Panasonic VIERA GT60 vs Panasonic VIERA VT50

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VIERA GT60 compared with VIERA VT50

	PanasonicVIERA GT60	PanasonicVIERA VT50
Overview
Released
Released	2013	2012
Display
Panel
Panel	Plasma	Plasma
Panel detail
Panel detail	UK NeoPlasma Black 3000 series with 42 and 50-inch panels and active-shutter 3D. The advertised 3000 Hz subfield drive is not a native refresh rate.	Panasonic's combined UK manual confirms Full HD plasma panels at 50, 55 and 65 inches. Its 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive claim describes sub-field operation, not a published native refresh rate.
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	None
Picture processing
Picture processing	NeoPlasma Black 3000 with THX and ISF calibration modes. Active-shutter 3D glasses are included.	Infinite Black Ultra filter, THX certification, 1080p Pure Direct and Intelligent Frame Creation. The 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive marketing figure is not native image refresh.
Picture modes
Picture modes	–	THX Cinema, THX Bright Room, THX 3D Cinema, Professional calibration modes, Normal, Dynamic, Game and Cinema on the reviewed UK 50-inch model.
Motion handling
Motion handling	Intelligent Frame Creation Pro and 24p Smooth Film are processing modes, not native panel refresh figures.	AVForums observed some 50 Hz edge breakup and dynamic false contouring in broadcast material despite fluid Blu-ray motion; What Hi-Fi? preferred low or off Intelligent Frame Creation for films.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	42, 50″	50, 55, 65″
Largest size
Largest size	50″	65″ (better)
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 inputs support 3D, Deep Colour and x.v.Colour; HDMI2 supports Audio Return Channel. SCART, component and composite inputs are also provided.	Four 3D-capable HDMI inputs; HDMI2 has ordinary Audio Return Channel and HDAVI Control 5. One SCART, component/composite inputs and D-sub PC input are specified by the UK manual.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	VIERA Connect	VIERA Connect
Processor
Processor	–	Dual Core Pro4, as identified by What Hi-Fi? and AVForums for the reviewed UK 50-inch set
Speakers
Speakers	20 W (better)	18 W
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Built-in wireless LAN	Built-in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	Bluetooth 3.0 for accessories
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Two speakers and one woofer, 20 W total (5 W + 5 W + 10 W).	Panasonic specifies two eight-driver front speaker trains and a woofer, rated 4 W + 4 W + 10 W. The woofer is 80 mm in the 50- and 55-inch sets and 100 mm in the 65-inch set.
Audio features
Audio features	Optical PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS output and a 3.5 mm headphone socket.	Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Pulse decoding, Bluetooth audio accessory support, 3.5 mm headphone socket and Voice Guidance.
Casting
Casting	My Home Screen and VIERA Connect services with DLNA network media; launch-era apps may no longer operate.	DLNA playback and VIERA Connect services; the reviewed UK 50-inch set also offered a browser and mobile-device media sharing.
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite for Freeview HD and Freesat HD, plus PAL I analogue.	UK Freesat HD DVB-S/S2, Freeview HD DVB-T2, DVB-T and PAL I analogue tuners.
USB
USB	Three USB ports (two USB 2.0 and one USB 3.0), SD card slot, USB HDD recording and media playback.	Three USB 2.0 ports and an SD card slot support media and recording to a registered USB hard drive or SD card.
Ethernet
Ethernet	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for network services and DLNA.	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for DLNA and VIERA Connect.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	Fibre-optic digital audio output.	Fibre-optic PCM, Dolby Digital and DTS output.
Design and power
Size
Size	Without pedestal: UK42 994 × 596 × 49 mm; UK50 1170 × 697 × 49 mm. Listed configuration weights exclude pedestal.	TV-only Panasonic figures: 50-inch 1171 × 706 × 50 mm, 25.5 kg; 55-inch 1286 × 771 × 50 mm, 31.5 kg; 65-inch 1499 × 891 × 50.5 mm, 42.5 kg. With pedestal: 1171 × 754 × 335 mm, 29.5 kg; 1286 × 819 × 357 mm, 36 kg; 1499 × 939 × 400 mm, 48 kg respectively.
Stand
Stand	–	Supplied central swivel pedestal.
Power use
Power use	On-mode average: 137 W (42-inch), 185 W (50-inch); standby 0.30 W. Panasonic lists 315 W rated for UK42; the exact UK50 rated figure is omitted.	Panasonic UK product fiche average on-mode consumption: 195 W (50-inch), 228 W (55-inch), 305 W (65-inch). Rated maximum: 410 W, 430 W and 520 W respectively; standby 0.30 W.
Energy class
Energy class	–	C for all three UK sizes under the 2012 product fiche.
Colours
Colours	–	Frosted-black bezel with silver trim and a grey central pedestal.
In the box
In the box	Two pairs of active-shutter 3D glasses, electronic Touch Pen, remote and pedestal, as described in the UK GT60 review and Panasonic eHELP.	Standard remote, VIERA Touch Pad Controller, pedestal and two pairs of TY-ER3D4MA Bluetooth 3D eyewear. Panasonic's UK manual specifies CR2025-powered glasses; What Hi-Fi? describes them as rechargeable, but AVForums explicitly distinguishes the supplied non-rechargeable 3D4MA from rechargeable 3D4ME. The first on-sale month is unverified, so release uses year precision.