Panasonic TX-L37E30B

Panasonic TX-L37E30B review

The TX-L37E30B puts LCD finally on a par with Panasonic's all-conquering plasmas. The LED-powered TV is positioned above a trio of HD ready models in 20 and 32-inch screen sizes and it has a lookalike 42-inch sibling. It's far from a budget option at £850, but it offers advanced networking features and access to a new world of IPTV content, courtesy of Panasonic's new cloud-based Viera Connect service.The TX-L37E30B may not have much truck with this year's other great obsession, 3D, but it is a handsome set. The finish is gunmetal grey, with clean sharp lines. The topography of the back panel rather confuses depth measurements, bulging out to accommodate speakers at the base; at its deepest it's 75mm. The TX-L37E30B is well equipped to be the hub of any home entertainment system. Rear-placed connectivity is extensive, with three HDMI inputs, a PC D-sub connection, single Scart, Ethernet LAN, plus phono stereo and optical digital audio outputs. There are also two USB inputs. As the set does not have integrated Wi-Fi, you'll probably want to use one of these for Panasonic's dedicated (optional) Wi-Fi dongle, the DV-WL10. The other is best partnered with the £130 TY-CC10 HD Skype webcam. This can be positioned above or below the screen and has a wide mic array.