The Official Panasonic TC-PXXS1 Owner's Discussion Thread - Page 50

I can't believe it. Brandsmart honored the best buy coupon (out of the moving pack at u.s. post office) for 10% off the sale price and they took another $30 off for my trouble. I never thought I would get a 65" panasonic plasma tv for $2400. That is insane. You can barely get a 55" led lcd for that much cash.

ok i'm about 24 hours into the break-in cycle with my TC-P50S1 and i seem to notice these circles on the screen. about quarter sized. only against the brighter colored cycling images are they noticeable, not against the darker ones. they look like freakin burns. how is this possible when there has only been static images. i've turned the set off like once for an hour to give it a breather.

i tried setting the image retention Pixel Orbiter from the beginning but it was greyed out and set to Automatic. I didnt realize i could set it to periodic 1 minute. could that have made all the difference? i ran the white bar scrubber for a few minutes but not sure if it did anything different
took some pics but cant really make it out.

sorry, kind of freakin out here

Is there any way to get Best Buy to ship a tv outside of their delivery area? I really want to get a 65S1...

Are these the horizontal and vertical spacing for the mounting holes on the p54s1? Just purchased this tv and wanted to make sure that it will fit the wall mount I was looking at on monoprice (Product ID 3900).

Thanks for the help!

woops, sorry

if i download the 20+ pictures for break in and put them on a thumb drive will it automatically play or do i have to keep hitting next all the time???

2. if i do this and keep contrast set low while watching hd channels like espn, abc , and cbs football for the next two weeks or blu ray movies will i be ok for avoiding burn in ????

3. after about two weeks or so should i attempt to go into the service menu or should have best buy come out and calibrate it at that point??

im going from a sony 40" xbr2 to this tv.. and i havnt had to worry about green flashes or burn in so just looking for a good to the point response that will be of help to me on these issues only and sitting 10ft should i go 50 or 54?

Hey guys...Getting ready to break in 50s1. After a few hours of reading I think I'm getting it. When setting the calibration for break in and calibrating are all of these post with calibration done through the service menu. This is my first plasma and I'm new to this. Sorry if this is a dumb question. I just don't think I belong in the service menu and wondering if this can be done without getting in there. Thanks guys.

They are delivering mine on a Saturday about 1 hour south of their store where I bought it.

hey guys, I'm a new owner of the 42s10 (thats the model I found here in dubai) and its getting delivered today, can I get any tips? like recommended settings? and what setting should I use in the first 100 hours so I can avoid image retention? and anything else.

There's an option in the SD card menu to set the TV to loop through the images indefinitely. I don't remember exactly how to get to that menu. RTFM.

You're not going to burn in images on this set. You'll be fine. Just watch everything without bars for the first couple of weeks.

Only you can assess whether or not a pro calibration is worth the money. If I had a $3000 Kuro I'd definitely do it, but for a Panny that is just over a grand, I wouldn't. It's up to you though.

If you put the images on a SD card you can insert the card in the side of the TV. The "SD card setting" options should come up automatically. There is an option to automatically start a "slideshow" when a card is inserted. Going into "Photo settings" lets you pick the Speed of the image rotation. Make sure in that same area you also set Repeat to "on" to loop the slides.

Once you have that setup the slideshow will play everytime you insert a card. If you leave the card in the slot (like I am doing -- not 24x7 with the break-in since TV is in the bedroom), then just press the dedicated "SD Card" button on the remote after power on. If you didn't setup slideshow to play automatically you can press the "Red" button on the remote to start the slideshow.

I just discovered that each HDMI input has it's own picture settings. So I had been using the default picture setting on my new BD60 Blu-Ray player.

One question that I do have is I had made changes to my service menu using Sadmakers offsets for HD & SD/custom while vewing thru HDMI 1- DTV DVR.
Do I need to go back to the sm and change the offsets while viewing my BRP thru HDMI 2? Or do the offsets go with all inputs?
Tic

Anybody, who has this TV, can you please comment on the reflectiveness of the Bezel? I know, the TV boasts of AR Screen Filter for minimal glare, but I'm not sure if that applies to the bezel panel as well. My Samsong LCD is like a mirror and so is its Bezel. It's so annoying to see the bright lamps reflected in the Bezel when I'm watching the TV. I've tried all sorts of configurations, but given the room size, there is always one spot or the other on the Bezel that captures the all the light to throw it back at me

hey, I just got a 50" S1
did a search, couldn't find this info
what dvd do you guys use to break in? also what sd images? what do you put your settings on during break in?

The bezel is very reflective. You will see reflections in it, no doubt about that. The screen is less reflective, but you can still see reflections in darker scenes. If reflections bother you I would look at elsewhere, but it seems like everyone uses piano black bezels nowadays.

First post in this thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...9#post16013999

can anyone tell me the dimensions of the box the 65 comes in. I need to transport it home Sunday in back of my pickup. I was planning to load it in back of my pickup between two benches to keep it upright for the ride home. Got a deal from BB but, have to take it home myself.

From Panasonic's website: 47.5" x 68.3" x 16.0"

http://www2.panasonic.com/consumer-e...702#tabsection

thanks, never new they would post carton size.

I'm about to pull the trigger on a 58S1.. get it through work beyond cheap..

Question is, would this be an upgrade to my current bedroom TV, the TH-42PZ85U? The PQ is beyond amazing and I'm hoping the 58S1 will be comparable in PQ, technical specs, etc.

Comparing specs, is this an upgrade?

where are you guys finding 42" g10 at 879 and s1 at 800? those are amazing prices.. do let me know

welp, i just bit and bought the 65" from amazon - their price went down to the same as best buys price on the 58" v10, but amazon has free shipping and no tax for me... and I figured the extra size was better than internet capabilities (i have a tivo, ps3, and xbox360 already), and a slightly better pic... shipping says 1-2 months, but im overseas, and getting home around haloween, so that will be good.
plus got a free bluray player as well..

now i just got to wait on a 40% off coupon code from squaretrade.

I believe the Panasonic pro series uses a very thin gray/black bezel but they are a LOT more expensive for the same screen size.

pricewatch.com and google are your friends.

Just passing this on. Apologize if it is redundant but Panasonic calls them "mandatory" firmware updates for some of the 42S10s.

http://www.techtraining.panasonic.co...ent/Plasma.ASP

Larry

Larry, that link doesn't work for me.

Sorry,

http://www.techtraining.panasonic.com/firmware/

Click on plasma.

Larry

"Mandatory Scan improvements for models made before serial # XX9153####"

Thanks for the heads up, Larry. Guess I'll give this a try tonight or tomorrow as my 42" # is 9126 (May 2009 build that was a replacement for my original March build).

Amazon has the 42S1 on sale today for $785. You could also add the BD60 player (which currently costs $250 on Amazon) and get $200 off the total price when purchased together. That would get you the BD60 for $50.

[quote=LarryInRI;17123675]Just passing this on. Apologize if it is redundant but Panasonic calls them "mandatory" firmware updates for some of the 42S10s.

http://www.techtraining.panasonic.co...ent/Plasma.ASP

Larry[/QUOTE


Have you S1 owners done the firmware update?
Seems like a complicated process regarding the SD cards.

Len