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post #7171 of 7183
5/9/12 at 1:57am
Dear all,

I have bought an old 37 inch PX60E. I only have 2 questions. The fans seems rather loud. Does any body if it would help to replace them. Can they be deactivated, would this give problems?

Secondly, I have found firmware v1.25. Could I put this in my TV and would it solve any problems.

Thanks for the reply.

Regards,

Nino
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post #7172 of 7183
5/11/12 at 9:58pm
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Originally Posted by ninto1966 View Post

Dear all,

I have bought an old 37 inch PX60E. I only have 2 questions. The fans seems rather loud. Does any body if it would help to replace them. Can they be deactivated, would this give problems?

Secondly, I have found firmware v1.25. Could I put this in my TV and would it solve any problems.

Thanks for the reply.

Regards,

Nino

I have a 42PX60U I bought new, can't remember when any more. Fans make no discernible noise. It's in an antique wardrobe and has plenty of room to breathe. If your set doesn't have lots of room around it, heat could be building up causing the fans to run hard. A bad fan will make a squealing or vibrating sound. From my experience with computer fans that make more noise than they used to, I first make sure they are clean. Next, I try lubricating them. I've done this several times with non-ball bearing computer fans using light lithium grease. Take the fan out and pull the fan away from the motor. The ones I've fixed have been permanent magnet motors and they use the magnets to keep the fan in place, so the fan pulls off easy. If you can't lube them, just get new ball bearing ones.
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post #7173 of 7183
5/12/12 at 7:59am
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Originally Posted by repair4man View Post

I have a 42PX60U I bought new, can't remember when any more. Fans make no discernible noise. It's in an antique wardrobe and has plenty of room to breathe. If your set doesn't have lots of room around it, heat could be building up causing the fans to run hard. A bad fan will make a squealing or vibrating sound. From my experience with computer fans that make more noise than they used to, I first make sure they are clean. Next, I try lubricating them. I've done this several times with non-ball bearing computer fans using light lithium grease. Take the fan out and pull the fan away from the motor. The ones I've fixed have been permanent magnet motors and they use the magnets to keep the fan in place, so the fan pulls off easy. If you can't lube them, just get new ball bearing ones.

My 42PX600U makes no discernible noise either. I've also read that setting the PQ properly helps w/ noise. If you have it set on Vivid, it apparently creates more heat and thus the fan is louder. Not sure if this is correct, but it's worth checking.

Doug
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post #7174 of 7183
5/12/12 at 8:22am
must add a comment on my 42PX600U.....bought at Costco just before they eliminated the lifetime return policy........the 600U is one fantastic panel, great picture and great audio. I also have a 50GT30, and I actually like the 600U more than the GT30. the GT30 has a few pluses - 1080, 3d, deeper blacks - but for basic viewing and audio, can't beat the 600U!

Ken
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post #7175 of 7183
5/12/12 at 10:11am
I bought my 42px60u in the Spring of 2006 and it has never exhibited fan noise that I could here more than a few inches away. It has plenty of open air around it and I vacuum the fans through the vents occasionally . It's usually set in a tweaked Cinema picture mode. It's still a great display after all these years, it's not my main TV anymore but it still gets used a few hours almost every day.
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post #7176 of 7183
5/14/12 at 6:42am
So my TV is 5+ years old now and my receiver is 10+ years old, and as a result I'm constantly dancing the not enough HDMI inputs shuffle. Does anyone know what our TVs output for audio from the optical out when the source is HDMI, if anything? I would test, but it is much more fun to figure these things out at work instead of actually working.
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post #7177 of 7183
5/14/12 at 6:54am
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Originally Posted by Ramma2 View Post

So my TV is 5+ years old now and my receiver is 10+ years old, and as a result I'm constantly dancing the not enough HDMI inputs shuffle. Does anyone know what our TVs output for audio from the optical out when the source is HDMI, if anything? I would test, but it is much more fun to figure these things out at work instead of actually working.

2.0 from external sources. It will pass 5.1 if the source is one of its internal tuners (OTA or QAM). This is true of 99.8% of TVs available today.
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post #7178 of 7183
5/28/12 at 10:29pm
Hi, looking for some advice.

I have a TH-58PX600U, about 4 years old, having some technical problems, would like to know what to do.

It is experiencing problems in a specific square on the display only.
Sometimes no problems.
Sometimes the red pixels are offset.
Sometimes entire block changes color.
Location and problem is independent of source device or resolution.

Is this type of problem common?
What is it called?
what is involved fixing it?

Thank you.
P.

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post #7179 of 7183
8/1/12 at 4:46pm
So I went into the service menu to check how many hours were on the set and now the service pops up every time the TV powers on.
Can someone tell me how I can end this madness?
I enter the menu with Vol Down and Recall three times and then simply power down the TV when finished, but the menu pops back up every time I power back up.
Any ideas? I was thinking of flashing the firmware. I am still on the original version.
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post #7180 of 7183
9/25/12 at 10:11pm
Hey guys, hopefully someone can help me out. I recently built my own HTPC and connected it to my Panasonic TH-PX600U via my Onkyo TX-SR806. I have never updated the firmware on the tv and I would like to. I had the Bruzzi forum's bookmarked with all the info on how to access the service menu and upgrade firmware, ect but that site is now gone. Anyone out there know how to upgrade the firmware via a SD card and which version to use? Thanks!
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post #7181 of 7183
9/26/12 at 12:05am
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Originally Posted by mcdev View Post

Hey guys, hopefully someone can help me out. I recently built my own HTPC and connected it to my Panasonic TH-PX600U via my Onkyo TX-SR806. I have never updated the firmware on the tv and I would like to. I had the Bruzzi forum's bookmarked with all the info on how to access the service menu and upgrade firmware, ect but that site is now gone. Anyone out there know how to upgrade the firmware via a SD card and which version to use? Thanks!
You could try sending Bruzzi a private message, he's still active on the forum though not every day.
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post #7182 of 7183
10/25/12 at 2:49pm
Hello, I have a plasma TH42PD60U and it's problem is that the picture output is oversized and doesn't not show part of the picture on the right and part below. I tried checking the zoom option in menu but doesn't let me access that option either. :/ Please I would like help and would apreciate it, I just fixed this TV myself but I didn't know it had a software issue.
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post #7183 of 7183
10/25/12 at 3:21pm
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Originally Posted by Jonathan Vargas View Post

Hello, I have a plasma TH42PD60U and it's problem is that the picture output is oversized and doesn't not show part of the picture on the right and part below. I tried checking the zoom option in menu but doesn't let me access that option either. :/ Please I would like help and would apreciate it, I just fixed this TV myself but I didn't know it had a software issue.

You don't say what you're feeding the TV with and what type of input (e.g. HDMI, component, etc.)?
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