Panasonic Viera TX26LMD70

The Panasonic Viera range recently occupied the top eight 'Best Buy' positions in a 'Which?' survey of flat panel TVs, and having just bought the TX26LMD70, I can see why. With good, strong colours and depth of blacks, the picture is bright and natural. Sound deinition is really good, once you have fiddled around to get it to your taste. And the package is stylish and good looking. I would definitely recommend this set.

Not bad points, but niggles... SOUND: The sound set up has only two basic settings: Speech and Music, together with bass and treble adjustments. I have always believed that you should be able to set a sound system to 'Flat' so you can hear everything just as the sound engineer intended, so why don't Panasonic include this setting in the menu? Speakers are fine, however, so once you've set it up right, the sound is very punchy and clear. VISION: This is not a criticism of just Panasonic, but, it seems, of all digital video systems, and that is the problem of it being non-analogue. This means that all the colours have to step from one value to the next digitally. The effect of this is that it is impossible to get a smooth gradient of colour across the screen - and this in turn leads to odd fringing effects, especially when a gradient of colour is faded in or out - fringes appear to move across the screen as the brightness of the image changes. Panasonic sets in particular seem to deal with this problem reasonably well, but not entirely.

Its just a top quality product. The sound and visual quality is perfect, and for the price you cant really go wrong. I wouldnt look back, and if I wanted a 2nd TV, I'd buy the same one over and over again. It also is amazing for the PS3 running at 1080 in HD. Top purchase

I cant really fault the product - I guess the only thing I have found is it sometimes changes screen size, but that might be down to the TV Channel I am watching!!

excellent picture and sound quality, easy to set up. we have fitted to the wall on an extendable bracket which works well overall for us.

I don't think i have found any bad points as yet, the only one point i can think of is that the actual casing of the tv is quite deep so does stand slightly proud of the wall but overall this does not cause a problem.

Sharp image quality. Handles on screen movement well. Works seamlessly with other Viera devices

Excellent picture and good sound for the price.

Best image quality I have ever seen.

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Very good picture quality, quite easy to use. Pleasing design. Good TV for an average size of lounge, anything larger would be obtrusive.

Really simple setup.

None really!

Ease of access to TV controls (some other brands put them in odd places!)

Poor design of remote control

Very good quality TV - excellent picture and sound

Brilliant picture which can be viewed at a wide angle. Easy controls for the TV

Remote only works other Panasonic devices and my hard disk recorder remote does not work all the functions on the TV. Guess I need to buy a Panansonic recorder!

Great picture quality and very easy to use

No advanced picture/sound tuning options

Excellent quality picture and easy to use.

no problems.

Compact,smart,very user friendly and very good quality in every way.

Good remote control design. Adequate connection sockets. Great picture quality.

None so far

Ease of auto set up

Not a lot really

Excellent picture quality, and easy to understand manuals and controls. Viera link with compatible Panasonic DVD

Picture quality and size.

No idea what sound is like, as I run that through my surround sound system.

Excellenet pictures, no dead pixels, good blacks, realistic colours

Takes a while to start when switched on

Excellent picture and sound. Attractive looking TV.

None so far

Sensible size for the average sized sitting room. Excellent picture

Easy to set up. Excellent picture quality, which is the most important aspect. Good looking without overpowering the room. Good value for money.

Had to but a new digital ariel to get the picture quality, but would have had to do that with any digital TV.

Picture quality is good for an LCD. Slimline design is ideal for wall hanging (with an extra wall hanging bracket).

It looks and sounds great

looks great with a great picture, 2 hdmi connections and good sound

I have not found anything bad about this television. It is perfect for our needs and I would recommend anyone contemplating buying a new digital freeview TV to seriously consider this model. It is really easy to use and the quality of the picture and sound is in my opinion second to none.

Excellent Picture with good sound quality

On/Off switch is not particularly convenient when wall mounted which means leaving the set on standby more than I would choose

easy to set up, great picture, good sound

nice design, easy to operate two scarts and two hdmi inputs. Picture quaility is excellent, sound quality good.

