Decided To Go Panasonic Plasma

[shifty]

Just thought I would let you peeps know, who have plasma tvs that I have taken the plunge as well. :mrgreen:
I did order the Evesham 37" SX, but had so many problems with it, I told them I would have a refund.

I went for the same one as you Wags, but with the 37" screen.
Got it for £848 with stand, and 5 year warranty from empiredirect.co.uk.
What I want to ask whats all this I have read about burning it in for 100 or 200 hrs ??.
I did read something about this, and the contrast levels being at about 45 to 50 %, I understand thats because of the new gases inside the tv having to be lit up, anyone know anymore ???. :-D

[r1ncewind]

throw it on a fire.

[Wags]

Nice one Shifty. I took delivery of mine today from John Lewis - the 42" Panasonic plasma (£899 with free delivery and 5 year guarantee) , which I have wall-mounted. Absolutely awesome, especially with the upscaling DVD...Just watched a wee bit of Lord of The Rings and then a bit of Saving Private Ryan.8)

As to settings, it is recommended that you reduce contrast, brightness etc for the first 200 hours - check out AV.forums for more info.

I have it on 'cinema' mode with 'warm' settings and have contrast, brightness and colour to about 35%. The black levels, even at these settings are great

[Hellfire]

congrats on your new tvs guys
i been so happy with mi new lcd i been burning x264 movies in 1080p
from torrent sites to watch on mine and the quality is well worth every penny its like watching the film for the first time again
awsome!!
congrats on your purchases guys

[shifty]

Thanks guys,
I cant' wait to get it :mrgreen: .
Thing is how do know when you have burned in the TV for 200 hrs ??. :roll:
Some people on the AVG forums leave there's on of a night, while in bed :mrgreen: .
Glad you are pleased with your's Wags, cant wait to watch Lord Of The Rings on it, and Gladiator, plus all the war films I have.
I did hear they have done a better version of the Thing as well, one of my fav films :-D ,...."among others".

[pup]

Thanks guys,
I cant' wait to get it :mrgreen: .
Thing is how do know when you have burned in the TV for 200 hrs ??. :roll:
Some people on the AVG forums leave there's on of a night, while in bed :mrgreen: .
Glad you are pleased with your's Wags, cant wait to watch Lord Of The Rings on it, and Gladiator, plus all the war films I have.
I did hear they have done a better version of the Thing as well, one of my fav films :-D ,...."among others".

well they cost £1 per hour in electricity* to run.. so when you get your next electric bill and its £200 more than you expect..then you know its settled in :twisted:

*a guess but maybe not too far out?

[shifty]

Pup thats really funny.......:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: , couldnt stop laughing .

I also found this Wags incase your interested all about burning in:
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I know it was written last year, but does have some handy tips, on what not to do etc.

[Wags]

Some people on the AVG forums leave there's on of a night, while in bed

That's crazy Shifty - Just be sensible about the settings and watch as you would normally. Plasmas do use alot of juice. I turn off everything when not in use i.e don't leave TV's, Sky boxes, DVD's etc on standby.

[shifty]

Yea thats what I do turn them all off, even the virgin+ box.:grin:

I came across this: [Only registered and activated users can see links]

and I have bought it, phoned them up to find out more.
They are really in the know when it comes to plasma screens.
The guy I spoke to works amongst them, and has 4 in his home, and uses this disc on all of them.
He said it is best if you use this after the burn in period.
Not bad at £25, so will give it a go when I get my Panny :mrgreen: .

[Kingy]

Thank god for my LCD and no burning in and it only uses the same amount of electrickery as the old black magic box of pictures.:-D

[shifty]

Well I got my Panasonic TH37PX70PED delivered today:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: .
Awsome images, really crisp.
Setting up the V+ box was the hardest, but once I got it going in HDMI, no problem.
The stand was heavy, all metal, really solid, and it swivels if you want.
My DVD's all look like new films with the upscale player, so it looks like I'll have to play them again :sqbiggrin: .
So glad I went with this, as to the LCD I had to return for a refund, it was crap at detecting HDMI :roll: .

[shifty]

Now I got the right ump.
Turn TV on, and I have two large dead black pixels right next to one another.
I am not a happy bunny, I seem to be realy unlucky with new TV's :sqangry: :cry: .

[russellg81]

sry to hear that shifty hope your able to take it back or atleast get a swap

[Hellfire]

Now I got the right ump.
Turn TV on, and I have two large dead black pixels right next to one another.
I am not a happy bunny, I seem to be realy unlucky with new TV's :sqangry: :cry: .

no m8 u just buyin the wrong brand get a sony

[shifty]

no m8 u just buyin the wrong brand get a sony
No way mate, not after all the hastle they had with there screens, would not touch one now.
I have phoned Empire Direct, and they have said they will swap it out.
They also said it was strange that I had two dead pixels, as this is unusual for a Panny, so really it's just bad luck, something that seems to follow me around of late:???: .
I am pleased with the Panny, and do prefer it over the Sony, visual, and build wise.
Seems as though as we advance with technology, ther are more things with it to screw it up, where as really they should be making our lives easier :roll: .

