Official Panasonic GT50 Series Discussion Thread [No Street Price Talk] - Page 199

i think thats ll cool j and the grammys commercial

My bad. I think you are right. There was also an ad for the movie Pain & Gain and I got them mixed up.

The GT50 is bright enough for just about anyone. It can get eye searingly bright. A contrast setting of 96 in Custom is extremely bright...insanely bright. In Custom with a GT50, you will hit around 35 fL with a Contrast setting of about 80-81. In Custom with a GT50, you will hit around 48 fL with a Contrast setting of about 87-90. 35 fL is generally recommended for both Plasma and LCD/LED in a dark or dim lighting conditions, while 45 fL is generally the recommendation for both Plasma and LCD/LED in a bright room. These are the recommendations based upon the industry standards for film and television. The THX Bright Room picture mode is available if you really need surface of the sun type brightness.

The GT50 is going to handle light and reflections much better than your previous plasma, so that might help.

That is bright I need to watch with sunglasses on lol

Just ordered a 60GT from BB today, hopefully the prices will continue to go down so I can get some price adjustments:)

Well you got 30 days...

Congrats btw!!!!

Just got my GT50 and I want to give it hte once over so I know that I got a good panel, any advice on the top things I need to look for to know if I need to return it early?

This is exactly how I would describe the flare on my set. On some intense lights in a black scene where you would expect to see the flare, it isn't there. It only shows up on some things. I still have not decided if its tv related or part of the intended content. Either way, it isn't enough to care about.
Edited by tpollagi - 1/28/13 at 3:31pm

If you want another opinion, I'd say no deal. The VT was a more expensive model but the extra features would have no value to me. I certainly would not pay extra for "stuff" I don't need or want.

If this is a defective TV they can not restock it; there should not be a restocking fee. They will return it to Panasonic and get full credit.

The only two real inconsistencies with these sets is buzzing and IR. It will either be quiet or it will have a buzz. It will either have a tendency to show IR or it will not. Glaringly obvious issues like half a missing picture or shattered glass are kinda easy to spot.

Keep us posted! I'm interested to hear how it works for you.

has anyone compared this tv to a panny g25? thats my current tv. im curious if its brighter than the g25.

I can chime in. I upgraded from my g25 to a gt50. The g25 went upstairs where the viewing is less critical and the gt50 went downstairs where it's more light controlled.

Custom mode can get crazy bright, way more than thx on g25. Custom on the g25 can also get bright but the gamma is so off it looks weird. Custom on gt50 not only is brighter but maintains a flat gamma curve with rich colors. Both my g25 and gt50 are professionally calibrated. If you need extreme sunglasses brightness the thx bright room can serve your needs. Thx cinema is somewhat muted on gt50. Since my calibration I've been using custom mode 100%.

If brightness is your concern, it shouldn't be. The gt50 has tons of output.

Thanks. What is ABL? Also, I have heard references to "plasma cant show hockey right", what is that all about? DSE?

I gave it a try with the TV; worked fine. The GT wanted a password for the connection and recommended 1234 so I tried that and it paired without any hesitation. GT gives the option to disable the internal speaker when using the wireless audio connection. Volume works just as it should with the GT's remote. Very simple set-up overall. After suggesting this option several times in the past I guess it was about time to confirm that it actually works.

How am I going to "test" for IR? I don't really want to just leave on CNN or a video game for a long time to see it.......Or is that exactly what i hsould do?

I just got a 60gt50 and am using a Sony Blu Ray player, but when I click "info" it indicates it is displaying in 720P. I've looked on my blu ray player but haven't found a setting that shows it would only be outputting in 720P. Does anyone have advice on how to fix this? Or does it say 720P while it really is in 1080P already?

I've tried to search for an answer but so far haven't found anything. Thank you for any help I get.

with all the IR and Burn-in talk, I am thinking about getting the bestbuy/geek squad protection plan for my 50GT50 that is coming this weekend. Anyone has any experience with their plan? I am wondering if the people that have IR or burn in put their TV in torch mode and this problem really isn't as widespread as it seem? I am currently stiill using a Panasonic plasma 50" in my bedroom that I paid $3k for it back in 2006, and I did get a protection plan with it, but this TV has been so solid, I basically wasted my money and got something out of the plan, that's why I opted out of a protection plan for the GT50.

I think you answered your own question. I was concerned about this overall myself, but from my readings I believe the GT50 to be a very solid performing set. I think if you take care of the set and do some protection yourself (Like running the image retention program weekly) you should be fine. This is totally your call though! Maybe another way to look at it is that you can take $30 and put it in a special account monthly this way in about five years time you'll have about $1800 or so towards a new OLED TV. It's all a crapshoot.

Very much agree! Just got my first 3-D Blu-ray movie… Avatar. I wanted something else but I went with the "classic". I am excited about trying your 3-D settings thanks again.

I forgot to mention I also found one of my favorite old classic movies now available in Blu-ray "Heavy Metal"! I am thoroughly looking forward to seeing this on the GT50.

Yes, exactly. If your set is prone to IR, it will probably reveal itself in normal use. So if you start to notice letters, menus, logo bugs, score boards ... and such hanging around where they don't belong then you may have a set more prone to IR. You probably will not have any problem but since you ask the question .....

It's up to you if you want peace of mind for IR/BI. Someone else just wrote in that they used the Geek Squad warranty because they had IR or possibly BI and BB is replacing the set.

Thanks. Sorry for my dumb interpretation of your helpful comment.

I totally didn't know the GT50 had built in Bluetooth for audio!

Can someone verify that the TV would stream BluRay, NetFlix (and Hulu/amazon/etc), and normal HD cable via Bluetooth to this thing... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004VM1T5S/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=


My TV is going in a bedroom and I don't want to keep people in the bedroom right above me upstairs awake if I'm watching late at night. I have some real nice headphones I want to use in those situations but I wasn't sure how I would do tht with just optical out...

Soooo....Hadn't heard from Paul's all day.
5:00 PM I called them and spoke to a rep that said he would e-mail a supervisor and would monitor the situation. If they did not get back in 2 hours he would go "tap them on the shoulder"
6:45 PM - Received a call from the warehouse who advised me my 55GT50 was back in stock and ready to ship. What day is good for me? Seriously? If this wasn't so pathetic it would be funny. When I told her that I had spoken to 3 other people today that was NOT the case, I was put on hold and when she came back I was told I was correct. The TV was not in stock and they would be getting no more. She said she doesn't know why she was told they were in and she would "forward this to a supervisor".
10:30 PM I called and spoke to a service rep who stated that the exchange for the GT50 for the VT50 was in the system and awaiting final processing. The first I had heard of it. He said a supervisor was "unavailable" and he PROMISED to call me by 6:00 PM EST tomorrow.
Fun.