Official Panasonic DMP-BD35/55 Owners Thread - Page 96

Originally Posted by phantom203r

I wonder if its your samsung tv, I have a 52850 and last night I put in a dvd to watch on my 360 and was getting some flashes while playing the movie. I've never seen that before playing my games.

Originally Posted by Paul Arnette

I think you need to take the AVR out of the chain completely (i.e hook the player to the display directly) before you can make that statement, and, even then, it still may be a bad unit and not indicative of the entire line.

Originally Posted by biodegraded

It could be. I don't have another HDMI capable TV to test that out. Any hypothises on how that might occur? I don't remember what resolution the blu-ray player's splash screen was being displayed at. I did try messing with the player's vid settings using 'auto' and forcing '1080p' with and without 24 fps set. The laptop displayed at something like 1200x700(ish). I set the Xbox 360 to 1080p and did not try any other settings.

I have also not checked if the TVs firmware is up to date.

Originally Posted by biodegraded

Thought I'd report my not-so-hot BD35 experience. I didn't read the whole thread (~3000 posts!), but at least one other person, wyliec2, seems to have had the same problem. Here's the description I sent with a request for an RA# to send it back.

Here are the relevant devices involved, all of which were purchased new within the past three weeks:

Panasonic DMP-BD35K blu-ray player
Onkyo TX-SR805 AVR
Samsung LN52A650 LCD TV

The devices are connected via HDMI, player to AVR and AVR to TV. The problem is sporadic screen flashes while at the player’s splash screen and when playing back standard definition discs. Bafflingly, there is no flashing when a blu-ray disc is playing.

I did the following tests:

...Swapped HDMI cables between player to AVR and AVR to TV. I have five 1.3b cat2 cables from two different manufacturers. The screen flashes with any combination of cable swaps.
...Hooked the player to all of the AVR’s HDMI inputs. All flash.
…Updated the player’s firmware to v1.5, the most recent released (player came with rev 1.1). Still flashes. The AVR came with the vendor’s most recent firmware, v1.08.
...Hooked an Xbox 360 with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked a laptop computer with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked component video (not HDMI) and optical audio from player to AVR. No flashes.
…Also of note is that the flashing gets much worse as the player warms up from playing a disc. The unit has completely unrestricted airflow for heat dissipation.

The tests indicate HDMI packet dropping between the blu-ray player and the AVR. I don’t have any other HDMI devices to source with to further test the Onkyo AVR. I don’t have another HDMI capable A/V receiver to further test the Panasonic player. I think it’s fairly conclusive, however, that something is wrong with the player.

Originally Posted by TyTimp

Is the BD55 supposed to matrix 5.1 audio to the surround rears. I thought it was supposed to but can't get it to. I have a 7.1 non-HDMI Yamaha RX1400 receiver connected by analog inputs. I have to select the multi-channel input on the receiver for audio from the BD player but get no rear surround sound. I have the BD player set for 7.1 output and have tried everything on the receiver to get the rear surround channels to matrix with no results. The receiver has no problem matrixing 7.1 audio when playing SD DVD's through my regular DVD player but not a blu-ray. That means I have to play regular DVD's through my regular DVD player if I want 7.1 simulated audio. I thought I'd ask here first before getting help in the receiver forum just incase this player does not matrix 5.1 into 7.1. Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by phantom203r

When you got the flashes did the input info come up on the top left side telling you the input and resolution? That's what I was getting last night when it flashed.

Originally Posted by Randy Mathis

I have a BD55 hooked up to a 46A650 with no problems. I have not put my 805 into the chain because I am using that in a different room.

This may be a case of the three being a bad mix.

Do you have "HDMI Audio Out" set to off on your 805? Perhaps the Sammy can't handle the bitstreaming of the high rez codecs.

You may also want to enable or disable your "anynet" option on the tv or on the player to see what happens.

Originally Posted by biodegraded

Thought I'd report my not-so-hot BD35 experience. I didn't read the whole thread (~3000 posts!), but at least one other person, wyliec2, seems to have had the same problem. Here's the description I sent with a request for an RA# to send it back.

