Three major plasma TV brands – Pioneer, Fujitsu, and Hitachi – have all shuttered their plasma-making facilities. But while the tech is being out-shouted by LCD and LED backlighting, it's still screaming for attention. The latest Panasonic TX-P50V10B proves that plasma has a lot of life in it yet.

Yes, recent LCD TVs have significantly raised the bar, but so have Panasonic's engineers – they've thrown so much tech at the V10 range that this set competes with the very best.

Aesthetics aren't generally part of Panasonic's talent set, but this 50in TV