Official LG XXPZ950 Owners Thread - Page 24

Looks great to me!

Yes indeed, let us know your impressions!

Is there any appreciable difference in picture quality between the 950 and 750? If the differences are just various internet features or whatever that I'll never use I might as well save a hundred or two and go with the 750.

I had the 750 and upgraded to the 950 while still within my 30 days. For me it was almost a 300 Dollar difference, but feel it was well worth it! I just wanted the higher Contrast Ratio (5,000,000:1 vs. 3,000,000:1), and the TruBlack Filter, however, TB filter does not prevent glare much more than without it-IMO. The 950 comes with the Wifi Dongle included which wasn't a deal breaker for me since I have TV direct to modem/router, but a decent bonus none the less.
Also, I love my 3D and will be brighter on 950.
You don't lose with the 750, but if you are like me, I lose if I feel any regrets which tend to haunt me very easily, so I paid the extra bucks to avoid that, and now...0 regrets .
Good luck in your decision and let us know which one u went for!

Peace

NICE PICS! Congrats and enjoy!!

FINALLY! A set delivered intact.
Here's my first impressions. This is my first really big TV, first plasma and the first time having HD broadcast television in MY house.

Let the TV do the scaling if you own an HR22 receiver. I watched an episode of Big Bang Theory on a local CW channel. It was in SD. With "Native On", it was so much better when I zoomed to get rid of the black bars. I'll deal with the slowness.

Blacks are not awe inspiring, but more than satisfactory. Faith Hill's leather catsuit looked sufficiently black on SNF. Shadow detail on my unit is just as good as the one I viewed in store, and every bit as good as the Pana 55PGT30 sitting next to it.

Colors, regardless of mode are realistic and amazing. A major deciding factor for me.

I used the break-in slides to check for dead/stuck pixels, DSE and even brightness. 100% on the pixels, but some slight pinkish DSE in a small band along the right side with a bright white screen. DSE and line bleed are the main reasons I didn't get a PX last year. Line bleed is barely perceptible, regardless of source, and then only with white text on a black background, AFAICT. I forgot to check the MPAA rating screen that is a common source for line bleed, though.

No buzzing at startup or anytime thereafter.

Motion is flawless. As a sports fan, I couldn't settle for the blur from even the best LEDs I checked out, especially when camera panning is added to the equation.

Less glare than I expected.

Aesthetically, it is very handsome, but the base seems a bit flimsy. The part that is inserted in the slot on the bottom of the TV is probably good enough, but I would put it on a wall mount if I could.

Nighty night.

New 60PZ750 owner here like the TV BIG improvement from my rear projection Mitsu.
But dang TV will not stay tuned off?
Checked that timer was turned off.
Checked that network was unplugged/not connected
Unplugged all cables but power....just to make sure
Removed batteries from remote....moved all remotes away from living room.
And LO and behold i will turn it off manually/remote and after about 5 mins it will restart!!!!
Did i get the poltergeist of TV's or am i missing something here? Halp!

Edit;;;;; It is on the latest firmware 4.0....

Do you happen to live in an apartment or condo?

Nope Live in a brick house

And my neighbors would be too far away for remote interference

Thanks derod. The contrast ratio is kinda what I'm thinking about; I know LG "claims" that the 950 has a higher contrast ratio than the 750, but we all know the way manufacturers fudger their ratio numbers. Did you notice any real difference in 2D picture quality between the 750 and 950? That's the most important thing for me and what I'm most interested in (I don't have a bright room so the TruBlack Filter is unimportant for me, and I don't really care about 3D).

Finally! I have been on a tv buying quest for the last month and a half. I think my search is over now that I finally was able to grab a 50PZ950 at an awesome deal. I've tried the 47LW5600, Samsung 51D550, and Vizio E3D47V0X. Now finally the set I've had my eye on, but never in my wife's pre-set budget, in in my family room. I am so excited and SO looking forward to not returning another set.
Can't wait to dive in!

There's a pretty unbeatable deal right now for the 60PZ950 on amazon. Let's just say its in the $1,300's with 2 pairs of 3d glasses. Best deal I've ever seen on it.

I bought the 60PZ950 off of Amazon and have been watching the price drop quite a bit. $250 since I last checked. The good thing is that Amazon has a price guarantee so I was able to get the lowest price so far. And of course the bonus 2 free 3D glasses. Goes well with my other set the 50PK950.
Both have the frameless design which is one the best features. It's a good buy at this point.

The price I paid for my 50PZ750 six months ago is now within $150 of a 60PZ950. Makes me sick.

