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TV OLED 4K ULTRA HD TV-55Z95BEG
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If possible, could you share your impressions once you've installed it? Where did you buy it, and—if you don't mind me asking—how much did you pay for it (no worries if you'd rather not say)? I’ve searched for it in every online store across Europe. I'm looking for the 55" model, as anything larger won't fit in my space.
Yes, I'll share my impressions and will try to take REW measurements. We'll see how that turns out, as I've only ever used Dirac Live, not REW.
I pre-ordered it from a Munich-based authorised dealer called Atlas Vision Store back in July when they were the only one claiming an estimated delivery in September. I posted a little about this over at AVS Forum in the Z95B owners-thread. Quoting myself:
Initial delivery terms don't apply any longer I suppose, but I suggest you use their best price offer form, which is prominently placed on top of the product page. Might get you a 5% discount on MSRP for the 55" model 55Z95B, as well. MSRP September. Turns out it got delivered way early directly by the electronics wholesaler, bypassing even authorised dealers.
Edit: if you actually do order, be prepared to scan your junk mail on a daily basis. Their logistics partner did send me an e-mail notification including tracking number and everything, but it went directly into my junk mail, which I do not check on a daily basis. So I got caught by surprise when suddenly the TV was delivered. Quite a nice surprise, actually.
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It looks like they don't ship to Italy. The price seemed decent, not the absolute best, but good enough. Thanks anyway, and I eagerly look forward to your review!
I have finally had enough time to take some quick measurements of the Z95Bs internal speakers in my living room.
The TV is mounted on a wall mount.
Room measurements are as follows:
Width: 4.6m
Depth: 4.8m
MLP: 3.5m
Measurement chain:
Input: Windows PC->UMIK-1
Output: Windows PC HDMI-Out->Z95B HDMI 2 eARC
UMIK-1 is positioned at the Main Listening Position.
I was going to measure my Revel F36 with REW for reference, but although I was able to output sound from my Windows PC through the F36s, REW couldn't take measurements due to a sample rate error. I guess the problem in this case is my NAD C399s sampling rate. I had the PC, TV and amp connected via HDMI. No time for further troubleshooting.
I have applied 1/12 smoothing.
Green shows the OOTB in-room frequency response.
Red shows the OOTB in-room frequency response + bass enhancement activated.
Bass enhancement stays activated for the space tune measurements as well.
Blue shows my first measurement after completing the included space tune calibration. During space tune calibration I did not hold the TV remote (its mic is used for measurements) as intended by the software.
So Yellow shows my final measurement after completing the built-in automatic space tune again, this time holding the remote as intended. Thought it might be interesting to compare both measurements.
Automatic space tune will create pink noise, adjust the volume level and then proceed to take short sweeps through all built-in speakers.
At this volume level the built-in subwoofer of course distorts like crazy. While skipping through some movies at normal listening levels I heard no distortion, though.
Now for the subjective part: how does the built-in, Dolby Atmos-supporting speaker system sound? The Z95B certainly has the best built-in speakers I have heard on any TV, but I did not spend too much time with it because I strongly prefer my Revel F36s. I did not hear much of a surround- or even Atmos-effect that it is supposed to emulate and did not expect to. Space tune calibration did, however, improve the overall tonality and sound of movies. I watched parts of Heat, All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Mad Max Fury Road for testing purposes. The speakers do sound surprisingly full and spacious for a TV set and should be great for casual or late-night watching when not using my stereo or headphones. I have never owned a soundbar, nor a multichannel setup, so cannot compare to either.
Connecting a subwoofer to the Z95Bs sub-out should definitely improve things.
The TV is mounted on a wall mount.
Room measurements are as follows:
Width: 4.6m
Depth: 4.8m
MLP: 3.5m
Measurement chain:
Input: Windows PC->UMIK-1
Output: Windows PC HDMI-Out->Z95B HDMI 2 eARC
UMIK-1 is positioned at the Main Listening Position.
I was going to measure my Revel F36 with REW for reference, but although I was able to output sound from my Windows PC through the F36s, REW couldn't take measurements due to a sample rate error. I guess the problem in this case is my NAD C399s sampling rate. I had the PC, TV and amp connected via HDMI. No time for further troubleshooting.
I have applied 1/12 smoothing.
Green shows the OOTB in-room frequency response.
Red shows the OOTB in-room frequency response + bass enhancement activated.
Bass enhancement stays activated for the space tune measurements as well.
