Panasonic VIERA PZ70 vs Panasonic Z95B

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VIERA PZ70 compared with Z95B

	PanasonicVIERA PZ70	PanasonicZ95B
Overview
Released
Released	2007	June 2025
Display
Panel
Panel	Plasma	OLED
Panel detail
Panel detail	Panasonic's UK manual specifies a Full HD plasma panel; it does not publish a native refresh rate.	Primary RGB Tandem (four-layer) WOLED
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (Full HD)	3840 × 2160 (4K) (better)
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	144 Hz
HDR formats
HDR formats	None	Dolby Vision, HDR10, HDR10+, HLG
HDR extras
HDR extras	–	Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive, Filmmaker Mode
Peak brightness
Peak brightness	–	About 2,200 nits in calibrated HDR mode and close to 400 nits full-screen (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)
Picture processing
Picture processing	V-real Pro 2 picture processing and panel drive; Panasonic describes up to 4096 gradation steps.	ThermalFlow cooling; Auto AI picture and sound optimisation
Sizes
Sizes
Sizes	42, 50″	55, 65, 77″
Largest size
Largest size	50″	77″ (better)
Gaming
HDMI ports
HDMI ports	2 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)	4 (2 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+) (better)
Variable refresh rate
Variable refresh rate	None	HDMI VRR, FreeSync Premium, G-Sync Compatible
Auto low latency mode
Auto low latency mode	–	Yes
HDMI detail
HDMI detail	Two HDMI inputs with VIERA Link HDAVI Control 2; also two SCART inputs, component video, composite and S-video, and D-sub PC input.	HDMI 1 and 2: 4K 144 Hz, VRR, G-Sync Compatible, FreeSync Premium (HDMI 2 also eARC/ARC); HDMI 3 and 4: 4K
Input lag
Input lag	–	Just over 14 ms without VRR (FlatpanelsHD, 65″)
Game features
Game features	–	Game Mode Extreme, Game Control Board, RPG and FPS game sound modes
Smart TV and sound
Smart TV platform
Smart TV platform	None (no smart platform)	Fire TV
Processor
Processor	–	HCX Pro AI Processor MK II
Speakers
Speakers	20 W	5.1.2 channels
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	–	Yes
eARC
eARC	–	Yes
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Two 160 × 42 mm, 8-ohm speakers rated at 10 W each.	360° Soundscape Pro tuned by Technics with line array, upward- and side-firing speakers; 160 W (55″), 170 W (65″), 180 W (77″)
Audio features
Audio features	Analogue stereo RCA output and headphone socket. The UK manual does not list optical digital audio output.	Dolby Atmos; Space Tune automatic room calibration; beam-forming array speakers; 3.5 mm headphone/subwoofer output
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	–	Alexa, hands-free through built-in microphones or via the remote's Alexa button
TV tuners
TV tuners	UK PAL I analogue and DVB-T terrestrial digital tuners. The manual does not specify DVB-T2 or Freeview HD.	–
USB
USB	No USB port is listed; the SD card slot plays JPEG photographs.	3 (1 × USB 3.0, 2 × USB 2.0)
Ethernet
Ethernet	–	Yes
Optical audio out
Optical audio out	–	Yes
Design and power
Size
Size	TV only: 42-inch 1134 × 641 × 116 mm and 35 kg; 50-inch 1323 × 754 × 99.5 mm and 43 kg. With pedestal: 42-inch 1134 × 688 × 330 mm and 42 kg; 50-inch 1323 × 802 × 369 mm and 50.5 kg.	–
Stand
Stand	Supplied pedestal on both UK sizes.	Swivel pedestal stand (55″, 65″)
Power use
Power use	Panasonic lists average-use draw of 494 W for 42 inches and 569 W for 50 inches; standby is 0.5 W without DVB recording, or 20 W during it.	–
In the box
In the box	Remote control N2QAYB000181, two batteries, pedestal, mains lead, cable clampers and operating instructions. The UK manual covers TH-42PZ70B, revised TH-42PZ70BA and TH-50PZ70B. Panasonic's Japanese product photo illustrates the PZ70 chassis; UK-specific cabinet differences have not been verified. The precise first UK sale month is unconfirmed.	–