Saturday 23 January 2010

The Panasonic Viera TX-L32G10 TV As Good As it Seems?

By Glenda Morgan

The thirty-two inch LCD flat panel TX-L32G10 from Panasonic launched earlier in the year is ideal as a second or possibly third television in the bedroom or kitchen. Panasonic also provides a thirty seven inch TV set in the G-series product line, one that is typically considered as the high end offering from Panasonic.

From a practical standpoint, the TX-L32G10 black panel screen weighs about 30 pounds (under 15 kilograms) and can swivel up to 15 inches. Its portability, however, is not the main selling point. The TX-L32G10 is a standout in regards to picture quality and screen uniformity. The inclusion of Panasonic's Intelligent Frame Creation system has helped generate a superior moving picture experience.

The Panasonic L32G10 is on par with some of the top quality LCD screens possessing a 1920 x 1080 progressive scan resolution. The TV set's dynamic contrast ratio of 50,000:1 is not as generous as some of the larger TV sets, however, adequate for its size. Although the dynamic contrast ratio is not as relevant often times as the native contrast ratio, a simple industry rule of thumb is that a dynamic contrast ratio is about 5x as large as the native contrast ratio. The difference between dynamic and native is that when conducting a dynamic measurement the back light is used at extreme levels and during a native contrast ratio measurement the back light is maintained at one level.

As mentioned earlier, Panasonic's Intelligent Frame Creation system provides this little dynamo with a picture quality punch. In the Panasonic TX-L32G10, the Intelligent Frame Creation engine is driven by a 100-Hz sub field drive which rapidly enhances frames for processing at twice the rate of the signal input. This increased picture frame enhancement solidifies the integrity of each frame in order to eliminate issues such as ghost images and streaking. Another aspect of the TX-L32G10 is the increased viewing angle ability to 178 degrees.

A strongly marketed functionality of the TX-L32G10, is the Freesat tuner which allows the flat panel high definition television to intercept free HD broadcasts over the air. Aside from free satellite content, the flat panel LCD is also CAtelevision compatible and capable of receiving FM radio signals.

Aside from channel surfing, the Panasonic Viera TX-L32G10's progressive scan screen is useful for gaming and home theatres. The resolution and quality of the image will obviously depend on the gaming console or component and works adequately with the Wii console according to some user reviews. This television also has VGA and SVGA (among others) PC signal inputs allowing the LCD television to be used as a computer monitor.

In addition to the standard inputs, the Panasonic TX-L32G10 television set also includes the VIERA Link which allows the LCD screen to connect to various AV devices by an HDMI cable. In particular, the VIERA enhancement has a specific connection capability with the new LUMIX camera that has an HDMI output port to VIERA. There is also an SD card slot compatible with digital video memory cards. This is useful for watching photos or motion images taken by other digital cameras or digital video recorders. The multi window functionality allows users to easily multi-task.

The sound system in the TX-L32G10 is typical of most Panasonic television sets with the speakers on the bottom and a 20W surround sound digital out functionality. This audio capability in concert with its moving picture quality and functionality provides a nice little home theatre package.

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