I just got a new 50" v10 today, and it looks great. I fired up some Halo to see how the input lag was, and so far I can tell a huge difference between it and my old samsung 50" plasma.

However, I only played for maybe 10-15 minutes or so, ensuring that it was set to "game" mode. I even checked the image retention settings and pixel orbiting was set to auto, but everything except "scroll bar" was greyed out. I assume it's automatically set for "game" mode..

Anyways, I just want to know if there's anything I should do before I start using my tv over the weekend for some hardcore gaming? I may play anywhere from 1-5 hours at a time, and I just want to make sure I don't potentially damage the tv since it's brand new.

.. i believe in 'Game' mode, orbiting is turned off. you should be careful about heavy gaming for ~100hrs. also, you might want to limit yr sessions to 1-2hrs, especially if game utilizes a HUD.

when showing other programming/DVD/Blu-Ray, check on this Forum for good settings to start with (or) try the ones on tweaktv.com.

Panasonics don't have a "game mode"; there are several picture presets, one named "game", but it's nothing more than a picture preset. Meaning you don't have to use it when you play games, and it has no less lag than any other picture mode.

.. i believe in 'Game' mode, orbiting is turned off. you should be careful about heavy gaming for ~100hrs. also, you might want to limit yr sessions to 1-2hrs, especially if game utilizes a HUD.

when showing other programming/DVD/Blu-Ray, check on this Forum for good settings to start with (or) try the ones on tweaktv.com.

Why would an image retention feature be turned off for a game picture preset? I would think that is when image retention features would be most important?

Why would an image retention feature be turned off for a game picture preset? I would think that is when image retention features would be most important?

.. interferrence; maybe it'll mention it more in yr 'Owner's manual' under Orbiter or Game setting. :)