Very easy to setup with lots of options for connections. The surround sound is good and even woks through the headphone socket aswell. Image quality is excellent and I would have gone for a 10 but playback from some recordings on my dvd/hdd recorder (recorded on the hdd) sometimes appear slightly fuzzy although I haven't worked out if its the tv, recorder or a cabling issue as yet. Other than that can't fault it.

None really. The only minor annoyance is that the option to switch the speakers off doesn't always work properly but you can always turn the sound rght down if required.

Good looking/design,excellent quality,easy to set-up/operate, good value for money.

No bad points as far as I am cocerned.

Beautifully sharp pictures and superb image quality. Initial set-up automatic and extremely easy. Tremendous control over all features in the set-up process - i.e. assignment of signals to AV1 scart, AV2 scart, HDMI, Component video, etc.

Not discovered any after several weeks of use!

Excellent picture for LCD. Nearly as good as the best of the CRT screens.

Exceptionally clear picture. Relatively lightweight. Good from an angle

Sharp Picture

Sound. Complex on-screen menu geared towards Panosonic's `Viera LInk.` Short time given to choose the numerous on-screen options before it reverts back and you have to start all over again!

excellent pcture quality

none so far

In comparison with my old set this new TV is like stepping into another world - very pleased with performance and quality.

So far there is nothing at all that jumps out and says to be 'I don't like that one little bit'

It's not flash (but then it might have features that I don't use) - it's just got a feel of quality about it, and the independant reviews seemed to praise the picture quality.

Overall I am very pleased with the product and have no complaints. It was easy to set up and the picture and sound quality are very good. There are connections for 2 HD cables, an optical cable and video input and output. It works well with my home cinema system and sky box.

Looks good - easy to understand operation.

Picture is mildly blurry yet I am told it takes time to settle.

sharp image and cool design

easy set up good,good picture quality

shows all freeview channels even when not available,sound quality ok but could be better

Component Connection for Xbox games is fantastic. Good sound and great for DVDs

Refresh rates are a little slow for sport and image blurrs slightly

Nice style, easy to set up and control, great picture

Sound not as good as I wanted, not enough bass or punch

Excellent Product

Good clear pictures

Thought I might get a few more of the freeview channels

flawed

Controls mounted on top. Good easy to use tv guide for the digital channels. Sleek and quality finish. Excellent clear picture with bright vibrant colous,

No bad points !

The only slight downside is that the screen willnot tilt forward or back, so as to alow an adjusted viewing angle

I know know why its rated the best 26" LCD screen! Its living up to all its reviews.

As you would expect with any LCD / Plasma (well all the ones ive seen), the speakers are not as powerfull as your old fashioned box tellys. I new this so utilised the Viera link to connect a Panasonic 2.1 home theatre system with DVD player and its like being at the movies without loads of speakers dotted about the room.

The tv really looks the part and is also of high quality.

Nothing bad to comment on.

good clear picture

picture freezers & piculates every so often becacse it is digital

Excellent picture quality. Easy to set up. Menus easy to navigate.

Sound quality not quite as improved over my old telly.

the tv is fine, nice design and all black which is nice

All the connections that you would expect, very good picture and sound. This was a secondary TV, however, given the quality I will now be looking to replace my main TV set (which was a 37" top of the range 5 year old CRT; the Panasonic flat panel out performs it by far).

None that I have found.

Easy to use - simple remote control. Very good programme guide.

Slim, smart, sound quality, ease of use.

Sometimes the image gets darker automatically.

Quality of the LCD panel.

Doesn't seem to be a way to turn the back-light down on the panel (it's sometimes to bright when watching films in the dark), apart from this no real problems.

Excellent picture & sound quality

On/Off switch and controls on top of screen

Picture

Nothing

Great value for money , fab picture and sound would recommend this product

smart looking with excellent sound and picture quality

Excellent picture, very easy to set up, good value, straightforward interface (I bought it for my 83 year old mother-in-law) and she hasn't had any trouble finding the stations she wants)

simple elegant lines,easy controls

not keen on TV guide set up no info on programmes

Great LCD TV, image and sound are great. Very easy to setup.

