[micks_address]

Hi folks, I got a new satellite receiver during the week and it transmits 5.1 over hdmi. I have hdmi connected to the tv so my wife can watch Tv without turning on the av receiver. I get 5.1 to the receiver via optical. problem is that when watch channels that broadcast in 5.1 I don't get any sound through the tv. I would have thought the vt 30 could accept 5.1 via hdmi? Cheers Mick

[owen021173]

Originally Posted by Lalami1990

Owen you are in luck! Because you have owned the TV for under 6 months, the store must either provide a replacement or refund ASAP! They are not allowed to send it off for repair as the item is still new. Its under the sales of goods act. Call the store and explain what you have been going through with Panasonic and tell them you demand a refund! Once thats happened you can pick another TV or get the same one even cheaper!

The store are well aware of the situation and I think there as baffled as me as to why Panasonic cancelled my visit.
If I get messed around again tomorrow with the update then I will contact them to see what my options are. To be honest I wouldn't even exchange my 55" for a 65" if it was offered, I've had my fill of Panasonic tv's now after this carry on

[Lalami1990]

Originally Posted by owen021173

The store are well aware of the situation and I think there as baffled as me as to why Panasonic cancelled my visit.
If I get messed around again tomorrow with the update then I will contact them to see what my options are. To be honest I wouldn't even exchange my 55" for a 65" if it was offered, I've had my fill of Panasonic tv's now after this carry on

I've found with my old 55" that the crickets didnt go from a firmware update and ended up getting worse around the 1000hr mark. No one should be going through this much trouble with a product thats under 6 months old. If I was in your shoes and didnt want another Panasonic, I'd demand for a refund and purchase the Samsung 64D8000. Its selling for the same price as the 55VT30, perhaps even cheaper.

[owen021173]

Originally Posted by Lalami1990

I've found with my old 55" that the crickets didnt go from a firmware update and ended up getting worse around the 1000hr mark. No one should be going through this much trouble with a product thats under 6 months old. If I was in your shoes and didnt want another Panasonic, I'd demand for a refund and purchase the Samsung 64D8000. Its selling for the same price as the 55VT30, perhaps even cheaper.

Yes it's a noisy so and so alright
Had 2 Samsung before going back to Panasonic and they buzzed also !
At this time I'd be happy to have my old px60 back lol!

[Lord Bunky]

My 55VT30B is now over the 1000 hour mark, and the crickets have died down to a faint sound. In fact, 90% of the time you cant even hear them.

[MrFurious]

I saw one of these yesterday while passing a tv shop and it looked great, was really tempted now to try and track one down for myself, I'm in two minds , how much more cash will the new vt50 be do you think, or should i steer clear of a vt30 altogether

[alsina]

Originally Posted by MrFurious

I saw one of these yesterday while passing a tv shop and it looked great, was really tempted now to try and track one down for myself, I'm in two minds , how much more cash will the new vt50 be do you think, or should i steer clear of a vt30 altogether

The TXP55VT50 is £2399 and will be available in April.

[Wayne00]

Sometimes a film will change scene, then a second after the screen will quickly change brightness like it's altering it itself. What's this and how can I turn it off it's v annoying!

[nictry]

Originally Posted by Wayne00

Sometimes a film will change scene, then a second after the screen will quickly change brightness like it's altering it itself. What's this and how can I turn it off it's v annoying!

That is the fluctuating brightness issue I'm afraid, there is another thread on the forums dedicated to this problem and explaining about a SD card implemented firmware upgrade done by a Panasonic engineer visit that may reduce the visibility of the issue

[Wayne00]

Originally Posted by nictry

That is the fluctuating brightness issue I'm afraid, there is another thread on the forums dedicated to this problem and explaining about a SD card implemented firmware upgrade done by a Panasonic engineer visit that may reduce the visibility of the issue

Oh great. I dodged the green blobs but managed to get a noisy screen with random brightness changes lol!

I'm seriously surprised with this massive minefield of buying the top of the range TV's... :/

I was hoping that it would be something to do with the room light sensor or something I know the TV has

[Jazz Monkey Jr]

I'm looking at buying one of these tomorrow, the 50VT30 with the 5 year warranty.

Should I stay clear or take a punt at that price, it's £1389 from a Panasonic dealer.

[Jazz Monkey Jr]

I've ordered a VT30 for picking up tomorrow. I already have a power lead in the wall for the plasma, how do you get round the power lead, can you attach new one?

[micks_address]

Originally Posted by Jazz Monkey Jr

I've ordered a VT30 for picking up tomorrow. I already have a power lead in the wall for the plasma, how do you get round the power lead, can you attract a new one?

Just cut the leads and add wire joiners in between and tape up with electrical tape

[Jazz Monkey Jr]

Originally Posted by micks_address

Just cut the leads and add wire joiners in between and tape up with electrical tape

I don't want to invalidate the warranty.

Is there a best settings thread for this model please

[rrfierce]

Just take the plate off the back and switch the leads. Cutting the wire is not needed!

[Wayne00]

I'm having lip sync issues with my panny blu ray, tv and onkyo amp set up. I'm trying to find the route of the problem, could it be the TV?Did I see a lip sync option somewhere could it be messing it all up?

