Panasonic TC-L22X2 22-Inch 720p

Offering excellent picture performance, Panasonic’s 22 inch VIERA TC L22X2 LCD HDTV gives 720p high definition imagery and will include a common Dock for Apple iPod, which enables you to control and play music and video directly from your iPod or iPhone through your VIERA HDTV. This X2 series model includes 24P Playback function for superb imagery from 24 frame movies on DVD and Blu ray Disc, Game Mode for faster image answer while playing immersive 3D games and a 15,000:1 contrast percentage. This and other models in the X2 line offer Panasonic’s VIERA Image Viewer feature, which enables you to play slideshows of JPEG pictures stored on SD memory cards, also as the VIERA Link feature for controlling a range of matched components from Blu ray Disc players to digital cameras through a single remote. Adhering to Panasonic’s commitment to the environment, this VIERA model as well as all 2010 models features improved power intake and meets the new, more stringent Energy Star 4.0 prerequisites. Key Features Game Mode: With Game Mode, quicker image answer increases the enjoyment of video games when a game console is connected to the TV. What is more, VIERA produces the black pictures in video games more obviously. This mode works with the anti image retention (wobbling) function, too.   VIERA Link: Lets the interlinked operation of different AV devices from DVD and Blu ray Disc players to home theater sound systems to digital cameras and camcorders using only the VIERA remote control by just connecting the devices to each other by an HDMI cable (see pop up illustration).  

Panasonic’s VIERA X2 series LCD HDTV. IPod Entertainment Kit: With the included common Dock for iPod, you may be able to control playback of the music and video stored on your Apple iPod or iPhone directly through your VIERA HDTV via the remote control and intuitive onscreen menu system (see more about iPod/iPhone compatibility).   VIERA Image Viewer: View full HD pictures with the integrated SD card slot, enabling you to view JPEG photos captured from your digital camera or camcorder on the big screen. Navigate your pictures via an easy to use thumbnail display. Key plans Series: X2 Screen type: LCD (CCFL backlight) Screen size: 22 inches Filter: Good Black Panel Native resolution: 1366 x 768 pixels Contrast ratio: 15,000:1 Viewing angle: 178 degrees Receiving system: ATSC/QAM/NTSC HDTV display capability: 720p EDTV display capability: 480p Speakers: Two full range, 6W total power; surround sound potential Image viewer: JPEG compatibility Aspect control: 480i/p Full, Just, 4:3, Zoom; 720p Full, H Fill, Just, 4:3, Zoom Optional wall mounting bracket: TY WK23LR2W Multi lingual menu: English/Spanish/French Energy Star qualified: Yes Connections HDMI: one part (Y, PB, PR): one Composite A/V: one PC input (15 pin, D Sub): one audio output: one Dimensions TV with stand: 21.4 x 15.9 x 7.5 inches (WxHxD); 15.4 pounds TV without stand: 21.4 x 14.3 x 2.4 inches (WxHxD); 13.2 pounds What size TV should you get? What is in the Box Panasonic X2 series LCD HDTV, removable stand, remote control (with batteries), operating information Series: VT25 Plasma GT25 Plasma G25 Plasma S2 Plasma U2 Plasma C2 Plasma U22 LCD X2 LCD C22 LCD Models: TC P54VT25 54″
TC P50VT25 50″ TC P50GT25 50″
TC P42GT25 42″ TC P54G25 54″
TC P50G25 50″
TC P46G25 46″
TC P42G25 42″ TC P65S2 65″
TC P58S2 58″
TC P54S2 54″
TC P50S2 50″
TC P46S2 46″
TC P42S2 42″ TC P50U2 50″
TC P42U2 42″ TC P50C2 50″
TC P46C2 46″
TC P42C2 42″ TC L42U22 42″
TC L37U22 37″
TC L32U22 32″ TC L37X2 37″
TC L32X2 32″
TC L22X2 22″ TC L37C22 37″
TC L32C22 32″ VIERA Cast

