Television field in India is major competing than it ever has been. This is true across price points, and new brands are making a beeline for our shores in the hope to get the first mover advantage in the battle for market share. The latest is the German television company, Metz, which is now selling its smart televisions in India. Metz was acquired by Chinese company Skyworth Electronics a few years ago. The company is selling televisions with 32-inch, 40-inch, 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch screen sizes in India. The television that we are reviewing here is the Metz 65Q4A, which is expected to be launched in India next year, and will be priced around Rs1,13,268. This basically means it will be up against serious 65-inch television competition from recognized brands such as Sony, LG and Samsung, to name a few—and also undercuts them quite a bit in terms of the price as well. The fact that this runs the Google Android TV software, is a solid foundation to build on.
First look at the Metz 65Q4A, and the very German-esque attention to detail comes to the fore immediately. There is a very thin bezel around the display, with the glossy black finish. The panel is fixed in with absolutely no rough edges At the bottom is a chrome strip, which adds a bit of glitter to the overall look. The minimalist table-top stand is solidly built, and holds up the large screen with ease. The clean look means this TV can very easily be mistaken for a flagship televisions from the brands you may be familiar with. There are no physical buttons or unnecessary visual elements spoiling the look of the TV, and the very thin bezel pretty much fades out of view when you switch it on.
Switch the Metz 65Q4A on, and the sheer brilliance of the 65-inch IPS panel shines through instantaneously. This is a 4K display (3840 x2160 resolution). This is a bright screen, but the real highlight would be the great viewing angles that it offers—quite handy that, if there is a large gathering at your home to watch a movie or a sporting event, for instance. Colours look really good on this screen and we were pleasantly surprised that in our very first tryst with it, the Metz 65Q4A television has pretty much blown us away with the real world performance. That said, the default picture settings are a tad on the conservative side, and you can really push the contrast, colours as well as the black level settings a notch higher. The only drawback is that the picture settings aren’t as detailed as they perhaps could have been. The depth of the black, once you’ve tweaked the settings enough, helps the other colours come alive in great detail. The panel’s brilliance is perhaps best defined by how well it is able to separate different shades of the same colour. Skin tones are reproduced well too.
