Official Panasonic TC-PxxVT20/25 Owners Thread NO PRICE TALK!! - Page 286

The VT20 will upscale but it does a lousy job. The BDT100 will upscale your DVD's to 1080p and it does a pretty good job. I'm not familiar with AT&T's DVR but I haven't seen one yet that doesn't upscale to at least 1080i (my Motorola DVR does a decient job). I have a Pioneer VSX-1120 AVR which does an excellent job of upscaling all SD sources. I went with that model specifically because of its Marvell processor - knowing the Panasonic VT series does not do a good job of upscaling standard def (I have a VT25 with the BDT100).

So I just ordered P58VT25 from Best Buy. I was able to package a Panasonic 3D BDP and the Avatar 3D Starter kit for a great price. Best Buy is also allowing me to hold onto my Sony for another month (return policy is different during the holidays) so I can compare them side by side.

One thing I did notice while in the store that has me a little concerned, are the deep black levels on Plasma sets. All of the LED TVs, including my Sony, display full black scenes as black, while the plasmas in the store looked more gray. Is this something the Infinite Black Panel Pro on the VT25 will help with? Also, my room does have a fairly large window directly behind the viewing area, so hopefully this Panasonic will not reflect light worse then the Sony (the HX800 Sony's are quite glossy).

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You will only get the deepest blacks from a plasma in a fully darkened room. Certainly not in a BB showroom. The more light, the less black.

I guess I wasn't really aware of this limitation with Plasma displays. Is it noticeable? In the stores the blacks on the LED TVs look dramatically better.

See post #8185
The Netgear WNDA3100 version 2 USB dongle works for me.

Unless your home has lighting like BB, the plasma will look better in your home. If your home does have lighting like BB, you need to be looking at purchasing an LCD.

Can anyone say for sure if the 65vt25 has been discontinued? There was a thread about it two weeks ago and I for one disagreed. I just read on another forum of someone who had a 2 week order from Panasonic EPP canceled today and the email from Panasonic said that the 65VT25 has been discontinued and there is no current replacement model. Any more insight? I know CES is next week but I find it hard to believe they would discontinue a set that has only been shipping for 6 months...

that was me

It's a deal killer if you have bright florescent lighting in your viewing room.

I do have a large window behind the seating area. The room does get a lot of natural light during the day. It does not seem like the TV section in Best Buy is all that bright, but I could be wrong.

Why not just wait until the VT25 gets here then you can compare it the Sony in your viewing environment? Seems like a lot of mental masturbation to go through when shortly you will be able to compare them directly to each other and decide for yourself which one you prefer.

I hear ya. I am the same way about my stuff if I see something wrong. I constantly worry if it will get worse or even if its something to even bother worrying about.

A lot of people like plasma in a dark or very dimly lit room when they watch movies. It allows them to forget that they are in their living room and be absorbed by the movie. Others, who watch a lot of TV, with bright lighting, go for the brighter images provided by LCD displays.

For me it's the difference between a room used as a home theater, and a room with a TV in it.

1. In my new P50Vt25, I would like to change my black level to light in SD format. Any suggestion, Please.
2. Also I see flickers in local regions even in HD (source BD). My eyes are getting picky. should I call up panny tech service desk?
3. Panny WLAN adapter is very expensive. Any alternate idea? I just searched amazon for cheaper one from D-Link or Netgear. Any body else tried this?
4. How can I Viera link customize for PS3 BD player? or should I need to buy PS3 remote control?

So far I have been following this thread for the past few days and found it very interesting. Sometimes, worried when I hear others problems.

Thanks in advance for your help and feedback.

Here's my email from Panasonic saying the 65VT25 is no more:

"Dear XXXX XXXXX,

Do to a recent discontinuation of model TC-P65VT25, we will unfortuantely be unable to fulfill this purchase. Because your order was a bundled deal, models DMP-BDT100 & TY-EW3D2MMK2 have also been cancelled. We apologize for the inconvenience this discontinuation may have caused.Please be reassured that you will not be billed for the product. If you are seeing any authorizations on the payment card you used to make the purchase, please contact your bank to have the funds released back into your account.

At this time we do not have a similar model available. For more information on the other models, please visit www.panasonic.com. You may also wish to investigate other vendors like www.amazon.com. Thank you for your interest in Panasonic products and we hope our new line of products will offer more features and benefits for your enjoyment.

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We welcome your comments and suggestions about how we can better serve you.

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How do I adjust the "overscan" on my 58VT25? I noticed while watching the news a white flickering line on top of the screen/broadcast. I changed my cable box from HD box to HDPVR and the line appeared. I would like to get rid of this line? It happened on two channels at 6pm.

Thanks for any help with this matter.

Menu | Picture | Aspect Adjustments | HD Size

Select "Size 1". This will give you a zoom to 95%. ("Size 2" is 100% or no overscan)

Reference: Manual page 38.

Hmmm okay thanks. I tried that earlier but it seems it makes the objects a bit fatter? I guess this is my only or correct option if I want to get rid of those lines eh?

Thanks

Make sure that you use "HD Size" not "H Size" which is the very next menu item. HD size should not distort. Try some experimenting with both HD size and H size.

Will do thanks very much .

What about screen reflectivity? How does the VT25 compare to the Sony? I know the Sony LED is one of the most reflective it's class.

Yesterday I was pleased to welcome Chad to my humble abode. He took a simply great TV and turned it into an even more fantastic picture using both ISF-Day and ISF-Night modes, as well as ISF-3D. I and my wife are seeing things in dark scenes which were not really visible beforehand. 3D depth and pop are even more amazing.

Thanks Chad! Hope you had an uneventful trip back

Thanks for your Report!

One "event" he had on the trip back was to calibrate my TV. Same thing here - my TV is looking amazing. It turns out that I had a rather severe red push (caused by settings that I was using in my Marantz receiver). For less than 10% the cost of the TV, I wouldn't consider NOT getting it calibrated.

I have to second this. Of all the possible excuses to spend a few hundred dollars on the HT addiction, this is one of the few things that actually produces bang for buck with results you can SEE. Only a pro can make sense out of the dizzying array of adjustments, and only pro gear can measure the results and get it right.

Thanks for your calibration report. I've included it in the flat panel (Post#2) lists that are linked at the bottom of my post.

Hey all,

Just wanted to give a big thank you to all the posters in this thread. I just picked up a VT25-50" bundled with the BDT100 BD Player and I am simply blown away by this TV.

About a month ago I got the green light from my better half to turn the family room downstairs into a TV room. Found AVS Forums while researching online for an AVR. I purchased a PIO VSX-32 and new speakers all around and initally started looking at a Sony EX500 46" LCD. Started reading and decided I should look at plasmas which led me to the Samsung 6400, then the Panny G25, and finally to the VT-25. What a trip!

Now the fun begins...my wife thinks my bed time manual reading is hilarious but the learning curve is pretty big for a noob like me so I hope to get everything tweaked and set up correctly soon.

Once again thanks for all the discussion and debate on this thread and a Happy New Year!

Cheers

Your report is now in the same list. Thanks.

Has anyone's status for the Avatar 3D DVD shown up there yet?

I mailed my stuff on Dec. 1, the status popped up on the site a couple of weeks later, and I got my disc Dec. 24.