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77" Panasonic Z8 Series OLED 4K UHD 144Hz Smart Fire TV (2025)
$1,500
$4,300
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Beach Camera via Best Buy has 77" Panasonic Z8 Series OLED 4K Ultra HD 144Hz Smart Fire TV (2025, TV-77Z8BAP) on sale for $1499.99. Shipping is free.
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Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Champagne13 for sharing this deal.
Note: Delivery of this item is restricted to drop-off only
Specs:
- Resolution: 3840 x 2160
- Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
- HDR: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG
- Free Sync Premium / G-Sync Compatible / Variable Refresh Rate
- Ports:
- 4x HDMI
- 2x USB (1x 3.0, 1x 2.0)
- 1x Ethernet
- 1x Digital Audio Output
- 1x RF input
- 1x RS-232C input
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Beach Camera via Best Buy has 77" Panasonic Z8 Series OLED 4K Ultra HD 144Hz Smart Fire TV (2025, TV-77Z8BAP) on sale for $1499.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to Community Member Champagne13 for sharing this deal.
Note: Delivery of this item is restricted to drop-off only
Specs:
Thanks to Community Member Champagne13 for sharing this deal.
Note: Delivery of this item is restricted to drop-off only
Specs:
- Resolution: 3840 x 2160
- Refresh Rate: 144 Hz
- HDR: HDR10, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, and HLG
- Free Sync Premium / G-Sync Compatible / Variable Refresh Rate
- Ports:
- 4x HDMI
- 2x USB (1x 3.0, 1x 2.0)
- 1x Ethernet
- 1x Digital Audio Output
- 1x RF input
- 1x RS-232C input
Editor's Notes
Written by citan359 | Staff- This offer matches the current Frontpage Deal.
- Please see the original post for additional details & give the forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
- Get 1%-5% cash back on deals like this with a cash back credit card. Compare the available cash back credit cards here.
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The Panasonic Z8B is being framed as a mid tier OLED that stands out for cinematic picture quality, natural colors, excellent motion handling, and strong build quality. It is also praised for deep customization and for looking very close to the flagship Z95B in side by side comparisons. The main concern is SDR brightness, with reports of very low output on the 77 inch model and warnings that it may be best suited to darker rooms. Fire TV also draws criticism for ads and a cluttered interface, though some settings tweaks and external streaming devices can reduce the annoyance.
The TV delivers motion handling that can feel close to Panasonic's flagship Z95B performance.
The Panasonic Z8B offers strong picture customization with cinematic, natural colors for everyday viewing.
The Fire TV experience can be minimized by turning off ads in Panasonic and Fire TV settings.
The TV can work well for SDR viewing when brightness is kept around 50% in a living room.
SDR brightness can test around 103 nits, which may make typical SDR content look dim.
Fire TV can be intrusive at startup by defaulting to Fire output even when external devices are connected.
Fire TV casting behavior can be problematic compared with Android TV experiences.
Fire OS updates and promotional push behavior can be frequent, including rentals or purchases.
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https://www.tomsguide.c
FireTV is a door to a bunch of other doors (launches apps ie streaming channels) = same thing these guys do (AppleTV, GoolgeTV, Roku).
Also I don't know any other portal app that handles a modern 4K TV's many custom settings like this champ either.
https://www.tomsguide.c
Not everyone watches TV outside in bright day light.
Seriously Tom's (we get paid by the ad click throughs to Amazon) Guide is now your source for TV specs?
I trust my eyes & know who to trust esp. when they show me a side by side comp vs. arguably the best flagship TV out right now & shows me there is immaterial differences:
https://youtu.be/2pdNXt9ght8
Seriously do better
If there's anything to complain about it's Roku that literally pops up a "more ways to watch" banner in the middle of your show or movie
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Are you drama queens flying a 787 or something?
FireTV is a door to a bunch of other doors (launches apps ie streaming channels) = same thing these guys do (AppleTV, GoolgeTV, Roku).
Also I don't know any other portal app that handles a modern 4K TV's many custom settings like this champ either.
Most of us use the bookmark function and don't notice anything else.
We don't let the inconsequential veneer stop us from getting a, great TV.
Esp when you don't even have 1st hand experience with this Panasonic implementation.
Most Smart TV owners will use the onboard app. While others may simply add a peripheral streaming device of their choice.
My point was that some people make a big deal out of a streaming portal is just odd.
Esp when it's just a bunch of bookmarks at the end of the day and this is actually nicely integrated with this Panny Z8B to help owners tweak the TV settings.
Those posters have no idea how well FireTV is configured with this Panasonic and am glad they are in their little bubble picking their noses while I am on my 2nd week of Panasonic utopia.
If there's anything to complain about it's Roku that literally pops up a "more ways to watch" banner in the middle of your show or movie
On this Panasonic, I'll be honest, I turn off the ads in the Panasonic and FireTV settings & really only barely see the usual show flash page like any other streaming device as a background wallpaper.
Else my favorites are front & center. And yes I get interesting suggestions that I didn't know about all the time.
This is sad for them if they hold a fabricated issue against this great TV.
Typical of today's ignorant biases.
Amazon Firesticks were my first foray into streaming, but I abandoned those very quickly due to the ad-to-content ratio, went to Roku for a while until I had one catch on fire (literally - smoke and sparks) and the replacement went into a boot loop updating itself the first time it was powered on, then I discovered the AppleTV 4K boxes and have been happy with those for a few years (I have four).
Amazon Firesticks were my first foray into streaming, but I abandoned those very quickly due to the ad-to-content ratio, went to Roku for a while until I had one catch on fire (literally - smoke and sparks) and the replacement went into a boot loop updating itself the first time it was powered on, then I discovered the AppleTV 4K boxes and have been happy with those for a few years (I have four).
That is 100% not the experience of this Panasonic Z8B nor the flagship Z95B.
What an bizarre comment.
It's funny you wasted your time with ads when you could have minimized them.
If there's anything to complain about it's Roku that literally pops up a "more ways to watch" banner in the middle of your show or movie
Glad the marketing technique is a win for you. I make a point to avoid those things out of pure anti-ad spite.
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I guess u need your daily dose of drama.
Most of us use the bookmark function and don't notice anything else.
We don't let the inconsequential veneer stop us from getting a, great TV.
Esp when you don't even have 1st hand experience with this Panasonic implementation.
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