Panasonic VIERA PX70 vs Panasonic VIERA ST60

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VIERA PX70 compared with VIERA ST60

	PanasonicVIERA PX70	PanasonicVIERA ST60
Overview
Released
Released	2007	2013
Display
Panel
Panel	Plasma	Plasma
Panel detail
Panel detail	UK TH-37PX70B has 1024 × 720 native pixels, TH-42PX70B has 1024 × 768 and TH-50PX70B has 1366 × 768. The accepted 1080p signal is scaled to the panel. Neither the maker's listed PC scanning frequencies nor mains frequency establish native panel refresh.	UK ST60B exact maker manual lists 42, 50 and 55 inches. Full HD active-shutter 3D. Continental European and US 65-inch ST60 models are regional variants, not a verified UK configuration. Advertised 2500 Hz Focused Field Drive is a driving measure, not the native panel refresh rate; native Hz is omitted.
Resolution
Resolution	1024 × 720 (37″), 1024 × 768 (42″), 1366 × 768 (50″)	1920 × 1080 (Full HD) (better)
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	None
Picture processing
Picture processing	V-Real 2 is named in TechRadar's exact 42-inch review; Panasonic's UK menu specifies colour management, P-NR noise reduction and 3D-COMB for analogue signals.	Infinite Black Pro panel and Intelligent Frame Creation described in exact ST60 reviews. The advertised 2500 Hz figure is Focused Field Drive, not native refresh.
Picture modes
Picture modes	Dynamic, Normal and Cinema; each keeps separate picture settings by input signal.	Dynamic, Normal, Cinema, True Cinema and Custom in the exact UK42 review; 10-point white-balance/gamma and panel luminance controls.
Motion handling
Motion handling	Native panel refresh is not published in the UK manual. TechRadar saw judder on HD camera pans; Stuff described smooth Blu-ray motion. These are viewing judgements, not refresh-rate specifications.	Native panel Hz unpublished in the read UK manual and omitted. Input frequencies, FFD marketing and mains 50/60 Hz are not panel refresh. Exact reviews praise film motion but caution about 3D judder or gaming lag.
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	37, 42, 50″	42, 50, 55″
Largest size
Largest size	50″	55″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	2 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	3 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	None
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Two HDMI Type A inputs with VIERA Link HDAVI Control 2. The UK manual lists 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p/50 and /60, 1080i/50 and /60, and 1080p/50 and /60 inputs. It does not list 1080p/24, though both reviews discuss it. Also two SCART sockets with RGB, component video and D-sub PC input; PC signal timing is not native panel refresh.	Three HDMI inputs with ARC on HDMI2; 3D, Content Type, Deep Colour, x.v.Colour and HDAVI Control 5. SCART/RGB and component/composite via adaptors.
Input lag
Input lag	–	66 ms in Game mode measured by Les Numériques on continental 50-inch ST60; HDTVTest reported 47 ms or more against a CRT on exact UK42, using a different method. These are review measurements, not maker claims.
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	None (no smart platform)	my Home Screen
Processor
Processor	V-Real 2 (TechRadar)	–
Speakers
Speakers	20 W	20 W, 2.1 channels
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	–	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), built-in dual-band
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	–	3.0
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Two 160 × 42 mm, 8-ohm speakers; 10 W + 10 W at 10% THD.	Two speakers and one 75 mm woofer; 5 W + 5 W + 10 W, 20 W total.
Casting
Casting	–	my Home Screen personalised launcher, APPS List and VIERA Connect services; DLNA and VIERA Remote app described in exact reviews. Legacy services depend on provider support; original app availability is not a current promise.
Audio features
Audio features	NICAM analogue stereo, Ambience mode, separate RCA analogue audio output and headphone socket; digital/analogue HDMI audio input selection.	–
Software updates
Software updates	DVB software updates via broadcast; no internet smart platform.	–
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK DVB digital terrestrial tuner with Common Interface, EPG, timer programming and PAL I analogue UHF reception. Direct TV Recording and Q-Link work with compatible recorders.	UK DVB-T/T2 Freeview HD, PAL I analogue and CI Plus. No satellite or Freesat tuner is listed in the UK ST60B manual.
USB
USB	–	Two USB 2.0 inputs, SD card slot, media playback and USB-HDD recording.
Ethernet
Ethernet	–	RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX; built-in dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n wireless LAN.
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	–	Fibre-optic PCM/Dolby Digital/DTS output and 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack.
Design and power
Size
Size	Maker bare-display dimensions, width × height × depth: 37-inch 917 × 620 × 97 mm; 42-inch 1020 × 680 × 97 mm; 50-inch 1210 × 793 × 97 mm. Net weights are 23, 27 and 38 kg respectively.	Without pedestal: 42-inch 994 × 596 × 49 mm, 17 kg; 50-inch 1170 × 697 × 49 mm, 22.5 kg; 55-inch 1286 × 762 × 49 mm, 27 kg. Configuration weights exclude pedestal.
Stand
Stand	Pedestal, television stand and wall-hanging brackets are options in the UK manual; the pictured pedestal is not assumed included.	Included pedestal. With pedestal: 42-inch 994 × 650 × 256 mm, 20 kg; 50-inch 1170 × 751 × 295 mm, 25.5 kg; 55-inch 1286 × 816 × 333 mm, 31 kg. Manual permits ±15° swivel on 42/50-inch only.
VESA pattern
VESA pattern	–	Maker mounting holes 400 × 300 mm on 42/50-inch, 500 × 300 mm on 55-inch; M8 screws.
Power use
Power use	Panasonic average use: 250 W (37-inch), 270 W (42-inch), 370 W (50-inch). Standby without DVB recording is 0.7 W for 37/42-inch or 0.5 W for 50-inch; with DVB recording it is 20 W.	Original UK product fiche on-mode average 133/180/205 W for 42/50/55-inch; standby 0.30 W with no function active, off 0.27 W. Les Numériques and 01net measured higher 50-inch values under different test conditions; these are not the label average.
Energy class
Energy class	–	C under the original 2013 label scheme.
Colours
Colours	Black surround with dark lower speaker panel.	–
In the box
In the box	EUR7737Z50 remote control, two R6 batteries, two cable clampers, mains lead, operating instructions and guarantee documents. HDTVTest found a UK 42-inch retailer with stock on 14 March 2007; Panasonic's Japanese PX70 without the B suffix is a regional variant and its later sale date is not used here.	Pedestal, N2QAYB000829 remote/two R6 batteries, one set of 3D eyewear, electronic Touch Pen/R03 battery, mains lead, SCART adaptor and cable accessories. Exact UK manual is separate from continental and US ST60 bundles. Panasonic Malaysia announced planned 18 April 2013 regional availability, while a French review sample existed 11 March; neither proves the first completed sale, so release uses 2013.