Featuring a solid specification sheet and offering wonderfully subtle but accurate picture quality, the MZ1500 may be the best performance-per-pound model in Panasonic’s new OLED range. Available in 55in and 65in options, its price tag makes it much more expensive than the rival LG C3 and just below the Sony A80L. If you’re choosing between the MZ1500 and the step-up MZ2000, you are looking at a price gap of around £500 at 55in and a whopping £1000 at 65in.
The MZ1500 looks all but identical to the MZ2000 and older LZ2000. It is a fairly chunky unit that features a dedicated speaker bar mounted beneath the screen which makes placing a dedicated separate soundbar next to impossible. This is good news for those who absolutely refuse to add a dedicated sound system but bad news for those for whom a TV’s integrated sound system is not their first choice.
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