Official Panasonic GT50 Series Discussion Thread [No Street Price Talk] - Page 53

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

Wow, there's a lot of people in the AVforums complaining about IR & banding on all 3 models.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

Wow, there's a lot of people in the AVforums complaining about IR & banding on all 3 models. I've had mine on THX Cinema since I got it on Saturday and pixel orbiter is off in that mode. I must've really lucked out since I see no issues at all with my 60GT50. And trust me, I look for faults lol
I wonder if things happen during transportation? Mine was a single order from the warehouse by my friend. I then went to his store & took it home myself with my uncle's SUV. I laid it flat but used a thick comforter to hold it in place.
Anyways, I feel bad cause I know how annoying it is to be switching out TV's.

Originally Posted by htwaits

I think you may be over estimating the number of unhappy owners.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

What I mean is, there seems to be a lot of talk about IR & banding over there...compared to these forums.

Originally Posted by Tempest261

I've been abusing my VT50 pretty hard (HOURS of calibration windows and menus) and I've yet to detect any IR. I did detect some minor line bleed, but that was just in a single menu, and I haven't seen it since.

They may be detecting DSE, which all 3 models DO have, because of the Kuro-like filter. It's extremely minor, though a trained eye could pick it up in calibration slides.

Originally Posted by pltctytc

60gt50 it was delivered one week ago and stickered as made in april 2012.
not one issue that i can see or hear.

what i don't understand is why one would want it calibrated. seems like a waste of money to me. with all the differences in studio lighting, video feeds and the way they are broadcast, especially in sd, it seems to me its best to adjust what looks good from a true hd video. your eye is the best judge of what looks good to you.

after a few days of tinkering in custom mode bring the color down to 30 and normal, color space wide, video nr to auto. everything else in custom is default. i kept coming back to those settings after a few days of tinkering and to me look best especially in true hd programming/bluray.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

Right out the gate you started "abusing"? lol j/k....You didn't do a break-in or leave it on one of the THX modes? Better question, are you going to post some settings?

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME


Right out the gate you started "abusing"? lol j/k....You didn't do a break-in or leave it on one of the THX modes? Better question, are you going to post some settings?

Originally Posted by Nethawk

Would someone kindly post a link to the elusive "CNET settings"? I've heard them mentioned many times but cannot find a link from here, nor any indication that they have published settings on their website.

Thanks much.

Originally Posted by wmwilker

I did the same with no IR. I did run S-Nice's ST50 slides at night mostly to get the hours up on my set.
There are some settings for the VT in the VT50 Settings thread. You could try them on the GT to see if they work for you. Just ignore the Pro W/B 10 point settings. Does the GT have a 2 point W/B settings?

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

I believe the specs are exactly the same. Only differences I found were;

GT50:
Infinite Black Pro
24p Cinematic Playback 48hz

VT50:
Infinite Black Ultra
24p Cinematic Playback 96/48hz
ISFccc (Advanced Calibration)

*EDIT* Has anyone tried the settings in FlatpanelsHD review?

Originally Posted by lennyp

I was wondering if there are any discrete codes to change the picture mode from say GAME to THX CINEMA? Using macros in my remote to enter menu and arrow over would probably get out of sync, but seems to be my only option right now. Still don't have IP control, but someday ...

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

There's definite Xtalk when I watched Hugo on this set. I would arguably say a lil more so than on my previous Samsung UN55D8000. I've read that movies like Hugo & Happy Feet 2 3D are the movies to watch to test your 3D display, so I'm a lil disappointed after reading how well these new Panasonics are with 3D...plasmas in general actually.

Anyone else test these 2 movies? I'm using the official 2012 Panasonic glasses.

Originally Posted by vidya46

The price dropped for 55gt50 significantly today on amazon ..just couldn't resist and ordered one or June 5. Delivery...
Now have to convince my wife that there will NOT be any price drops like this till this year end..even during the holidays.))

Originally Posted by jstreet

I recently bought a 60GT50 from Amazon. My wife and I have been disappointed with the presets, THX or otherwise, regardless of how I adjust the basic, advanced, or pro settings. The Warm2 setting, as used by D-Nice and CNET for the ST50, gives my GT50 an especially unnatural greenish cast. Tint adjustments introduce other problems. This is not as evident in Warm1, but things are still not quite right.

Presently I have just 20 hours on the set, so its too early to think about a professional calibration. In the meantime, I would like to try tweaking the RGB balance settings in the Custom mode to get a more accurate picture.

My questions are:

Do the "W/B High" and "W/B Low" settings in the Custom mode primarily affect the RGB balance at the high and low IRE levels, respectively (say at 80% and 20% IRE)?

As the phosphors age, is there a tendency for Panasonic's RGB balance to improve even with the preset modes? That is, has Panasonic presciently set it up so that the initial RGB imbalance will tend to self-correct after a few hundred hours?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

There's definite Xtalk when I watched Hugo on this set. I would arguably say a lil more so than on my previous Samsung UN55D8000. I've read that movies like Hugo & Happy Feet 2 3D are the movies to watch to test your 3D display, so I'm a lil disappointed after reading how well these new Panasonics are with 3D...plasmas in general actually.

Anyone else test these 2 movies? I'm using the official 2012 Panasonic glasses.

Originally Posted by HLdan

Interesting, I have a 2012 Panasonic TV and the 2012 glasses. Hugo in 3D works very well on my set. I saw a very small amount of crosstalk but only few times throughout that long movie.
What disappointments are you hearing about plasmas in general?

Originally Posted by botnet

Is there anything in the service menu that lets me turn off that annoying red power light on the front? How do I get in the service menu anyways? Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

I'm not disappointed with my plasma at all. I'm disappointed in the 'talk' throughout reviews & forum posters, that plasmas have the best 3D. I think they're right to an extent. IMO it did look like the best 3D I've seen yet but had it's issues. I'm not saying it took away from Hugo but I did notice the Xtalk more than my last Samsung LED. I'm going to try Avatar next which had no Xtalk at all on my previous set.

P.S. What fw is everyone on?

Originally Posted by jstreet

I recently bought a 60GT50 from Amazon. My wife and I have been disappointed with the presets, THX or otherwise, regardless of how I adjust the basic, advanced, or pro settings. The Warm2 setting, as used by D-Nice and CNET for the ST50, gives my GT50 an especially unnatural greenish cast. Tint adjustments introduce other problems. This is not as evident in Warm1, but things are still not quite right.

Presently I have just 20 hours on the set, so its too early to think about a professional calibration. In the meantime, I would like to try tweaking the RGB balance settings in the Custom mode to get a more accurate picture.

My questions are:

Do the "W/B High" and "W/B Low" settings in the Custom mode primarily affect the RGB balance at the high and low IRE levels, respectively (say at 80% and 20% IRE)?

As the phosphors age, is there a tendency for Panasonic's RGB balance to improve even with the preset modes? That is, has Panasonic presciently set it up so that the initial RGB imbalance will tend to self-correct after a few hundred hours?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Originally Posted by TIME2PLAYDAGAME

There's definite Xtalk when I watched Hugo on this set. I would arguably say a lil more so than on my previous Samsung UN55D8000. I've read that movies like Hugo & Happy Feet 2 3D are the movies to watch to test your 3D display, so I'm a lil disappointed after reading how well these new Panasonics are with 3D...plasmas in general actually.

Anyone else test these 2 movies? I'm using the official 2012 Panasonic glasses.