VIERA Image Viewer
(AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback)
(AVCHD/MPEG2/JPEG/MP3 playback)
(JPEG)
(JPEG)
(JPEG)
(JPEG)
(JPEG)
(JPEG)
(JPEG) VIERA Link
Webcam able
Webcam able
Webcam able NeoPDP Panel THX Display Contrast Ratio Infinite Black Pro / 5,000,000:1 Native Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native Infinite Black / 5,000,000:1 Native Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 Dynamic: 2,000,000:1 Dynamic: 20,000:1 Dynamic: 20,000:1
22″: 15,000:1 Dynamic: 18,000:1 Moving Picture Resolution 1080 lines 1080 lines 1080 lines 1080 lines 900 lines 720 lines Anti Reflective Filter Display Capabilities 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 720p, 480p 1080p, 1080i,
720p, 480p 720p, 480p 720p, 480p 600Hz Sub field Drive Game Mode Speakers 3; 30W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total 2; 20W total
22″: 6W 2; 20W total Surround Sound HDMI input Four (1 side) three (1 side) three (1 side) three (1 side) three (1 side) two three (1 side) three (1 side)
22″: one two Component input (Y, PB, PR) two two two two two two one one one Composite input Two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side) two (1 side)
22″: one two PC input One (side) one (side) one (side) one one one USB Two two two Ethernet LAN input One one one Digital Audio output One one one one one one one one one IPod common Dock Energy Star Series: VT25 Plasma GT25 Plasma G25 Plasma S2 Plasma U2 Plasma C2 Plasma U22 LCD X2 LCD C22 LCD
Which Size HDTV is Right for My Room?
With standard definition TVs, the rule used to be that viewers could feel comfy watching a set from a distance of three to six times the screen size in inches. With HDTV, the resolution is so much better that you may sit closer to a bigger TV without noticing the pixels. So with HDTVs, the rule tends to be you may be able to sit anywhere from 1.5 to three times the screen size (in inches) for the best experience. If you know the size of the room you have already, where you want to sit, and where your new HDTV should go once you get it, you may be able to figure out the size HDTV you may want to get. Minimum size = looking at distance/3 Maximum size=Viewing distance/1.5

54 of 56 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of five stars Great 22 inch LCD, November 30, 2010
By Wildfan See all my reviews () This review is from: Panasonic TC L22X2 22 Inch 720p LCD HDTV with iPod Dock (Electronics) This little LCD has not got the credit it deserves, (3.5 stars ??). We got this LCD to replace a 15 year old 26 inch RCA tube TV in our bedroom. We were considering a 26 inch LCD, but decided to go with the 22 inch. We’re big fans of all TVs Panasonic; one plasma, one TAU and now one LCD. It has beautiful imagery and great sound. The menu is intuitive with many alternatives to good tune the picture and audio. Speakers are just good for a bedroom. The docking system is great. Our room is 12×12 and I can not believe these reviewers that put a 42 inch TV in their 12×12 bedrooms. Way too big. With the lights on the TV appears small but the picture is so clear and crisp it makes up for it. All text is easy to read from ten feet away. With the lights off you could be hard pressed to guess it is only a 22 inch. If you have to upgrade a TV for your bedroom, this TV is an excellent choice.

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69 of 78 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of five stars Audio Deficiency, August 23, 2010
By John Kiblin “(Laura)” (PA) See all my reviews
(REAL NAME) () This review is from: Panasonic TC L22X2 22 Inch 720p LCD HDTV with iPod Dock (Electronics) I have generally been a fan of Panasonic and as a matter of fact have a 50″ Panasonic in the family room. But they seemingly are trying to cut costs on this model. The audio is so bad that the only way to hear anything from some feet away is to maximize the treble setting, minimize the bass setting, and turn the volume up to its maximum setting. Unfortunately this creates a “tinny” sound that isn’t something that a tv in this price range should have.

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46 of 52 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of five stars Does so much still so little., December 7, 2010
By Just Trying to Help “Product Guru” (USA) See all my reviews
(TOP 500 REVIEWER) (VINE VOICE) () This review is from: Panasonic TC L22X2 22 Inch 720p LCD HDTV with iPod Dock (Electronics) The problem with a device that tries to do everything, is that frequently it does not do enough of it right.

This device has three major functions:
1) Its a TV.
2) Its a computer monitor.
3) Its an iPhone accessory charger/screen/speakers.

The reason I bought this TV is because it works with the iPhone. Yes, thats what won me over. Its a just price for a TV, , then the iPod/iPhone connect was really a bonus. So I bought it.