Here are the relevant devices involved, all of which were purchased new within the past three weeks:

Panasonic DMP-BD35K blu-ray player
Onkyo TX-SR805 AVR
Samsung LN52A650 LCD TV

The devices are connected via HDMI, player to AVR and AVR to TV. The problem is sporadic screen flashes while at the player's splash screen and when playing back standard definition discs. Bafflingly, there is no flashing when a blu-ray disc is playing.

I did the following tests:

...Swapped HDMI cables between player to AVR and AVR to TV. I have five 1.3b cat2 cables from two different manufacturers. The screen flashes with any combination of cable swaps.
...Hooked the player to all of the AVR's HDMI inputs. All flash.
Updated the player's firmware to v1.5, the most recent released (player came with rev 1.1). Still flashes. The AVR came with the vendor's most recent firmware, v1.08.
...Hooked an Xbox 360 with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked a laptop computer with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked component video (not HDMI) and optical audio from player to AVR. No flashes.
Also of note is that the flashing gets much worse as the player warms up from playing a disc. The unit has completely unrestricted airflow for heat dissipation.

The tests indicate HDMI packet dropping between the blu-ray player and the AVR. I don't have any other HDMI devices to source with to further test the Onkyo AVR. I don't have another HDMI capable A/V receiver to further test the Panasonic player. I think it's fairly conclusive, however, that something is wrong with the player.

Originally Posted by snsguy

I also have the A650 iss your firmware 2007? I had to go back to 1003 due to the fact of the pink or purpilish flashing and also because of the audio periodically getting off with the picture. Going back to the older firmware seems to have helped. If that doesn't fix it switch it out for a new one. I had to do that also. But that was for other reasons.

SNSGUY

Originally Posted by boylan13

For those who bought their BD35 online (from a store in a different state than your address), Panasonic *will* honor the rebate form for the two free Disney Blu-ray Discs ("Ratatouille" and "Nightmare Before Christmas"). In fact they tell me they are going to try to update the PDF to take out the line about store receipts emanating in the same state as the consumer's address.

More info at http://www.panasonicsleepingbeauty.com

This comes straight from the horse's mouth - the marketing person at Panasonic (not Disney) who inadvertantly put that line into the form (and boy is she embarassed). I will respect her right to privacy and will not be publishing her name here.

Later,

-Chris

Originally Posted by biodegraded

I called my daughter and had her bring up the firmware screen. It ended in
2007.0.

Originally Posted by biodegraded

Thought I'd report my not-so-hot BD35 experience. I didn't read the whole thread (~3000 posts!), but at least one other person, wyliec2, seems to have had the same problem. Here's the description I sent with a request for an RA# to send it back.

Here are the relevant devices involved, all of which were purchased new within the past three weeks:

Panasonic DMP-BD35K blu-ray player
Onkyo TX-SR805 AVR
Samsung LN52A650 LCD TV

The devices are connected via HDMI, player to AVR and AVR to TV. The problem is sporadic screen flashes while at the player's splash screen and when playing back standard definition discs. Bafflingly, there is no flashing when a blu-ray disc is playing.

I did the following tests:

...Swapped HDMI cables between player to AVR and AVR to TV. I have five 1.3b cat2 cables from two different manufacturers. The screen flashes with any combination of cable swaps.
...Hooked the player to all of the AVR's HDMI inputs. All flash.
Updated the player's firmware to v1.5, the most recent released (player came with rev 1.1). Still flashes. The AVR came with the vendor's most recent firmware, v1.08.
...Hooked an Xbox 360 with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked a laptop computer with HDMI to the AVR. No flashes.
...Hooked component video (not HDMI) and optical audio from player to AVR. No flashes.
Also of note is that the flashing gets much worse as the player warms up from playing a disc. The unit has completely unrestricted airflow for heat dissipation.

The tests indicate HDMI packet dropping between the blu-ray player and the AVR. I don't have any other HDMI devices to source with to further test the Onkyo AVR. I don't have another HDMI capable A/V receiver to further test the Panasonic player. I think it's fairly conclusive, however, that something is wrong with the player.

