The Official PANASONIC PZ850u thread - All sizes (settings, feedback, etc...) - Page 36

Originally Posted by Espnetboy3

I to just started paying attention to these boards last week. Pretty much read from page 1-35 thursday and friday. Have been doing research on picking up a tv for about 2 months now. I usually do my hw when purchasing a new car, computer, tech etc. After all on saturday i picked up my TH-46PZ850U and MAN ITS AMAZING. i have about 25 hours on it, been keeping my settings around 15 and using the break in on an sd card. The picture today seems better than yesterday, it runs quiet , smooth etc. Im loving it so far!
Thanks for all of the insight

Originally Posted by Hammie

Well, I just calibrated my grayscale with the DVE-BD disc and the HCFR software using my Eye1Display2. I ended up with a 2.19 average Gamma and a 1524:1 contrast. I did not touch any service menu settings.

This is what I came up with:

Picture

Picture Mode: Custom
Picture: 63
Brightness: 51
Color: 40
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 40
Color Temp: Warm
Color Mgmt: Off
DCC: On
CATS: Off

Pro Settings

Panel Brightness: Mid
Contour Emphasis: Off
Gamma adjust: Mid
Black extension: 0
W/B high R: 31
W/B high B: 27
W/B low R: -9
W/B low B: 3
AGC: Off

Advanced picture

Video NR: Off
Block NR: Off
Mosquito NR: On
Black Level: Light
3:2 pulldown: On
HD Size: Size 2

Originally Posted by Pepster returns

I have a TV / Panel calibration DVD (7years old), and they make a big deal about the need to set your 'sharpness' to the minimum possible, before starting the calibration - and leaving it this way.

Originally Posted by hc2

I have that size, if you mount it on the wall it seems bigger for some reason. I have been watching my blurays on it, they seem like new movies with the video on this TV (had a 52" LED rear projection TV).
And I watched "Fools Gold" on HBO HD last night. Kind of a dumb romantic comedy, but it takes place in the Caribbean and the video was amazing. The colors and the clear water blew me away.
Basically, I'm seeing a lot of detail I had missed before in these movies

Originally Posted by Gamester5

I just purchased my 58" 850U on January 25th and so far I have been very impressed. One thing that I have noticed and I dont think it was like this when I first bought it is a area at the very top of the screen that flickers white in places, like the picture is not covering the entire screen.

It only happens on SD broadcast, I have never seen it on and HD broadcasts. Did I make an adjustment that caused this? Can I fix it with some simple adjustments? Is it defective?

Originally Posted by Hammie

BTW, my wife hates it any every time she sees it says, "We paid how much for this TV so we can see those white lines?"

Originally Posted by EShapiro

Anyone know if the Amazon movies on demand feature announced for the 2009 models will be available with the VieraCast in the PZ850u models? Is this a firmware upgrade, or will this just automatically appear in the VieraCast menu? Or, are we out of luck?

Originally Posted by Gamester5

I have VieraCast enabled and I have not seen any Amazon links listed. My TV also shipped with the latest software update. I tried to do the "Software update" in the menu and it came back with, "You have the latest software version installed"

I could very well be doing something wrong or looking in the wrong area for an update but I dont think so. They are saying "sometime this year" that could be now or December i guess ;-(

Sometime later this year, owners of new and recent Panasonic plasma HDTVs will be able to stream videos rented from Amazon.com directly to their TVs. The companies announced their video-on-demand cooperation today at Panasonic's Consumer Electronics Shows news conference, where Panasonic executives also spoke about the company's initiatives with 3D HDTV and its efforts to go green.

The video-on-demand capability will be implemented through the company's VieraCast IPTV technology, It will mark the first time that Amazon's video on demand content will be available on TVs (as opposed to PCs or Macs). Panasonic began shipping its first VieraCast sets last year.

Panasonic is also doing its best to bring 3D HDTV (in full 1080p resolution) to both Hollywood studios and the masses at home. Officials say they are working with other vendors and Hollywood studios to establish 3D HDTV standards and are also finalizing 3D authoring tools in hopes of bringing consumer products to market in 2010.

During the news conference, Titantic director James Cameron appeared on video to extol Panasonic's efforts to make 3D HDTV mainstream, including providng equipment for the production of his sci-fic epic, Avatar, "You'll feel like you're in that alien rainforest," Cameron said.

Like several other companies here, Panasonic touted its efforts to go green, including developing new plasma sets that attain higher levels of brightness using less power than their predecessors. The company's latest plasma display prototype can maintain the same brightness as 2007 sets using one-third the power, Panasonic said.

Finally, Panasonic showed off what it touted as the world's thinnest plasma, with a panel 1/3 in thick. Here's a little video of that set that shows just how skinny it is:

Hooking up with digital content distributors is definitely the thing to do here at CES, and you ought to know that Panasonic isn't leaving Vegas without a partner of its own. In between announcing snazzy new HDTVs and a litany of camcorders, the company has proudly announced a partnership with Amazon that will bring Amazon Video on Demand material to VIERA Cast TVs. The service is expected to launch early this year, and quite honestly, we're hoping that this isn't the only release of this kind. For Panasonic's sake.

