Panasonic Z95 Series (2025 Model) 55-inch OLED 4K Ultra HD Smart Fire TV, HDR10+ Adaptive, Dolby Vision IQ, 360 Soundscape Pro, 144Hz Refresh Rate and Hands-Free Alexa - 55Z95BP

As an engineer, I am very detail-oriented and analytical. I did a tremendous amount of research before selecting this TV. I've been around for a while and the name Panasonic has carried a reputation for quality and reliability on par with Sony for decades. I was thrilled when Panasonic returned to the US market. If you want the latest screen technology, tandem OLED, along with incredible sound (with a subwoofer) that you can actually tailor to your viewing and listening area, get this TV. The picture and sound are incredible. There are a bunch of settings to customize the TV. There are also YouTube videos about settings for the best viewing experience. The TV does not get hot and with my 65", the yellow energy guide sticker says it costs $81/year to operate. This TV also has the latest ATSC 3.0 tuner, opening up a ton of free over-the-air channels. When ATSC 3.0 becomes the de facto industry standard, TVs with the current ATSC 1.0 tuner will need an external ATSC 3.0 tuner to get over-the-air TV. This is not a thin TV, but that's not important to me. I want the best picture and quality. No issues with ads that a previous reviewer mentioned. Anyone not paying extra for the top tier Amazon Prime membership, will get Amazon ads. There are privacy settings you can set. The only thing slight negative is the Firestick remote, but it's something you get used to. I may order a traditional remote with a number pad so I can enter over-the-air channels directly.

Love this TV, mostly. Excellent picture right out of the box. Every review I read was right. Panasonic is top of the heap. The Fire TV crapware is what I hate. Not a fan. Plays all the 4K HD formats that are current. Except Dolbyvision 2 has just been announced. 🙄 Sounds great, but I’ve switched over to my stereo, anyway. I didn’t buy it for the excellent built-in sound. The remote sucks. It’s a 6.2” Fire Tv remote. I hate the Amazon remote and the overlay, but the rest is banging. I was hoping to get the Panasonic remote pictured in the manual for the TV, but the manual is wrong. Has ATSC 3.0, so it’s NextGen TV ready. (I do use an antenna.). For picture- it’s 5 stars. That was my primary focus in purchasing. A TV that could play all the 4k formats natively. The built in Filmmaker Mode. All good stuff. I haven’t changed a setting yet. And from what I read, it can get even brighter with a professional calibration. I don’t see the need yet though, as I’m not doing color correction or anything on the screen yet. Maybe if I get back into the video field I pay the extra money for it. I think it looks fantastic right out of the box. I highly recommend, but am completely bewildered why Panasonic would allow this product to be Amazon-ified with the FireTV overlay on its menu screen. That part really annoys the hell out of me.

Great Picture & Sound right out of the box. Easy to set up & lots of Pictures & Sound tuning options to set it to your personal preferences if desired. Flagship model with the most versatile setting compared to other brand Flagship models. Highly recommended for those wanting a great tv.

This is a great TV that I recommend to others. We had a bad experience with Amazon’s financing option. Warning below. The TV picture quality, colors and brightness are excellent in a bright living room. I am happy with the TV with the exception of one problem. The TV intermittently cuts out to black when playing a Nintendo Switch 2 game console with a supported HDMI 2.1 cable plugged into the TV HDMI 2.1 port. We updated the TV firmware to the latest build, but the problem still happens. The TV is set for True Game mode. If not for that black out problem , I would give the TV five stars. I had a very poor experience with Amazon’s 0% financing option over 12 months with their Amazon credit card. I selected this option at check out, and double/triple checked my payment method as 0% financing over 12 months. But the purchase went through as a one time payment that I then had to figure out with Chase. I chatted with Amazon for 30 minutes and found out chat support couldn’t help me (why did it take so long for support to realize they couldn’t help?) then I called Amazon, explained what happened, and was told they couldn’t help me. They told me to be grateful for the deal I got, even though I purchased the TV specifically because Amazon’s financing was better than elsewhere. I filled out a survey documenting what the problem was. Amazon gave me another prompt to call them again. The saga continues. Great TV. Poor financing experience with Amazon. All customers should be cautious before making a large purchase through Amazon and selecting their 0% interest financing.