Panasonic VIERA TC-L55ET5 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz 3D Full HD IPS LED-LCD TV with 4 Pairs of Polarized 3D Glasses Review

Description : What the press is saying: "While Panasonic Plasma TVs have a reputation of being great performers, their increasingly growing LCD TV lineup also deserves consideration, and the TC-L42ET5 is definitely an LCD TV to consider." ~About.com, (August 20, 2012) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------The ET5 series features the IPS LED panel, a slim design, a brilliant picture and is available in three scree... Read More


Features :

• Full HD 3D with 4 Pairs of Polarized 3D Glasses
• IPS LED Panel
• Vera CONNECT with Built-in Wi-Fi and Web Browser
• Thin LED Design: TV without stand (Width x Height x Depth): 50.5-Inch x 30.2-Inch x 1.6-Inch, TV with stand (Width x Height x Depth): 50.5-Inch x 32-Inch x 11.2-Inch

Review : Perfect SmartTV- just add a few whistles
Just purchased,found it on sale for $999. It is the ET5 series from Panasonic. This series features passive 3D (not of great interest to me) and some of the best Smart TV functional (of great interest to me) functionality of all TVs in the price range.

Let's start with the screen: Perfect size for our living space of roughly 10-15' from screen. It has great color and life like tones. I popped it into passive mode, just to check out some 3D action and I think it flowed very nice. I have yet to see any ghosting or issues with movement. I chose LED over Plasma, as Plasma tends to have more glare and our living space is bright.

I was most interested in the Smart functions. I was looking for a TV that would allow for a QWERTY keyboard to make searching for movies and browsing the net quick. However, with the exception of a few Panasonics from 2011, there were few TVs that have a QWERTY keyboard. With the exception of a few high end models, there was nothing...