Panasonic makes one of the best TVs of the year, but you still can’t buy it yet

By Caleb Denison October 19, 2014

Panasonic has been playing up its AX900U 4K Ultra HD television for long enough that we were beginning to wonder if we’d actually see it this year. Turns out, the company had the TV on display at IFA 2014, but it wasn’t labelled, so we blew right past it (apparently). Panasonic didn’t make that mistake for the TV’s US debut, though. At the Luxury Technology Show in Beverly Hills this week, Panasonic put a 65-inch AX900U next to an 85-inch version of the company’s recently announced AX850U TV, and a 65-inch version of the AX800U, which we reviewed earlier this year. Short version: The AX900U’s superiority was plain to see, and it looks awesome.

While our video doesn’t do the AX900U’s stunning picture quality justice, we can assure you this will be one of the most talked about televisions for the year, setting the bar extremely high for Panasonic’s competition in 2015. Presently, availability and pricing details are not disclosed, but we have a good bet the TV will be coming available before the holiday season in December.

Panasonic has promised DT an early review sample, and we’ll have a full review soon, so check back often to learn exactly how well the AX900U stacks up to other top-tier offerings, such as the Sony X950B.

Editors' Recommendations

Topics

TV

Editor at Large

Digital Trends Editor at Large Caleb Denison is a sought-after writer, speaker, and television correspondent with unmatched…

Audio / Video

Best Buy’s deal of the day is a top-rated 75-inch 4K TV for $550

Toshiba C350 Series Smart Fire TV 4K

TV deals tend to be varied and fascinating depending on what you need. Right now, the highlight seems to be at Best Buy with the 75-inch Toshiba C350 4K TV. Usually priced at $800, it's down to $550 thanks to a $250 price cut. While Toshiba might not be a name you instantly seek out, it's very highly rated at Best Buy with an average rating of 4.6 across nearly 500 reviews. Keen to know more? Let's take a look.

Why you should buy the 75-inch Toshiba C350 4K TV
Toshiba has been making TVs for a long time even if it doesn't feature on our look at the best TV brands. It's still a dependable brand as demonstrated here. This TV offers a bunch of great features. That includes Toshiba's high-performance 4K engine -- the Regza Engine 4K -- which provides great picture quality at all times. There's also support for Dolby Vision HDR and HDR10 just like some of the best TVs offer. For gamers, a dedicated automatic low-latency game mode ensures that input lag is significantly improved when needed.

Audio / Video

The best HDMI cables you can buy in 2023

A bunch of HDMI cables.

Next to the trusty USB cable, HDMI cables are just about the most useful cable in home entertainment setups across the globe. They connect everything from TVs, Blu-ray players, and streaming devices to gaming consoles, AV receivers, and speakers.

But when it comes to choosing the best HDMI cables, for the most part, it's still easy to pick up a set of cables to take care of most of your HD/4K gaming and movie and TV viewing needs, and we still think that the Monoprice Certified Premium High Speed HDMI Cable is the best pick for that.

Audio / Video

Best Buy has a 50-inch QLED 4K TV for $400, and it’s not a bad buy

TCL 5-Series 4K QLED Google TV sits on an entertainment center in a living room.

If you’re looking to expand, upgrade, or build your home theater entirely from scratch, there’s a price drop on a QLED TV at Best Buy right now. The 50-inch model of the TCL 5-Series 4K Smart TV is discounted $30 from down to $400. Its regular price of $430 is pretty impressive for a QLED TV, and this discount makes it even more so. Best Buy is including free shipping with your purchase, and the TV also comes with three free months of AppleTV+ and one month of free FuboTV.

Why you should buy the TCL 50-inch 4K QLED Smart TV
When it comest to ensuring you get a TV with superior picture quality, QLED and OLED picture technologies are pretty much the cream of the crop. OLED TVs use self-lit pixels to create impressive image contrast, but this 50-inch 4K TV by TCL utilizes QLED technology, which provides impressive picture quality using nanoparticles called quantum dots. These supercharge its brightness and color, and make the TCL 50-inch 4K Smart TV a great option for your home theater if you’re looking to create an immersive and lifelike viewing experience. It also supports Dolby Vision HDR, which adds another layer of depth to the experience.