Panny Viera TH42PZ80B or TH42PZ81B

[spearce8]

Hi,

What are the differences bewteen the two, at JL there's a £200 price difference, the more expensive one as Freesat (which I don't need) I take it that's not the only difference, any reviews that compare the two :)

[Deron]

Hi,

What are the differences bewteen the two, at JL there's a £200 price difference, the more expensive one as Freesat (which I don't need) I take it that's not the only difference, any reviews that compare the two :)

Think the pz81b is more like the 85 with the freesat tuner, but if you read the review of the 81 you'll see him reference the other 2 in it.

It’s easy to be lulled into thinking that the Panasonic TH50PZ81 is simply a PZ85 augmented by the addition of a Freesat tuner, but the PZ81 boasts a few extra features not found on the PZ85: picture-and-picture (PaP) and picture-in-picture (PiP) functions; AVCHD movie playback through its SD card slot; and an ethernet port which may gain BBC iPlayer/ media streaming support in the future. Even its calibrated black level is the deepest we’ve witnessed on a Panasonic plasma, though we readily admit that the improvement is marginal and could very well be attributed to sample-to-sample variation.

http://www.hdtvtest.co.uk/news/panasonic-th50pz81b-review-20080729123.htm