The Official Panasonic GT30 Settings Thread - Page 7

I applied the 2.1 but now my GT 30 asks to do the 2.200 update which I had prior. 2.200 reduces "peaks" does 2.1 fix that as well?

You can install the 2.20 firmware over the 2.1, the important part, the luminance patch will stick. No harm, no foul

If you want to use any of the internet app stuff you'll have to install 2.20 anyway.

You're right, the higher settings in the
low WB do raise the mll. Can't do that!

so just to make sure, even though i have already updated to 2.2 i can revert to 2.1 to get this awesome update, and then i can update to 2.2 again and it will keep the changes that 2.1 did?

Also what are some good settings to try now after this update?

Just downloaded this patch and am very happy that I did. Custom mode is exactly how I like it for sports and tv shows, its bright and vibrant without being over saturated with bleeding colors! I recommend this setting!

I love these settings very nice pic, bright vibrate but not to torchy. Thanks

Nice! I am still using D-Nice's settings. At first I thought that skin tones were too saturated (probably because I was watching LOST and heck, they are on an island and sun burnt anyways ) but after watching some more content I realized I just wasn't used to the colors looking better like this.

I am gonna try out custom mode for sports usage.

I downloaded and installed the 2.1 patch, and I also used Dave_O's Mid Panel settings and let me tell you what a great pic!!. THX was nice but just a little to dark fro me. Dave_O's settings are great. I did not perform the 100 hour break in period or D-Nice's settings, I just watch a lot of HD for break in.

I'll have to play around with these Dave O settings, see how they work with D-Nice's SM changes.

I am also glad that others are seeing what I am with this 2.1 firmware. I wanted to make sure I wasn't just seeing things

Fanta,

If you are watching Custom / Mid panel brightness, try turning Color down 44-46 if you haven't already and report back.

May help with skin tones, and I think I read a comment from someone saying that the updated patch improves on things, but isn't perfect, and that saturation may still have to be turned down a few clicks.

Thanks for the suggestion. With D-Nice's settings, color is at 45. So I had played around with it at 40, then at 36 for awhile. This helped a bit but I still need to watch more material with it at 45, I think I just may have not been used to seeing color look the way it does now.

How do flesh tones look in the lower 40s?

You may "not be used to it" because it simply isn't accurate.

I've been debating going with a GT-30 but I'm curious about Mid-panel brightness color. I know Mid panel brightness compresses high-end gamma on the VT/ST series as well, but I was hoping this update would improve skin tones without having to dial down the color saturation too much.

Also, weren't DNice's settings for the GT-30 series only on the THX mode?

Flesh tones look fine at 40. At 45 I think they are alright as well, again I need to do some more evaluating. I know that between 36-45 I will find something that suites me.

Correct. What I am seeing may be different from others posting without D-Nice's SM settings. Those SM settings adjusted color as well.

I installed the 2.1 patch, used Spears and Munsil with Color @ 53, slin tones are good.

Before the patch, I had to have Color at 43-46, and had sun burnt skin.

Ken

what are your settings now? Now the skin tone is to mute.

+ 1 !!

Contrast 77
Brightness 56
Color 53

Pro Settings -- see the Dave O settings

This is from the CNET review. Did the firmware thing fix the "subtly fluctuating black and gray levels"? And is the shadow detail improved?

That fluctuating black level has been fixed for a while now. This latest update fixed the color luminance issue, which made color calibrating a problem. Its much better now. The panasonic models have been greatly improved via firmware updates, something I think that separates them from Samsung. Panny seems to want to get the customers what they want. Samsung gives you what they have and if you don't like it it, oh well..IMO of course.

True....

AND...gamma also now measures very good at 2.2 in THX. The problem was that you have to use small windowed patterns, the same that THX uses to certify displays, to get that value. This is why cnet and other reviews had the gamma down around 1.9.

ChadB also measured the modified ANSI contrast ratio to be about 4700:1

I had read that the a-board swap doesn't 100% fix the fbr issue, but it greatly improves the issue so that it only happens rarely.

I have fbr but it isn't that bad so I haven't swapped it out, but I probably should as it is a free fix...

The Panasonic attitude is a big plus I think. I've had a couple of Panasonic products before and the single time I had an issue they were a joy to deal with. The willingness to address the issue has been refreshing to see. I think I've made up my mind and now I'm just waiting to find a good deal on the GT30.

Exactly why I chose them over the Samsung. I had a few quality issues with past Samsung tvs. The two sets performed similarly overall so that was what set the Panasonic ahead for me. Although I had a model from two years ago that loss black levels I still felt that they are a better company.

These fixes are showing why I prefer Panasonic. Apparently Samsung has some sort of fbr issue and they haven't acknowledged it yet let alone put out awesome firmwares like this 2.1 (to my knowledge).

http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19410_10...=mncol;rvwBody

Not sure if there was an firmware update since then that may have changed things, but I have an up to date firmware on a May build and I personally like CNETS settings for THX now but still playing with things

See, that is the thing. You can shoot for some uniformity with one person's settings and then tweak from there because each TV will have somewhat different results. Also, each person will have different opinions on aesthetics.

+1

I too would also like to know this!

I just installed 2.1 via the link posted by the other member. Now I am about to put 2.2 back on. Will it over ride the professional patch??

No. Shouldn't over ride the patch.