This is one of the best OLED TVs from Panasonic 2019 range, beats even the higher spec'd LG C9 in picture quality.
Has nice reviews and a ton of discussions in Whirlpool community. Not the best price, but for a Panny OLED it's worth every penny. I personally own this model and am extremely happy with the PQ. This TV supports HDR 10plus, Dolby Atmos/Vision.
Guy from HDTVTest gave GZ950 model( same panel as this model) a highly recommended award in his review.
https://youtu.be/VUQlEsTTibk
yeah that's a shame, but it it not a deal breaker though unless you game on TV.
Planning to get new new ps5 or Xbox at some point… Though it might cause the TV to burn
Cause the TV to burn?
@Pratty: OLEDS suffer from burn in, if you're playing games with a static HUD, or news channels with the same banner it could affect you
@DrPopkorne: I do understand that. The way it was phrased made me think they were referring to something else.
@Wombat cave: good thing i dont use my tv for tv
but good to know that you're "above shit tv"
such superior. much wow
Whirlpool is full of wingers and no it all tossers.
The owner banned me when I called him out for linking a harassment article about him.
He likes to think he is overly important, sure his site has a lot of traction but still it's populated with the same stale posters and going no where business model that has achieved nothing in 22 years of operation.
Go to R8tings if you want proper technical advice on TVs/monitors.
His profile even lists him as "benevolent dictator". He's a total dick, but there are a few pockets of good discussion on whirlpool.
Anyway, the general comcensus on these tvs is they are very good and have burn in mitigation. Real shame panasonic have pulled out of the TV market here tho.
@9839002: Yeah Simon and some of his posts are hilarious, this aside Panasonic for me was a weird experience, had a TX850 or something, was LCD, all my light deflectors started falling off so I had these 50 cent coin white spots evenly spaced as my panel was edge lit appear on my screen.
Luckily I had aftermarket warranty which netted me a newer 4K 60 HZ Q60R panel, perfect for the Xb1
Feel free to link that article here.
Jeff Wingers? Do they know anything though, or no?
Does it have gsync like LG?
No, it doesn't
no
doe sit have hdmi e arc
Just a reminder Panasonic is exiting from the Australian TV market
https://thenewdaily.com.au/life/tech/2020/02/05/panasonic-tv…
I am sure any warranty issues will be handled by remaining Panasonic fine though.
Dam that's disappointing, I've always been a long time fan of Panasonic and their products. Although i can understand their reasons on wanting to exit the Australian TV market.
ok boomer?
Boomer? What's that, baby boomer? I'm 38.
Zed’s dead baby, Zed’s dead
Clearly you’ve never tried an OLED display or maybe your eyesight has seriously degraded throughout the years.
Why should I? From what I've read, it's no better than a plasma, aside from the 4K.
@AussieZed: soo.. what youre saying is that its better than your non 4k hd plasma which is end of life and no longer sold anymore
@Skinnerr: Well, let's see. 4K is very new, so anything made more than a few years ago is not going to be in 4K. Very few movies have been released on blu-ray in 4K (I'd say less than 1% of all movies). Of those shows currently being made for TV, how many would be in 4K? A small fraction, a few percent at most.
We still have a Japanese-built Dlink dialup modem from 1997. It's only "56k". I lost interest in Dlink as soon as they stopped making dial up modems. In fact, I truly lost interest in most hardware brands when they stopped making 33.6k modems, but 56k was the last straw. As far as I'm concerned the companies can all go and get stuffed. None of them have made anything I'm interested in for a long time.
Hmm, well modern modems are capable of at least 100 Mbps, which is about 2000 times faster than a 56k modem. Are you saying that modern TVs on the market are 2000 times better than a 1080p plasma? Show me which one and I'll buy it in an instant.
@AussieZed: What's your definition of better? If we go contrast ratio I could argue OLED's are infinitely better.
@AussieZed: You can definitely have objectively better picture quality and therefore, objectively better TVs.
By the way, did you know that at one point, CRT TVs were superior to plasma in that they could display higher resolutions? The first generation of plasma sets were only capable of 480p, whereas the top CRTs at the time could display roughly 720p. Was there ever a point when a 56k dial up modem was superior to a DSL or cable modem? That's why it's such a ridiculous analogy.
@AussieZed: Let's consider the following.
OLED -
moderate risk of burn in
comparitively low energy usage
Contrast literally only dependant on processing - essentially infinite
Current technology (read: supported by manufacturers with parts and warranty)
Image quality: objectively better, better colour reproduction, available in higher resolutions, better contrast, more advanced image processing, support for HDR and more
Light, thin can literally be hung on a couple of screws depending on format chosen by manufacturer
Plasma -
high risk of burn in
literally so energy intensive it works as a heater
contrast around 3800:1
Old tech (read: good luck getting a part to replace it)
Only ever made in lower resolutions
Bulky, requiring a big media stand or fixing to wall studs
It's ok to just admit that your preference isn't objective, it's called being a luddite :)
@Anthropomorphised: All those points are correct, except for the last one possibly. The stand required for a big plasma is not really any larger than that required for any other type of big TV. And yes, you can mount a TV, but you still need a stand for the other devices/speakers, so why not just put the TV on the stand along with the rest of it? I have a centre speaker, blu-ray player, Foxtel, amplifier, and 2 large floor standing speakers. Having those floor standing speakers in front of a wall mounted set (rather than on either side of a set) would just look weird.
