I have a Panasonic Viera TC-L42E50 HDTV and a Sony BDP-S185 blu-ray player, both of which I have owned for about one year.  They are connected via HDMI cable.  Beginning a few months ago the blu-ray player would no longer power on unless I unplugged the power and plugged back in.  And...

 panasonic tc-l42e50 black screen the only thing that works is the sound  , cant see menus anything just sound   Please help

 Trying to figure out why I can't get audio out of my receiver when I switch to my TV's internet applications.  My system consists of an Onkyo TX-SR606 receiver w/ HDMI inputs, a Panasonic TC-L42E50 and I get my TV signal through Verizon FiOS.  I also have some other components, including a...

Yes, it's me again, the abysmally tech-clueless, with a few more exciting questions for the beneficently (I hope!) tech-savvy. Please bear with me, and please forgive me for the cardinal sin of triple posting this, here, and in the "LCD Flat Panel Displays" forum, and in the "Networking, Media...

Let me start out these questions by saying up front that I'm a retired (thus on a fixed SS income and with limited funds) 65-year-old A/V sub-novice with Attention Deficit Disorder (NOT a joke, and no joke to live with, either). Over the past year, I've been collecting various A/V devices, and...

Awhile back I encoded all of my DVD's and put them on a NAS (Synology DS411). Recently we've purchased 2 "Smart" TV's, both of which have the ability to access a DLNA server. I'm seeing 2 different symptoms with my videos on the 2 TV's. I'll list the TV's and the issues i'm seeing. All videos...

I'm looking for a decent reasonably inexpensive (

Budget: $500 (can't spend much more than that) Size: 42-50 inches Must have: 1080p Good black levels (for a budget tv) Good shaddow detail Good screen uniformity (no banding or anything) Not as important: Viewing angle color accuracy menu/interface Not important at all: Sound...

To all the owners of these fine TV sets. Please leave your comments and reviews in this thread. You can also ask questions.

Im looking for new hdtv right im looking for one with good black levels most preferably right now no matter how much i tweak setting my dark areas on current tv will look blue so im looking for a tv that will fix this. Needs be under near 40- inches. Looking for some input. Oh and internet...

Most HDTVs that advertise 120hz seem to be useless and there is no source content that is 120hz, right? I had planned to connect my PC to my TV to experience the true 120hz content that my PC can generate. However I found out that HDMI does NOT support 120hz. And my TV(along with most) does...

So I want to watch a blu-ray. Say it has TrueHD surround sound support. My BDP-S185 blu-ray player supports that over HDMI The blu-ray player is connected to the Panasonic TC-L42E50 TV via HDMI The TV uses the optical/toslink output to the Onkyo TX-NR414 receiver (5.1 surround) The problem...

Just bought TV, and find some trouble with it. I use 2 HDMI port to connect my ps3 and xbox 360, and a external antenna which is connect to coax port. When i turn on my game console, some of my tv programs signal turns weak and gone. I check the signal strength, when HDMI working, analog...

I just received my new Panny TC-L55WT50 from Amazon the other day. Upgraded from an old 2007 Vizio, and wow is the picture amazing! I just finished calibrating the video settings and I have a few questions: 1) Color Management (Off/On) - Enhances green and blue color reproduction, especially...

Looking to get this, but cant find any real reviews! Anyone have one or have an opinion on it? Thanks!