Panasonic VIERA G10 vs Panasonic VIERA VT20

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VIERA G10 compared with VIERA VT20

	PanasonicVIERA G10	PanasonicVIERA VT20
Overview
Released
Released	2009	2010
Display
Panel
Panel	Plasma	Plasma
Panel detail
Panel detail	Panasonic's UK TX-P42G10B, TX-P46G10B and TX-P50G10B manual specifies native Full HD NeoPDP plasma panels. Its 600 Hz sub-field drive branding does not establish the native image refresh rate, which is left unpublished here.	Panasonic's UK TX-P50VT20B manual specifies a Full HD NeoPDP plasma panel. Its marketed 600 Hz sub-field drive is not a published native image refresh rate.
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	None
Picture processing
Picture processing	NeoPDP panel with Panasonic Intelligent Frame Creation, colour management and 3D-COMB. The UK set's user menus do not expose white-balance or gamma controls, unlike the European G10E according to HDTVTest.	NeoPDP with Infinite Black Pro, Intelligent Frame Creation and 24p Smooth Film. Active-shutter frame-sequential Full HD 3D is supported; the 600 Hz sub-field figure describes panel drive, not native refresh.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Dynamic, Normal, Cinema and Game, with separate picture-mode settings and an Eco ambient-light option within each mode.	Dynamic, Normal, Cinema, THX, Game, Photo and two Professional modes when ISFccc is enabled; True Cinema replaces THX for 3D and some other inputs.
Motion handling
Motion handling	HDTVTest identifies a 600 Hz sub-field drive for the NeoPDP panel; this is a drive technique, not the native frame refresh. It found good motion clarity with Intelligent Frame Creation off and no telecine judder from 1080p/24 HDMI input.	AVForums found very low gaming lag but criticised missing film-cadence detection for interlaced sources; What Hi-Fi? preferred Intelligent Frame Creation off for films.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	42, 46, 50″	50″
Largest size
Largest size	50″	50″
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	3 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Three HDMI Type A 1.3a inputs with x.v.Colour and VIERA Link HDAVI Control 4. Also two RGB SCART inputs, component video and D-sub PC input; SD card slot for photos. Input timing and PC scanning frequencies are not native refresh specifications.	Four HDMI 1.4 inputs support 3D; HDMI2 supports ordinary Audio Return Channel. HDAVI Control 5, two SCART inputs, component input and D-sub PC input are specified.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	None (no smart platform)	VIERA CAST
Speakers
Speakers	20 W	30 W (better)
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Two 160 × 40 mm, 6-ohm speakers; 10 W + 10 W at 10% THD.	Two 160 × 40 mm full-range drivers and one 100 mm woofer, rated 10 W + 10 W + 10 W.
Audio features
Audio features	V-Audio Surround, optical PCM/Dolby Digital output, analogue RCA stereo output and 3.5 mm headphone socket.	CONEQ equalisation, V-Audio surround modes and Dolby Digital optical output; 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Casting
Casting	–	DLNA media playback and VIERA CAST online services; the supplied USB wireless LAN adaptor provides Wi-Fi rather than an internal radio.
Software updates
Software updates	DVB broadcast software updates; no VIERA Cast internet app platform on the UK G10 series.	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK Freesat HD DVB-S/S2 satellite input, DVB-T terrestrial and PAL I analogue UHF. Freesat services use the Ethernet socket; it does not make the television an internet app platform.	UK Freesat HD DVB-S/S2 satellite, Freeview HD DVB-T2, DVB-T and PAL I analogue UHF tuners.
USB
USB	–	Two USB 2.0 ports support media and encrypted recording to a registered external USB hard drive; SD card slot for media.
Ethernet
Ethernet	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for Freesat network services.	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for network services and DLNA.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	Optical PCM and Dolby Digital output.	Fibre-optic PCM and Dolby Digital output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Panasonic TV-only dimensions, width × height × depth: 42-inch 1029 × 661 × 106 mm, 25 kg; 46-inch 1132 × 722 × 106 mm, 29 kg; 50-inch 1218 × 769 × 106 mm, 32 kg. With supplied pedestal: 1029 × 704 × 334 mm, 28 kg; 1132 × 767 × 401 mm, 32 kg; 1218 × 814 × 401 mm, 35 kg respectively.	TX-P50VT20B TV only: 1224 × 771 × 90 mm and 27.5 kg. With supplied pedestal: 1224 × 810 × 335 mm and 30.5 kg.
Stand
Stand	Pedestal supplied; 42-inch and 46/50-inch use different Panasonic pedestal part numbers. Wall mounting is optional.	Supplied pedestal; optional TY-WK4P1RW wall bracket with 400 × 300 mm mounting holes.
Power use
Power use	Panasonic rated power consumption: 350 W (42-inch), 410 W (46-inch), 435 W (50-inch). Standby is 0.4 W without monitor-output recording and 32 W with it. HDTVTest measured 181 W in factory Standard mode and 235 W after calibration on the 42-inch set; these are test conditions, not maker ratings.	Panasonic rated 425 W; standby 0.40 W, or 33 W during monitor-output recording.
Colours
Colours	Gloss black bezel with silver lower accent.	Dark metallic-brown bezel.
In the box
In the box	N2QAYB000428 remote, two R6 batteries, pedestal, cable clamper, mains lead, two ferrite cores, cleaning cloth, instructions and guarantee documents. HDTVTest said the UK model was available to buy by 15 April 2009, while What Hi-Fi? had reviewed it on 30 March; these sources do not establish the earliest on-sale month, so the release field uses year precision.	Remote, two R6 batteries, pedestal, wireless LAN adaptor and extension, two pairs of TY-EW3D10E 3D glasses, mains lead, cable clamper, ferrite cores and instructions. The dated UK launch coverage establishes 2010 availability but does not reliably establish the first sale month; only the maker-confirmed 50-inch UK configuration is listed here.