Panasonic VIERA V20

Panasonic · VIERA

VIERA V20

Released 2010

A 2010 UK Full HD 2D plasma TV series in 42 and 50 inches, with VIERA CAST and both terrestrial and satellite HD tuners.

Sizes
42–50″
Panel
Plasma
Refresh
–
HDR
None
HDMI 2.1
0 of 4
Software
VIERA CAST

What reviewers say

AVForums and What Hi-Fi? praise the V20's deep blacks, natural colour and detailed HD picture. What Hi-Fi? finds its online services limited and sees occasional dark-scene noise; AVForums notes mild phosphor trailing and some motion-processing artefacts.

From avforums.com and whathifi.com

Display

Panel
Plasma
Panel detail
UK TX-P42V20B and TX-P50V20B Full HD NeoPDP plasma. The advertised 600 Hz subfield drive is not native refresh.
Resolution
1920 × 1080 (Full HD)
HDR formats
None
Picture processing
NeoPDP with Infinite Black Pro filter, THX mode and professional calibration controls. This is a 2D-only series.
Motion handling
Intelligent Frame Creation Pro and 24p Smooth Film are picture processing, not native refresh figures.

Sizes

Sizes
42, 50″
Largest size
50″

Gaming

HDMI ports
4 (0 HDMI 2.1 at 4K 120 Hz+)
Variable refresh rate
None
HDMI detail
Four HDMI 1.4 inputs with Deep Colour and x.v.Colour; HDMI2 supports Audio Return Channel. Two SCART, component, composite and VGA inputs are provided.

Smart TV and sound

Smart TV platform
VIERA CAST
Speakers
30 W
Wi-Fi
Wireless LAN via included USB adaptor
Speaker detail
Two 120 × 35 mm full-range speakers plus one 100 mm woofer, 30 W total (10 W + 10 W + 10 W).
Audio features
Optical PCM and Dolby Digital output, analogue stereo output and a 3.5 mm headphone socket.
Casting
VIERA CAST service portal and DLNA home-network playback; launch-era apps may no longer operate.
TV tuners
UK DVB-T/T2 terrestrial and DVB-S/S2 satellite for Freeview HD and Freesat HD, plus PAL I analogue.
USB
Two USB 2.0 ports and SD card slot for media and USB HDD recording.
Ethernet
RJ45 10BASE-T/100BASE-TX for VIERA CAST and DLNA network media.
Optical audio out
Fibre-optic digital audio output.

Design and power

Size
Without pedestal: UK42 1035 × 656 × 85 mm; UK50 1224 × 771 × 85 mm. Listed configuration weights exclude pedestal.
Stand
Included pedestal: UK42 1035 × 695 × 308 mm, 24 kg; UK50 1224 × 810 × 335 mm, 30 kg with pedestal.
Power use
Rated power: 350 W (42-inch), 430 W (50-inch); standby 0.40 W or 32 W with monitor-out recording.
In the box
UK remote N2QAYB000504, two R6 batteries, pedestal, mains lead, wireless LAN adaptor and extension cable, cable clamp and ferrite cores.

Sizes

SizeModelWeight without stand
42″TX-P42V20B21 kg
50″TX-P50V20B27 kg

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Freeview HD and Freesat HD tuners
  • Four HDMI 1.4 inputs, including ARC
  • Wireless LAN adaptor included

Cons

  • No 3D, HDR or 4K input
  • Legacy online services depend on provider support
  • Much heavier and higher rated power than recent LED and OLED TVs

Closest rivals

Model
SizesPanelRefreshHDRHDMI 2.1SoftwareReleased
42–50″Plasma–None0 of 4None (no smart platform)Apr 2008
42–50″Plasma–None0 of 3None (no smart platform)2009
42–50″Plasma–None0 of 4VIERA CAST2010

Sources

  1. tda.panasonic-europe-service.com/GetDoc.aspx
  2. avforums.com/reviews/panasonic-v20-tx-p50v20b-review.131
  3. whathifi.com/panasonic/tx-p50v20/review

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