Official Panasonic VT50 owners thread - Page 322

Thanks! You know, I am running the slides as a slide show from my Apple TV and even thought that running a slide show with all it's varied imagery might not be bad either. Thanks for the advice, I plan on enjoying this one very much, just surprised by all the IR talk concerning this set. One thing that has me a bit worred is that my daughter watches quite a bit of Netflix Kids content and a great deal of it seems to be 4:3. Should avoid that as much as possible for the first 100hrs or so?

Yes avoid black bars first 100hrs. A cartoon or 2 won't hurt though. Just not hours and hours of it in break in period. I personally haven't had IR issues from 0hrs to 100hrs never had a problem.

Jeff Meier calibrated my VT50 and sound system today. I couldn't be happier, Jeff is a master of his craft, a true professional and a great guy. His knowledge base is truly unbelievable. My set-up looks and sounds amazing.

I'd recommend outpatient--usually less expensive, and no overnight stay is required.

Golden!!!

Just use the format button on your remote and stretch the 4:3 to fill your screen; she can watch what she wants that way!

Jeff is "Da Man"!!!

For the last 200 hours I've never zoomed, watched it very bright, watched the same channel with the same logo for hours at a time. Still notice no ir when I run the scroll bar :d

Update, the issue is more of a generic HDMI ISSUE than anything equipment specific

Can someone point me in the direction of the optimal calibration settings for these tvs?

Just got my tc-p65vt50 yesterday its replacing a Samsung PN63C700 I'm going to have it calibrated by Chad he did my samsung and
it looked great in the mean time until I get the hours on it what mode would you guys recommend for normal hd tv viewing also
what would you recommend for blu-rays .

Chad B!!!! It won't be free though.

I mean the optimal settings I can just do myself in the regular video menu.

Hello, i need your help for choosing my next 3dtv! I have 46d8000 now, and i want to go for a new bigger model now that their price drop. I am between 55es8000 and 50vt50, i mostly want to view 3d movies, movies and games. Which is perfect for me from these two, which have the best 3d depth and picture quality? Thanks!

Look in the settings thread, there are several sets of user posted settings.

I'd say stick with the THX modes and you should be happy until Chad works on it.

Good advice!

Thanks for the responses, one more quick question concerning the slides. Is it a BAD idea to run these during my varied content viewing sessions? If it's a good idea, should I run them in Standard Mode or any of the other presets, or is there a good custom setting to use for the slides during this break-in period?

THANKS!!

In what modes is the pixel orbiter disabled?

is it something that I should have on anyways?

Not using a universal remote. Last night it happened while watching a BluRay from PS3 through a Pioneer AV tuner.

Someone suggested trying a different plug. Will give it a go and see what happens.

there is a 50'' model here and costs 1900 euros, thanks for help!

Cleveland plasma how good is the 3d on vt50, most people say that is better on es8000, better brightness and resolution, whats your opinion?

Please take my comment with a grain of salt but I haven't installed my VT50 yet; however, I did witness the VT50 at Best Buy near my house and it seemed that the 3D in passive was much better than the shutter system used on the Panasonic 3D glasses. In passive, I found that the objects literally jumped out at you and was in your face. Though talking to the employees about the Panasonic Shutter Release Glasses, I couldn't really give it a proper test since the demo area was very small and Panasonic requires at least 10+ feet away from the user to enjoy the 3D experience. The farther away from the user, the more realistic the 3D becomes. Though at a distance of 5 feet, it still produced some interesting results. Unfortunately, Best Buy had the 3D glasses chained to the demo unit. I wish it wasn't chained up so I could stand back at least 12 feet to see if it was as good as the passive models.

On another note, I wish Panasonic would make their glasses in a gargoyle style that would fit over your glasses. I'm not going to use my VT50 for 3D since it's a real pain in the A** to put in my contact lenses everytime I want to watch a 3D movie. I feel that it's not that important to me. Though the Panasonic glasses are pretty expensive, having them make much larger versions for us glass wearers, I'm sure it would be double or even triple in price.

I hope this help you out a little.

Good luck on your purchase decision and have a healthy new year.

An option for you to consider then is the Samsung glasses that are compatible with the VT50. They are a more open design and should fit over/in front of your glasses. The model is SSG-4100GB, and they are quite a bit cheaper than the Panny glasses.

I am very concerned about the reflection from the VT50. When I look at the set in a store I can see myself reflected in the screen. In fact there was a poster board next to me and I could almost read it in the reflection of the screen.

I have read that the VT50 has some sort of ambient light filter. Is that built into the glass or is it activated from the menu? Will that help at all with the reflection issue?

I have a floor to ceiling window about 15' on one side of where the set would be and and sliding glass door on the other side. The set would be diagnonally in front of the window so even though the windows face east there is a lot of bright sunlight coming into the room. I would post pictures of the room but I can't figure
out how to import the images.

Do you think I should be concerend about the reflection. I would hate to put out the $$ and then sit and watch my reflection on the screen.


Thanks,
Orrin

Thanks cigarjohn have a healthy good year too! I most want it for 3d so i think i ll maybe go for es8000!

Pixel orbiter is a universal setting. If you set it to "disable" it is disabled. Whether it does any good is debatable.

I talked to Panasonic concierges department and they set me up with an appointment 10 days from the day I called. They stated that they needed at least 5 days to get people to come up. There goes my plan of watching the super bowl on this TV. Funny how they advertised that most appointments set up in 2 days. Anyway I can speed the process up?