Perhaps the biggest surprise regarding Panasonic’s new Z95A flagship MLA OLED TV (new naming convention aside) is that it will run Amazon’s Fire OS smart platform rather than the company’s own My Home Screen operating system.
To some people, this news seemed to come completely out of the blue, but Panasonic launched a lower-end OLED with Fire OS last year – a heavy hint that it was testing the waters with a view to replacing its own straightforward but slightly creaking platform. While not confirmed (because only the Z95A and its 77-inch Z93A sibling have so far been announced), it’s probably safe to assume that Fire OS will be the default platform for Panasonic TVs for this year and beyond, and while I realise that everything to do with Amazon is viewed dimly by some people, I think this is a great move.
