Official Panasonic 2011 TC-PxxVT30 Series Thread Discussion Thread [No Price Talk] - Page 195

Originally Posted by elkamijon

Can anyone recommend a slim wall mount with and without tilt? Sorry if this was discussed before!

Originally Posted by RaggedEdge

Quick review on my new 65VT30:

I'm coming from a Toshiba 65HM167 DLP that was professionally calibrated by Eliab Alvarez de la Campa. I purchased my Panny from Value Electronics, and it was calibrated by Ed Johnson.

Now, keep in mind, I have never seen a Kuro... I seriously cannot believe how awesome this tv is. I was missing about 70% of the picture with my DLP. The clarity, color representation, etc., I just can't believe how great this tv looks. I'm using my PS3 to play Blu-Ray movies. 3D isn't really important to me, but my kids loved watching Untangled in 3D. I ordered 2 Xpand 103 3D glasses and they work great with this TV. The only "negative" is that going from Blu-Ray to Directv, you really notice a lot of imperfection with the source that you feed into the tv.

One nice thing about buying the panel already calibrated, Value Electronics ran the precalibration slides for 150 hours before Ed calibrated the panel. I have no buzzing, pink blobs, etc. All in all, I'm thrilled with my panel.

Originally Posted by Nizyo

A noob question concerning gaming and 3D.

When I choose 3D on crysis 2 on my XBOX 360, it changed so that two identical images lined up next to each other. But how on earth do I get the TV to project a 3D image?

Tried to press the convert button but that absolutely exploded my head lol.

cheers

Originally Posted by MrVizio

Sounds like side-by-side. I haven't used the XBOX 3D, but when you hit the 3D button on the TVs remote, make sure and press the little RED BUTTON that takes you to options for specific 3D formats. Then select side-by-side.

Also, there's some 3D options in the Xbox's settings, but I'm sure you already know this.

Just winging it, hope this helps.

Edit: I'm assuming you're using HDMI.

Originally Posted by RaggedEdge

Quick review on my new 65VT30:

I'm coming from a Toshiba 65HM167 DLP that was professionally calibrated by Eliab Alvarez de la Campa. I purchased my Panny from Value Electronics, and it was calibrated by Ed Johnson.

Now, keep in mind, I have never seen a Kuro... I seriously cannot believe how awesome this tv is. I was missing about 70% of the picture with my DLP. The clarity, color representation, etc., I just can't believe how great this tv looks. I'm using my PS3 to play Blu-Ray movies. 3D isn't really important to me, but my kids loved watching Untangled in 3D. I ordered 2 Xpand 103 3D glasses and they work great with this TV. The only "negative" is that going from Blu-Ray to Directv, you really notice a lot of imperfection with the source that you feed into the tv.

One nice thing about buying the panel already calibrated, Value Electronics ran the precalibration slides for 150 hours before Ed calibrated the panel. I have no buzzing, pink blobs, etc. All in all, I'm thrilled with my panel.

Originally Posted by Nizyo

Ok no probs with the 3D now. Didn't look that spectacular though imo. And I actually feel like my eyes hurt a little bit from it. Been feeling that from movies as well. Not much but it's not that comfortable. Fuk.. rly don't want any issues with it since I think 3D is fantastic.

Originally Posted by mvp2005fan

FWIW, just spun up the Lion King 3D: looks great on the VT30--depth and colors are all that could be asked for-- a good demo to impress your Disney-loving friends.

Originally Posted by Nizyo

Ok no probs with the 3D now. Didn't look that spectacular though imo. And I actually feel like my eyes hurt a little bit from it. Been feeling that from movies as well. Not much but it's not that comfortable. Fuk.. rly don't want any issues with it since I think 3D is fantastic.

Originally Posted by terzaghi

My wife and I watched that last week... Darn impressive! King fu panda 2 was great as well in 3d!

Originally Posted by mvp2005fan


Hi, terzaghi:

I tried to play Kung Fu Panda 2 3D on my Panasonic 310 BRP (firmware 1.8), but got a "this disc is incompatible" message. May I ask, what BRP are you using please?

Originally Posted by Tom Riddle

After a week, I'm still as impressed with the image quality of my 65VT30 as I was the first day. I came from a Samsung UN55C8000 - now in my bedroom - that is trumped in nearly every way by my VT30. The one thing I've noticed though that bothers me is the black bars on the Samsung are nearly jet black, but on the VT30 the overall level shifts quite a bit - will be jet black and then go grey. Since the black level on the VT30 is far superior, I'm just curious about this. I'm using my own variation of D-Nice's settings in Custom. Anyone have this same experience?

