Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 317

Originally Posted by billmich 

I work in basement remodeling, and what we have done in the past is install a outlet box that will be behind the TV, using power from an outlet down below (obviously must be a vertical run)
This is code and is aesthetically pleasing

Originally Posted by sillysally 

If you are thinking about dropping the power cord between the wall and the out to a plug, you may want to rethink that. Its my understanding that doing that is a no-no and violates code.

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Originally Posted by kerednai 

I am in the market for a new TV - either 65 or 70" for a basement remodel. The vt50 sounds very good but my concern is my basement is very light. I have two 58"x58" windows on the wall perpendicular to the TV. The sofa is about 15/16 feet from the TV and the 2 windows sit between the seating position and the TV. The room is not that wide. Basically I would have room for the TV, an in-wall speaker and then 18" before the side wall. I plan to buy blinds for the windows which will be shut when I watch films but I don't want to have to shut them during the day when I'm watching daytime TV, playing the Wii / PS3 or watching soccer. I also have a small window facing the the TV but the room is very long and I doubt I will get much direct light from that window as it faces our neighbors house.
Does anyone have a similar setup with the vt50? Should I avoid plasma TV's by all costs and go to an LED? My heart says plasma, my brain says LED

Originally Posted by bryan338 



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Originally Posted by billmich 

Now you get at double ended plug
I've done this many times

Originally Posted by justindion 

Wouldn't the cord coming from the power conditioner have live power if it unplugged from the wall or is their some type with a safety clip to prevent it from coming unplugged

Originally Posted by billmich 

I work in basement remodeling, and what we have done in the past is install a outlet box that will be behind the TV, using power from an outlet down below (obviously must be a vertical run)
This is code and is aesthetically pleasing

Originally Posted by 19redwings 

Lately I have been experiencing an issue wherre I'm watching the TV. Cable box is the input. 65VT50

The TV will shut itself off, but then restart in about 1 second. Doesn't make the start noise when it restarts, but definitely makes the shutdown noise.

Anyone experience this?

TV is setting on a stand, full circulation around it. Plugged into a ISObar surge protector (that is probably >10 years old) but nothing else cycles on/off.

Originally Posted by 19redwings 

Lately I have been experiencing an issue wherre I'm watching the TV. Cable box is the input. 65VT50

The TV will shut itself off, but then restart in about 1 second. Doesn't make the start noise when it restarts, but definitely makes the shutdown noise.

Anyone experience this?

TV is setting on a stand, full circulation around it. Plugged into a ISObar surge protector (that is probably >10 years old) but nothing else cycles on/off.

Originally Posted by mo949 

the vt50 cannot display a poor picture which is why it blacks out the screen for you - aren't those blacks pretty though?



Have you verified its the tv and not the receiver by going direct to the tv from the pvr?

Originally Posted by kerednai 

Thanks.. The O/H is still very anti the plasma due to the reflection though :-( Hopefully I can find somewhere that I can test it out in a bright environment.

Originally Posted by Nightmare 

Check out the before and after photos of my "bright light" room. I'll try to get another photo when the sun is out.

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1407028/i-want-a-new-tv-but-i-have-a-problem-room#post_22796984

Originally Posted by BadClams 

Not yet, but the 7+ year old 1080P Mits DLP it replaced ran just dandy off the same setup?

Originally Posted by lentiman 

Yes, I've also been encountering this problem. It's very random and intermittent. I'm only using the one input on my 65VT50, which is connected to my Denon AVR-4520ci. I route all my video through the Denon. I'm using a Harmony One universal remote for the HT. Are you using a universal remote? How are you routing your video inputs?

Originally Posted by Mac13 

Can some of you guys please look at the black strip on the bottom of the TV where it says THX, Real 3d etc and see if it has some slight waves in it? I only notice it sometimes but depending on how the light hits that strip I can see some tiny waves. I am curious if this is common or if mine is defective. I'm not sure I would even take the set back if this was only an issue on my TV since it isn't having to do with the actual display but it is still a little annoying when the light hits it and I notice it. Like I said you will have to have a light on and may have to look at it at a couple different angles to see it. Thanks!

Originally Posted by Mac13 

Anyone? Please? My return window ends on Thursday :/

Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma 

The VT50 is the second best TV ever made

Originally Posted by mo949 

Ok, so answering these accurately would require a lot of detail that I could mangle and there are quite a few good threads about it, but I recommend you don't read them unless you want to become extremely OCD =]

So, i'll generalize it like this. The lipsynch feature just takes the HDMI pipeline and if synch data is present (from the sources) it will tweak the audio delay accordingly. Since most devices cause some sort of delay (like BR players) I was counting on the offeset from sources maybe mitigating his tv lag to the point where he didn't notice it - so if it works, then great - if not, then on to the audio delay route. The audio delay is ofcourse the best place to work with, but a lot of people don't have the tolerance to tweak at this level.

The TV doesn't need a lipsynch feature in order for the AVR to remedy the issue, but I believe this one has it. I'm not entirely sure on whether enabling it will send handshake data back to the AVR, which is why I am not speaking about it since I don't know. It could just be a lipsynch feature for if you hooked up a BR to the TV directly it could perform the same task as the AVR is doing with its lipsynch feature.