Ipod/Iphone usage:
You can play movies, songs, and pictures you already have on your iPod. That’s, movies you bought or rented. But. You can’t use this product to view Hulu Plus OR Netflix video streaming on a bigger screen, which is a way that I increasingly watch video using my iPod. Now, you could purchase a composite cable adapter and get the video out of your iPod that way, but you could do that with ANY TV. Apple Composite AV Cable I have not tried it, but I found that as I looked for a way around this problem with this product. Interestingly, you may be able to get the streaming audio from netflix or Hulu, but the screen blanks out with a message that the iphone is plugged in so you can not see the video. This reduced the usefulness of this TV considerably, at least for me.

In addition, for wall mounting reasons, I ran into other problems. I goed to mount it on the wall, , then have many equipment underneath the TV. ALL the plugs go straight into the back, that’s, they’re perpendicular to the TV. Just like most old school stereo equipment. Most LCD TVs have the plugs go “down” so you may be able to mount the TV to the wall easier. But all the plugs ipod, VGA, Composite, they ALL stick straight out the back, as well as the ipod base plug which was the whole reason I bought it. I goed to wall mount this unit in the kitchen but thats more or less “out”, there could be many of strain on any cables connected. The VGA cable in specific sticks pretty far out. Every cable will have a right angle bend as it touches the wall, which will sooner or later create a short. This is why most other TVs have down angled plugs. So its not good for wall mounting I believe.

So I decided that I still liked the iPod/iPhone perk enough to keep it as a computer monitor, and it may charge my iphone and play music as I worked (cool, huh). But as a computer monitor I have had many issues. Many lacking I have run across:
1) The computer monitor setup is usually manual. You’ll have to go into the TV settings and “tell” the TV what resolution your computer is running at. The three resolutions available are 1024×768, 1366×768, and 1280×768. Thats good for geeky me but for someone who expects it to plug and play . They’ll be disappointed. It’ll be particularly confusing if your computer isn’t set to one of those three resolutions, because your screen will look terrible and you will wonder why the monitor does not auto correct (as so many good quality monitors do these days). Setting the horizontal and vertial is up to you. Then there’s a manual setting for the dot clock and the clock phase. I do not know what they are, but I am hoping that one of them will fix a problem i have where pixels in the center of the screen are sharp and pixels near the corner are fuzzy. Wish me luck.

2) The included “stand” makes the TV “low” on the table. Its lower than other TVs and LCD monitors I have used. I had to put it on a old monitor stand I goed to throw out (similar to this one: Fellowes Monitor Riser 91712. Otherwise its not ergonomic enough. And the base doesn’t tilt. In short, the included stand is disappointing. So now I feel its not good for table mounting OR wall mounting.

3) you must hit the power button to turn the monitor back on every time your computer sleeps. I will keep looking for a solution to this but its not a good out of the box default.

4) You can not listen to your ipod through the TV while its charging, while working on your PC. When you start the ipod you may be able to control your ipod using the remote control (cool) but once you get many music playing you can not use the TV screen to do stuff for your laptop. The screen remains permanently in use as a big ipod controller. Now, I know that I could just run itunes or pandora on my laptop and hear music through the TV, but my point is that the ways you may be able to use your ipod with this tv are really, really restricted.

Here is another little annoyance: When I’m using this screen as a TV or a computer monitor, and I plug in my iPhone the screen goes black and it goes to iPhone control. I had to pick up the remote and hit “exit” to get back to typing this review. If you’re watching TV, or using your PC, and you want to just plug in your iphone and charge it you’ll cut your TV program or your laptop out. I understand WHY this happens. Its because the TV can not know when you just want to charge and when you want to listen to music. It could have been “handy” to have a button on the included charge base that said “exit” just like on the remote. You could then plug in your phone and hit the exit button and only have a momentary black flash.

Overall I think the TV is “fine”. By adding an iPod dock they have made it more complicated. I am sure a future variant of this product will be five star excellence. But for now the little problems have produced too much trouble for the designers of this product, which results in many of inconsistencies for the end user.

My top three complaints for this item:
1) iphone/ipod handling is restricted to some basic functions that can only be performed in some basic ways.
2) screen sharpness looks to differ, sharp in the center and fuzzy in the corners. This isn’t noticable when you’re watching TV but when you have got a screen full of text (like when I am writing this review with it as my monitor) then its really evident. I am trying to fix this by twiddling with settings.
3) I think the base is inadequate and the sockets on the back aren’t set up properly for wall mounting.

I do not think its a complete waste, I just projected it to work better.

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