As for the other points, I don't care about energy use or heating effect, I've never had burn in issues (sometimes I leave a show paused for an hour at a time, and never had a burn in). Burn-in was a problem with older plasmas (the Japanese made Panasonic from 2007 that I described earlier had issues with this, but not my 2012 model Samsung). As for 1080p, that's good enough for over 99% of content at the moment.
@AussieZed: absolutely good points, in all honesty if it were a debate on plasma v LED LCD I'd totally agree.
I'll just chalk it up to differing priorities! I don't have the room for a big media stand.
4K is only worthwhile because of the greedy manufacturers wanting to sell us ever larger televisions at ever increasing margins, that and marketing to people who don't realise that a 1080P set with a good local dimming setup would look better than a 4k set without.
@AussieZed: well hopefully you can sustain the australian market for plasmas by yourself
panasonic might be able to competitively price it at $1.5m for that high volume of a unit while everyone else moves onto OLED
Ignore the haters purists know CRT's and plasma's had unique benefits…
Panasonic and Sharp are top TVs' manufacturers topping their sales in Japan, but both brands are withdrawing from Australia.
Can't explain why. Sharp is also withdrawing from manufacturing the 8K and 16K Tv.
Market size maybe. Focus on where they boom
Aussies love their Samsungs. It's hard for brands to compete head to head.
Sharp has a lot of financial problems. So consolidation reasons.
Panasonic I am not sure about.
Sharp actually had the first LCD TV on the Australian market, I believe. They introduced the Aquos back back in 2001, but the first models weren't widescreen and were only 15" in size.
and keep in mind you are buying from Costco. so as long as Costco stands in Australia. you should be fine
If you want true to life colour accuracy and one of the beat build quality. And not jumping to 8k and dont really game on oled Then this is the tv.
for everything else this is not for you. I have 1 and I'll buy another one in heartbeat if i need 1.
Good luck.
And thank you op for posting.
Are these at any other Costcos?
A few left at Perth Airport…
Don't forget this has a dual tuner as well. Can split screen if U want
Got the C9 cos I game but this was my second choice.
How does the c9 perform better when you play games?
HDMI 2.1 with Xbox X and upcoming ps5. 120hz 4k can take advantage of ps5 capabilities
Gsync for computer gaming
Panasonic can't do this..
I got this for $2600 delivered from TGG a few weeks ago and it is brilliant. I am just wondering why people say it’s not hdmi2.1 compatible when it has an option in setup for hdmi2.1 allowing you to turn on/off auto ALLM - is it reduced functionality or is it just not mentioned in the original features but is actually now supported via a software upgrade ???
how so cheap?
You just have to ask nicely :-) and they were having a free delivery weekend on certain tv’s so that saved me $80. I did mention it in another thread at the time but no-one seemed interested…. Didn’t do a deal as it was limited stock and required price matching…
LG C9/CX for games, Panasonic OLED for movies as it is pre-calibrated by Hollywood technician Stefan Sonnenfelt.
How is it that Panasonic went from a force to be reckoned with in televisions and plasmas to playing second fiddle to Samsung and LG. I really hope that they can have a second coming because they were a great, reliable company and hope they can continue playing with the big boys.
I’m not sure what you are talking about??? I replaced my 32” Panasonic with a 55” Panasonic- not because it was broken(it was only killed by a wayward XBox controller from my son). My 55” was replaced with the 65” OLED from this deal and is still performing perfectly in my son’s bedroom. That’s 15 years of faultless Panasonic ownership and I’m sure most reviews will back this up. I can’t count on one hand how many Samsung/LG products have packed it in over the same time….
Tight asses that prefer screen size over picture quality, it’s what killed Pioneer plasma displays also. It’s a real shame that a lot of people would rather pay $1500-$2000 for a 65inch edge lit tv which produces images that make you wish you were blind instead of buying a tv because of its picture quality. Bigger isn’t always better.😂
@Sony9000e - I think it's just people not being able to spend top dollar on appliances. 10 years ago I paid $2800 for a flagship Sony. The top end market of TV pricing is way out of that price range (bar the occasional OLEd on sale). Yes, an OLED will produce a lot better picture quality. As much as I want a 75' OLED TV, I can't justify it's crazy pricing.
I'd settle on a $2k LED TV which is suitable for my needs. Paying 2 - 3x the cost doesn't render the same increase in picture quality.
Soon we'll have more manufacturers come out with 8k TV, but there's no 8k content. What is the point in spending large amounts of money on a TV when you can't unleash it's full potential?
Well firstly a 2k lcd is going to be rubbish full stop. A top of the range Samsung q90r whick is a lcd tv on the other hand is an outstanding tv, albeit about 5k for 65inch and 7k for a 75inch.
Secondly my 65inch pPanasonic GZ1000 paired with my Panasonic UB900 4K blu ray player most certainly unleashes the full potential of my oled tv.
