Panasonic Z85 Series (2024 Model) 65-inch OLED 4K Ultra HD Smart Fire TV, Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10+ Adaptive, 120Hz Refresh Rate - 65Z85AP

This TV is an insane deal. right around 1100 dollars for a 65" OLED is wild. The picture quality is absolutely wonderful and sits right up there with the LG models that are hundreds of dollars more expensive. Brightness is good, but I would be wary of using this TV in a very bright room. The FireTV interface is absolutely fine. My only issue with this TV, and it's probably just some feature that I have not uncovered, is that even with adaptive brightness turned OFF I will suddenly have content become noticeably dimmer. This is prevalent after an Ad or other screen-overlay content appears over a YouTube video. That issue aside, it's so great to have an option for an affordable OLED TV from a company like Panasonic, who years ago was known for their high quality TVs.One note, and I won't ding my review score for the TV for this, Amazon TV delivery is an absolute gamble. The delivery people do not show the same care for delivering these items that companies like Costco and Best Buy will. Generally, TVs are supposed to stay upright in the box when delivered. My TV was upside down and leaning between two other heavy packages in the delivery truck. Everything ended up fine, but it would be nice to have some confidence that the delivery items are better secured in the truck during transit.

First off it took a couple of tries to get a TV that wasn't damaged during shipping but amazon helped out and made it easy to make sure I got refund or replacement.Once I got a working TV, the picture was worth it. Very bright and crisp after adjusting the picture, and turning off the smooth motion. I see people complaining about the FIRE TV software, and honestly its just like any other tv software, they are all pretty much the same. I don't have any issues with lag or anything, it opens the app and plays movies like its supposed to. The audio seems fine, but I use a soundbar anyways. The remote is basic, once again its fine has the Alexa to talk in it so I can control stuff in my house that have smart plugs, switches etc.So I would more than definitely buy this TV again, mainly because I have a Panasonic LED that I've had since 2012 , and still love that tv, never had any issues.

Awesome OLED TV, just with a few flaws. The picture quality and upscaling are incredible for the value. Especially being $1,100 (65) on sale and can hit all the major HDR modes. Just be aware there is no DTS passthrough.The biggest gripe I have with this TV is the only Dolby Vision modes are vivid, IQ, and dark. Which ultimately means if you watch any DV content during the day, you’re either stuck with an overly saturated picture via Vivid mode or an accurate picture that is just way too dark. I’ve tried everything to get the picture brighter in Dolby Vision Dark/IQ, it just is what it is. Otherwise the various picture modes are great, especially cinema, filmmaker and professional1 if calibrated correctly. Just be sure to turn up the brightness, contrast and high luminance or else this tv can be too dark during the day.Also, Fire TV can get a bit buggy, and the earc can have some issues unless you ensure a proper handshake between the tv and your audio device. I’ve had sound drop too many times until I factory reset my AVR.If you are willing to live with limited Dolby vision modes and prepare to address some bugs here and there, this is an awesome TV and well worth the value. I would compare it in between the B4/C4 and the Bravia 8. Highly recommend pairing with a streaming box like AppleTV or Nvidia Shield Pro because I notice the FireTV OS downscales content quite a bit.

At the $1100 price point it was a no brainer. Coming from a 10+ year old Panasonic led. Picture is great. Brightness is more than adequate for most viewing conditions. If you have a bright room with windows, watching really dark scenes can be an issue, but this may be common with all OLED. Movies, 4k gaming, all big improvements from my old set.Fire TV is fine, not great, but I can live with it. There's an option to turn off auto play ads in the preferences, featured content. It can be lagging at times and sometimes the apps don't appear on home screen, but usually turning off and on again fixes it. EARC going to my receiver works great for my home theater.Having a built in ATSC 3.0 tuner was great for me since I don't pay for cable or YouTube tv anymore and it's how I watch live sports most of the time. I haven't seen it mentioned in reviews but I really like the integration of the live TV with the antenna. This may not be important to many but this was a surprising feature for me. You can even pause and rewind.Overall no regrets. Easy to recommend for someone looking for an upgrade.

If you’re someone who values picture accuracy over oomph, the Panasonic Z85A is one of the best values on the market. Panasonic is known for its reference grade picture quality, and this TV really holds up to that promise. While it might not get super bright, it really does feel more lifelike and analytical in terms of picture quality, especially on Filmmaker Mode, which everyone should be using. There are compromises of course, and brighter OLEDs out there, but if you want your picture to have the elegance and restraint of Panasonic, this is an amazing choice.The one negative is the Fire TV system, which is ad filled and fairly laggy. As someone who primarily uses an Apple TV 4K, mercifully I do not have to deal with it much. That being said, it is nice to have an ATSC 3.0 NextGen TV tuner on board, and the OTA guide interface is solid.One final note: the base of the TV stand is quite large, and barely fits on my TV stand. Since it sits quite low as well, my Sonos Sound bar blocks it a bit. If you’re not wall mounting and want to use a sound bar, make sure your TV stand is about 18 deep at minimum.