Originally Posted by hellerbrewing

What is the factory warranty on these? Also, if I pick up the extended sevice plan through best buy is it still valid if the UPC is removed for rebate purposes?

Originally Posted by chripuck

Anybody having issue with the 55 not sticking to 1080p/24? I'm getting my first Blu Ray titles tonight, but I've been watching regular DVD's and I can force 24 by using options when clicking Display on the remote, it just won't stick. Is this something that only defaults to 1080p/24 when watching Blu Ray and DVD won't default to it?

Also, I'm using the analog out and I'm looking for a good website to calculate the delay needed to set my rear speakers at. My Denon receiver does it automatically based on speaker distances, but it only works on digital inputs. Thoughts or address I can go to?

EDIT: Thirdly, can anyone tell me if I can tell if and when Deep Color is being utilized? I have a Deep Color capable set (Samsung 61a750 DLP) but I have an HDMI cable that I'm not sure if its rated to handle 1.3

Originally Posted by jayridescarbon

This has been discussed. The player will stick to the 24p setting for blu-ray, but for dvd, it has to be set in the display for each dvd. Apparently, some dvds will look awful at 24p, so Panasonic wants the player to be idiot proof (not have a disc look awful and then have the consumer blame the player, when the 24p setting is to blame).

Originally Posted by chripuck

Thanks for the info. I'd read about 7 or 8 pages, but 96 pages is a little long to read.

Originally Posted by chripuck

...I'm using the analog out and I'm looking for a good website to calculate the delay needed to set my rear speakers at. My Denon receiver does it automatically based on speaker distances, but it only works on digital inputs. Thoughts or address I can go to?

Originally Posted by boylan13

If you want to get the Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA logos on your receiver, then select bitstream for DTS and Dolby in the Digital Audio Output menu option and turn Secondary Audio OFF (with Secondary Audio ON it will send the lossy audio formats when you have menu clicks on the disc or Secondary Audio in the stream). But with Secondary Audio OFF you won't get audio from PiP commentary (BonusView content).

If you set it to PCM instead, then you can leave Secondary Audio ON and the BD55 will extract the encoded PCM track from DTS-HD MA and Dolby TrueHD, and mix in the menu clicks or Secondary Audio when it is present without having to resort to the lossy audio tracks. This is more important for titles with menu clicks than it is for Secondary Audio since BonusView comentary tends to lower the main soundtrack in the mix so much that it doesn't much matter whether you're getting it in full lossless surround that that point.

-CB

Originally Posted by Dennis A

Feels like i missed something in the set up. My picture is better when watching cable (non hd) then blu-ray (BD55). The background is grainy when watching blu-ray. My tv (Panna PV60) has some issues (purple snakes) but i have a good picture when watching cable. Even if the tv has issus there should not be better picture when watchen cable (comparing to blu-ray).
Wrote earlier that i have som problem, that the picture gets gray/lighter, but thats not the BD55. Saw the problem when watchin cable so its the tv not the BD55.
Still dont know why my BD55 switch back to "auto" in HDMI out. I want to set it to 720p not auto.
I remember when i judt got my BD55 and i set the HDMI out to 1080i. Got terrible picture (grainy). Switched to 720p and got good picture. Now its set to auto and maybe "auto" is 1080i?
Confused......

Originally Posted by Wannabe Actuary

which is the preferred method?

Originally Posted by chripuck

EDIT: Thirdly, can anyone tell me if I can tell if and when Deep Color is being utilized? I have a Deep Color capable set (Samsung 61a750 DLP) but I have an HDMI cable that I'm not sure if its rated to handle 1.3

Originally Posted by trekguy

Silly question I know but have you tried more than one BD disk and do you have the same PQ problems on SD DVDs?
What is the output resolution did you set on the 35?

Did you try all possible settings, auto, 1080p/24 or 1080i and 720p

Which model display do you have.
What does it show as the input signal resolution?