Panasonic VIERA: Surprisingly High-Performance for Gaming
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This is a follow-up to the article about how Panasonic's TV division might be in trouble. It seems like they're putting in a lot of effort to come up with clever designs.
Personally, since the core performance is so good, I've always thought they could sell a ton more if they just tweaked their marketing strategy.
I was actually shocked by how high-performance the Panasonic VIERA I bought a few years ago turned out to be. I only realized it after buying a dedicated gaming monitor.
50-inch, 4K, 144Hz, variable refresh rate (VRR). It's overwhelmingly better than your average gaming monitor. My curved gaming monitor only outputs Full HD! It supports 180Hz, but my GPU can't keep up. Buying a monitor in this spec class would easily cost over 100,000 yen. Plus, since it's a consumer TV, older models can be picked up quite cheap.
Aside from PCs with high-end GPUs, it's a shame that currently only something like the PS5 can actually output these specs. But if they shifted their approach and marketed more directly to the gaming and PC communities, wouldn't they be able to make a comeback?
If you look at price comparison sites like Kakaku.com, there's barely any mention of these gaming specs.
With the Switch 2 coming out soon, high-refresh-rate 4K might become a standard expectation for everyday gamers.
Hang in there, Panasonic TV division!
