Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 307

Good point

I'm getting a 65" VT50 delivered on Tuesday, after having major issues with a 65" Samsung ES8000, the greatest of which was severe vertical banding across the screen. Samsung told me the banding met their specifications, and I couldn't live with that level of banding.
I am in the process of reading through the posts on this thread, and having a professionally calibrated 50" Pioneer Pro-FHD1 already sitting in my bedroom purchased in 2006, I believe I understand the pros and cons of having a plasma. BTW, the FHD1 still has the best picture I have ever seen on a television.
Looking forward to reading the rest of this thread.

Wayne

Welcome here Wayne. I suspect you are going to have a new best tv in the house

Got slight IR playing a game for about 6hrs last night i did not use the orbiter while playing, if that even mattets. Played the game using the game picture setting.

I did take breaks to run the TV anti IR slides, but not for the whole 15min..maybe 10 or so.

When i was done with gaming i ran the color slides after. I couldnt use the jogger or TV IR things cause bro slept on couch

What do you think is better to try and remove it. The TV IR cleaner or the pixel jogger.

Thanks

ChadB was out a week ago today to calibrate my 65VT50 and I completely agree with other reviews of his work. Chad went through and explained everything from the start so even if you were someone who had no idea what was going on, you would still understand what and why he was doing something. Before getting started, he helped me put up some extra curtains to get the light down as it happened to be a bright day out. During the calibrations I sat with him and got some insight on different sets, BR players, OLED, CES and all kinds of things we discussed while waiting for the tests to run.

After about 3.5 hours, the results were great for all 3 modes: ISF Day, ISF NIght and ISF 3D.

Tyler Cramer VT50 ISF Day.pdf 705k .pdf file
Tyler Cramer VT50 ISF Night.pdf 692k .pdf file Tyler Cramer VT50 ISF Day 3D.pdf 418k .pdf file

If Chad is in or will be touring your area, I can highly recommend him.

Excuse the ignorance, but why would the 3d light output numbers be drastcally lower than both day and night settings?

I need some advice concerning my new 65VT50. It was delivered on December 31st and has about 170 hours of use. I have a Buzz that is continues and goes from soft to louder in a rhythmic pattern. On bright screens I can hear it over dialog with average volume settings, as the screen darkens it is much softer. I have another two weeks to return it to BB but in most ways I hate to. The picture is incredibly good and I’m ready to set up a calibration with Chad B. Is what I’m hearing normal? I came from an older Hitachi 1080i rear projector. This is a much better picture in most ways, although I still prefer the basic picture of CRT for the smooth realism of its picture. Any thoughts are welcome.
Thanks.
Ken

I have a slight oscillation in noise like you described. Not sure what it is caused by but it comes in goes. My Onkyo TX-NR818 is plugged into the same surge suppressor and although they are supposed to be isolated, I swear it only happens when the receiver is on. I'm not too worried about it.

Because of how the 3D disc is mastered and when calibrating 3D (Stereo) using the shutter glasses in front of the meters lens. .

Actually the 8 fl is high, normally its around 5 or 6 fl.

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Thanks! Appreciate you posting the norms so its easier to compare the 3d set ups.

I've only had my TV up for a couple days and my house is anything but silent.

Late at night when I run the slides I can hear a slight buzz on the white screen and maybe on the light grey.

I don't notice anything during normal operation.

My A/V equipment is located about 6-7 feet from the edge of the TV in a cabinet. I have a LONG (45' BJC) HDMI cable.

I just got a 55VT50, I am going to read brought these forums, but is there a good place to start? Any posts that consolidate some of the main points or anything. I want to get the TV looking as good as possible, not sure where to start with calibrating, and if I need to use the TV for a certain period before doing it. And want to learn about the various features and whatever else I need to know. But, man this thread is long:).
Edited by jjk454ss - 1/13/13 at 12:42pm

I don't think you need to do a serious calibration for at least 100 hours of use.

Hey,
I just got my vt50 in, and was wondering whats the best way to break it in?
Any disks or programs I should run?
This is the first tv I'm doing this to, so I have no idea where to start.
Any input would be appreciated.

