I've just had a panny PW6 delivered and I've set it up but I have a couple of issues that I'd appreciate some guidance/info about.
Firstly, to give you a brief overview of the setup, I'm using the separate tuner box (I know they aren't liked but I needed one). My sky box and dvd are attached via scart sending rgb signals to av1 and 4 and my ps2 is outputing s-vid to av2.
My first query is that I've seen the p6 running in a few places, all with grotty feeds but never noticed what I can only call a slight shimmering on solid blocks of colour. It looks for all the world like the flicker you get on 50hz sets but not as noticeable. I noticed it most on a clear white screen although it was apparent on the green baize of the snooker earlier on today. It appears on the analogue signals, the sky rgb to a lesser extent but not noticeable on dvd (at least if it does, it's so slight that I can't seen it). The background on last night's They Think It's All Over seemed to shimmer throughout the program although the people seemed ok
I've tried NTSC discs as well as PAL with DVD and both appear ok. I'm a little concerned in case I'm noticing flicker which I thought the quasi pal was supposed to fix in these models (and which I hadn't noticed in displays in shops)
The second query is that again, I'd not seen this in shops but now I've had time to see the screen in more detail, blocks of colour, DVD and SKY with gradation are being shown as solid blocks of colour. For example, on the Titanic DVD there is a scene where the mini subs are shown going down to the wreck and all you see is the top of the subs with the light on, the sea around changes from the white of the light to the deep blue of the sea. This is being shown almost as 5 colour circles around the sub. Is this simply that the panel can't handle any sort of gradation? I'd have expected more than about 6 different shades of colour even though I know there's a limited colour palette on screens. Is this a feature of the panny screens or would I get this on all screens (pioneer etc).
If these are common to all screens and it's just that I can notice them more now my screen was on all evening and I had more time to notice then I'm ok. However, if these quirks aren't on the pioneer then I can always get it changed.
I'd appreciate comments from anyone. Thanks!
Firstly, to give you a brief overview of the setup, I'm using the separate tuner box (I know they aren't liked but I needed one). My sky box and dvd are attached via scart sending rgb signals to av1 and 4 and my ps2 is outputing s-vid to av2.
My first query is that I've seen the p6 running in a few places, all with grotty feeds but never noticed what I can only call a slight shimmering on solid blocks of colour. It looks for all the world like the flicker you get on 50hz sets but not as noticeable. I noticed it most on a clear white screen although it was apparent on the green baize of the snooker earlier on today. It appears on the analogue signals, the sky rgb to a lesser extent but not noticeable on dvd (at least if it does, it's so slight that I can't seen it). The background on last night's They Think It's All Over seemed to shimmer throughout the program although the people seemed ok
I've tried NTSC discs as well as PAL with DVD and both appear ok. I'm a little concerned in case I'm noticing flicker which I thought the quasi pal was supposed to fix in these models (and which I hadn't noticed in displays in shops)
The second query is that again, I'd not seen this in shops but now I've had time to see the screen in more detail, blocks of colour, DVD and SKY with gradation are being shown as solid blocks of colour. For example, on the Titanic DVD there is a scene where the mini subs are shown going down to the wreck and all you see is the top of the subs with the light on, the sea around changes from the white of the light to the deep blue of the sea. This is being shown almost as 5 colour circles around the sub. Is this simply that the panel can't handle any sort of gradation? I'd have expected more than about 6 different shades of colour even though I know there's a limited colour palette on screens. Is this a feature of the panny screens or would I get this on all screens (pioneer etc).
If these are common to all screens and it's just that I can notice them more now my screen was on all evening and I had more time to notice then I'm ok. However, if these quirks aren't on the pioneer then I can always get it changed.
I'd appreciate comments from anyone. Thanks!