It's literally just cost vs size because easily marketed tangibles
Because only LG and Samsung make the panels. LG owns OLED.
LG doesn't "own" OLED, Samsung make OLED panels too, just not for TVs, they make them for phones.
LG is the only manufacturer of OLED screens. AMOLED is different tech.
@[Deactivated]: That's not true strictly speaking.
They're just the only one to be currently selling to other manufacturers and using in the mass market.
Sharp, Pioneer, Kyocera, TCL (in a partnership with another company), Sony (not for their tvs tho) and several others do too.
LG just currently has market dominance and the economy of scale to help them.
AMOLED is just a form of oled, it's active matrix OLED.
I remember reading about inkjet printed OLED being a new method that brands were considering last year as a way to make the panels far cheaper. Hopefully that wasn't vaporware and can eventuate.
@Anthropomorphised: Exactly this, OLED is OLED no matter what spin you put on it.
QLED is LCD quantum dot or not.
I suspect in the context of TVs the OP was using a colloquium.
They weren’t being literal
Panasonic is all about picture quality. Unfortunately, the market has changed. We (the masses) used to care about picture quality, but now it's all about smartphone and just consume content. Picture purists still go to Panasonic.
Agreed
Samsung pumps in huge money to promote/advertise their products in probably every country they are present. It's because they are a huge conglomerate.
In my opinion they really started falling behind in physical aesthetics and interface design about 10 years ago. I have had 2 Panasonic plasmas, one from 2006 (died probably 5 years ago) and a 2012 model that I had to repair myself a year or two back (powersupply died), still running albeit with a buzz on scenes that are heavy on white (noted issue with power supplies with this particular model).
Both have/had great pic quality even though my current is still only 1080p 60 inch, but the interface looks very dated compared to what other companies such as Samsung and LG were creating around the same release date. No doubt they have probably upped their game with interface design these days but they likely took a hit because of their failings in this area early on.
I agree that this is a good TV, however I don't think linking the GZ950 review from HDTVTest and claiming it is the same panel is fair, since literally every 65" OLED this year has the same panel (except the GZ2000)
I thought the Panasonic OLED stocks were all sold out at Costco. So I bought TCL QLED $1444 from TGG. Wish I waited and bought this instead 😩
@t3m I am curious to know how the 4k upscaling is on the TCL? How does free to air TV look like on the TCL? Like most people we do consume news channels along with some streaming services.
Thats a TCL c815 that you are referring to right? Besides, it's Android TV. Which is my preference. …But I do own a Nvidia shield….so TV smartness not an issue. I do like the fact that TCL and Hisense offer 3 year warranty. But Hisense's vidaaa OS sucks.
@Volatilevagus, You asked the right question. I recently bought the TCL c815 for my bedroom, and compare it to my LG 65SJ850T in my living room. The 4k upscaling is NOT great on TCL. 720p or less content looks pixelated/blocky up close. In term of OS, the WebOS is much more responsive but I still prefer AndroidTV. Everything else is fine.
It's 2020 I thought most TVs should have decent 4k upscaling but not the case with TCL. Now I'm really considering returning it and get Panasonic OLED instead. Reading TGG guy return policy, it's easy to get store credit but slightly tricky to get a full refund. I'm still deciding if it worths it to pack up the TV and pay $80 delivery or just put up with it.
Thanks mate. Store credit would be a good option…it's tgg. More often than not you will get your best deal here. I guess you will have to spend more money to get quality upscaling then. I guess its the processor they use that matters
How's the motion blur? I had 65C9 last year and I thought it was great but not perfect. I'm really sensitive to detail though, most people would never notice it.
sad to see Panasonic TVs leave Australia.
Currently I have a Ax800 58 inch Panasonic 4k TV from 2014 made in Japan it's made like a tank and I don't see it dying anytime soon
I'm buying a LG cx at the end of the year when the prices come down I'm happy I'm getting a new TV but at the same time I'm sad knowning this is my last Panasonic I will ever have so I'm treasureing this last few months with my old loyal friend the Ax800
Did you confirm if there was enough stock for a deal? Got to be at least 10…
At this price (ending in 7), it’s a store specific deal.
Not store specific.
Same deal was on at North Lakes Costco and they also had plenty of stock when I looked a couple of weeks ago.
I saw 5 in store and may be there are more in warehouse.
I’m still struggling to let go of my 2009 50 inch Panasonic plasma.
Same here have a 2010 50” VT20. Still working perfectly. Got this deal from Costco so have relegated it to the bedroom. Looking forward to slightly lower power bills!
Any stock in Melbourne? Does anyone know? Cheers!
I didn't see anything other than Samsung and Sony in docklands coscto
ditto at ringwood, no luck.
Thank you.
I bought the "last one" display unit today at Costco Ipswich at $1999. Hope it is as good as a lot of people claim 🙏
![[QLD] Panasonic OLED TV 65" GZ1000 - $2899.97 @ Costco, Bundamba (Membership Required)](https://files.ozbargain.com.au/n/63/544563.jpg?h=01f5720f)
Too bad it doesn’t have hdmi 2.1, great TV