Blue shows my first measurement after completing the included space tune calibration. During space tune calibration I did not hold the TV remote (its mic is used for measurements) as intended by the software.
So Yellow shows my final measurement after completing the built-in automatic space tune again, this time holding the remote as intended. Thought it might be interesting to compare both measurements.
Automatic space tune will create pink noise, adjust the volume level and then proceed to take short sweeps through all built-in speakers.
At this volume level the built-in subwoofer of course distorts like crazy. While skipping through some movies at normal listening levels I heard no distortion, though.
Now for the subjective part: how does the built-in, Dolby Atmos-supporting speaker system sound? The Z95B certainly has the best built-in speakers I have heard on any TV, but I did not spend too much time with it because I strongly prefer my Revel F36s. I did not hear much of a surround- or even Atmos-effect that it is supposed to emulate and did not expect to. Space tune calibration did, however, improve the overall tonality and sound of movies. I watched parts of Heat, All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) and Mad Max Fury Road for testing purposes. The speakers do sound surprisingly full and spacious for a TV set and should be great for casual or late-night watching when not using my stereo or headphones. I have never owned a soundbar, nor a multichannel setup, so cannot compare to either.
Connecting a subwoofer to the Z95Bs sub-out should definitely improve things.
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How did you find the overall audio and video quality, regardless of measurements or direct comparison with your Revel F36s?
To clarify, is the TV itself truly as extraordinary as the reviews claim, or is it just hype? How well does the upscaling handle standard satellite broadcasts—does it actually improve the picture? What were your overall impressions?
As I wrote, I found the audio quality to be surprisingly good and by far the best built-in TV speaker sound (which is a low bar to cross), but did not spend too much time with it for any serious listening/watching. I will give it a try in the coming days/weeks. Maybe then I can be more elaborate. Since I can only compare it to my F36s I am just not too excited about it, but this is not a fair comparison at all.
I am using the TVs Filmmaker Mode. The picture quality is absolutely gorgeous in both SDR and 4K HDR! Again, I cannot compare it to its direct competitors but only to a 2013 Panasonic ZT60 Plasma TV (the last ever Plasma TV built). My greatest fear was OLED motion stutter during 24p/23.97Hz content, but I guess that either I am not too susceptible to it, or the TV handles it pretty well. It simply does not present a problem at all. Filmmaker Mode turned off intelligent frame creation and everything else related to "picture enhancement" by default.
The TVs upscaling is working great so far. I don't have any satellite or cable broadcast but have watched a few episodes of a German mini series that I have in 720p resolution. While it looked muddy on the ZT60 and I expected it to be worse on the Z95B, it actually looks way better on the Z95B. The PQ appears to be better and sharper while not being over sharpened at all. YouTube videos look better than on the ZT60, too. Way less block artifacts.
While the TV seems to handle such low quality content very well, it really shines when reproducing quality source material. I have watched the remastered Arthaus 4K Blu-Ray of The Straight Story, supervised and approved by David Lynch himself. First time ever watching a 4K HDR movie (this one being presented in Dolby Vision). I never felt like missing out on 4K HDR before. But now I do, haha.
Tests by several objectivist YouTube reviewers have shown the Z95Bs image processing in general and its HDR tone mapping in particular to be better than that of its 2025 and 2026 competitors.
According to measurements the SDR Filmmaker Mode is pretty much perfect out of the box. The HDR filmmaker mode seems to suffer from a slight green tint according to measurements, which I have not noticed so far. I intend to have my TV calibrated next year anyway.
Another important aspect is longevity. Measurements confirm that the Z95Bs passive cooling system combined with a rather aggressive auto brightness limiter manages to keep the panel significantly cooler than OLED TVs sold by other manufacturers. This should have a positive impact on the lifespan of the internal electronics. Coming from a Plasma TV, I am astounded by the Z95B keeping cool to the touch.
If there is a negative about this TV, it is the snoping around of the underlying Amazon Fire OS. I only use the TV as a monitor with external sources connected to it, so this doesn't affect me. However, two data collection options are turned on by default and can only be turned off after the TV is connected to a network! So I bought a Raspberry Pi, installed and configured AdGuard Home on it specifically so that I could manually connect the TV to my home network via the AdGuard server once for updates and to disable said data collection options. Now it remains offline. This may seem over the top to some, but I try to adhere to some of my principles at least and don't want to make it too easy for big tech to spy on me. On that note, it's commendable that the TVs Alexa microphone can be turned off via a hardware switch on the device. At least the Z95B does not take and send screenshots of everything that's being displayed, unlike some of its South Korean competitors do (or have done in the past).
