR 10 + Adaptive

Panasonic has undertaken in recent years, from the landing of HDR on TVs, the path of maximum compatibility and next to Dolby Vision, Dolby Vision IQ, HDR formats 01 + and HLG, on the new range we also find support for the new format ‘ HDR 10 + Adaptive ‘, born as a response to Dolby Vision IQ and which uses an ambient lighting sensor to optimize the management of luminance levels based on the amount of light in the room.

Panasonic has also worked on the audio and at the hardware level has added some side speakers to enhance sound immersion. The drivers of the integrated soundbar and the rear speakers oriented upwards to take advantage of the bounce of sounds on the ceiling remain a fixed point. The new Panasonic JZ TV 2000 therefore promises to take a further step forward in content reproduction Dolby Atmos , ensuring an enveloping sound scene even without the need for external speaker systems. The audio system bears the label “ Tuned by Technics “. Also at the audio level, the interesting possibility of connecting two Bluetooth devices at the same time is noted, for example for evening viewing in company when the rest of the family sleeps. Among other functions, also the interaction with the voice assistants without the need for the remote control.

For more technical specifications it will be necessary to wait until next March, when Panasonic will also the rest of the products that will make up the TV range 2021.