Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 26

Forgot to add that this is not an issue with my GT on any preset or source. I would only guess that the next thing to check is that the picture format is set to full.

The VT manual says to use 60Hz or 96Hz if there is flicker at 48Hz. I set it to 96 with a Blu-ray in. Will it stay at 96 for all Blu-ray in the future or does it default to 48 or 60 each time. If it stays at 96, is that the best setting to leave it at?

I prefer to leave my settings in one position and not be fiddling every time I watch something unless need be. I understand 96 is an extra feature on the VT; to me, the implication then is to have it on all the time if you're paying extra for the feature. But the manual seems to imply otherwise.

I just got 65vt50 yesterday. Actually this is the second one as the first set had the Dirty screen effect. The new set has the exact same problem. Basically you can see shaded vertical banding on white screens. When a program pans horizontally you can definitely see it. Another issue I noticed is when you power the set down there is brief flash on the screen. The screen gets brighter for a second and the set powers off. Anyone else having these issues? Curious to know about the flash when turning the set off.

You just replied me the same thing what I replied you. I wasn't against your point, I agreed with you. . Go back and take a look.

The only thing I didn't agree with is you are speaking for others when you honestly don't know what people buy their TV's for. That's your opinion based on lack of 3D content and your own perception, unless you have numbers to back that up and I don't know of any surveys showing consumer's intended use of the VT50 after purchase.

For example, I've read a few people right here who said they were buying their Panny plasma to play videogames on it more 60% of the time. Now personally I wouldn't do that and after spending thousands for a VT50 I can't see why anyone would want to take the chances on screen burn-in on such an expensive set? Occasional gaming, yes, but to buy a high-end set to game on it mainly? Well some people have deep pockets, I sure don't. .

Keep in mind there are thousands of consumers that buy sight-unseen. They buy the latest and greatest because it has 3D but they neglect to check on the amount of available 3D content. To each his own which is why you can't speak for everyone.

Two BB's near me have the 65VT50 in stock. The after tax price (no extended warranty) will run around $4,000. BB has 36 months no interest, the monthly payments would be roughly $111/month.

If history holds, the VT50 (like the VT30 is now) after tax price a year from now could be in the $2,700 range.

Which has more value? Spending $4,000 now and having the TV today, or saving $1,300 and getting the TV 12 months from now?

I currently have a 50S1 in the family room and a 42px60u in the bedroom so it's not like I am desperate for a flat screen.

Looking forward to hearing different perspectives.

If you aren't hurting for a new TV, then I would say wait. But I would also say you can find a cheaper price out there right now with some shopping around. BB will also price match with another brick and mortar store.

No offence but you gotta be frickin nutz regarding the power off flash. I notice pretty much every little thing, but that flash you are referring to is so minute and non-abnormal that I am floored you even asked about it here let alone found it in the first place.

As far as these bands, it has to be your insanely sensitive eyes because I have not noticed it and will not look for it. People looking for problems they haven't noticed themselves leads to paranoid viewing.

Good luck with the dse but the other issue is not worth discussing.

With all due respect this forum is for discussing the vt50 and experiences that people are having. I have right to bring up any issues I am having whether you agree or not. For your information I am not the only person that has brought up the DSE effect on this forum. Maybe you should get your facts straight before posting a derogatory response. Just because your set is perfect doesn't mean everyone else's is

He did say no offense in the beginning of his post =^P

Do you 2012 owners have a vudu app in the viera connect store.Us 2011 owners are still waiting for that darn app to appear.

Should be interesting and always a good time. Be interesting this year to see if the hx929 gets its fair shake against the Elite since most including some of the best known calibrators think it is slightly better than the Elites and the best LCD/LED currently available. At least the plasma is not as close as the VT50 is the class of the field.

I am super impressed with out of the box settings thus far. FYI, I am happiest with the following pre-cal settings.

Custom mode
Contrast +100 " be carefull here in the first 100 hours and static images"
Brightness +54
Tint 0
Sharpness +50 "yes I like sharpness, call me crazy"
Warm 1
Cats off
VNR off
Block NR off
Mosquito off
Motion smoother Weak
Black level light

Pro settings default

I use HD size 1 for satellite viewing because I greatly prefer it to seeing the crap at the top of the screen on most channels. I go to Size 2 for critical viewing.

