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rdb2001
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Well while doing some upgrading to the home theater my wife, let me a buy Panny Plasma last night. I am new to the plasma world and wanted to know the do's and dont's. What are some of the things to do when you first turn it on. Just want to make sure I dont mess anything up. Thanks
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I've had my 50" panasonic plasma for over 4 years, I've never done anything to it except dust off the screen and blow a little canned air through the rear vents. Oh, and it does like conditioned power, the picture got significantly better when connected to the conditioner.
Congrats and enjoy.
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I've had my 50" panasonic plasma for over 4 years, I've never done anything to it except dust off the screen and blow a little canned air through the rear vents. Oh, and it does like conditioned power, the picture got significantly better when connected to the conditioner.
Congrats and enjoy.
Jimmy
Thanks. I cant wait to set up, waiting on my on new receiver and sub to come in so that I can enjoy my new setup. -
I was very leary of having a Plasma TV but, my parents wanted a new tv. So we were looking at Sears and found a 1080P 50" Panasonic Vierra Plasma TV. I am very proud of it in the one year of ownership with no problems. It's not quite as bright as an LCD but, the picture is just as good if not better than any LCD I have seen. Now remember why people first didn't hop on the bandwagon and buy plasma televisions was because of the loss of contrast over time. This is my opinion it will last you a long time and when it goes out or looses contrast 15-20 years from now you'll be ready for the newest best buy out. The contrast ratio of a million to one dynamic is increadible for the price of the Panasonic. If your happy with the picture don't mess with it however, there are DVD's that you can get to help you calibrate your new Plasma, LCD, projecor, or even LED. I saw a a 58" Plasma at Sam's Club for $1058 and it was the best looking picture on any TV I've seen except for the LED's which offer a seven million to one contrast ratio. So I'll own an Plasma before an LCD anyday due to bang for the buck and energy efficiency.
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My Panny Vieta has had no problems at all. Great TV. The only advise I can offer is don't use a glass cleaner on it if the screen has the anti-glare coating. Your manual has screen cleaning instructions. Enjoy.
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Panny Viera owner here, LOVE IT. I just use it like a regular tv, no real things to keep an eye on.
Do make sure you don't leave it on a still screen for a long period of time, you may get a burnt in image. It WILL go away, just might bug you for a few minutes when you resume play.
Also, for the first 100 hours or so, i'd use the "Cinema" image settings to prevent image burn while the tv is breaking in.I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
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Thanks for all of the responses. I cant wait to set it up. I also was able to bundle in a Bd80 blu ray. Any thoughts on it. I am thinking about selling it because I wanted one that does netflix, thats the only reason I got rid of my sony.
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Kuro owner here as many others as well. Couldn't be happier. No bulbs to change,no color wheels to change, no service calls either. Congrats on the new plasma,don't set it up so direct sunlight hits it and keep away from any heat source,fireplaces,portable heaters,and such. Enjoy what real color will look like.HT SYSTEM-
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Another happy Panny owner here. I think most of the time out of the box will be in torch mode almost as bad as on most show room floors. Turn down your brightness and contrast a little. Get a calibration disk or do some research on that model do find what the average settings are others are using. Then use that as a starting point for your tastes.
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I have been researching TV's forever and my next TV will be a Panny 58"
V10 model. I would really like a Pioneer KURO, but cannot rationalize the cost of a Kuro vs. the Panasonic . Now all I need is the $... -
I have an 50 in S1. I was on a budget cause my wife didnt want to get a new tv in the first place, but was able to get BB to through in a blu ray player with the deal so I was happy. The V10 is a nice tv. thats the one I wanted
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I have a panny viera plasma, I too was nervous at first. I did get some disks to help break in the TV and I calibrated it as well. Besides the occasional use of Pixel Protector, I do nothing.
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concealer404 wrote: »Panny Viera owner here, LOVE IT. I just use it like a regular tv, no real things to keep an eye on.
Do make sure you don't leave it on a still screen for a long period of time, you may get a burnt in image. It WILL go away, just might bug you for a few minutes when you resume play.
