Just got 50" Panasonic Plamsa - Need setup & break-in advice
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Just got 50" Panasonic Plamsa - Need setup & break-in advice
I just picked up a new 50" Panasonic Plasma 720P at BB last night for an amazing $897. I have it all hooked up and tested it on DVD for about 15 minutes this morning using component since I do not have an HDMI cable yet. Everything looks great!
So, now I have a few questions.
SETUP & BREAK-IN:
Is there anything special I should do to setup the video settings? I have heard that on brand new plasmas, you want to NOT set anything to "bright" for about 200 hours to help prevent burn-in.
Is there anything I should avoid on it for a while? I figure no video games and no channels with logos for 200 hours. Neither are an issue b/c I do not have a game system hooked up to this TV nor do I have DSS/Cable/Ant.
What else? Any good movies to tune in the color (especially skin tones)? And other advice?
Thanks! I'll post a picture soon.
So, now I have a few questions.
SETUP & BREAK-IN:
Is there anything special I should do to setup the video settings? I have heard that on brand new plasmas, you want to NOT set anything to "bright" for about 200 hours to help prevent burn-in.
Is there anything I should avoid on it for a while? I figure no video games and no channels with logos for 200 hours. Neither are an issue b/c I do not have a game system hooked up to this TV nor do I have DSS/Cable/Ant.
What else? Any good movies to tune in the color (especially skin tones)? And other advice?
Thanks! I'll post a picture soon.
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for me, component looks the same (amazing!) on my 50" Panny plasma. I'm not sure how much break in is true anymore or whether it's needed. Panasonic themselves say it's a myth. I watched HD television and changed the configuration settings to that of someone's on avsforum and the picture has been perfect ever since.
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Lower your brightness and contrast for the first 100 to 150 hours. Check AVS Forums for your model Plasma to look for specific settings for during and post Break-in.
Enjoy your TV!
Enjoy your TV!
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During the first 100-200 hours with my Panasonic plasma I noticed a good bit of ghosts when going to all black or all white screens from more static images (Heads-up displays in games, channel guide, corner logos, etc). This was faint, and hard to notice by others. The ghost images quickly disappeared when regular film or video content went over that part of the screen. After this initial period, my plasma no longer does this. This behavior is normal for Plasma sets from what I understand.
I did some minor burn-in by running the AVS DVD-R Plasma Burn-in disc overnight for the first few nights. Did it do anything good or not... unsure.
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I did some minor burn-in by running the AVS DVD-R Plasma Burn-in disc overnight for the first few nights. Did it do anything good or not... unsure.
-beebs
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Why the f$ck does this stuff always turn into a Bose bashing argument thread? My post had nothing to do with Bose and some idiot had to bring it up and ruin the thread.
Thanks.
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Weird, it doesn't happen in anyone else's threads. Your user name is your burden. You might as well have called yourself "Fullscreen Pro," or "Colorization Pro," or "Dub Foreign-Language Movies Into English Pro." Granted, that last one would have been a bit unwieldy.
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I tried to change my user name and DVDTalk Admins would not let me. I use to work for Bose a long time ago (obviously). After I left the company, I tried to change my username... no luck.
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One of the best responses of 2008.
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Bose Pro,
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