Originally Posted by MrVizio

What picture mode are you using?

Originally Posted by Tom Riddle

Custom

Originally Posted by Tom Riddle

After a week, I'm still as impressed with the image quality of my 65VT30 as I was the first day. I came from a Samsung UN55C8000 - now in my bedroom - that is trumped in nearly every way by my VT30. The one thing I've noticed though that bothers me is the black bars on the Samsung are nearly jet black, but on the VT30 the overall level shifts quite a bit - will be jet black and then go grey. Since the black level on the VT30 is far superior, I'm just curious about this. I'm using my own variation of D-Nice's settings in Custom. Anyone have this same experience?

Originally Posted by geomark

So, this is dumb but I'm kind of nervous and excited for tomorrows delivery of my 65VT30.
I'm really hoping I have a current build and EEPROM update on it and I'm just hoping there are no issues, damaged screen, etc.

I plan on first looking for the serial number, hoping its 1215+. Then I want to examine the screen (flashlight at an angle) to make sure it's ok. Next, I want to plug it in and check the EEPROM (looking for 84.46). If this is all good, I will accept delivery.

Am I missing anything? I really hope this is the last exchange I have to do...

Originally Posted by geomark

So, this is dumb but I'm kind of nervous and excited for tomorrows delivery of my 65VT30.
I'm really hoping I have a current build and EEPROM update on it and I'm just hoping there are no issues, damaged screen, etc.

I plan on first looking for the serial number, hoping its 1215+. Then I want to examine the screen (flashlight at an angle) to make sure it's ok. Next, I want to plug it in and check the EEPROM (looking for 84.46). If this is all good, I will accept delivery.

Am I missing anything? I really hope this is the last exchange I have to do...

Originally Posted by geomark

So, this is dumb but I'm kind of nervous and excited for tomorrows delivery of my 65VT30.
I'm really hoping I have a current build and EEPROM update on it and I'm just hoping there are no issues, damaged screen, etc.

I plan on first looking for the serial number, hoping its 1215+. Then I want to examine the screen (flashlight at an angle) to make sure it's ok. Next, I want to plug it in and check the EEPROM (looking for 84.46). If this is all good, I will accept delivery.

Am I missing anything? I really hope this is the last exchange I have to do...

Originally Posted by mark_b

So does anyone have a VT30 and Oppo 93 for a Bluray player. What is the 3d like? Do you get much popout effect when it's there? I have yet to see much in the way of popout and anything that does might be a foot or less then that from the screen. This is including on Avatar with scenes that I remember seeing lots of popout in the theatre. ex) giving the video diaries the comp graphics always stuck out a lot in the theatre, on the VT30 it hardly comes out at all. Is this normal?

Originally Posted by mark_b

So does anyone have a VT30 and Oppo 93 for a Bluray player. What is the 3d like? Do you get much popout effect when it's there? I have yet to see much in the way of popout and anything that does might be a foot or less then that from the screen. This is including on Avatar with scenes that I remember seeing lots of popout in the theatre. ex) giving the video diaries the comp graphics always stuck out a lot in the theatre, on the VT30 it hardly comes out at all. Is this normal?

Originally Posted by hodges69

I do.....and I am not an avid fan of 3d......they tend to be gimmicky and use"in your face" pop out visuals,rather than creating a "looking thru a window" effect,while creating a solid story..
If you really want to see what this setup can do...Get Hugo in 3D...Brilliantly done and,for the most part,I forgot I was even wearing glasses.
As for Avatar,I borrowed the "looking thru a window" quote from James Cameron...and remember,a lot of what you see or do not see depends a great deal on the transfer of the source material....not your equipment...

If future 3d releases gave the care that Scorcese (SP?) gave to Hugo,I would purchase a hell of a lot more titles in the future..

Originally Posted by MrVizio

I'm def going to get Hugo now.

Although I like the 3D on my Panny, the closest 3D I've experienced, on a consumer level, compared to the theater, has been DLP checkerboard.

Having said that, AS 3D causes me eye strain, so I choose my 3D material carefully.

Originally Posted by hodges69

I will look forward to your impressions...and I truly hope you fully enjoy the magic presented in Hugo 3D...

Originally Posted by mark_b

So does anyone have a VT30 and Oppo 93 for a Bluray player. What is the 3d like? Do you get much popout effect when it's there? I have yet to see much in the way of popout and anything that does might be a foot or less then that from the screen. This is including on Avatar with scenes that I remember seeing lots of popout in the theatre. ex) giving the video diaries the comp graphics always stuck out a lot in the theatre, on the VT30 it hardly comes out at all. Is this normal?