The sound is extremely good. I watch a lot of performances of a wide variety of music and I'm very impressed.

pretty good design good picture easy to use value for money

Love it

Great TV

None discovered yet

the set is well made and looks very attractive, it is also easy to use

Plugged in and within 5 minutes I had beautiful pictures and easy access to freeview with programming of anything I wanted to watch in advance.

When in the guide it goes silent. I would prefer some sound.

Excellent tv, picture is brilliant, nice size screen and guide is easy to use.

Superb picture - does everything I bought it for!

Excellent picture for the screen size- crisp and exceptionally clear.

none seen so far

Easy set up Viera link Looks good

No bad points

God picture, compact design. Remote is reasonably laid out with good size buttons - essential for older less capable people

got what paid for. good value.

nil

simple set up - looks good - excellent picture clarity

Excellent picture quality and easy to set up / operate

You're unlikely to have many problems with this tv. The picture quality is excellent and the sound is also very good. Lots of inputs if you need them. Haven't tried any HD television yet but I imagine the tv would perform very well.

No bad points at all, this tv is excellent. I did a lot of research before buying a tv and this tv had the best reviews for the price. It is one of the more expensive 26 inch tvs - higher quality costs a lot though - you can get some poor quality 32 inch tvs for a lot cheaper but if you want a tv that you're going to be proud you paid a bit more for then this is a good option.

Very aesthetic shell, simple effective design, no shiny casing so no reflections therefore better viewing experience. Image quality is great with lots of options for tweaking the image to get it right for your viewing distance. All details in spec accurate. Light and easy to move around. Lots of inputs inc. 2 x HDMI. No side effects.

The first one I got started buzzing, but was replaced and has been fine since, a small bump.

Nice design, intuitive to use and simple setup

Sound quality not amasing

Clarity of picture and sound - Angle of vision

It would be good to have a Panasonic wallbracket as part of the package.

Usual Panasonic LCD quality, need I say more?

Improved sound in comparison to my older TX32LXD60 but still not as good as others on the market. Picture quality is immense though

Good image and sound Simple to use Works well with panasonic DVD recorder

looks very cool, great for gaming, my ps3 looks brilliant on it. watching hd movies is a whole new experience.

picture quality of freeview isn't the best, but its the same for all LCD tv's

Excellent picture and Programme Guide user Interface

Black levels could be better but are ok for an LCD at this price.

set up....picture.... sound....

appearance could be more attractive...

FANTASTIC SHARP PICTURE & SOUND...IF YOU HAVE A PLAYSTATION 3 YOU NEED A TV LIKE THIS TO GET THE BEST OUT OF THE HD PICTURE & BLUE-RAY HD DVD'S LOOK AMAZING.

CANT THINK OF ANY.

Very clear picture

None so far

too many to list

none so far

Good Clear picture and good sound. Met all needs of my mother required in a television. ie easy usage and good sound

I am very pleased with style and size of this product

none

Brilliant freeview picture, it's hard not to mistake it for HD. Great connectivity, I'm connecting 2 games consoles, DVD player and VCR, and there's still room for more.

Can't fault it, its been great.

Control Functions

Slow to start up

Clarity/depth /colour excellent

very easy to set up.great picture quality

Excellent picture quality.

Slow responsiveness of the standby control/power switch. On TV controls mounted on top which are too high for our location forcing use of remote control.

Slick design, easy to use and reliable.

Battery seems to goes down quickly.

Highly recommended by Which. Meets all our requirements

If you want a decent sized screen which is not too big for the normal size of lounge this is for you. The TV looks good and whilst not as slimline as some others it is still very neat. The on/off button on the top is an excellent design feature.

None really - I suspect that the bases on which most of these TVs stand are a bit flimsy but time will tell!.....

Excellent picture quality and sound.

Found it a bit complicated to use to start with, however, having got the hang of it found it easy to use.

Good picture & sound quality. Freeview works well.

A bit expensive comopared to 32 inch version Not particularly child friendly as the base could be pushed or toppled (unlike the old bukly TV's)

Comprehensive range of settings and functions. Integrated digital tuner is reliable and straightforward

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