[Benny]

Ive had the panasonic viera 42" for exactly 2 years now, its an awesome machine but as pup says watch your electric bill, mines at £110 per month now, that could be something to do with that dodgy light my lad has in his bedroom though.

[Hellfire]

hahha benny is there a dodgy smell and dudes knockin on the door too lmfao

[shifty]

Ive had the panasonic viera 42" for exactly 2 years now, its an awesome machine but as pup says watch your electric bill, mines at £110 per month now, that could be something to do with that dodgy light my lad has in his bedroom though.
Benny read about the plasma's, and you will find they use roughly the same amount as a CRT, check your setup, as mine has an energy saving button as well,
Its complete myth that plasma burns loads of electric.
Must be your lads light, or all the standby buttons you leave on of a night :mrgreen:

[Hellfire]

its not a myth m8

"While plasma’s noise levels are beginning to decrease plasma’s hefty power requirements aren’t likely to change. “Typically with plasma, you’re switching 200 to 300 volts, and you’re switching it very fast,” “In LCDs, you’re switching 5 to 12 volts. That’s a very big difference.” The heat and voltage requirements directly affect the size of the cabinet and its internal electronics. “The electronics that drive an LCD weigh a small fraction of the electronics needed to drive a plasma, partly because of the high power and high heat dissipation."

[pup]

my carbon foot print is £1 a day, equal to £30 a month and that is for everything i use up... including travel, electric and all the power i use, outside of work hours.. ie my all my bills are £30 a month

if you want to have massive telly using up so much power then can you ensure you are saving by other ways like recycling glass or aluminium?

[shifty]

Yep well I'm wrong, I admit it just found this.
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Until contries like the USA, Russia, & China start doing something about the emissions the world is screwed anyway.
Our island dont count for a lot of emissions compaired to theres, and Pup I do recycle, and I have a compost maker as well, next i want a wormary, but at the moment they can be a bit expensive, "well the one I want anyway".

Lets face it there are sciantists who believe that we cant do zip about it, and that it has happened before in earths history.
Plus the fact it gives the government an excuse to go green, and tax everything that is not.:roll:
Or is it a queation of too little too late ??. :???:

[Wags]

Interesting debate emerging here just beacuse you bought a new TV Shifty!

I recycle as mush as possible - cardboard, glass, metal, wood, clothes to Sally's Army etc. etc. and shut TV's and other gadgets off rather than leave them on standy - not just at night but at any time..(training the Mrs and kids to do the same has been harder:roll: )

I don't drink alcohol and have never smoked. These two perceived 'pleasures' of society put strain on the NHS and cause social problems and family break-downs, civil unrest etc. My very fee 'excesses' in life are my car (for which I pay a huge amount of income tax, let alone tax on fuel etc) and my new telly, which is only on for a couple of hours of an evening - if that.

We can all do our bit to a certain extent to minimise CO2 etc and I agree the West should try and take a lead in this respect, but it is difficult for us to look China in the eye and tell them to get their house in order when they say 'let us have our industrial revolution - which the west has already enjoyed'. Furthermore the USA have been very slow to respond to the problem....Self interest and pressure from big corporations/industrialists perhaps?

[Maggot]

Saw this in the Independant recently and it makes you think that in fact the big bad corporations are not necessarily the final bogeymen in the list.

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Self Interest is what will screw us in the end.......the only problem is the end is seeming more nigh than it used to. (Not having a dig at your plasma Shifty just my normal cheerful outlook on the virus that is mankind)

[Benny]

Ive actually been recycling my beer and wine for years now, before it become the in thing to do.

[shifty]

Saw this in the Independant recently and it makes you think that in fact the big bad corporations are not necessarily the final bogeymen in the list.

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Self Interest is what will screw us in the end.......the only problem is the end is seeming more nigh than it used to. (Not having a dig at your plasma Shifty just my normal cheerful outlook on the virus that is mankind)

The destruction of the rain forests has angered me for many years Maggot.
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When you think that we had rain forests covering 14% of the planet, and now have about 6%, and at the rate they are going all of it will be gone in 40 years,.........thats frightening.
One and half acres of rain forest are lost every second.
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So ok I'm a bit like Wags, I enjoy my Toyota Avensis, and my Plasma TV, and yes I do create carbon emmisions :-D , but I think that if we had the rain forests as they were we would not be in this state that we are now.
Why kill trees that produce an oxygen, and help clean the air ?.

I have a hundred foot garden, my neighbour had three gorgous poplar trees at the end of his garden all in a row.
They held lots of wildlife, what did he do ?, cut them down :twisted: .
They had been there hundreds of years, this sort of disregard for trees, just amazes me.

I love to watch birds "the featherd kind" :-D , in my garden, and I belong to the RSPB.
We have large feeders in the garden for them.
Last year we had loads of hedge sparrows, and house sparrows, which are funny to watch, but this year there has not been as many, very few infact.
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Excuse me while I bendover, and kiss my butt goodbye :roll: .

