Photograph: Ryan Waniata
Thanks to excellent picture processing, details pop, from crystalline 4K Blu-rays to 1080p and even 720p upscaling. Only the fuzziest SD images fail to impress, sometimes coming through a little blocky, but that’s true of pretty much any 4K TV.
The only minor chinks in the armor I noticed over several days were some small stutters or jerkiness with challenging motions scenes and some color banding with compressed video. Otherwise, I was able to just sit back and enjoy the glow.
The highlight for me is the Z95A’s phenomenal colors, which are so rich and stirring that they caught me off guard, even when compared to all the other great flavors in Panasonic’s special sauce. I was gobsmacked from day one, starting with a casual viewing of the holiday classic Scrooged. From Bill Murray’s deep navy suits to the crimson-gold of Robert Mitchum’s pajamas, I…
