I bought this and it looks great but theres occasional flickering and "jumpiness" going on w/ my Plasma. Tried w/ Saturn, Genesis, etc. Suggestions? EDIT: The problem did go away when I ran it into my receiver and not direct to my plasma. But the...
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I had the same issue and had to replace the AC adapter. I bought a universal one at Best Buy made by dynex that did the truck and cleared it right up.
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I have the 73" version of this TV that I received last week, and the first thing I noticed is how silent it is. I don't hear any fan noise (or other) unless the room is dead silent and I go put my ear up to the back of the set... and I can hear just about every noise there is. My Plasma TV on the other hand has always drove me nuts with the notorious Plasma buzzing sound. I love the viewing angles, inky blacks, and smooth, even back-lighting of my Plasma, but I am ready to give that up for the size and silence that the Mitsubishi provides. You may want to get your TV checked by a technician if it's still under warranty.
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Best Buy matched Frys' $549 price. After tax, it was $602 with free shipping and setup. A great deal for a plasma. I'm afraid if something goes wrong I won't be able to get a deal quite like this. The only problems I have now are some men logo silhouttes that go away when playing tv/blu ray and some grain in the picture. How typical is the grain/noise for plasma. I read varying takes on it. I have until tomorrow to buy the extd. warranty from Best Buy. I'll check what coverage my credit card gives as well. Thank you all!
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It will always flicker on that TV. These cables only work perfect on certain brand tvs. I have the same problem on a Philips. Works great on a Vizio.
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I heard it for a couple months. I noticed the other day it stopped. And It was only during the time When Plasma was on. Tell me if you hear a difference cycling plasma on or off.
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I use the TV daily. It is properly calibrated and has no issues with IR and burn in. This is probably the best plasma you can buy today. Sad that they will no longer be making plasma TVs.
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Thanks for the info - unfortunately, and go figure - our very expensive and only 3 y/o plasma tv just died. Fortunately, we bought the extended warranty but still have no tv. Hopefully this will be resolved in the very near future - keep me posted for any other deals.
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Hi -- I saw the same thing on my unit from extremely close by. I believe that's just how plasmas work because of the medium they are using. This has not impacted our viewing experience from our regular viewing position.
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Thank you all for your comments and tips. Ive just exchanged the monitor for another unit and the replacement unit does not have the same first start/powering on flickering. Btw, i tested the original unit on a ps4, 2 diferent desktops, and a laptop each with their own cable but the result were the same. In the manual it stated that flickering is "normal" due to the nature of the LED backlit, and call support only when the monitor no longer power on due to the flickering. (...?)
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I have had the same frustrating experience, although I've not experimented with the same array of equipment as bwalter. Quite simply, I have a Pioneer Blu-Ray and (52") Plasma. And whether it's a Blu-Ray playing or a DVD being upscaled or a Region 1 or 2 disk, there's sometimes a video lag, but only sometimes! What I gather is that the plasma screen takes a little time to process its data, but it can be INCONSISTENT: It will sometimes shift within the same disk, which is why I've hesitated to buy an outboard audio delay controller. As bwalter asks, why is this problem not being seriously addressed, when clearly across the net there are many people posting complaints of this nature?
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It's a source issue..plasmas handle fast motion better than other types of TV. Many sources are poor though. Make sure your motion smoothing is turned off too.
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Thats weird, i'm not sure, I have had a few different issues that might be cable related... just flickering out and back in. Also sometimes after being on too long... it will cut out then I have to leave it off for a bit and turn it back on maybe overheating. I have not seen this issue yet, I would change the cable, if not that probably RMA.
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Anthony,Thank you for the inquiry about the dual HDMI card. Unfortunately we're unable to confirm if this card is compatible with your specific plasma display. We have sent an inquiry directly to Panasonic -- but will likely not get a response from them until sometime next week. Thank you for your patience.Dave
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I just bought Vizio XVT473SV from Dell, which was delivered last week. Worked fine for a day or so, but I'm noticing some screen distortion/flickering occasionally. Also some audio cut-out. Some posts suggest this might be standard def vs HD channel issues. (cable) I've not had any indication of visual or audio problem yet when using the Internet Apps or when hooking up my laptop to it. But it doesn't always work right when I turn it on with it tuned to the cable box. The problem this morning with flickering was a situation with TV/cable turned on, cable tuned to a standard def channel from the night before. I tuned to an HD channel, the screen still flickered. I turned off cable and tv. Turned back on and all was well. I'm not happy to be seeing these kinds of problems within a day of having the tv though.
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Hello I own the p50st30 and am an avid gamer, and I also ran the slides as well for the first 100 hours, I wouldn't even say that is necessary, but I am overly cautious when it comes to expensive toys and investments. Burn-in was a problem with some plasmas in the early 2000's after hours and hours of static images being displayed, but technology has advanced so much and panasonic has especially made an effort to fix this that I wouldn't even think twice about burn in. My friend owns a 2008 panasonic plasma and a few times he will see residual images faintly from long gaming sessions that dissapear instantly when he turns it back on or changes the screen, it also had some white slides that came with the tv settings that could be run to eliminate any apparent "burn in". Plasma offer much better picture quality at a much better value than led or lcd, it is too bad that soo many people have been scared off by burn-in stories from early generations of plasmas, they are truly excellent tvs. I would definately stick with the st30 over an LCD you wont regret it.
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I didn't have that problem but there was a glitch in mine which made my screen flicker. I believe that it's a manufacturing issue. If you can't get it to work, is send it back and ask for another one
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Grain/noise is native to plasmas, Panasonics especially it seems. I changed my tv and blu ray player setting to 24p for watching blu rays and like the improved picture. Give it a try and see how you like it.