Just pulled the trigger on a 60PZ950 with 2 pairs of glasses. Great info and tips in this forum. Thank you all! Hoping to contribute as well

Hey guys...been looking at these sets...750 and 950.....one question...is the game lag as bad as people say?

I've had the tv for awhile and I haven't seen anyone complain about it. Its not the best Plasma lag wise (I think Panasonics have the lowest), but its not bad either. Game mode works pretty well.

I got my first bit of image retention when I forgot to zoom a score ticker off screen for about 10 min. It took about 4 seconds for it to go away.

I tried to get a few pics, but my camera just can't do the TV justice in a dark room. Being from PA, I used to like the Steelers, but the fans around here have become just as obnoxious a Eagles fans, so now I'm a hater. rob80 should like the Apes pic. The last pic is from the anime series High School Of The Dead.

I usually suffer from buyer's remorse on major purchases, but I think I will be happy for a long time with this unit, especially after tweaking and calibrating.

Can anyone explain the weird Russian video that autoloads when I try to use Youtube? Also, I cannot figure out how to enter text using the numerical buttons on the remote. The CHAR/NUM button doesn't seem to do anything.

Whats tweaks did you make and how was it calibrated?

Hey guys,

joining the club here ... my 50PZ950s arrived yday. Couldn't unbox it yet so I wanted to check back here and ask if someone could post a small list of advice, that I should follow to avoid image retention etc.

Would be really great if some of you guys could help me with setting up/breaking in the set as good as I can.

thanks

boba

3d is brighter on the 950?

love the TV, got for $1399 Fry's, was a 1000% upgrade from my old 36' sony CRT tv of ten years LOL which by the way is very very heavy!

first time i watch w/o settings here I didn't recognize Samuel L Jackson, he wasn't even black on the Default setting LOL

does anyone have settings for sports, THX ?

got the standard settings Exp 1 and 2 from here and links from here so thanks for that you know who posted them

movies looks great on those settings esp star Trek 1st contact and Star wars

Thanks

I believe it is. 3D and 2D.

Hello guys! This is my first post here, but I have been silently reading this forum for many years.
So here is the story. Today I received mine 60PZ950 (Jul 2011), and the first thing I did is upgraded firmware. Now I have some kind of brightness fluctuations. It is some times even like flickering (on blue skies for instance) or/and changes colors a little (noticeable on faces, small but jerky changes, when panorama is changing slowly).
It is not what you can see on the first sight, but it is definitely noticeable while watching a blue ray for 10-30 minutes.
It looks to me like ABL/APL system problem...
I can't blame the new firmware (04.02.30), because I did the upgrade before I even watch anything on it. But I would like to try previous version to see the reason.
Does anybody know how to downgrade firmware?
Thank you,
Nick

Hi Nick

Turn off your power saving options, depending on your lighting environment
it'll even react to changes in scenes from the screen causing the panel to constantly adjust it's brightness levels, we've all been there.

Hi Robert
Sorry I did not mention it, but of course I did it (Energy Savings is Off). I usually use THX Cinema mode, however it is noticeable in the other modes as well. Actually that is not my first 60PZ950, the previous one did not have that problem. I thought it might be a source problem too, but I checked already this with my old LCD (no problem). Also I find out that this problem exists on OTA and Netflix too. May be that is a faulty unit, but before I return it I thought to try previous firmware, if it is possible of course...

It's not firmware or the tv, its a setting. See if the ABL (auto brightness limiter) is turned on. You may have to use both the quick menu and the full menu to find it. The tv has no fluctuations once abl and energy saver are turned off.

I believe there is no way to turn ABL fully off on any plasma these days.
However as I mention before the Energy Savings is OFF (not Maximum, Medium, Minimum, or Intelligent Sensor). THX Cinema mode even does not allow you to choose anything besides "Off" or "Screen off". And I see no other settings in the menu that could be related to ABL (am I missing anything?).
I know there should be no fluctuations, because a had this TV before (same model) and did not see anything like this. And that is one of the reasons why I bought it, not Samsung . But they are. And they are sometimes so fast, that it looks like flickering (it changes like 5-10 times per second).

Hit 8741 on the remote while in THX mode to edit it. While in the picture, use quick menu on the remote and ensure that intelligent sensor is turned off in the energy saving section, along with your chosen picture mode. Intelligent Sensor = ABL. Sometimes Intelligent Sensor stays enabled.

If its not that, try plugging into a decent surge protector. Might be a line issue.