The Official Pioneer 9G North American KRP-500M / KRP-600M Owner's Discussion Thread - Page 61  

Originally Posted by g.mauriello

Thanks shawn1. Is that with the stand from Vann's? The 31 1/32" seems to be for the TS02 mentioned in the manual. I might need to find myself the TS02.

Originally Posted by YOTR

...I also don't particularly like the placement of the HDMI ports. First it was hard to insert the cable (I had to physically push harder than I would have wanted) and the cable is almost cramped back there and has a little to much give for my liking (and I am using the thin, flexible tartan cables from bluejeans). You can tell the HDMI cable actually moves a little after you insert it.

Originally Posted by mak99

Can anyone measure the height above the bottom of the 600M bezel to the HDMI connections? Also the distance from the side of the TV to the HDMI connections?

My current configuration has the HDMI wall plate at the upper right corner, just above the wall mount. I'm trying to decide if I will need to relocate these to just below the wall mount. I'm worried about having enough physical space to do a U-turn with the HDMI cable to connect to the upper right location on the wall.

I might end up installing a "scoop" plate near the Pio's connections, and just run a single continuous cable between the Pio and AV receiver.

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by elite-home

make sure the 16-235 RGB is set properly while watching the Cable signal. you may have done this already.

Originally Posted by whityfrd

Robert at VE is saying his stock will be replenished next week. im guessing first week of may is becuase your on the left coast?

Originally Posted by notoriousmatty

Turns out my panel is defective and needs to be swapped for a new one. A shame too because the picture quality is great. The judder on 3:3 pulldown or just regular 3:2 is unacceptable. News scrollers look like they have tourettes. Also the un-uniform picture with darker and lighter streaks across the panel is harder to notice, but once you see it you see it constantly. On to number 2.

Originally Posted by -FuSioN-

Hi YOTR,
I too ordered from vanns and will be receiving the stand as well. What was difficult about getting the stand on?
Also, this is my first plasma coming from a 47' Panny RPTV. How "apparent" and "annoying" is this kuro buzz? Would someone coming from no buzz be affected by it?

a newbie here. after reading about the 500m here for the last few days, I was sold that this would be a very cost effective way for me to have an awesome set for a while to come. can't wait to get mine.

Originally Posted by trav34

Guys I've searched for 30 minutes and can't seem to find the correct break in settings for my new 600M. I'm dying to get this thing going but I'm not sure which break-in settings I need to be using. Any help would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by ROMAN O

whityfrd
East coast suppliers get product first always for Pioneer, this has been the case for many years.

Originally Posted by YOTR

Well on all of the Pioneer plasmas I have owned (5080 and 5020), the stand slid down on Plasma itself (actual holes inside the plasma that the metal pipes went down through). This way you could effectively lower the plasma onto the stand. With the 500m, you have to lay the plasma face down on a surface (scared me the entire time......lol) and then bolt the stand to the outside of the plasma on the back. Not a huge deal but kind of a pain.

The buzzing is subjective. Do I hear it when I am right up on the plasma looking behind it? Yes definitely. Do I hear it from my viewing distance? After listening again I can hear a very subtle buzzing with no sound on at all. It fluctuates depending on what color is on the screen. You can alleviate this if you change the power save mode. Save mode 2 actually almost eliminates the buzzing entirely but it does darken the screen slightly. I haven't had a Kuro that doesn't buzz yet. This is the worst offender out of the four I have had but I want to stress that it is minor. It is a little worse than my 5020 that I sold but not a deal breaker. All plasma's tend to buzz somewhat but Pioneer is known to do it way more than others. I had a tech out with my 5080 about a year ago but usually the buzzing can't be fixed. It can be reduced but usually not by much.

Bottom line, don't be worried about the stand and don't obsess over the buzzing .

Originally Posted by chrisherbert

If you're just getting 40 ftl, why not just use Pure?

Originally Posted by PBJunior2

I am. At first Pure seemed a little dim and didn't have the pop that I was expecting, but in time I have gotten used to it and it is very easy on the eyes. I have a dark room which works well for the 33-34fL I am getting with a calibrated Pure. I know others here are in need of a calibrated Standard mode. They probably have bright rooms and need the extra pop that Standard gives. I'll shoot for 42-45 fL and see what I can do tonight.

Originally Posted by RichB

The inputs are 7 inches from the bottom but the HDMI cable mount up so if the connectors are long and the cable stiff, it takes some doing to go up. You can get right angle or stress relief HDMI adapters make the turn.

- Rich

Originally Posted by mak99

My external HDMI cables are Monoprice 28ga, the internal wall HDMI cable is BJC Series 2. My two dual-HDMI wall plates are also from Monoprice.

Any other suggestions for HDMI cables to prevent sparkles/dropouts??

Originally Posted by TPnBobcats

There are these

http://www.engadget.com/2009/04/15/t...gnets-blink-w/

That use magnets to make a secure connection, like with Apple's MagSafe power connection for their laptops.

But they do not appear to be shipping yet and prices are unknown.

Originally Posted by mak99

Thanks, though not sure about these. My current cables seem to have a good, tight fit to the connectors. I just think I have too many connections, which might add up to the noticeable sparkles...

My quest continues - now just have to wait for the Pio...

Originally Posted by TPnBobcats

You might want to try wrapping the cable in some alumninum foil to see if you are getting some electromagnetic interference. Perhaps the shielding isn't sufficient?

Originally Posted by whityfrd

thanks. alex doesent seem to agree and what you stated is what ive heard in the past. who knows?

Originally Posted by mak99

Well, both BJC and Monoprice cables are highly recommended on the Forums, and I've been happy with these for the most part - been using BJC for years. Just seems that I've recently noticed the sparkles, but maybe they've been there all along and I'm just looking more closely at the PQ.

Sorry to stray off the KRP Owners topic...

Originally Posted by mak99

Rich - thanks! Did you by chance measure from the edge of the panel to the HDMI connections? This would tell me where to cut a new hole in the wall horizontally.

FWIW, I am hesitant to use the stress relief cables only due to my current setup which seems to give me noticeable HDMI sparkles/dropouts. These are fairly noticeable during the opening scene of The Dark Knight, using a Pio BDP-51FD Blu-ray player. I also notice when using my Toshiba HD-XA2 (tested w/ Corpse Bride last night). Below is the HDMI chain from my amp to my Hitachi:

Pio BD player =>
HDMI cable =>
Onkyo =>
HDMI cable =>
lower wall plate with stress relief =>
HDMI cable inside wall =>
upper wall plate with stress relief =>
HDMI cable =>
TV

As I was readying my current TV for removal off the bracket tonight, last night I plugged the HDMI cable straight from the Onkyo to the TV, and the sparkles/dropouts pretty much disappeared. So my preference with the Pio would be to have a minimum # of connections between Onkyo and Pio.

My external HDMI cables are Monoprice 28ga, the internal wall HDMI cable is BJC Series 2. My two dual-HDMI wall plates are also from Monoprice.

Any other suggestions for HDMI cables to prevent sparkles/dropouts??

Originally Posted by parkgt

I have a new 500M NA model and Pioneer BDP-51FD.

While the setting posted here are a great start I would like to get the most out of this set I can with a modest DIY approach. I have been doing my own feeble calibrating starting back in 2001 on an Elite 610, then a Pioneer PDP-425CMX and a couple of LCDs.

What would be the recommendation of a sub $300 bundle of software and hardware to use in getting this calibrated?

I already have Get Gray, AVSHD 709.

Thanks