Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 348

I am close to pulling trigger on 55vt50, however I need to make sure it fits entertainment system my wife says we are not replacing. Unfortunately all local stores are currently out of stock so a huge favor to ask can someone measure from bottom left hand corner to bottom right hand corner? I need to make absolutely sure it will fit.

Thanks for any assistance

50 5/8 to the outer edge of panel.

7THSeal

Thanks for the quick reply, I really appreciate it.

One more question and I think I am done annoying everyone (at least for a while). I am not sure how to ask this so here it goes:
If I look at my current Samsung TV it has border around TV, this border is roughly 2 inches on top, bottom and side. I guess what I am asking is, what is border size on left and right hand side (top and bottom does not matter to me) I understand it will be same on all four sides. The reason I need to know is 50 5/8 is very close in size to my entertainment opening and If I TV with fit without showing border I am good to go.

Hopefully this makes sense, If not don be be afaraid about telling me WTF!!!

Thanks again in advance

from Panasonic's website:

Dimensions with stand
Height [inches (mm)] 32.3" (819 mm)
Width [inches (mm)] 50.7" (1,286 mm)
Depth [inches (mm)] 14.1" (357 mm)

Dimensions W/O stand
Height [inches (mm)] 30.4" (771 mm)
Width [inches (mm)] 50.7" (1,286 mm)
Depth [inches (mm)] Max.: 2.0" (50 mm); General: 1.8" (43.5 mm)

I think the word you're looking for is bezel.

I got a 65" VT50 in December and absolutely love the TV. Today, after the TV had been on for a few hours, I noticed that there were image distortions in the center of the screen. I looked more closely, and there were what appeared to be splotches in the center of the screen that were distorting the image. I got a soft cotton cloth and tried wiping the screen. It wasn't something on the screen itself.

The splotches kept growing so I freaked out and turned off the TV. Once I did the splotches slowly started shrinking until they disappeared completely. I left it off for about 15 minutes, turned it back on, and now an hour later they still haven't returned, but what is going on here? It looks like oil on the surface of water, and a little bit like the screen has some kind of film on the front of it that's beginning to separate from the screen itself.

Since this TV is only a few months old should I just take it back and get a new one?

Can you pls clarify if your player does 50 to 60 conversion. VT50 does not support 1080p50 or 1080p25 at all. It is has been tested. I am just curious how is your player handles motion on the conversion. Few, very few player can convert 50 to 60 smoothly, pretty much you are always seeing that missed frame judder.


Edited by dvzzz - 2/22/13 at 7:44pm

HTwaits thanks for the help.

So what is the Bezel size?

Maybe one of the owners will measure for you.

HI all..

I wanted to know if anyone here has had any experience with putting on the led backlighting strips unto their VT50?
I'm expecting my vt50 to arrive this Monday, and wanted to order a backlight led kit.. I hear the one from amazon.com doesn't
have enough led strips to effectively light up a 55" tv.. Any thoughts?

Thanks..

The bezel is 1 1/8" wide (both the silver and blackened area included) the silver trim is 1/4" wide, the 50 5/8" length I gave you is measuring from the outer edges of the bezel.

Edit: The bottom side of the bezel is actually wider than the others, its 2" wide.
Edited by 7thSeal - 2/23/13 at 5:55am

I have LEDBetter LED Lighting strips behind my 65" VT50. They are on a website called Direct Connect Home (no spaces). Might be a little more expensive than the IKEA lights but worked great for me. I have them running up both sides and across the top using 90 degree corner connectors.

I'll check into that... thanks! Do they burn at around 6500kelvin? I think they say thats the optimal color tempature to achieve a better picture..

It's just symantics. When I said directv it was basically a catch all meaning poor pq could be any combination of directv, broadcasts, local programming, etc...my fault for using directv as a catch-all and not being a bit more clear. Thanks for clarifying.

rogo gets very defensive when it comes to directtv.

Hi People,

Just bought the 50pv50. Got a problem though: I just connected my Xbox 360 (launch model) via component. I set my tv to AV2 COMPONENT. But I'm not getting an image. Why is this?