[Kingy]

Take it from someone who doesn't believe the hype about global warming and takes a more scientific and analytical view of the situation, yes man is adding to the greenhouse gases but not enough to cause the problems we are currently having, thats all hogwash and if you chose to believe it then go join the rest of the sheep in the global warming is mans fault field.
Its an easy way to get hold of money to research global warming, global warming is currently the gold goose of science and no one who has a nice grant is going to shoot the golden goose that lays such lucrative golden eggs.
And have you noticed how its only mans production of C02 that they keep carping on about and thats where the global warming models fall over and dont work as they are based on man alones production of CO2 not what goes on with the bigger picture, thats why all the top experts in global climate change are currently seen as pariahs by there lesser colleagues becaue they will not toe the line with the "its man causing global warming". Get a grip ladies and gentlemen this sort of planet behaviour has been going on long before we insignificant naked apes ever existed and will probably lead in the distant future to another ice age. If you all care to cast your minds back by the 1990's, we were supposed to be in the grip of the next ice age and that got the same hullaballoo as global warming is getting now.
If you imagine the world as a car, mans contribution to carbon dioxides is one wheelnut on one wheel, the sun actions on the world are equivalent to the engine
As for the rain forests I hate to see them go but if the do no great shakes as they produce a very verry verrrrry small amout of the worlds oxygen and remove an even smaller amount of the worlds C02, if you planted every land mass with trees it still wouldn't work oh and by the way trees only give out oxygen during photosynthesis which needs sunlight, at night they take in oxygen and kick out a large amount of guess what? CO2.
The biggest producers and removers of oxygen are the worlds oceans and if the massive CO2 sink off the coast of Greenland ever packs up then you had better start buying your bottles of canned air.
Oh and just to keep your little bits of grey matter ticking over, how old do you think the air is that you breathe in and out on a daily basis ? 1 or 2 weeks ?
Lets just say that if a a T Rex farted long before we were around, you are still breathing it in today.........nice :wink:

So who cares how much electrickery you magic boxes uses or your carbon global footprint, get a grip, don't believe the incorrect hype and see the bigger picture.

Right rant over, I'm off to the mad scientist's bunker to get some gasoline as I have a rain forest to torch.

Or as the old Granny in the Catherine Tate show says "Wharra load of old shittt"

[pup]

and your job is designing fuel for cars, it is what you are paid to do and how you earn your living, so forgive me if i take this 'scientific' view with a large pinch of salt

[Hellfire]

you tell him pup :smile:

[Kingy]

and your job is designing fuel for cars, it is what you are paid to do and how you earn your living, so forgive me if i take this 'scientific' view with a large pinch of salt

To late, totally lost to brainwashing.

Yes I do help to develop fuels, greener fuels play a large part in my daily slog.
As a company we are even playing around with hydrogen for fuel cell technology.

But I know nothing about reducing CO2 emmissions I dont work for a company whose self imposed emmission restrictions currently are even tighter than the up and coming Kyoto ones that the Yanks are trying to squirm out of. Its amazing how little information some people actually have to base some of their ideas on but hey who am I to argue, the arm chair experts will always have the answers. :wink:

[shifty]

TBO I dont think man is 100% to blame for the global warming.
Alright we have not helped, and are still not helping.
True what Maggot says we are like a virus :mrgreen: .

Dont forget that it was one sciantist who started all this, and many others do not agree with his findings.
For starters did you know that every other planet in the solar system is also heating up.
Pluto is melting, mars icecaps are doing the same, venus has storms that sciantists have never seen there like before [Only registered and activated users can see links]

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They all put it down to the sun, and the way it has been hotting up for many years.
Which again effects our planet, and tides, and seasons etc.
Here is something else to ponder, if all the ice is melting,why is it
sea-ice has diminished in the Arctic since 1978, it has grown by 8% in the Southern Ocean??.
Strange is it not, also did you know that the Antarctic has got colder.
I could go on, but wont, all I will say is there is more to it than we are told, or led to believe, or to quote Kingy look at the bigger picture :mrgreen: .
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Anyway back on track I have cured my two dead pixels, with Pixel protctor.
So all of you who have LCD's or plasma's, all I can say is it works :mrgreen: :mrgreen: .

[pup]

To late, totally lost to brainwashing.

Yes I do help to develop fuels, greener fuels play a large part in my daily slog.
As a company we are even playing around with hydrogen for fuel cell technology.

But I know nothing about reducing CO2 emmissions I dont work for a company whose self imposed emmission restrictions currently are even tighter than the up and coming Kyoto ones that the Yanks are trying to squirm out of. Its amazing how little information some people actually have to base some of their ideas on but hey who am I to argue, the arm chair experts will always have the answers. :wink:

so by your argument the yanks are right to 'squirm out of' the kyoto agreement because global warming isnt anything we humans are to blame for or can do anything about and your company shouldnt be imposing these restrictions cos they are not necessary

i wonder why they havent got the really clever scientists high up in making these decisions

[shifty]

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