These work for me but everyone is different. Also be careful to stay out of the menu playing with settings for too long. My vt30 had the word "Menu" BURNT into it by day three of me screwing around tweaking.

By any chance, was this DSE on the right side on both panels?

I am also curious about this same exact question.

Feels appropriate to be setting it and leaving it at 96hz for 24p playback, but if this not true I would like to know.

Contrast at 100??? yowsers...

You burnt Menu into your TV by tweaking it? You sure you didn't accidentally leave it pulled up when you went to bed or something? I've spent LOTS of time in friends Panasonic menu's tweaking, calibrating etc and never have seen burn in. Had some IR on a very new set that lasted literally about 2 or 3 mins and then was no longer an issue.

It is consistent on the entire panel. If I display a white screen there are shaded vertical areas and they become very apparent when the scene pans horizontally. Not as noticeable when viewing in THX Cinema

Do you notice any difference between the samsung and Panasonic glasses?

Just popped out to see the VT50 in the flesh at my local BB. Not only didn't they have one, they didn't have anything else. The store closed down yesterday

96Hz will give you the most film-like look, as it is an even multiple of the 24fps in which the movie is shot (and displayed, if you set the BDP to output 24p), and yes, if you set the TV to 96, it will default back to it next time you feed it a 24p signal.

True story: I had a stuck pixel 9 months into a new TV and placed a towel over the area and thumped it with my finger. Pixel woke up and went back to work (lol).

NEED HELP PLEASE! Just got my new 55VT50 and noticed a tapping sound that comes and goes from the back. It happens on the top right and left side. Any idea what that is?
Aside from that, I love this set.

That's just expansion and contraction when the tv gets warm and cools down,I get that sound on my 2 year old 58VT25 panny which I might add still looks beautiful.It Was calibrated by Kevin Miller

Thank you so much! I was freaking out!
Do you know how long this should last?

Me too. 7 BBs in the area and only one store has one. It was a 65VT50 and it was located in the entry way of the Magnolia section where all ten billion store lights were reflected off the screen. The magnolia manager gave me a remote so I could relieve the poor display of its Vivid duties but no matter what I did black level still looked like a ten dollar LG.

I'm pretty sure Panasonic contracts with BB for store placement and they really dropped the ball on this one. I'll probably be ordering a VT50 in a couple weeks when I get up north for the summer but it would be nice if I could actually see one before I open my wallet.

The only fun part of the experience was watching the manager out of the corner of my eye scrambling with the remote to see where I screwed up the display. No, I left it as I found it.

No problem,I'm getting a 65VT50 on May 29th,put my 58VT25 in the bedroom,can't wait.

Don't pay any attention to wild claims that there is nothing wrong with your display. Just let the mouse out and everything will be fine.

My settings for the VT30 were using D-Nice settings after 100 hour slide break-in. Once break-in was complete (also broke-in using D_Nice settings. I played for a few hours for each of the the first couple days and got the Burn-In. So, this is not my first rodeo. I have had many plasmas to include the 5020 that never had issue with IR or Burn-In and I was religious about using proper recommended settings.

It was only the VT30 that had this issue of Burn-In and I never left the set in Menu mode by accident. There are several users that had the exact same issue. I would bet money that many more VT30 owners could throw on a green slide and see the word "Menu" in the upper left corner of the screen.

And after I saw this on day three, I ran the pixel flipper every night for the next 10 or so nights and could still see "Menu" clear as day.

At any rate, after many many years of plasmas and playing by the rules I decided to simply watch the set right away with the settings that pleased me the most (crazy right?). That left me with contrast at 100% and I am not turning back. I am careful with static images to start, but other than that, I am just enjoying the set. And strangely enough, my settings (which are pretty much out of the box settings) for the most part jive on the money when I run the Disney WOW advanced cal (if you can call it that).

So until I have D-Nice perform a cal (hopefully), I am going to run it like a mad man with contrast at 100%.

So far, not a hint of IR unlike the 30 after the same amount of time and far lower contrast.

Sorry, I certainly don't mean any disrespect but I honestly don't see the point of your post. What is it?

What??