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REMARKABLE VALUE FOR MONEY

TELEVISION Panasonic TX-50GX800B £699

SOURCE Apple TV 4K £179

SOUNDBAR Q Acoustics M2 £169

SYSTEM TOTAL £1047

When we first put this system together we had to redo the sums a few times. We couldn’t quite believe that a system so accomplished, and so well equipped for the 21st century living room could come in at just over £1000. This set-up is, simply, remarkable value for money.

Let’s start with the 50in television. We first reviewed the Panasonic TX-50GX800B in July. And already we are seeing it available to buy at £100 less than the original £799. It is the first TV we’ve tested that supports both of the two competing dynamic metadata-based HDR formats, Dolby Vision and HDR10+. But is the GX800

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