Edit: I switched my xbox component connector to SD and that shows an image. When I set it to HD, I get nothing...

Maybe try changing the resolution on the xbox to 720p or 1080i before you hook up to the panny. Panny's won't do 1080p over component.

Thats a disappointment. Oh well. Not that there are many games running in 1080p anyways .

Thanks Cleveland

So what is picture viewing size from bottom left to bottom right (Glass viewing only)? I have entertainment center that has lip on it, my hope is that 55vt would fit even if that means bezel isn’t seen and have just picture? Again hope that make sense.

Let's see...do the math from what you've been given earlier. Total width is 50 5/8", less side bezels * 2 which is 2 2/8" = 48 3/8". Someone can do a direct measurement for you but that's what I get

Not the tv's fault, it's component cable limitations. BTW Xbox doesn't have HDMI? I'm assuming you saying launch model means you have the basic first model that came out with no HDMI?

Man o man we have a Einstien on the forums. Even after taking 12th grade over a number of times I still aint any good at goes intos.

Well it is the tv's limitation. Panasonic has done this for years, Samsung will do it though. The Xbox360 and PS3 can output 1080p over component.

Welp, my 55VT50 arrived today from Amazon via CEVA. The delivery itself was good; although there was only one delivery guy (and after he managed to get it down from the truck I had to help him carry the TV into my house), he was kind enough to install the stand (although he did need to use my screwdrivers because he didn't have any of his own). The TV powered up without issue and so he bolted for the door. But, wouldn't ya know, it buzzes like nobody's business.

The buzzing clearly varies with the displayed content and in fact going through the various onscreen menus presents a fairly wide variety of buzzing sounds clearly audible from the couch. The couch is 12 feet from the TV. As other people have noted, whiter colors invoke a louder buzzing, but even a dark black screen buzzes noticeably. I popped in a movie and the variable-buzzing-with-the-image was still clearly present. (I briefly played my DVD of the 25th Anniversary Les Miserables concert as a test of the built-in speakers... and the buzzing was as loud as ever, drowning out a good portion of the orchestra!)

I've read probably hundreds of buzzing threads and posts in the months leading up to this purchase, but I would appreciate some definitive confirmation from the fine folks on this forum: Should I expect to hear buzzing from 12 feet away while watching a movie? I've read that *some* buzzing is to be expected with a plasma, and I know that the VT50 has one or more fans, but surely this can't be right. I wouldn't think that the set should be any louder than the gentle hum coming out of my cable box.

Can I tell Amazon that I'd like an exchange because the TV makes a loud buzzing sound as soon as I turn it on, or will they tell me that's its normal?

For what it's worth, the date on the back is August 2012 and it shipped with the 1.14 firmware which I updated to 1.17 (alas no help with the buzzing). This is my first plasma and in fact my first flat screen; my previous TV is a 30" widescreen Sony Wega KD-30XS955 for which I paid $1,500 in 2004. That TV is whisper quiet with a stellar picture and the audio is quite good too... significantly better than the speakers in the VT50. My wife is wondering why I upgraded to lower characteristics. Sigh.

Needless to say, my enthusiasm for the VT50 has taken a bit of a hit. Any comments are greatly appreciated.

As scirica mentioned its 48 3/8" across viewing area.

If your entertainment center has a lip on the bottom and it covers up the bottom bezel then you'll have trouble using the remote. The sensor for the remote is located there, since you're wanting measurements for width I'm guessing it doesn't have a lip on top and bottom.

I had this happen with a Hitachi LCD rear projection TV I had once and ended up exchanging it. It never went away. I'm not sure if there's a direct correlation, but I read that it was a manufacturing defect in which layers of glass hadn't been laminated correctly. Hope this helps.

Just got my 65VT50, 2,499 delivered Pauls TV. I got high hopes coming from a 2006 Samsung 46 in LCD. lol.

Your a lucky sob indeed to get one of the best TVs on earth for such a great price

Yea makes sense, spend 3K on a tv and then have a non hdmi xbox with composite cables and being upset it does not do 1080p.....Funny