DR.ZOIDBERG Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 I didnt know Plasmas suffered dead pixels like LCD did. Thought it was not common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pneu Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Where was that from? Receipts were posted here: http://hometheatreprices.pbworks.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Anyone find out the Service Menu details for th-P54v20a ? just wanting to find out the panel hours. Have emailed panasonic but, no reply as yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pneu Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Anyone find out the Service Menu details for th-P54v20a ? just wanting to find out the panel hours. Have emailed panasonic but, no reply as yet. Same as 2009 models: hold volume minus on side panel, press info three times on remote, wait for service menu to come up, press 2, you should see "SRV-TOOL" on the screen, press OK, use arrow keys to highlight bottom right hand box, press and hold mute until it comes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Same as 2009 models: hold volume minus on side panel, press info three times on remote, wait for service menu to come up, press 2, you should see "SRV-TOOL" on the screen, press OK, use arrow keys to highlight bottom right hand box, press and hold mute until it comes up. I sent an email to Panasonic, asking about it and naturally as I expected. We don't give out this to customers only service people, as it voids warranty. Thanks. I'll try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 (edited) Thanks, that worked !..... it's a new one! Edited August 25, 2010 by myarken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pneu Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 Thanks, that worked !..... it's a new one! No worries But, just to be annoying, there is another part of the service menu (memory editor - top right box) where you can change the clock data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted August 25, 2010 Share Posted August 25, 2010 No worries But, just to be annoying, there is another part of the service menu (memory editor - top right box) where you can change the clock data. Thanks, just my luck, they've probably reset it back to zero. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris69 Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Hi ! Yesterday I went to JB (VIC) with the printed $1700 receipt. Got the TV without the extended warranty for $1800. However was told that if I take the 3 years extended warranty I would get it for $1700. I thisk the price is OK - kind of expected that thay make money of extended warranty as well. CJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted August 26, 2010 Share Posted August 26, 2010 Now GG's and Betta have a bonus Home Theatre with these TV's...in their latest catalogue but, I got it for $1700. So, I can still afford a better HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim3789 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 (edited) Why can't I choose 1920x1080p resolution when I connect the THP50V20A to my computer?! Edited August 28, 2010 by tim3789 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pneu Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 Why can't I choose 1920x1080p resolution when I connect the THP50V20A to my computer?! You can, you just have to use HDMI. For some reason the TV's VGA input can't handle very high resolutions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I thought VGA had limited resolution capabilities which is why computer screens started to go to DVI (HDMI without sound)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pneu Posted August 28, 2010 Share Posted August 28, 2010 I thought VGA had limited resolution capabilities which is why computer screens started to go to DVI (HDMI without sound)? Nar, my $30 POS video card can do 2048x1536 over VGA (RGBHV). I think Panasonic is just being stingy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedrah Posted September 2, 2010 Share Posted September 2, 2010 Gents i am having trouble with trying to get the TV to read my portable hard drives it asks me to format the drive and rename it which i did. I put some movies on the hard drive but the TV doesnt detect that there is naything on the hard drive. can someone help as i cant figure it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted September 3, 2010 Share Posted September 3, 2010 What format are the video files in? Is it one that the TV supports? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seacomms Posted September 4, 2010 Share Posted September 4, 2010 (edited) You cant "put" movies on the hard drive, its only for recording from the television directly. As in for live TV pause or record now watch later (although the tele has to be switched on and on the channel you want to record so its really not that good for that). It will not read any other format video files, in fact, it wont even read panasonic format video files recorded on a different panasonic tele, even the identical model. Apparently it codes the recording somehow with the tele's serial number or something like that to avoid any copyright issues as they can not be shared/sold/traded etc. Edited September 4, 2010 by Seacomms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eleventyseven Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 So far can't get anywhere near the prices mentioned here. Had a salesman at HN in brissy try to tell me their "cost price" was $2100 and he could do it for that. Fortunately time is on my side... I'll wait. Pretty impressive panel in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest myarken Posted September 6, 2010 Share Posted September 6, 2010 So far can't get anywhere near the prices mentioned here. Had a salesman at HN in brissy try to tell me their "cost price" was $2100 and he could do it for that. Fortunately time is on my side... I'll wait. Pretty impressive panel in my opinion. Tried anywhere else other than HN ? That Cost price is BS... Print of the overclockers receipt and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobbidiar Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Sorry if this has been asked before, a friend of mine who owns this set was wondering if there's a recall button as in switching back to the previous channel you were watching back and forth from say 90 to channel 22 without having to go up and down on the remote. I told them to read the manual too lazy though thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diesel Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Previous Panasonics released in Australia did not have this feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeathome Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 I managed to get the above price in Adelaide from JB without any effort at all - tried Myers, HN and Radio Rentals but none would match it despite their advertising. TV came with 2 ferrite cores to put on the ethernet flylead that you need to connect up the (not particularly useful) internet connection and for links to media servers. Unfortunately my cat6 flylead won't fit in them. Does anyone know what they are meant to do - are they intended to counter interference? Everything seems to work OK without them installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osmodiar Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Would some other owners mind telling me please, if you stick the EPG guide up and look at it from your normal viewing distance, does it look like a perfectly static image to you or does it flicker like hell ? Trying to work out if it's just my set, have tried to ignore it / get used to it but it's not happening, TV / bluray source doesn't matter, any bright-ish scene has a noticeable and distracting flicker to my eyes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 Flicker seems to be the norm on the V20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
automan Posted September 13, 2010 Share Posted September 13, 2010 (edited) deleted Edited September 13, 2010 by automan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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