American Airlines is one of a few advertisers that appear on Panasonic TVs' new banner ads.

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When I reviewed the Panasonic TC-PVT50 series I was annoyed to see that the latest software update caused a banner ad to appear whenever I turned on the TV. The first thing I wondered was whether I could turn it off.

Happily, Panasonic built in a way to disable the advertising. It’s a simple, albeit buried, menu command. Here it is in a nutshell.

• Hit the main Menu on the remote (not the “Internet” or “VieraCast” button) or the TV itself.
• Navigate down to Setup, hit OK.
• Navigate down down (or up) to the second screen until you land on Advanced Setup. Hit OK.
• Hop down to VIERA CONNECT Banner and turn it Off using the left or right directional arrows.
• Hit Menu to exit.

Turn off banner ads on your Panasonic Smart TV (pictures)

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