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AS600 and AS640 are some of the few Panasonic 2014 TVs with a VA LCD panels, unlike most other midrange and high-end models that utilize IPS panels with weak contrast and blacks. AS600 is a midrange TV with the most essential TV features. It has only a fe...
Value-for-money picture quality, Great black depth for LCD, Price...
Motion reproduction not great, Input lag, Out-of-box settings, Viewing angles...
Panasonic's AS600 does not offer the full Smart TV experience - dubbed Life+ - of the more expensive 2014 TVs, but has the features you have come to expect from a modern TV, including USB playback and a few TV apps, including Netflix and YouTube. Not bad...
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Until the technology's moth-balling late last year, Panasonic was the king of plasma. Its bigscreen TVs were better than anyone else's – just see our reviews for proof of that – but sales were presumably poor.In 2014 it's now competing, not with picture q...
All UK catch, up TV apps, Netflix, Swipe & Share, Well presented Blu, ray...
Lacks processing power, Average contrast, Motion blur, Poor sound...
On paper the TX-32AS600 is perfect for the modern living room or bedroom. Freeview HD is a given, but on this 32-inch Full HD TV it's complemented by Freetime. Offering the BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport, BBC News, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand Five apps, Freetime...
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What is the Panasonic TX-32AS600? This 32-inch TV from Panasonic boasts some seriously promising technology for a set of such modest proportions and – at £400 – price. It's got Panasonic's latest smart TV system, including built-in Freetime catch up TV; a...
Freetime works brilliantly, Bright, colourful pictures, Attractive design...
Contrast performance is below average, Input lag is a little high, Runs a little slugglishly at times...
The 32AS600's smart features are excellent, practical and well-suited to second-room use, and its design is an exercise in space-saving efficiency. However, the inability of current IPS LED TVs to deliver a convincing native contrast performance strikes a...
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Until the technology's moth-balling late last year, Panasonic was the king of plasma. Its bigscreen TVs were better than anyone else's – just see our reviews for proof of that – but sales were presumably poor.In 2014 it's now competing, not with picture q...
All UK catch, up TV apps, Netflix, Swipe & Share, Well presented Blu, ray...
Lacks processing power, Average contrast, Motion blur, Poor sound...
On paper the TX-32AS600 is perfect for the modern living room or bedroom. Freeview HD is a given, but on this 32-inch Full HD TV it's complemented by Freetime. Offering the BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport, BBC News, ITV Player, 4OD and Demand Five apps, Freetime...
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What is the Panasonic TX-32AS600? This 32-inch TV from Panasonic boasts some seriously promising technology for a set of such modest proportions and – at £400 – price. It's got Panasonic's latest smart TV system, including built-in Freetime catch up TV; a...
Freetime works brilliantly, Bright, colourful pictures, Attractive design...
Contrast performance is below average, Input lag is a little high, Runs a little slugglishly at times...
The 32AS600's smart features are excellent, practical and well-suited to second-room use, and its design is an exercise in space-saving efficiency. However, the inability of current IPS LED TVs to deliver a convincing native contrast performance strikes a...
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This year was always likely to be a tricky one for Panasonic in TV terms, without having its ever-reliable plasma division to woo film fans. And to be honest it's lived up – and down – to expectations, with the brand so far delivering a slightly untidy mi...
Good, contrastrich picture quality, decent value, Freetime is a welcome Smart TV addition, unobtrusive design...
Some motion blur, standarddef colours look a little basic, some strong competition at this price level...
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What is the Panasonic TX-42AS600? The £429 42AS600 is a value-driven 42-inch LCD TV equipped with a full HD resolution, edge LED lighting, and Smart TV features - including the integrated Freetime catch-up TV platform. Perhaps the most interesting thing a...
Great value, Contrastrich pictures, Freetime works brilliantly...
Motion looks soft, Slightly limited viewing angle...
Overall the 42AS600 is a very strong and capable TV for its money, offering a high feature count and some excellent picture traits for its fairly puny cost. Resolution fans may baulk at the extent sharpness is lost with moving images, but for relatively c...
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The big problem with moving your entire TV line-up into a single technology is that you find yourself competing against companies that have been there much longer. Panasonic's decision to stop all plasma production means they are now exclusively selling L...
Good contrast performance, Accurate colours, Attractive design, Excellent video processing, Decent Smart TV, Generous viewing angles...
Minor clouding, Some dirty screen effect...
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Since the demise of its brilliant plasmas, Panasonic has gone a bit down-market.2014 has so far seen Panasonic concentrate on entry-level and mid-range TVs, with the obvious exception of the 4K-ready AX800 and AX900 Series.The TX-42AS600 stands-out by bei...
Freetime, My Home Screen, Dual core processor, Swipe & Share...
Freetime too slow, Motion lag, Average contrast, Poor panel uniformity...
Is Freetime worth a sacrifice? The panel in the TX-42AS600 is prone to image lag and poor contrast, and offers only so-so upscaling from SD to HD, but that doesn't stop this 42-inch LED TV being an early candidate for best value smart TV. The excellent u...
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AS600 and AS640 are some of the few Panasonic 2014 TVs with a VA LCD panels, unlike most other midrange and high-end models that utilize IPS panels with weak contrast and blacks. AS600 is a midrange TV with the most essential TV features. It has only a fe...
Value-for-money picture quality, Great black depth for LCD, Price...
Motion reproduction not great, Input lag, Out-of-box settings, Viewing angles...
Panasonic's AS600 does not offer the full Smart TV experience - dubbed Life+ - of the more expensive 2014 TVs, but has the features you have come to expect from a modern TV, including USB playback and a few TV apps, including Netflix and YouTube. Not bad...
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