Author Topic: Panasonic 42pv70H Rocks!!! (Read 180738 times)

boybi · « **Reply #390 on:** Nov 01, 2007 at 07:57 PM »

Quote from: Nemesis91 on Nov 01, 2007 at 01:08 PM

Sir get Radio Shack. magandang booster ito, before sa cubao there's a store that sell this pag wala na kung may kilala ka sa states this is your solution.

Meron pa kaya yung Radio Shack store dun sa may mall sa may Eastwood?

boybi · « **Reply #391 on:** Nov 01, 2007 at 08:01 PM »

Can I play widescreen movies without the black bars at the top and bottom? Nakalagay sa mga cases ng DVDs na 16:9 sya, but when I played the movies, meron pa rin black bars.

chris69ners · « **Reply #392 on:** Nov 01, 2007 at 09:57 PM »

Your question was already answered by streetsmart on page 13 of this thread.

Here is the explanation again..

Widescreen movies are recorded in the same aspect ratio of the original film, which can vary from 1.85:1 to 2.35:1. The widescreen aspect ratio of your panasonic 42PV70 16:9 TV is approximately 1.85:1. Dvd movies in 16:9 with an aspect ratio of 1.85:1 are the only ones that will fit your TV screen!

Therefore, any movie with a widescreen aspect ratio greater than 1.85:1 will have a letterbox effect and wont fill the entire screen of your 42pv70 16:9 television. That is why some dvds will fill your screen and some would still produce black bars on top and bottom. This is normal depending on the aspect ratio of the movie you are watching.

boybi · « **Reply #393 on:** Nov 01, 2007 at 10:29 PM »

I missed that post by streetsmart. Thanks for pointing that out and for explaining it again.

TOY 01 · « **Reply #394 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 09:50 AM »

mga sir after break in ano na po yun picture setting ng pv70 niyo?

E-reply · « **Reply #395 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 10:28 AM »

Quote from: TOY01 on Nov 02, 2007 at 09:50 AM

mga sir after break in ano na po yun picture setting ng pv70 niyo?

sent you pm, sir.

kt · « **Reply #396 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 02:26 PM »

ano po yung use ng teletext ba yun? and wala palang CC - closed caption yung pv70? tnx

Kobe Bryant · « **Reply #397 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 03:51 PM »

sir e-reply, pa pm naman po ng best settings after breakin

thanks po

kt · « **Reply #398 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 04:21 PM »

sir vic ako din po if meron ka best settings sa 50pv70 tnx

E-reply · « **Reply #399 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 05:07 PM »

TO: Toy01, kt, kobebryant:

sent you pm regarding settings for PV7/70 series.

TOY 01 · « **Reply #400 on:** Nov 02, 2007 at 07:57 PM »

Quote from: E-reply on Nov 02, 2007 at 05:07 PM

TO: Toy01, kt, kobebryant:

sent you pm regarding settings for PV7/70 series.

tnx sir...

ricky · « **Reply #401 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 12:22 AM »

Jeff thanks for my uncle's unit

Saw it in action this afternoon and its really worth the price. Looks good even on cable programming

lithium_deuteride · « **Reply #402 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 07:57 AM »

Finally saw a 42PY700 side by side with a 42PV700. On the material they were playing it was hard to tell the difference resolution-wise. The only obvious difference was the PV was brighter. It could be just the settings but the same was true with the 50PY700. The sales guy says this is because the PY has an anti-glare coating. Hmm I wonder

. Also saw the Pioneer Kuros in action. Nice and not so expensive either.

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #403 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 11:24 AM »

Quote from: ricky on Nov 03, 2007 at 12:22 AM

Jeff thanks for my uncle's unit Saw it in action this afternoon and its really worth the price. Looks good even on cable programming

Thanks sa purchase din sir!

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #404 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 11:27 AM »

Quote from: lithium_deuteride on Nov 03, 2007 at 07:57 AM

Finally saw a 42PY700 side by side with a 42PV700. On the material they were playing it was hard to tell the difference resolution-wise. The only obvious difference was the PV was brighter. It could be just the settings but the same was true with the 50PY700. The sales guy says this is because the PY has an anti-glare coating. Hmm I wonder . Also saw the Pioneer Kuros in action. Nice and not so expensive either.

The PY700 and the PV700 has the same anti glare function. and diff lang nila is 1920 x 1080p yung isa.

a liitle bit on the detail side yung PY700.

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #405 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 11:38 AM »

Grabe until now malupit pa din itong 42pv70!

kt · « **Reply #406 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 02:25 PM »

Quote from: E-reply on Nov 02, 2007 at 05:07 PM

TO: Toy01, kt, kobebryant:

sent you pm regarding settings for PV7/70 series.

sir vic! tnx for the info!

E-reply · « **Reply #407 on:** Nov 03, 2007 at 02:34 PM »

Quote from: kt on Nov 03, 2007 at 02:25 PM

sir vic! tnx for the info!

Welcome...

