Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 320

Has anyone been able to get wake-on-lan to work with the VT50. I'm a new owner and trying to get this to work with an ipad remote control app (roomie or equivalent). I can control the TV once it is on, but can't get it to turn on using the WOL command.

Thanks in advance for any insight.

Mark

You're going to need to supply more information that than that. Really dumb questions: you have batteries in the remote? It won't respond to any of the side buttons on the TV? You don't even see the Viera splash screen? What have you connected to the TV? How is it connected? Where did you purchase the TV and if you're not in the USA, what country are you in? And other questions along these lines. Everyone in the forum is great, but if you supply no information then people are less inclined to try and help you out. Looking forward to answers so we can help you out.

I spoke with Panasonic rep this am. They scheduled a repair.

Purchases a 55vt50 from amazon warehouse deals a couple of weeks ago. TV arrived a few days so and it is the best panel to date(excluding 2013 panels). I did my own shoot out with my 6020 elite( has elite video board installed) and the are very close with the Kuro having the upper hand. The Kuro has mor depth and appears to be sharper which I was very surprised because I expected the vt to be sharper. I'm a playing pioneers 1080p high definition demos from 2006-2009 by way of ps3 on both sets. I can post pics if anyone is curios about my comparisons. Overall I love the set and won't do anymore upgrading for another 2 years in which il most likely purchase the zt60. I'm not really intrigued by OLED but that's me. Got a great deal on this set because when it arrived I checked the hits and hour count was at 10min. I do not have IR problems at all, 96hz works well on BR content and cable is stunning. I give this set a 9/10.

Both of those statements are true to some extent. ARC will output what it receives including lossless. Lossless is not used with OTA, cable or streaming.

Has anyone calibrated their set with panel brightness on high? Can you post your settings? I used home theatre custom mode calibrated settings with brightness on high but made picture over saturated so I put gamma at 2.2 and temperature at normal and looks really good.

Buzzard767 has but he's a professional calibrator and I seriously doubt he would share his settings.

never tried panel on high, but one thing I can tell you is that normal gamut and gamma 2.2 reduces the color space quite a bit when used with externals LUT's...

I've done both, but the PowerBridge allowed me to use power from one of our grounded circuits (professionally installed) that is dedicated to my computer and component rack. The power in our living room is circa 1950 and ungrounded. Also I didn't have to drill any studs.

I'm wondering the same. Just having dropped some $ on this, and getting in on the Denon AVR-3312CI deal in November, trying to convince the wife to spend another $300-$400 for calibration, $80 MSRP PER PAI of Panny 3D glasses (yes, I know eBay can be around $50 and the $20 Samsungs will work), and some cables I need will be a verry hard sell.

I did find this: "http://reviews.*******************.com/panasonic-plasma-tv/panasonic-vt50-picturesettings.html"

EDIT: Sorry, my post won't allow me to include the direct link to "Plasma TV Buying Guide" website. But they have posted their ISF Calibrated settings

Without having to fork over even more money, I'd like to get the best PQ out of this set, and it would be awesome if someone would be willing to share settings. I know they won't be as perfect for our sets as they are for yours since it was calibrated for your specific environment, but I'm sure it may help over using the default settings.
Edited by Dru the Fu - 1/25/13 at 7:55am

Joined the 65VT50 owners yesterday. Best Buy matched the PaulsTV discount. I spent last night surfing every channel that I get from DirectTv and I could not find a single channel without a logo to watch. Movies have letter boxes and television has logos! What can I safely watch for the fisrt 100 hours to break the TV in?

This might sound stupid but, Do I have to use Panasonic's active 3d glasses or can I use another brands that are cheaper for the moment?

You get what u pay for
The panny ones are the best...

I am getting in patient for pay day.

in patient™

I just set up my new vt50. I have Direct Tv with the HR 34 receiver and when trying to access the ESPN 3D channel, i get an error message saying that my tv is not a 3D tv. I went into the menu to switch 2D to3D. I'm pretty sure my receiver is 3d capable and awhile back, the Direct Tv representative told me the ESPN 3d channel is included in my package. Any ideas how to make 3D work on my panel?

You don't have HBO HD? They mainly have full screen content with no logos. Or you can try Pixar animated blurays but in all honestly I watched everything from day one, movies with letterbox, channels with logos, even gamed on PS3 and its absolutely fine. I just didn't watch 4:3 content, I never do. My set is the GT 50 but it's the same with all pannys. Try Cnet custom settings or Cinema setting and you will be fine,

I have ESPN 3D via D*tv and it works great. Through my Anthem MRX-500 there certainly can be some handshake issues, but eventually it engages fine. If it's an option, try running direct to your V50 from the D*tv box. Right now the X Games are live on ESPN 3D an it's amazing to watch!