Also, for the first 100 hours or so, i'd use the "Cinema" image settings to prevent image burn while the tv is breaking in.
Many manufacturers say that break-in isn't necessary. But the plasma elements are supposed to be most sensitive to burn in for the first 150-200 hours of operation. So just to be on the safe side, many plasma owners observe a break-in period as suggested above. The key is to not have static images on the screen or static colors for the first 100-200 hours of use. So only images like movies that cover the whole screen without any bars at the top, bottom, or sides. You may have to stretch or otherwise alter the image to eliminate the bars.
Over at avs, they recommend using a 'break-in' disk that rotates the screen through colors and can be looped to play hours at a time so you can complete the whole break-in process in about a week. But you can accomplish much the same thing by avoiding static images and logging your hours. But if you want to be extra careful, you can google search and come up with pointers to getting and using a plasma break-in disk.
And +1 on calibration. You don't want to get a nice plasma with all the advantages in black level and correct colors and leave it in a default torch mode... -
Hi, I have a Pioneer Kuro and absolutely love it. Find it sound as a rock, knock wood. I did use the burn in disc recommended by the guys on AVS forum and ran it for 150 hours before doing any serious viewing on the display. I know it's not necessary, but I'm a neurotic. Anyway, I have never had any image retention or ghosting at all whatsoever. I just love my plasma! Best of luck.
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Hi, I have a Pioneer Kuro and absolutely love it. Find it sound as a rock, knock wood. I did use the burn in disc recommended by the guys on AVS forum and ran it for 150 hours before doing any serious viewing on the display. I know it's not necessary, but I'm a neurotic. Anyway, I have never had any image retention or ghosting at all whatsoever. I just love my plasma! Best of luck.
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So with the burn in disc, did u just leave the tv on for like a week with the burn in disk playing?
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Use a calibration disc such as DVE video essentials and calibrate the set. This will take your contrast/brightness settings out of "torch mode." Then I'd recommend rear bias lighting such as Ideal Lume. Best $39 bucks I spent on my 50" DLP. Not only does it greatly reduce eye strain, it makes the colors appear more brilliant in a dark room.Source: Bluesound Node 2i - Preamp/DAC: Benchmark DAC2 DX - Amp: Parasound Halo A21 - Speakers: MartinLogan Motion 60XTi - Shop Rig: Yamaha A-S501 Integrated - Shop Spkrs: Elac Debut 2.0 B5.2
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Use a calibration disc such as DVE video essentials and calibrate the set. This will take your contrast/brightness settings out of "torch mode." Then I'd recommend rear bias lighting such as Ideal Lume. Best $39 bucks I spent on my 50" DLP. Not only does it greatly reduce eye strain, it makes the colors appear more brilliant in a dark room.
Do you run your ideal-lume at all times including when other lights in the room are on? Or just turn it on for specail occasions/movies when you watch in what would otherwise be pitch black? -
Use a calibration disc such as DVE video essentials and calibrate the set. This will take your contrast/brightness settings out of "torch mode." Then I'd recommend rear bias lighting such as Ideal Lume. Best $39 bucks I spent on my 50" DLP. Not only does it greatly reduce eye strain, it makes the colors appear more brilliant in a dark room.
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When I got my Panny Plasma, I did not do anything special during normal viewing times. I set it to the 'Studio Ref' on mine.
One thing I did do, was set the 'Auto Off' timer before I went to bed every night for the first week and ran some color slides I downloaded from AVS to an SD card. Did it for 90 minutes every night.
My in-laws got a plasma and did nothing. Theirs looks fine.
Keep in mind that today's technology has all but eliminated Burn-In (BI). What most people see is Image Retention (IR). IR is temporary and is usually gone by changing the image on the screen. Biggest culprits for IR will be channel logos (although most channels don't put their logos on commercials), news/sports tickers, and Blu-ray/DVD title screens. However, like I said, these can get "erased" by starting the movie, changing the channel, running the pixel scrolling bar, etc. Burn-in WILL occur, but usually needs to have a static image on the screen for more than 5 days straight.
