Official Panasonic UT50 Series Discussion Thread - Page 67

Originally Posted by hellmonkey 

Holy mother of god!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I got the tv tonight, fired up and promptly soiled myself. I just wish there was an analouge audio out. Im going to have to get an optical switcher since my reciever only has one optical input and no hdmi ports.

But back to the tv, holy fkn crap. Its beautiful. I have step up from my 7 year old 720 sammy DLP. Im play arond with a few games that dont have a lot of HUD. Im playing God of War 3 and its jaw dropping gorgeous. Best $750 Ive ever spent.

Originally Posted by Rapt 

today I picked up a TC-P55UT50 at costco... there were two available in boxes, I choose the one with a higher serial number and noticed the PRINTED AND GLUED label on the box had a "-2" at the end of the model info. ie: TC-P55UT50-2

the other box with a lower serial number did not. both boxes are designated as TC-P55UT50 (only the printed and glued label on the one has the -2)

anybody know what the -2 designates?

Originally Posted by Yukon Trooper 

It designates a new revision. As far as I can tell, these units have the updated circuit board screws with washers to keep the screws from loosening and causing additional buzzing. You can see them through the top vents.

Originally Posted by Yukon Trooper 

It designates a new revision. As far as I can tell, these units have the updated circuit board screws with washers to keep the screws from loosening and causing additional buzzing. You can see them through the top vents.

Originally Posted by Ghpr13 

I recently purchased 2 pairs of Panasonic 3D glasses for my 55Ut50 plasma. They have a Lithium-ion Polymer Rechargeable Battery. Can this battery be overcharged? And does it have a "memory" where I need to fully discharge it before recharging? Would I damage the battery if I kept it plugged into my USB port on my UT until I ready to use it?

I appreciate any replies.
Thank you,
Ghpr13:)

Originally Posted by john-54546 

Replying to cloud9ine post # 1990. I'm glad to hear somebody else has this issue besides me with motion and panning jerkiness. Been reading this forum for the last month and I thought I was the only one having issues with this too. I have the dish network vip 722 dvr receiver and I have the same problem. Earlier in december, I purchased the LG 47ls4500 led, returned it a week later because of the motion and panning jerkiness, and after lots of research, decided to purchase the ut50. The ut50 is a little better than the LG that I returned, but it's not as good as I expected it to be. So I know exactly what you mean cloud9ine. Hopefully somebody here can help us out and give us an answer.

Originally Posted by mpsmith01 

My 50 ut50 arrived Wed. Holy mother. Plugged it in and even the factory settings looked like wow but then I quickly punched in anikun07's settings (I know I know it wasn't warmed up yet) and then i sat and stared for about an hour while i strolled thru any HD channel (cable) i could find. i don't think my wife and i said much other than "****" or "omg" or "it's like 3d!" etc. for that period of time.

Earlier I posted my fears about REFLECTIONS. Well it does indeed suffer from serious reflection issues. Am I sending it back? No! In our case we can control the lighting in our open area kitchen/family room enough to greatly reduce the problem. You see the thing is the picture is so unbelievably seductive that you quickly forget most reflections in dark scenes (bright scenes not a problem) because you find yourself falling into the picture! It just sucks you in. I am not a 3D fan and unless my teenager mounts a serious campaign to get the 3d going I have no plans to even go there. But i am not exaggerating when i say when the source is good this damn thing gives the illusion of 3D. We love this thing so much we are going to make our room less bright to accommodate it! And if there's something I have reverence for i simply will watch it at night. End of story. We are completely bowled over. My kids are gamers but they have their own setups and I am not allowing them to game on this thing. I have not seen ANY of the problems others have mentioned in this thread (by the way i have the "2" after the model number on the sticker).

For years I had a terrible case of audiophilia nervousa which I kicked about six years ago so when reading some of the comments on this thread I think to myself "Boy am I glad I'm on the wagon!" I recognize my fellow lunatics going on about the most minute issues as if they were life and death. I no longer have those demons grabbing me by the throat either with audio or video. I think I've tacked five years back onto my life. My point is this tv is just outstanding. The cost is silly it's so low. I would caution against putting it in a room that is flooded with uncontrollable light (unless you only watch at night) but other than that if you want to have a viewing experience that rivals the highest end equipment for next to nothing, don't be a fool. Buy this set!!

Originally Posted by mpsmith01 

My 50 ut50 arrived Wed. Holy mother. Plugged it in and even the factory settings looked like wow but then I quickly punched in anikun07's settings (I know I know it wasn't warmed up yet) and then i sat and stared for about an hour while i strolled thru any HD channel (cable) i could find. i don't think my wife and i said much other than "****" or "omg" or "it's like 3d!" etc. for that period of time.

Earlier I posted my fears about REFLECTIONS. Well it does indeed suffer from serious reflection issues. Am I sending it back? No! In our case we can control the lighting in our open area kitchen/family room enough to greatly reduce the problem. You see the thing is the picture is so unbelievably seductive that you quickly forget most reflections in dark scenes (bright scenes not a problem) because you find yourself falling into the picture! It just sucks you in. I am not a 3D fan and unless my teenager mounts a serious campaign to get the 3d going I have no plans to even go there. But i am not exaggerating when i say when the source is good this damn thing gives the illusion of 3D. We love this thing so much we are going to make our room less bright to accommodate it! And if there's something I have reverence for i simply will watch it at night. End of story. We are completely bowled over. My kids are gamers but they have their own setups and I am not allowing them to game on this thing. I have not seen ANY of the problems others have mentioned in this thread (by the way i have the "2" after the model number on the sticker).

For years I had a terrible case of audiophilia nervousa which I kicked about six years ago so when reading some of the comments on this thread I think to myself "Boy am I glad I'm on the wagon!" I recognize my fellow lunatics going on about the most minute issues as if they were life and death. I no longer have those demons grabbing me by the throat either with audio or video. I think I've tacked five years back onto my life. My point is this tv is just outstanding. The cost is silly it's so low. I would caution against putting it in a room that is flooded with uncontrollable light (unless you only watch at night) but other than that if you want to have a viewing experience that rivals the highest end equipment for next to nothing, don't be a fool. Buy this set!!

Originally Posted by mpsmith01 

Hey guys I'm not a gamer but wanted to see blu ray on the ut 50 so plugged my son's PS3 with HDMI into my receiver. Picture is great but for the life of me I can't get 5.1 sound out of it. I found a PS3 manual online and if i read it right I have to use optical audio out of PS3 to get 5.1??? I went into PS3 menu sound and checked the appropriate boxes but still only getting L/R stereo... Help.

Originally Posted by mpsmith01 

Thanks lationheat. I have the Pioneer VSX 822. As I just posted since the earlier post my son put on a game and 5.1 is working. Why would I have to adjust receiver controls when I'm getting 5.1 with games but not movies?

Originally Posted by mpsmith01 

Here is a pic of the PS3 audio info.

What do you mean what does the receiver say? The input is from the BD HDMI which when playing games gives me full 5.1.

I've tried other PS3 output selections in the sound settings but none seem to work.