Model TX-P42G20B
Had it just over four months, lots of niggling problems (intermittent type things with HDMI, nothing I can actually point at the Plasma itself as it may be the cables or the Bluray and DVD players connected, so inconclusive whether the plasma itself is faulty)...
Anyway,
Western Digital 2TB USB HDD - formats fine under Panasonic and registers fine even though it isn't listed as "proven to work" by Panasonic (they only list one single disc anyway...)
In this thread http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-...vr-supported-drives-pc-access-recordings.html most people have found that most USB HDDs work, so I assume if it registers and re-formats (which it does) mine should work.
Using the record button at the bottom of the remote (slide switch set to TV) it records anything that is currently running perfectly, SD, HD, Freeview, FreeSat, whatever. Orange LED on the plasma flashes as it should whilst recording and once recorded it all comes up on "Media player" and plays perfectly.
But if I use the top right "direct TV rec" button and I get two error messages "starting up" then "invalid operation". Nothing then happens, no change of LED from green. (setup menu is set corectly for "live TV" or whatever they call it).
If I use the programme guide and set it to record for a future programme, all seems well, LED changes to flashing orange at the appropriate time as if it's recording, if I try to watch anything else it prevents me as the tuner is in use, but when it's finished recording, Media player says the HDD is empty.....
So why was the orange LED flashing all that time ???
I don't think there is anything wrong with the USB/HDD as it records fine in one situation but there seems to be something very strange with Panasonic's firmware (or possibly hardware in my case).
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have written to Panasonic (email) but from previous experience they take weeks to respond.
Had it just over four months, lots of niggling problems (intermittent type things with HDMI, nothing I can actually point at the Plasma itself as it may be the cables or the Bluray and DVD players connected, so inconclusive whether the plasma itself is faulty)...
Anyway,
Western Digital 2TB USB HDD - formats fine under Panasonic and registers fine even though it isn't listed as "proven to work" by Panasonic (they only list one single disc anyway...)
In this thread http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-...vr-supported-drives-pc-access-recordings.html most people have found that most USB HDDs work, so I assume if it registers and re-formats (which it does) mine should work.
Using the record button at the bottom of the remote (slide switch set to TV) it records anything that is currently running perfectly, SD, HD, Freeview, FreeSat, whatever. Orange LED on the plasma flashes as it should whilst recording and once recorded it all comes up on "Media player" and plays perfectly.
But if I use the top right "direct TV rec" button and I get two error messages "starting up" then "invalid operation". Nothing then happens, no change of LED from green. (setup menu is set corectly for "live TV" or whatever they call it).
If I use the programme guide and set it to record for a future programme, all seems well, LED changes to flashing orange at the appropriate time as if it's recording, if I try to watch anything else it prevents me as the tuner is in use, but when it's finished recording, Media player says the HDD is empty.....
So why was the orange LED flashing all that time ???
I don't think there is anything wrong with the USB/HDD as it records fine in one situation but there seems to be something very strange with Panasonic's firmware (or possibly hardware in my case).
Has anyone else experienced this?
I have written to Panasonic (email) but from previous experience they take weeks to respond.