Overall I am very satisfied and my only regret is that I don't have enough room for the 77" version, haha.
I am using the TVs Filmmaker Mode. The picture quality is absolutely gorgeous in both SDR and 4K HDR! Again, I cannot compare it to its direct competitors but only to a 2013 Panasonic ZT60 Plasma TV (the last ever Plasma TV built). My greatest fear was OLED motion stutter during 24p/23.97Hz content, but I guess that either I am not too susceptible to it, or the TV handles it pretty well. It simply does not present a problem at all. Filmmaker Mode turned off intelligent frame creation and everything else related to "picture enhancement" by default.
The TVs upscaling is working great so far. I don't have any satellite or cable broadcast but have watched a few episodes of a German mini series that I have in 720p resolution. While it looked muddy on the ZT60 and I expected it to be worse on the Z95B, it actually looks way better on the Z95B. The PQ appears to be better and sharper while not being over sharpened at all. YouTube videos look better than on the ZT60, too. Way less block artifacts.
While the TV seems to handle such low quality content very well, it really shines when reproducing quality source material. I have watched the remastered Arthaus 4K Blu-Ray of The Straight Story, supervised and approved by David Lynch himself. First time ever watching a 4K HDR movie (this one being presented in Dolby Vision). I never felt like missing out on 4K HDR before. But now I do, haha.
Tests by several objectivist YouTube reviewers have shown the Z95Bs image processing in general and its HDR tone mapping in particular to be better than that of its 2025 and 2026 competitors.
According to measurements the SDR Filmmaker Mode is pretty much perfect out of the box. The HDR filmmaker mode seems to suffer from a slight green tint according to measurements, which I have not noticed so far. I intend to have my TV calibrated next year anyway.
Another important aspect is longevity. Measurements confirm that the Z95Bs passive cooling system combined with a rather aggressive auto brightness limiter manages to keep the panel significantly cooler than OLED TVs sold by other manufacturers. This should have a positive impact on the lifespan of the internal electronics. Coming from a Plasma TV, I am astounded by the Z95B keeping cool to the touch.
If there is a negative about this TV, it is the snoping around of the underlying Amazon Fire OS. I only use the TV as a monitor with external sources connected to it, so this doesn't affect me. However, two data collection options are turned on by default and can only be turned off after the TV is connected to a network! So I bought a Raspberry Pi, installed and configured AdGuard Home on it specifically so that I could manually connect the TV to my home network via the AdGuard server once for updates and to disable said data collection options. Now it remains offline. This may seem over the top to some, but I try to adhere to some of my principles at least and don't want to make it too easy for big tech to spy on me. On that note, it's commendable that the TVs Alexa microphone can be turned off via a hardware switch on the device. At least the Z95B does not take and send screenshots of everything that's being displayed, unlike some of its South Korean competitors do (or have done in the past).
Overall I am very satisfied and my only regret is that I don't have enough room for the 77" version, haha.
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I'm waiting for it to be back in stock in Italy, or in Europe at worst. Looking at the current prices, I think I'll go with the 55". After everything I've read online and what you're confirming here, I'm more and more convinced that when it comes to quality and reliability, Panasonic stands second to none, LG, Samsung, Philips, you name it.
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Yeah, but it's a preorder, you buy it now and it ships whenever it's actually in stock. I had already seen it and even sent my sister to scout the shop, since she lives in Milan right near the dealer.
Besides, €2,170 seems like a good price compared to Panasonic's official store.
I see. I didn't get that it was a preorder only. Hope it won't be too long now until new stock becomes available.
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I heard from a shop in Milan (Buscemi—my sister dropped by to ask) that the 55Z95BEG will be back in stock around late October this year. They're pricing it at €2,150.00, which is a solid discount compared to Panasonic's official MSRP of €2,999.00.
Let's see if the price drops below €2,150 once it's back in stock. Before it completely vanished from the web, I actually saw it for €1,880.00. I didn't buy it back then because I was hoping for an even better deal, and I've been regretting it ever since!
Panasonic was left behind in sales pretty much. By the time they sell again, even if they drop the prices which i doubt, we will have reached the annual CES in January which will most probably present newer tec...
And there are things to correct, when we talk about such high prices, one cant help being demanding...
And there are things to correct, when we talk about such high prices, one cant help being demanding...
Hello and welcome to ASR!