[Simon Lill]

Originally Posted by Wayne00

I'm having lip sync issues with my panny blu ray, tv and onkyo amp set up. I'm trying to find the route of the problem, could it be the TV?Did I see a lip sync option somewhere could it be messing it all up?

Are you sending the audio from the TVs tuner(s) in to the amp, or do you have Sky or similar?

If you have lip sync issues with your bluray playback that has nothing to do with your TV. Both blu ray and amp will have their own lip sync controls to enable you to adjust this.

[Cadet]

Panasonic finally issues update for 'green blob' plasma problem | whathifi.com.

[Simon Lill]

Originally Posted by rockieav

Panasonic finally issues update for 'green blob' plasma problem | whathifi.com.

At last! Guessing the fix has been identified during VT50 production?

[MrFurious]

That article is from 2nd of feb? i

[Insanity202]

Originally Posted by rockieav

Panasonic finally issues update for 'green blob' plasma problem | whathifi.com.

Originally Posted by Simon Lill

At last! Guessing the fix has been identified during VT50 production?

Sorry guys that old news, the artical originally said Panasonic finally issues fix now it says update as its not guarranteed to fix the problem.
In the green tinge thread most owners are finding its not worked, introduced new problems and some rare cases of the update making the blobs harder to see.
Not a 100% fix.

[Simon Lill]

Originally Posted by Insanity202

Sorry guys that old news, the artical originally said Panasonic finally issues fix now it says update as its not guarranteed to fix the problem.
In the green tinge thread most owners are finding its not worked, introduced new problems and some rare cases of the update making the blobs harder to see.
Not a 100% fix.

Cheers for the info!

[Insanity202]

Originally Posted by Simon Lill

Cheers for the info!

Its a funny old thing though this green tinge mess. I had 2 55" VT30s and both were green splat free.

[Jazz Monkey Jr]

Just picked up my VT30 today, got it on the wall, not fun getting the power lead in with virtually no room and on my own
I am just charging up the 3D glasses, I assum you can use normal PC USB or USB power plug (iphone one)
Any tips, got it running it THX mode which I always used on the V10.

Not got a 3D blu-ray player yet, using PCH, I assume I can only play SBS 3D films, can I play them through USB or is it best to just play through PCH?

Thanks.

[kempstar]

Just picked up the 55VT30 with 5 year warranty for £1799

Paid a bit extra to get it delivered tomorrow though. Now to buy a few 3D blur ays!

Does anyone here have the Logitech Harmony 1100 remote? I have a panasonic PZ50 tv, I'm hoping most of my activities will still work with the new tv, or will I need to set everything up again?

[kempstar]

OK this just arrived. First impressions are... Its very small! It doesn't look any bigger than my previous tv, which was a 50 inch.

Watching films in 3D, the effect is nowhere near as pronounced as it was in the shop. I haven't seen any pop out at all, just a bit of depth. I wonder if I have this set up wrong?

Also, the screen is ridiculously dark. In 2d its just about watchable in normal mode, but in 3d it is so dark I can't really see much. I have to watch it in dynamic mode to be able to see it clearly. Does this sound right?

We live in a block of flats, and there is a shared sky dish here. If I plug the tv into the sat socket on the wall, will I get the freesat channels? Is it that easy? What cable do I need?

Thanks in advance

[kempstar]

Also had one more question. How do I get the sound to play out of my amp when watching TV? There is already an HDMI cable going from the amp to the TV, it should be able to send a sound signal back via the same cable right?

[Wayne00]

Originally Posted by kempstar

OK this just arrived. First impressions are... Its very small! It doesn't look any bigger than my previous tv, which was a 50 inch.

Watching films in 3D, the effect is nowhere near as pronounced as it was in the shop. I haven't seen any pop out at all, just a bit of depth. I wonder if I have this set up wrong?

Also, the screen is ridiculously dark. In 2d its just about watchable in normal mode, but in 3d it is so dark I can't really see much. I have to watch it in dynamic mode to be able to see it clearly. Does this sound right?

We live in a block of flats, and there is a shared sky dish here. If I plug the tv into the sat socket on the wall, will I get the freesat channels? Is it that easy? What cable do I need?

Thanks in advance

Mines perfectly watchable during the day and that's on Normal with the contrast on zero which seems to make it even darker. I'm running mine in you see. You need to be v.careful using dynamic in the first 200 hours really mate so you don't get any issue with image retention.

[deblee]

Originally Posted by kempstar

OK this just arrived. First impressions are... Its very small! It doesn't look any bigger than my previous tv, which was a 50 inch.

Watching films in 3D, the effect is nowhere near as pronounced as it was in the shop. I haven't seen any pop out at all, just a bit of depth. I wonder if I have this set up wrong?

Also, the screen is ridiculously dark. In 2d its just about watchable in normal mode, but in 3d it is so dark I can't really see much. I have to watch it in dynamic mode to be able to see it clearly. Does this sound right?

We live in a block of flats, and there is a shared sky dish here. If I plug the tv into the sat socket on the wall, will I get the freesat channels? Is it that easy? What cable do I need?

Thanks in advance

make sure the cats option is turned off in the picture menu, think its switched on by default in Normal mode, Normal is one of the brighter presets
On my ST30 Normal mode at 50% brightness and 75% contrast used for about 4 weeks now, no IR, nice sharp bright picture.........love it

[hybridtheory]

Hi

What video files can be played on the VT30?

Thanks

Baz