TH42PZ70 - Help with settings please

[billybug]

I have just bought a panasonic TH42PZ70 and would like some advise on peoples recommended settings please.

Also, is it recommended to have different settings for a running in period?

Many thanks

Billy

 

[funkyspider]

I have just bought a panasonic TH42PZ70 and would like some advise on peoples recommended settings please.

Also, is it recommended to have different settings for a running in period?

Many thanks

Billy

Use the search, there is a huge thread discussing settings and running in - its never normally more than a couple of pages in as it tends to be fairly active.

 

[billybug]

I've read somewhere that its best to keep it in cinema mode for the first two hundred hrs and then change things around. But never to put it in dynamic mode - in which case, whats the point of having dynamic mode in the first place?

 

[google]

These are the settings I've used:

Viewing Mode: Cinema
Contrast: 60%
Brightness: 40%
Colour: 55%
Sharpness: 50%
Colour Balance: Normal
Colour Management: On
P-NR: Off
Overscan: Off

You may find, like I did, that you prefer the 'run in' settings fullstop. I've not changed the above settings since day one some months ago. I've not seen any retention at all.

Scott

 

[Lin3ar]

I've read somewhere that its best to keep it in cinema mode for the first two hundred hrs and then change things around. But never to put it in dynamic mode - in which case, whats the point of having dynamic mode in the first place?

Dynamic mode is the factory pre-set.Sony, Panasonic etc all set their TVs to Dynamic so that they look nice and bright in the show rooms.
If a Panasonic was set up correctly (cinema mode is close enough) next to a Sony in Dynamic mode in a shop the Panasonic would look dull in comparison and people would buy the Sony.
Dynamic is MILES away from a good picture.Contrast, brightness and colour are all ramped up to rediculous levels giving a totally unrealistic picture.
I have not got a clue why some people prefer Dynamic mode but a couple of days of Cinema should be enough to convince people the error of their ways as they return to Dynamic mode and need a pair of sun glasses to watch the screen.

 

[sniffer316]

These are the settings I've used:

Viewing Mode: Cinema
Contrast: 60%
Brightness: 40%
Colour: 55%
Sharpness: 50%
Colour Balance: Normal
Colour Management: On
P-NR: Off
Overscan: Off

You may find, like I did, that you prefer the 'run in' settings fullstop. I've not changed the above settings since day one some months ago. I've not seen any retention at all.

Scott

I agree the settings above are good and are nearly same what i use,but i would personally have P-NR on as this helps with the bars down side when programmes are transmitted in 4.3.