2011 LG XXPV450 and 400 Owner's Thread - Page 6

I've had a 60PV400 for about a week now.. beautiful set, I'm quite impressed with it especially since my last set was a 73" DLP..with the typical warped screen problem. Plus I'm a CRT projector veteran, so I really appreciate the color accuracy and deep blacks of plasma, of course a sister technology.

I am really hoping for some info of how to access the service menu on these sets.. if only for the hour counter.. since I am trying to carefully break in this set. Any info out there yet?

Kinda nice to be back..lol my first post here in years.

According to http://www.televisioninfo.com black level for popular sets:



What is black level for PV450? Anybody did test it ? Any professional review on web?

I am having really bad image retention with the 50pv450 which I purchased last week. Has anyone had this issue initially and then eventually had it improve over time until it is no longer an issue?

A new plasma normally shows a considerable amount of IR. For the first 100 hours or so, try to avoid prolonged static images( especially bright ones) and avoid black bars.. use the zoom feature to stretch your image fullscreen. Also(on my set anyhow) use the white and color wash features to "clean" the screen if needed. Once the phosphor gets "broken in" the IR should lessen if not disappear.. providing you are careful and do not "burn" an image/pattern into the screen in the first crucial hours. Keeping the contrast out if "torch" mode is also important
Since running it toi high greatly raises the chance of permanent damage.

Even after the break-in though, use common sense with static images or ratios with black bars, as the screen can still burn..just not as quickly.

I have image retention but it's way better now sence i had it over a month now. I still get it but goes away very fast

I don't get any. Not even for a second. It's crazy

I don't see even a hint of IR on my 60PV450, not even a hint. Yes, I did break it in using the color slides in a continuous loop. Maybe it was worth it after all?

Makes two of us.

I notice on some cable content that the high black level looks better but 90 percent of the time low looks better strange

Service Menu followup and in-depth manuals.

Looks like straight from the LG CS Academy. From the training manual, that a service remote is required. The part numbers are:

- p/n 105-201M
- p/n MKJ39170828

Then enter the password: 0000 or 0413

I doubted that site because of it's IP address, but after going through the training manual, it looks legit. It also looks like a mistake from LG to make this info available. There's plenty of information that further explains their marketing terms.

Of particular interesting is the HDTV Diagnositics screen that will display the SNR for HDTV channel being viewed. Go to the channel menu then press the 1 key 5 to 8 times.

Hey got a PV450 about a month ago...

Love the set so far except for dark scenes on MKV movies such as Braveheart and Inception. In dark scenes I get a fuzzy screen that isn't there on my LED Also on the darker night scenes lose details of background that I can see on my Sony HX800 LED. Is this normal?

Crappy blacks can do that.

Try adjusting the gamma.

lifesun, JukeBox360 thank you for the information. If you could post a picture that would be outstanding! Is the PV400 for sure the same as the PV450? On Costco's website it claims the USB jack is only for service?

YES, they are indeed the same set. Also, what is it you'd like a picture of?

In your previous post you mentioned you could take a picture of some black content. I'm not sure how well it will represent the black levels, but I'd still be curious.

Not a problem. I can post up some pictures of it tonight. I'll use the dark knight, I AM LEGEND, and Avatar. There's is a few decent scenes I always use to test out picture. Those will be what I use. I'll also post pics of my led tv. To get a greater deal of black level comparison.

Just letting you know I'm taking a few pictures now. I'm no pro but I will try to take the best pictures that I can. Sorry about it taking so long.

Ok. Here Are A Few Pics. I play a lot of games and found myself watching football and playing games more then getting to the pictures I said I had planned to do. That being said. I figured. What the heck, why not take some pictures of what I see daily on my set? So, that's exactly what I did.



















Showed some black level as well as normal content. Mainly gaming. I game a lot so maybe someone thinking of gaming on this set might want to see these pics.

I believe the black was measured at .0416 on my set (PV400) in Expert 2 (Calibrated ISF Night). See my calibration charts a few pages back.

-Bn

To jukebox360. How did you get your black level to look so deep?

Tweak the settings a bit. I've also noticed blacks seem to get better as the TV gets older. No idea why. From day 1 and now my black level has improved.

This one is by far my favorite one. LCD can't make it look this good

Thanks for the pics, JukeBox360. Much appreciated.

Not a problem! If there is any other pics I can post just let me know. I think i'll post some Avatar and mw2 footage today. Both good content so it should look good. Maybe God Of War 3 as well.

Totally agree. PQ on this set improved teh most for me after the initial 50 hours. I can't imagine Panny or Samsung can be noticeably better than this.

I watch a lot of Planet Earth and also Great Migrations on this set with my kids and the pictures are unreal, they jump at you. Very nice.

More pics about to come!

Hey jukebox notice you got a ps3 add me Skillz_203

Not sure how many hours yet, however, I have to agree also that the black level and over all picture quality is getting better over time. Unlike most, I went ahead and calibrated to my liking and my contrast is at 85 for DISH and 100 for PS3 Bluray and I see little if no IR at all, which amazes me.

I also finally got around to try some gaming, and if this TV has any lag I sure don't see it. I have no way to measure it, however, compared to the Sony LCD that this replaced...........I seem to be doing better online with Reach...LOL!

I do not notice any lag at all as well. I'm a huger gamer. (If you couldn't tell by the pics already lol)