Just ordered a 50 inch plasma

[feejer222]

Panasonic 50" with full surround sound just to watch James Toseland kick ass on! It arrives Wednesday evening and the surround sound team come and tune in the amplifier on Monday.

 

[FJRMGM]

woooohoooo - got HD satellite or cable yet?

 

[feejer222]

woooohoooo - got HD satellite or cable yet?

Upgraded to HD satelite at the same time.

 

[jordylad]

Panasonic plasma is the best.

My buddy is in the field and he highly recommends Panasonic.

I bought myself a 42" 1080p for Christmas, it's incredible.

Now if only Speed Channel was in HD.

 

[bmwhd]

Panasonic 50" with full surround sound just to watch James Toseland kick ass on! It arrives Wednesday evening and the surround sound team come and tune in the amplifier on Monday.

Be sure to turn that contrast WAY down during the first 100 hours of use and don't watch any letter box content if you can help it.

Better yet, run the break in DVD found here

 

[feejer222]

Be sure to turn that contrast WAY down during the first 100 hours of use and don't watch any letter box content if you can help it.Better yet, run the break in DVD found here

Can you clarify please?

 

[OhioFJR1300]

Panasonic plasma is the best.My buddy is in the field and he highly recommends Panasonic.

I bought myself a 42" 1080p for Christmas, it's incredible.

Now if only Speed Channel was in HD.

I was watching Speed last nite and saw and ad for Speed HD. I'm sure it costs something extra....... but it may be worth it.

 

[exskibum]

Panasonic plasma is the best.My buddy is in the field and he highly recommends Panasonic.

I bought myself a 42" 1080p for Christmas, it's incredible.

Now if only Speed Channel was in HD.

I was watching Speed last nite and saw and ad for Speed HD. I'm sure it costs something extra....... but it may be worth it.

I recently acquired Speed AND Speed HD on DirecTV Satellite service (and a 50 inch Panasonic 1080p Plasma set). Speed HD seems not to have a problem broadcasting NASCRAP, "All About NASCRAP", "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About NASCRAP", and "NASCRAP for the Redneck" in HD. But as yet, the Speed Channel folks have shown little inclination to broadcast MotoGP or AMA Superbike, etc., in HD (yep -- even on the Speed HD channel). The 3 or 4 times during the year when the networks might again broadcast MotoGP races to a U.S. audience (CBS did 3 last year and the US GP at Laguna Seca was also network televised) is probably the only time it might be available in HD.

 

[juniorfjr]

Just read or heard recently that panasonic has made their last plasma tv. They have proven to be too expensive. Now they are going to outsource like everybody else. Sucks, don't it.

 

[Charlie Hoss]

Just read or heard recently that panasonic has made their last plasma tv. They have proven to be too expensive. Now they are going to outsource like everybody else. Sucks, don't it.

Might be wrong, but wasn't that PIONEER?

 

[Bike Effects]

Panasonic plasma is the best.My buddy is in the field and he highly recommends Panasonic.

I bought myself a 42" 1080p for Christmas, it's incredible.

Now if only Speed Channel was in HD.

I watched Daytona on Speed in HD. Pretty nice for a change.

 

[bmwhd]

Be sure to turn that contrast WAY down during the first 100 hours of use and don't watch any letter box content if you can help it.Better yet, run the break in DVD found here

Can you clarify please?

Modern plasmas have greatly improved with respect to both burn-in and image retention. However, they can still be an issue on new sets. The phosphors that comprise the screen age over time. That aging is exponential with the steep part of the curve when the set is new. If you run letter-boxed content (4:3 aspect) when the plasma is new, you can cause the phosphors in the center to age more rapidly than the ones in the boxes (which are dark). Also, most plasmas come from the factory with a standard picture setting that has Contrast set way too high (to make them look good at Best Buy). These settings should NOT be used during the first 50 - 100 hours.

I strongly encourage you to visit avsform.com and find the thread(s) dedicated to your specific model plasma. There will be recommended break-in settings that you should use when new. Also, if you burn the DVD image linked above, you can play that at night when you're asleep for a few nights and the phosphors will age uniformly.

 

[bmwhd]

Just read or heard recently that panasonic has made their last plasma tv. They have proven to be too expensive. Now they are going to outsource like everybody else. Sucks, don't it.

Might be wrong, but wasn't that PIONEER?

Um...no. Pioneer has possibly decided to outsource the panel (glass) production to Panasonic. This is really nothing but a rumor at this point since the source (CNBC) was less than clear on what's actually been announced. FWIW, my Pioneer Kuro is far and away the best picture I've ever seen. Far exceeded my expectations.

Hewlett Packard is dropping plasma from their lineup.

 

[artistonFJR]

Is Skyway making a special mounting system for this, or does the OEM rack work?

C

 

[feejer222]

Be sure to turn that contrast WAY down during the first 100 hours of use and don't watch any letter box content if you can help it.Better yet, run the break in DVD found here

Can you clarify please?

Modern plasmas have greatly improved with respect to both burn-in and image retention. However, they can still be an issue on new sets. The phosphors that comprise the screen age over time. That aging is exponential with the steep part of the curve when the set is new. If you run letter-boxed content (4:3 aspect) when the plasma is new, you can cause the phosphors in the center to age more rapidly than the ones in the boxes (which are dark). Also, most plasmas come from the factory with a standard picture setting that has Contrast set way too high (to make them look good at Best Buy). These settings should NOT be used during the first 50 - 100 hours.

I strongly encourage you to visit avsform.com and find the thread(s) dedicated to your specific model plasma. There will be recommended break-in settings that you should use when new. Also, if you burn the DVD image linked above, you can play that at night when you're asleep for a few nights and the phosphors will age uniformly.

Thanks for that mate. Valuable information, I shall follow your advice and may be back with questions. You were right about the contrast it set on full. I have turned it down to half way will that be OK?

It arrived this afternoon and is huge. I wondered if it was too big at first. The picture quality is superb when on the right channel. Some of the satelite channels are better than others...something we didn't notice before. Some programmes are better than others on the same station. When it's right though it's incredible. Can't wait for the high Deff stuff to get connected up next Monday.

 

[MojaveFJR]

Panasonic plasma is the best.My buddy is in the field and he highly recommends Panasonic.

I bought myself a 42" 1080p for Christmas, it's incredible.

Now if only Speed Channel was in HD.

I was watching Speed last nite and saw and ad for Speed HD. I'm sure it costs something extra....... but it may be worth it.

I recently acquired Speed AND Speed HD on DirecTV Satellite service (and a 50 inch Panasonic 1080p Plasma set). Speed HD seems not to have a problem broadcasting NASCRAP, "All About NASCRAP", "Everything You Never Wanted to Know About NASCRAP", and "NASCRAP for the Redneck" in HD. But as yet, the Speed Channel folks have shown little inclination to broadcast MotoGP or AMA Superbike, etc., in HD (yep -- even on the Speed HD channel). The 3 or 4 times during the year when the networks might again broadcast MotoGP races to a U.S. audience (CBS did 3 last year and the US GP at Laguna Seca was also network televised) is probably the only time it might be available in HD.

That is not a SPEED channel issue. That is a MOTOGP issue. This came up last yr on another board. Until the eruo weenies running it move into the 21st century, you got what you got.

Back on topic,

Congrats on the new TV and surround sound. I went LCD, Sony XBR 52 to be exact. Like the colors of the LCD better.

Enjoy.