I received my VT50 in August, and was watching a lot of the Olympics on my Comcast cable in 3D, one day tape delayed and it looked great
This fall, the noon ET ESPN college football games were LIVE on ESPN 3D and I have to admit, it didn't look quite as good.
However, the same events that would be replayed in the following days did look great.

Just my newbie opinion, but there seemed to be more "issues" with events that were "live" than on the tape delay.

Newbie question, is all 3D in 1080, or is there some at 720?

I have the same set up--D* Hr 34 receiver to my GT 50 and 3D works fine and so should yours.. Call D* technical support and they should be able to walk you through it.

Hi, I bought a 55VT50 in mid-November from Amazon (when the price was much higher!) and have been bothered by fan noise ever since. I was hoping the fans would quiet down or that I would get used to the noise over time but neither of those things has happened.

I had a Panny-authorized tech over the house yesterday to replace the fans under warranty and he listened to the noise (which I can hear from 15 feet away when the volume is muted) and then said it was normal and that the replacement fans would make no difference. His view is that the fans are a feature not a detriment because they kept the panel cooler, thereby extending the set's longevity. He also commented that my switching power supply is silent and that he worked on another VT50 that day with comparable fan noise to mine but with a much noisier power supply. In short, he thought I had a quality VT50 sample and that I should not mess with it.

Here is my problem: I have until January 31st to arrange a return or exchange with Amazon. I love the PQ on this set and my only issue is the fan noise.

If I return my VT50 and buy another VT50 -- at a nice discount to what I paid in November -- what are the chances I would get a quieter pair of fans? Also, is there a known issue with noisy power supplies?

Alternatively, if I return the VT50 and get, say, a GT50 or ST50 (which are fan-less), will I notice a big drop in PQ?

Frankly, given the price drop on the 55VT50 since I bought it combined with my aversion to fan noise, I am leaning toward returning the set, going back temporarily to my trusty (and silent!) Samsung 46A560 LCD, and waiting for the 2013 Tvs to hit the market.

Any insights or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks!

UPDATE: I am returning this Tv to Amazon. See Post #9735 on Page 325 of this thread. Thanks to all that responded to the above post.
Edited by GreenMtnGringo - 1/29/13 at 7:34am

Finally got my 65VT50 mounted on the wall and operational yesterday. It was delivered back on December 31, but construction of the cabinetry required for the wall mount bracket took more time than expected, but yesterday's 6 hour final session got the job done.

So add my name to the list of STUNNED new owners who really didn't imagine a picture could look this good, even though we'd read all about it.



And that's my previous HDTV next to it (like Mutt and Jeff), a Sony 34XBR960... what I like to think of as "state of the art" reference CRT/HDTV from 2004.

I must say, the 65VT50 is just an absolute wonder, right out of the box. I've done nothing so far except go to CUSTOM, which from the factory gives me a stunning image with what looks like just about perfect color, brightness and contrast. Didn't even push PRO or make even one adjustment.

I'm running all sources through my Oppo BDP-103, including HDTV and of course BluRay discs. 720p and 1080i is upconverted to 1080p 4:4:4 24bit color by the Oppo, and it looks absolutely remarkable on the VT50 (both resolutions upconverted to 1080p). Also watched some of "Toy Story 3" (2D) which is delivered as 1080p/24, and it's just unbelievable.

I AM IN HEAVEN! Can't imagine it could get much better in a few weeks when the calibration gets done (for BOTH sets), but I suppose it really should. I'm prepared to be amazed.

I got a 55" vt50 and it was made in October and its silent to me, even up close one foot away after being on an hour or more, id say theres something wrong with those fans. Ordered mine from Amazon as well.

DSperber
Run it as much as you can before you get it calibrated in a few weeks. Within reason, of course. Just to break it in and make sure there's nothing wrong with it.

Definitely send it back and get another VT for cheaper, and hopefully get one that works. You shouldnt hear the fan my VT is only 8 feet away and I can not hear the fans.

Purchased my 55vt50 from amazon also and Dan noise isn't an issues. I'm about 15ft from my VT in my bedroom

Thank you Latino Heat. I'm not much of an HBO fan, but the Pixar films are a great idea!

I used HDNET, no logos and had it on zoom because they do run some letterbox movies