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #408 on:** Nov 04, 2007 at 07:16 PM »

congrats sa mga naka kuha earlier today, new member ng pdvd. pero di ko na lagay yung name, thanks nalang sa purchase. 2 units LE7 5 units 42pv70 and 65pf9HD! You know who you are! hehehe.. sana di magalit wify mo..hahaha!

Lots of thanks bro, join ka na din sa wargames ko bro.

boybi · « **Reply #409 on:** Nov 05, 2007 at 07:57 PM »

I tried to use the 42PV70 as a PC monitor for my laptop to play some downloaded movies. I set it at its native resolution of 1024x768. But when I played the movie using Windows Media Player, the movie is stretched horizontally even though the movie is in widescreen already. I tried to change the resolution, but to no avail. Is there anything that can be done with this?

lithium_deuteride · « **Reply #410 on:** Nov 05, 2007 at 08:44 PM »

Quote from: Nemesis91 on Nov 03, 2007 at 11:27 AM

The PY700 and the PV700 has the same anti glare function. and diff lang nila is 1920 x 1080p yung isa.
a liitle bit on the detail side yung PY700.

Its a coat on top of the glass actually. It could be they used a different coat on the PY.

DVDGamer · « **Reply #411 on:** Nov 06, 2007 at 05:31 PM »

Purchased my Panasonic 42 set at Sights and Sounds last week. A very good deal for a very good TV. Together with my HD-DVD Player, dvds and HDs look grand! What I notice in my visits to multiple stores is that the Plasma/LCD settings of TVs on display are most always set to Dynamic, w/c certainly make the move look crisper and brighter for display purposes. Thus, when you look at this set compared with the high end and much more expensive sets, certainly the more expensive sets look better. But for home use, I actually dial it down to standard settings only as the high contrast setting seem a bit too much! For as long as you don't have multiple sets at home on display at the same time, you don't really need a better set than this. I'd say this is about as good for the price right now in the Philippines, considering that these same sets still sell for P120k at SM and other stores. Of course if you're in the US of A, prices have fallen down considerably so thats a different matter. For the here and now, two thumbs up!

Thanks to Sights and Sounds' Boss Vic and Paul for the sale, and Elly for the installation. I esp. like that Sights and Sounds has a 3 year after sales assistance program. I certainly would recommend buying from Sights and Sounds! Here's to many years of watching great movies with my Pana!

E-reply · « **Reply #412 on:** Nov 07, 2007 at 06:56 AM »

Quote from: DVDGamer on Nov 06, 2007 at 05:31 PM

Thanks to Sights and Sounds' Boss Vic and Paul for the sale, and Elly for the installation. I esp. like that Sights and Sounds has a 3 year after sales assistance program. I certainly would recommend buying from Sights and Sounds! Here's to many years of watching great movies with my Pana!

Thanks and congrats sa purchase. Btw, we still has to provide you a FREE one-time Spyder Colorimeter picture calibration. The Spyder calibration is a scientific way of setting up the picture contrast, brightness, sharp, color, tint, and picture temperature. The calibration shall dramatically improve your plasma picture performance.

However, before we can do the calibration, we suggest you finish your 100 hours break-in period. After you had done with the break-in, please do call us up for Spyder calibration. I will assign Paul to do the calibration for you.

Again, thank you for being a valued client. And, thank you also for a nice complement posted here.

kt · « **Reply #413 on:** Nov 07, 2007 at 11:08 AM »

DVDgamer congrats on your purchase n njoy!

Nemesis91 · « **Reply #414 on:** Nov 07, 2007 at 01:05 PM »

Congrats din kay sir Oscar for the pv700 and thanks to our felllow pdvd member Jet for the pv70!

chris69ners · « **Reply #415 on:** Nov 07, 2007 at 09:50 PM »

Quote

I tried to use the 42PV70 as a PC monitor for my laptop to play some downloaded movies. I set it at its native resolution of 1024x768. But when I played the movie using Windows Media Player, the movie is stretched horizontally even though the movie is in widescreen already. I tried to change the resolution, but to no avail. Is there anything that can be done with this?

Same thing happened to me. Check if ur windows media player settings permit u to select aspect ratio. If not, then use a different player with options for changing the aspect ratio, then once ur there select 16:9 widescreen. You can download assorted media players for your pc from the internet.

boybi · « **Reply #416 on:** Nov 07, 2007 at 10:25 PM »

Which media player have the option to select aspect ratio?

rx330 · « **Reply #417 on:** Nov 08, 2007 at 11:27 AM »

boybi, tis happen to me as well
tats why i gotten myself a dvico 4100 media player

somesay if u try with a pc instead of a notebook(due to secondary display) it will not have those issue, im not sure, but some say its due to the 1024 X 768 resolution on the panny

IceTea · « **Reply #418 on:** Nov 08, 2007 at 05:26 PM »

Hi to all Plasma owners,

I read that older generation Plasma suffer from glare problems. Is it still true for newer generation? Please advice. Thanks.

Le_Stat · « **Reply #419 on:** Nov 09, 2007 at 11:44 PM »

what dvd player is good with this plasma? I want to play my orig region 1 collection before, but want it through HDMI. Lots of complaints ba with Pioneer 600 ?