freesat HD - brilliant for everyone

Panasonic launches the UK's first HD televisions with freesat HD built-in

Panasonic are delighted to be supporting the launch of freesat which marks a major landmark in the development of Digital Television broadcasting in the UK

Welcome to freesat, brilliant TV for everyone
The BBC and ITV bring you freesat, a brand new digital satellite TV service giving you free HD programmes at no extra cost. freesat has no contract, no subscription, just a one-off payment for the TV, satellite dish and installation. And because freesat is broadcast via satellite, it will be available to almost every household in the UK. Everyone can now enjoy digital TV for free, even HD programmes; TV so real it makes you feel like you’re part of the action.

Freesat is the first platform to offer subscription free HD services, enhanced HD interactive services and future feature expansion including the addition of broadband internet applications. As the Freesat service is satellite based, further capacity for the expansion of HD services can be assured. Making Freesat the premier platform for subscription free HD both today and in the future.

Your favourite channels, and loads of them!
From movies and sport to entertainment and children’s channels, there’s something for the whole family to enjoy. Over 80 of the most popular channels and many more being added every month. Our line-up will just get better and better...

PZ81 Series
The PZ81 Series, available in three screen sizes: TH-42PZ81 (42”), TH-46PZ81 (46”) and TH-50PZ81 (50”) will be available instore from June. These stylish and desirable plasmas boast a host of features to deliver outstanding moving picture resolution and beautiful colour reproduction together with brilliant sound and easy operation, giving viewers the optimum HD viewing experience. A Panasonic HD plasma TV with Freesat built-in is a quick and convenient way to view a wide range of channels including brilliant HD programmes from the BBC and ITV, all for free*.
* Following a one-off installation payment, plus the cost of receiving equipment.

These sets give optimised picture performance, perfect for HD sports, movies and games, as they come equipped with Panasonic’s flagship Intelligent Frame Creation System, which harnesses the computing power of the V-Real Pro 3 processor, motion compensated additional frames are created and inserted between the source frames resulting in natural frame-to-frame transitions, for smooth motion high definition images.

In addition 24p Real Cinema technology ensures enhanced judder-free playback when viewing 24 frames per second material, such as that output from Panasonic Blu-ray players. The PZ81 series also features 100Hz Double Scan to ensure beautiful, flicker-less on-screen motion and an extra wide colour gamut with x.v.Colour, which produces richer, more vivid colouring from x.v.Colour signals^.
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To register your interest in the PZ81 Viera Range with freesat HD built-in, email us at pukweb@eu.panasonic.com with "Viera with freesat HD" in the subject field with your address details, and we will send you further information when it becomes available.