Panasonic Viera TC-P58V10 1080p Plasma TV

Panasonic TC-P58V10 Feature Review

This new Viera series plasma will be introduced in August of 2009. The TC-P58V10 will have a slim 2" depth. It will contain a new color system that we are interested in testing dubbed "Digital Cinema Color." This new feature is designed to provide "movie-essential" colors. Not sure what that means but we'll see. Once calibrated to D6500 the TV should provide that color information free of charge, without a new color system But who know? Maybe it's an unforeseen improvement.

The TC-P58V10 also contains the Viera Cast menu system which allows video rental from Amazon through online connection. The new NEO plasma display design features 1080p resolution, deeper blacks and 40:000:1 stated contrast ratio. It also has the new 600Hz sub-field drive presumably for fast processing especially during video game playback.

"Some of these new features we just wont know about until we test them." states Robert Wiley editor for CEAG. "We know that manufacturers are notorious for overstating contrast ratio because it can be easily measured. But with some of the other features it just remains to be seen how effective they are until we can thoroughly test the TV."

Panasonic TC-P58V10 Specifications