Panasonic's "Layout Free TV" (TH-43LF1)
However, with the spread of smartphones, the role and usage of TV are changing.Instead of broadcasting programs, watching video distribution is increasing, and the style of viewing on individuals is expanding, rather than watching the whole family in the living room.
Under such circumstances, products that propose new TV use have appeared.That is Panasonic's "Layout Free TV" (TH-43LF1).
TH-43LF1 (hereinafter, layout-free TV) is a television that has casters on the stand and can be moved to any place.
Panasonic has a lineup of the Portable TV "Private Vierra" series, which transmits broadcast waves and videos to television (monitor) to TV (monitor).Layout -free television combines the wireless transmission of 4K broadcasting in the industry by combining the wireless transmission technology used in the series and the high -quality compression technology cultivated in the BD recorder "DIGA" series.
Let's take a closer look at the product.Layout -free TV is an LCD TV composed of a 43V monitor part and another tuner.The driving method of the liquid crystal panel mounted on the monitor is the IPS method.The resolution is compatible with 4K with 3,840 x 2,160 dots.
The size of the monitor is 980 x 492 x 1,182mm (including width x depth x height, TV stand).The weight is about 24.5kg.Two HDMI terminals are installed on the back of the main unit, so you can connect to home game consoles.
The size of the tuner part is 215 x 215 x 80mm (width x depth x height, not projections) and weighs about 1.8 kg.Built -in ground/BS/CS digital tuner and two BS4K/110 -degree CS4K tuner, support 4K broadcasting.Equipped with a 2TB capacity HDD, you can record plenty of broadcast programs.The 4K broadcast is 4K resolution, and can be recorded up to 12 times long hours.In addition, USB HDD can be connected to the USB terminal of the tuner part, but it is a backup application of photos and videos stored on the built -in HDD of the tuner part, and TV programs cannot be recorded on USB HDD.
The monitor only connects the power cable to the outlet.Connect a power cable and antenna line to the tuner part, and a wired LAN when using the Internet function.Then, when the power is turned on with the remote control, the monitor and the tuner are wirelessly connected and the video is projected.There is no need to set a connection between the monitor and the tuner.
If the tuner is installed near the antenna terminal on the wall of your home, the monitor part can be used freely in your home.Since my office is a small 1LDK, I could not test it so much from the distance between the monitor and the tuner, but even if I moved the monitor to the next room, there was no image quality deterioration, and the TV video was displayed neatly.I have done it.In the test at the housing exhibition hall by Panasonic, it seems that the video was able to receive the video even if we put the first and second floors of detached houses.
Let's briefly touch on the functional aspects.The high -image quality function is equipped with a "auto AI image quality" that automatically judges the scene using deep learning technology.It also has a "Hexakuroma Drive" that faithfully expresses the color in the wide color range, and a "hybrid tone mapping" that can reflect HDR images colorfully.In addition, it is equipped with a smart speaker (sold separately) equipped with Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa, and is equipped with an IoT function "Voice push notification" that can be linked with Panasonic home appliances.It will inform you of the operation status of air conditioners and washing machines by voice.
I actually installed a layout -free TV for two weeks at the living dining room in the office.The 14 -tatami living dining room is a layout with a system kitchen on the east side of a rectangular short side, a TV with a TV on the west, and a dining table and sofa.Until then, I used a 55V LCD TV on a TV stand.I changed it to layout -free TV.
When I put it in the same position as the previous TV, when I watched the TV from the sofa, the screen size was small, so it was not powerful and I felt a little hard to see.However, layout -free TVs are moved freely on the monitor and moved to the front of a sofa or dining table.
This effect was more than expected.A 43V TV with a distance of 1m is larger than the 55V TV at 2m away.The power is like a movie theater or at a consumer electronics retailer to watch a 70-80V class ultra -large TV up close.Since the stand has a caster, it is easy to adjust it to the right distance.
Convenient is when you are in a kitchen or dining room.Until now, I had given up watching the TV in the distant TV or giving up watching the TV itself, but a layout -free TV will move it with a rumbling.You can also bring it as a monitor by bringing it to the side of the dining table, connecting to a personal computer.
When moving through the monitor, the power cable is equipped with a magnet tap as a device so that the power cable does not hook and defeated.Even if the cable gets caught when the monitor is moved, the plug comes off the tap, preventing the TV from falling.
The power cable of the monitor part can be stored in the drawer in the lower stand and adjusted to the length that does not become jammed.It seems that it can be used more conveniently if it can be wrapped or stretched automatically like a vacuum cleaner power cable.
The monitor has a center of gravity in the stand, so that it does not fall easily when moving.You can move the back panel to move, but be careful as the casters at the bottom of the stand will become unstable if you step on the cable.This caster is not a ball type, but a turn type with two axes, front and rear and rotation, so if you move it forcibly, it will rattate.It is a good idea to move gently with both hands.
What I felt interesting was that when the monitor was turned backwards, the "black wall" disappeared from the room.Normally, the screen will be dark if the TV is not turned on.The larger the big screen TV, the larger the black area, and the more the walls are set.
However, the layout -free TV is a gentle white -like body color, and the back terminal is hidden with a cover, so it is a point that there is no discomfort even if it is turned back.
For two weeks using layout -free TVs, how to look at TV and how to spend in the living room have changed dramatically.
This TV not only watches broadcast programs, but can also watch programs recorded on 2TB's built -in HDD, and supports online videos such as YouTube and Netflix.For this reason, it is possible to use the family to see them together with the family, bring them nearby and enjoy them alone.It is attractive that the TV can be used according to the application and content, so that you can use multiple displays, such as smartphones and tablets.
However, there are some dissatisfaction points.One is that the HDMI input is only on the monitor side, and it is not installed on the tuner side.For this reason, if you use a BD recorder or a home game console, you need to connect to the monitor side.When transmitting a video wirelessly, games and the like have the effect of delay, but I felt that it would be convenient to skip external recorder images wirelessly.
In such a case, I would like you to use the "Room Jump Link (DLNA)" that links with DIGA, which is connected to the home network, but it is a little wasteful impression in the current situation where there is a difference in usability.
The other is the sound side.The monitor is equipped with a full -range speaker with a maximum of 20W practical output, and you can set five types of sound mode.However, because it is a thin TV, the lack of power is not denied.
In such a case, you will have to combine an optional sound bar, but the layout -free TV is a mechanism that cannot output audio because of wireless transmission.You may want to connect to an external speaker with an analog earphone output, or use Bluetooth compatible speakers, or headphones.
As I mentioned a bit about the negative point I was worried about, I still think that layout -free TV is an innovative TV.Not only can you move the TV installed in the living room into kitchens and dining, but you can also move to the bedroom on the same floor (it is heavy so the floors are strict).All you need is to replace the power cable.Relationship with TV will be more free.
The actual selling price is around 220,000 yen at the time of writing, which is very expensive for a 43V TV, but there is no other TV that makes the living room free.As a result of using this time, I am very attracted to it and are considering purchasing.If you actually experience it, you will see this value.However, the price is still the price.Currently, the image quality is twice as much as the same -class TV, and a price difference that takes a little step.I hope it will drop a little more.