Thanks

just watch it.

Thanks.

I know it's hard to know how dark someone is talking about, but is in normal that the "Standard" video setting is so dark? It's way, way darker than any of the others. And I assume even during the "break-in" period it's fine to always run it on a bright setting if that's what I like?

Any setting will be fine but the thx cinema and thx bright will give the most accurate picture

It is normal for Standard to be so dark, making it essentially useless. This was Panasonic's workaround for the default setting to meet energy requirements.

Thanks, it seemed strange how dark it was. And I hated to put it too bright right away if it would cause any issues. Thanks again. It's great to have a place like this to come for quick help.

Thanks much, just received my 65VT50 yesterday and was not liking the low brightness level so changed it to thx bright and much better!

Received my 65vt50 Last friday from Paul's, There's a buzz sound in bright colors when i ran the slides. I got a Sept 2012 batch. Buzz sound doesnt bother me much when the sound system is playing. I love the picture of this tv, even my wife loves it. Im thankful i did not get the sharp 70" lol. For those guys ordered from Pauls did you guys bought an additional warranty? If yes where?

Thanks

Thanks for your calibration report. I've included a link to it in the flat panel (post#2) lists that are linked in the signature area at the bottom of my post.

Running color slides on my new 55VT50 (December 2012 build) for about 24 hours now. I do notice a slight 2" wide vertical band on the right side of the screen especially when green, red, and darker grayscale colors are on the panel. This band appears to be a couple shades darker than the rest of the panel. Should I stop now and return the TV or let the 100 hour procedure run its course and put it in the living room when that is done?

Thanks.
Edited by Todd G. - 1/13/13 at 7:15pm

I just purchased a 65 inch VT50 from adoramm for 2499.00 including tax and shipping. I tried Best Buy to match it but they simply wouldn't, stating that it was below their cost. Anyhow, I am so excited. The TV should being coming in within a week. I have been reading all the rave reviews and cant wait for it to arrive. However I am also scared about the issues that people are how I should properly take care of the set. I am replacing my 50 inch GT10 that I have never had any issues with. I did not break the set in or calibrate it. However, I do not want to miss out the obtaining the best picture possible. How important is it to run the slides for 100 hours? Can I calibrate the TV my self? HELPPPP Please!

Had my VT50 since August. Thought everything was normal and then got the WOW disc and noticed very very slight greenish areas especially on the right side on an all white slide. I do not see in normal content unless I look for it during an all white background commercial. Is this something that will go away or normal condition?

Quick question about the viera link app
I've used it before, and tried out cool things with it, but tonight it won't connect
Are there some setting I need to triple check, or any other ideas?
All my phone app gives me is demo mode, and when I check on TV, it says dnla not found.

Any help?
Edited by billmich - 1/14/13 at 5:14am

After I registered my TV on Panasonics website they offer you a 3 year extended warranty through squaretrade for $159 thats def the best price I've seen for a warranty and they are the official partner of Panasonic for warranties. So I'm going to do that, I think they also had 4 years for $200.

Never mind found it..
Edited by bryan338 - 1/13/13 at 11:11pm

i misread and mis posted. My color is at 36. I apologize.

Don't worry about it, 85% of the problems folks report are not really problems with the VT50. Just be careful with IR and after that its all good.
Slides are not really necessary, the only reason to use slides are if you are having a calibration done within a few weeks of getting your TV.
All you need to do is very full screen video without a lot of time spent on video with static images. imo I would rather use my new VT50 this way, rather than viewing paint drying (slides).

Yes you can become a DIY calibrator and end up with PQ that is best for your likes and dislikes, imo better than any pro calibrator can do, doing a normal ISF calibration.
But don't think that its easy and cheap, you simply are not going to get that good of results using just a calibration disc, like the WOW disc. You would need calibration software, a good meter, and learn how to use it. However even with this type of normal calibration you probably still will not best a really good pro, to do that you would need to add hardware like a Lumagen Mini 3D.

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