Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 358

Originally Posted by mo949 

Hope you enjoy the screen. Can only addionally recommend you throw out all those break in suggestions and turn your tv onto a pleasing mode immediately and start truly enjoying your tv. =]

The only caution would be not to leave things on the screen for long (like pausing the tv for an hour) and to vary the aspect ratio of your content if you watch cinematic movies much. Anything that 'sticks' a bit will wash itself away with varied usage and probably won't be noticeable unless you throw a slide up to see it.

Originally Posted by DWBoston 

Agreed. Running "Standard" mode for the first 100 hours exclusively is completely unnecessary.

Originally Posted by socman 

Thanks to all of you who have replied - - I was told not to use anything but the standard mode for the first 100 hours, and to not watch anything with the side- or top-bars. I am very pleased to hear that what I am seeing in picture quality will eventually turn out to be much better. I agree that the VT50 is an improvement over the Kuro - some of the features are just something the Kuro will never have, and that is why I opted to purchase the VT50. I also noticed (lately) that the Kuro really does have a significant "buzz factor" that can clearly be heard if you sit within six feet of the panel - and I did not. I watched a little more programming this afternoon in standard mode, and, while certainly not great, I found myself getting along ok with it. I will certainly calibrate the television with the settings that "Hi Deaf" provided - but only after the 100 hours of burn-in.

I tried cleaning the glass with a micro cloth/clearner solution recommended by BestBuy, and I already see streaking on the glass - is there a good, better, best solution for cleaning the VT50 glass panel? I know that I am supposed to clean (only) a panel that is cool to the touch.

Again, thanks to all of you who offered information and encouragement...I really was freaking out when I first turned on the set....it was like super buyer's remorse and I immediately thought - - "Should I tell them to put the Kuro back up? It's kind of comforting to know that the Kuro is in my second bedroom and is plugged into local cable (yech), and a Blue-ray DVD player...just in case I miss the "good old Kuro days".

Thanks again to everyone for your help and kind words of encouragement,

Roger

Originally Posted by gadgtfreek 

Its simple, micro fiber cloth as needed for dust. If you have dried dog slobber (dont ask), use distilled water when the screen is cool.

Originally Posted by htwaits 

... and don't go past damp when you use the distiled water and microfiber cloth.

Originally Posted by gadgtfreek 

Its simple, micro fiber cloth as needed for dust. If you have dried dog slobber (dont ask), use distilled water when the screen is cool.

Originally Posted by nabsltd 

My old CRT couldn't go a week without needing a dusting, but the VT50 get about 1/10 as much in a month, so without the kids, dogs (we used to have Great Danes, so I know what you mean), etc., I think it could go 3 months between cleanings.

Originally Posted by htwaits 

... and don't go past damp when you use the distiled water and microfiber cloth.

Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma 

Yes, the best way to clean a screen is to avoid needing to do it

Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma 

Yes, the best way to clean a screen is to avoid needing to do it

Originally Posted by Tony1 

True,, you can just keep it sealed in the box! lol

Originally Posted by ajuice 

First time here. I have 2 big concerns.

1. Iam in the 100 hour breakin period. Can you go to any picture mode, tweak all settings to whatever you want (experiment in the 100 hr break-in period) and not worry at all that you are messing with the phospers or anything? Are Extended logos the only problem.?
AND
2. I was about 30 hours in the breakin period and my kid slipped in and played 1hour and 15 minutes in game mode a baseball game (bright white /green colors. I noticed the contrast ratio in that mode is 100 and sharpness 75. I am still within the 30-day trial period to take it back (9) days. Could this have hurt the TV in any way. I am very concerned that this incident may have (even if only slightly ) damaged the TV. Any help? Probably no way to tell? Time -running out Thanks Arnie

Originally Posted by ajuice 

First time here. I have 2 big concerns.

1. Iam in the 100 hour breakin period. Can you go to any picture mode, tweak all settings to whatever you want (experiment in the 100 hr break-in period) and not worry at all that you are messing with the phospers or anything? Are Extended logos the only problem.?
AND
2. I was about 30 hours in the breakin period and my kid slipped in and played 1hour and 15 minutes in game mode a baseball game (bright white /green colors. I noticed the contrast ratio in that mode is 100 and sharpness 75. I am still within the 30-day trial period to take it back (9) days. Could this have hurt the TV in any way. I am very concerned that this incident may have (even if only slightly ) damaged the TV. Any help? Probably no way to tell? Time -running out Thanks Arnie

Originally Posted by nabsltd 

My old CRT couldn't go a week without needing a dusting, but the VT50 get about 1/10 as much in a month, so without the kids, dogs (we used to have Great Danes, so I know what you mean), etc., I think it could go 3 months between cleanings.

Originally Posted by ajuice 

Thanks alot. I'm an older guy who just bought my first HDTV and I went all the way with the PVT 50.

Are there any threads that discuss the viewing difference between 55" and 65" and is it worth an extra $1000+? I sit 8-10 ft. away. Thanks again!! AJ

Originally Posted by maygit 

I have the exact same thing going on with my set and i've just kind of taken it as a normal part of the filter. I can usually only see it on a white background. I've had my set since October and it's been on for 300 hours or so (I don't use it heavily). If you follow up through panasonic or if it goes away, let me know.

Originally Posted by Mactavish 

This is a subject that is really interesting, as recently I did a lot of "google" searching, and found a ton of opposing opinions, making it even more confusing. In an environment with some cigarette smoke, and dirty city air, water is not always enough for cleaning. In my case I wanted to remove the streaks that occurred on my previous 37" Aquos LCD HDTV. These streaks were a result of using two products that claim to be designed for both LCD and Plasma displays. One is "iKlear" (used to be sold in the Apple Stores) the other "Monster". Both act like a light polish, and you have to work fast to put it on in a circular fashion and then keep buffing until you think it is gone. While the "cleaning" effect seems to be ok at first, later when viewing the TV "off", in the proper lighting, you can always see streaks. This really bothered me, and I really wanted to remove those streaks. Using the same products again, doing small areas at a time, just keep adding streaks, could never get rid of them. Almost like an old WAX, on a car.

That's when I did more homework, and you'll find some "experts" and articles recommending things like a 50/50 homemade solution of distilled water and isopropyl alcohol, which did NOT seem like a good idea. Most manufacture's don't tell you what kind of coating they may be using, anti-glare or whatever on their screens, and using any type of alcohol, just seemed like a RISK to me!

So, I opted for some advice that I thought would be non-destructive, and that was a 50/50 solution of distilled water and white vinegar. I used this to remove all the iKlear and Monster crap on the Sharp, and it worked great. But I am certainly not sure what using this solution would do to an anti-glare coating down the road, as I'm no chemist. It did however remove all the old polish, and NO more streaks. I am NO longer going to use any polish products as I don't care for streaks, and I think it just builds up, no matter how many people say you can safely use these products, they may be safe, but they leave residual, you can see, and it's dam hard to remove.

Since I'm giving away the old Sharp, and just bought the VT50, I'm not touching it, till I need to, and of course will try distilled water first, but if and when I need to do a deeper cleaning, I'm still not sure what would be best, after water.

Originally Posted by Metalbender 

I just finished watching Wreck it Ralph, on my new 65" VT50 I used the setting from this thread holly color explosion batman. Wow was it eye candy.