Panasonic TH-50PX75U

[lanky]

I just bought and mounted the panasonic th-50px75u and was wondering if anyone had any recommendations as to calibration settings.

 

[avaserfi]

I would go out and buy an avia disc and use its calibration to set the settings to your tastes and your lighting conditions. This way the television will be set up for your space. I think I picked my copy up on half.com for 20 bucks not too bad considering how much a display costs.

 

[jake5717]

maybe?

http://www.htguys.com/archive/2007/May22.html

 

[avaserfi]

A quote from the article:
Calibration Settings (We did not get to spend enough time to dial these settings in. Please use them as starting points)

I wouldn't use those settings. I still suggest getting a guide you probably spent 1k plus on the display 30 more shouldn't break the bank. Besides everyones viewing environment is different and thats why you should make your own calibration.

http://www.amazon.com/AVIA-Guide-Home-Theater/dp/630551982X

 

[denfarrell]

Don't Get the "Hype" About Calibration

I've read a number of posts in this space (and other web sites) regarding the need to "calibrate" the picture on Panasonic and other plasma TVs after taking them out of the box.

Frankly, I like the look of the "Vivid" setting Panasonic defaults to and I can always adjust the other settings (brightness, sharpness, etc.) to my liking. My new TV is in a large (20' x 30') game room (pool table, dart board, bar stools and tables, etc.) which is very well lit during the day. As a result, I feel the Vivid setting gives me the best quality and most consistent and brightest picture than any of the other settings recommended in these posts.

Because our new Panasonic plasma is not our primary HDTV (we have a 60" Hitachi Ultravision LCD in our great room), we don't expect to be putting mega-hours of watching into the Panasonic like we do with our Hitachi.

Are there any other reasons to tone down the Vivid settings ? Will the TV "burn out" quicker and not last as long as normal or something ?

The TV picture quality and the look of the TV itself is great. We made the right choice, for sure.

 

[ParadigmDawg]

The Vivid seeting almost burned a hole in my head!

 

[agarwalro]

I've read a number of posts in this space (and other web sites) regarding the need to "calibrate" the picture on Panasonic and other plasma TVs after taking them out of the box.

Most TVs are set to look good in the retailer's display line up. These settings usually do not correspond to the settings that produce the correct color balance, brightness, etc as the recording engineer intended for them to be. That said, if it looks good to you, there is no need to calibrate.

Are there any other reasons to tone down the Vivid settings ? Will the TV "burn out" quicker and not last as long as normal or something ?

In the "Vivid" setting the light output will most definitely be greater than "Cinema", etc. So if two people use the TV for the same amount of time with the same material, theoretically, the TV set to Vivid should burn out sooner.

 

[denfarrell]

Thanks for the replies. So -- like most things -- it's all in personal preference as to how people set up their electronic goodies.

Like I said, the plasma TV will not get heavy use (probably less than normal)and I also purchased a 3 year in-home extended warranty (kicks in after Panasonic's 1 yr warranty expires) ... so I don't expect we'll burn the thing out in 4 years.

Also, I have had a number of electronics people tell me that the life of the newer plasma TVs is much better than those made about 3-4 years ago and they think all the talk about TV burnout and high brightness settings is overrated. They told me the life of these TVs could go up to 10-15 years (even with high brightness settings like "vivid").

Ciao,

 

[ParadigmDawg]

Plasmas have a half-life of about 60,000 hours if I remember right. So it should "burn out" in about 20 years if you use it 8 hours a day.

 

[agarwalro]

As Greg mentioned, burn-out is pretty much a non issue with Plasma TV's these days. But, burn-IN, is still a valid concern.

If you ever leave a static image on the TV for long (if you turn off the TV and see a residual image, its long enough), remember to do a few minutes of screen saver operation. This will prevent any channel logos, video game scores, etc. from getting burned in.

Panny plasma's are supposed to be more resilient to burn-in as compared to other brands, but why take a chance...