Watch out, Netflix, you have some competition. Panasonic has now announced that it is teaming with Amazon Video On Demand on their 2009 VIERA CAST enabled HDTVs and Blu-ray products. Grab yourself one and you will have access to over 40,000 titles. In addition, you can get YouTube, Picasa, Bloomberg News and weather. We have to admit we like VOD as they often have some freebies and that is a good thing. Look for the new VIERA CAST early this year

Originally Posted by wookiemofo

I did a live chat with a panasonic rep via the Viera Concierge, he seemed to think the Amazon VOD service would only be available on new models. He said they may figure out a way to push it to already existing units, but there had been no talk about how to do so.

Originally Posted by Hammie

Well, I just calibrated my grayscale with the DVE-BD disc and the HCFR software using my Eye1Display2. I ended up with a 2.19 average Gamma and a 1524:1 contrast. I did not touch any service menu settings.

This is what I came up with:

Picture

Picture Mode: Custom
Picture: 63
Brightness: 51
Color: 40
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 40
Color Temp: Warm
Color Mgmt: Off
DCC: On
CATS: Off

Pro Settings

Panel Brightness: Mid
Contour Emphasis: Off
Gamma adjust: Mid
Black extension: 0
W/B high R: 31
W/B high B: 27
W/B low R: -9
W/B low B: 3
AGC: Off

Advanced picture

Video NR: Off
Block NR: Off
Mosquito NR: On
Black Level: Light
3:2 pulldown: On
HD Size: Size 2

Originally Posted by Gamester5

Thank you Hammie . That's funny, my wife said the EXACT same thing. Of course their tune changes once they see a BD playing.

I have been looking at this thread for over a month and I have yet to see anyone that had calibration done with my model TV and a PS3. I am approaching 400 hours and I think I am ready for a calibration, now I just need to find someone very qualified, that has the right tools, and not to expensive to do the job in the Portland area.

Also wondering if it is going to make a huge difference if I am running my Verizon Fios feed (HDMI) and PS3 (HDMI) through my Yamaha RX-V1800 and then to my 58" 850U? Would I be better off feeding those directly to the TV?

Originally Posted by General Kenobi

I tried your settings last night, are you using these for blu-ray or HD-DVD? It was pushing the reds BIG time on my 58PZ850 and whites looked pink. I toned them down a bit but still feel they could use some tweaking.

Originally Posted by Espnetboy3

...Those are Cnets settings, does ANYONE have settings that would be use for broadcast HDTV 1080i? Seems all of the tweaking and calibrating are stricly for viewing BluRay Discs... which i do not have at the moment.

I have not noticed the red push on mine. As a matter of fact, when running the gray scale calibration following the curtpalme process using the HCFR software, my reds, green, and blues all stayed within 99-101%.

I may plug your settings in just to see the difference.

Originally Posted by Espnetboy3

anyone see my post on my break in mode a few posts up?

Master Kenobi do you have robbyrockets page linked you can post?

Originally Posted by Espnetboy3

anyone see my post on my break in mode a few posts up?

Master Kenobi do you have robbyrockets page linked you can post?

Originally Posted by dlt123me

I have the Panny 50" 850 TV and I found an interesting anomaly, or I should say perk... Could others who have Verizon Fios cable test this on their Sammy 850 remote?

What I found is that if you select the DBS/CBL remote function button then press the Sub Menu button, it will bring up the Fios TV Channel Guide. This is what I found...

1 - The Up/Dn channel buttons next to the Volume button moves through the guide selections as Page up or Page down.

2 - The Up/Dn arrows on the wheel with the OK in the middle, moves up or down the menu one selection at a time.

3 - The OK button chooses the selected channel.

4 - The Volume button works as normal.

5 - The Return button brings up the Upcoming Shows and Pay Per View menus.

6 - Exit button does as designed.

Now, I haven't programmed my remote so this must be a fluke or the remote is defaulted to Fios functioning.

I don't remember my installer doing anything to my remote, so I don't know why I have this function.

Does anyone else see this with the 850 remote?

Thanks,
Dennis

Originally Posted by Gamester5

Yes, this works for me as well. Nice find. 58" 850U

Originally Posted by General Kenobi

Ok, I went back and played with the settings some more last night but I'm still not where I want them to be. I think for BD movies studio reference looks pretty damn good, although a tad dark for an LCD convert like myself. I've ended up back to the cnet settings but with the color temp to normal and gamma to normal.

Maybe tonight I will take the time to go into the service menu and plug in robbyrockets settings. Can anyone tell me if once those are put in are they only for that input?

We appreciated the ability to adjust all of the five picture modes, including Studio Reference, and the fact that the Custom mode is independent per input.