Now, itsback to selling TVs in North America, a harder task thanwhen it left.
Its starting small with its Z85A and Z95A OLEDs plus the W95A mini-LED.
So, what hasPanasonicbeen up toin the past decade?
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Training in Siberia like Sylvester Stallone inRocky IV?
Obviously, nothing as extreme as that.
My suggestion is to turn it off completely.
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Its clear Panasonic is just getting started with its newfound interest in the U.S.
This is a very good first offering.
There was not much I needed to do to get the best viewing experience.
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Compared to an LG TV, I was most satisfied with Normal.
There are plenty of automatic AI-based prefs, such as the previously mentioned Intelligent Frame Creation.
There is a full gamut of current HDR options, including HDR10+ and Dolby Vision.
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The TV automatically turns to that mode if the content supports Dolby Vision.
Fair enough; thats what I would do anyway.
There is no quick access to the Game Control Board.
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Instead, you have to dig through the parameters and then find it under Display Features.
you’re free to also quickly choose the HDR tone mapping.
Its nothing we havent seen before.
It supports up to 144 HZ, though you dont have access to Nvidia G-Sync on the mini-LED.
Thats only available to Panasonics OLED options, so youre limited to AMD Freesync.
The one confusing aspect of the W95A is how the TV doesnt automatically recognize inputs.
Does it really matter?
No, not really.
Its a small oversight that seems easy to correct in the future.
For my money, not really.
Panasonic said it avoids quantum dots in its OLEDs in favor of a microlens array for brightness.
From what I could tell, I could get 45 degrees before the view faded.
I watched a lot ofDisney+, including several episodes ofThe AcolyteandAgatha All Along,without complaint.
For 4K, I turned to a Blu-ray of George Millers entirely underratedFuriosa: A Mad Max Saga.
I didnt notice any haloing or other issues from bright scenes.
I wasnt as thrilled in darker scenes.
Night or darker scenes tended to look slightly more washed out than how they looked in theater.
That might also be due to the screen reflection.
Even without direct sunlight, the W95A tended to catch glares very easily.
Its a much better viewing experience in a shaded room.
Still, even a little bit of light can create a distracting glare.
Sound-wise, this TV does the job adequately.
Its loud, just not soundbar quality like its older brother, the Z95A.
Fire TV isnt hard to use, and Panasonics implementation is easy for anybody with minimal TV experience.
If you get over or ignore Amazons role in your viewing experience,the Panasonic W95Ais straightforward and solid.
The display is what youre here for.
In that way, Panasonic is on the right track.
Update 09/21/24 at 5:25 p.m.
ET: this post was updated to correct the point of quantum dot technology with the W95A.
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