Panasonic ST30 series review: 3D plasma HDTV 2011
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The Panasonic ST30 series 3D plasma TV features full HD 3D 1080p resolution, Infinite Black 2 panel, and Viera connect with WiFi ready. Connectivity includes three HDMI inputs and two USB ports.
Other features include Skype Video/Voice calling; 3D VIERA Image Viewer™ to view JPEG 2D digital still images, 3D digital still images and both 2D & 3D HD video recorded on an SD Memory Card; DLNA compatibility and 600Hz Sub-field Drive.
VIERA Connect is Panasonic’s new upgraded Internet TV, including Netflix, Amazon VOD, You Tube, Pandora, Twitter, Bloomberg News, a weather channel and Skype, plus new added popular apps as Hulu Plus, Napster, CinemaNow, Facebook, and sports sites including MLB.TV, MLS Matchday Live, NBA Game Time, and NHL Game Center.
The ST30 series is Panasonic mid-tier 3D plasma TV, a step down from the GT30 series. The ST30 series is very similar to the GT30 series except the GT30 series is THX certification.
The VIERA ST30 series has six screen sizes:
- TC-P65ST30, 65-inch, available March, $3299
- TC-P60ST30, 60-inch, available March, $2399
- TC-P55ST30, 55-inch, available February, $1799
- TC-P50ST30, 50-inch, available February, $1499
- TC-P46ST30, 46-inch, available February, $1299
- TC-P42ST30, 42-inch, available February, $1099
A detailed review on the TC-P50ST30 is posted. According to the review, the P50ST 30 is much better than last year’s 3D TV, but still has quite bit of motion artifacting.