Panasonic may have been left behind in sales, but not in performance. The Z95B still outperforms the competition's 2026 models in HDR tone mapping, color acurracy, IFC, upscaling and image processing in general. Admittedly, the near black performance of top of the line LG and Samsung OLED TVs is better, though.
Which things would you suggest need correction?
It is nice to be here! I discovered this really interesting topic about the Z95B while trying to buy one, but also couldn't find it anywhere.
The problems I am refering to is mainly the white subpixel OLED problem (colour washout) that is supposedly better in RGB tandem but not as good as in other tecnologies, like QD OLED for example. It still uses a white subpixel structure and color filters to pass light. While color washout is reduced but not entirely eliminated.
Panasonic is indeed a quality brand. Recently, I purchased a 55" Panasonic Z80A OLED TV because my old Sony rear-projection TV (KDF-2000)—yes, I kept it until now—developed the dreadful single-color failure. It was outdated, but it produced an image closer to a true cinematic experience than almost anything else. I loved that set, but I don't have much hope that a local service center will be able to fix it.
Naturally, I was looking for the Z95B, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The Z95A is still sitting in a couple of shops—Panasonic Greece still hasn't updated the line-up here. We're always behind the rest of the world. But I definitely won't pay Z95B prices for a Z95A model!
So the Z80A was the only Panasonic model available locally, so I bought it and immediately started testing. I'm currently dealing with a bug where the TV doesn't save luminance settings after going into standby mode. Service told me it will be fixed in a future firmware update. Has anyone else been having this problem?
Overall, the WOLED Z80A is a decent TV. I also have an older 42" TX-42LZ800 OLED in my bedroom. Comparing these two is like comparing completely different brands! There are major differences due to:
It feels like older panel technology, but cheaper models still use it. It's something I wouldn't want in my TV set, since even my older SONY 3lcd set did not suffer from such a problem.
On the older TX-42LZ800 model, there are two settings you can tweak as a workaround:
PS: Sound-wise, both of these TV sets are pretty much entry-level. However, it is important to note an advantage Panasonic has over other brands: the 3.5mm headphone output. On the Z80A, when playing media directly through the native OS (without needing an HDMI connection to an external TV box), the headphone output audio quality is simply OUTSTANDING!
The problems I am refering to is mainly the white subpixel OLED problem (colour washout) that is supposedly better in RGB tandem but not as good as in other tecnologies, like QD OLED for example. It still uses a white subpixel structure and color filters to pass light. While color washout is reduced but not entirely eliminated.
Panasonic is indeed a quality brand. Recently, I purchased a 55" Panasonic Z80A OLED TV because my old Sony rear-projection TV (KDF-2000)—yes, I kept it until now—developed the dreadful single-color failure. It was outdated, but it produced an image closer to a true cinematic experience than almost anything else. I loved that set, but I don't have much hope that a local service center will be able to fix it.
Naturally, I was looking for the Z95B, but I couldn't find it anywhere. The Z95A is still sitting in a couple of shops—Panasonic Greece still hasn't updated the line-up here. We're always behind the rest of the world. But I definitely won't pay Z95B prices for a Z95A model!
So the Z80A was the only Panasonic model available locally, so I bought it and immediately started testing. I'm currently dealing with a bug where the TV doesn't save luminance settings after going into standby mode. Service told me it will be fixed in a future firmware update. Has anyone else been having this problem?
Overall, the WOLED Z80A is a decent TV. I also have an older 42" TX-42LZ800 OLED in my bedroom. Comparing these two is like comparing completely different brands! There are major differences due to:
- The operating system
- The processor level: The Z80A is an entry-level set, while the TX-42LZ800 is a mid-range OLED TV and got the AI processing Z80A does not have.
It feels like older panel technology, but cheaper models still use it. It's something I wouldn't want in my TV set, since even my older SONY 3lcd set did not suffer from such a problem.
On the older TX-42LZ800 model, there are two settings you can tweak as a workaround:
- AI Picture Mode: It tries to compensate for the color volume drop as much as possible. The Z80A lacks this mode, which is a bummer.
- Eco Modes (Eco 1 and 2): In a dark room, lowering brightness via Eco modes makes whites feel more natural rather than color-faded. It's a clever trade-off: reducing overall luminance in favor of better color volume. The result is quite satisfying, though it only works well in dark environments.
PS: Sound-wise, both of these TV sets are pretty much entry-level. However, it is important to note an advantage Panasonic has over other brands: the 3.5mm headphone output. On the Z80A, when playing media directly through the native OS (without needing an HDMI connection to an external TV box), the headphone output audio quality is simply OUTSTANDING!
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