Topic: Panasonic PV 80 ROCKS HARDER!!!!!!

[aiksgt]

Sinasabi natin na ang 50PV80 ay HD-ready lang kasi ang native resolution ng panel nya ay 720p lang.  Para masabi natin na ang isang panel ay full HD, dapat ang native resolution ng panel nya ay 1080p.

Now, your question is bakit "yes" pa rin sa 50PV80 ang 1080p signal?  Kasi, HD-ready na nga sya which means that tatanggapin pa rin nya ang 1050p signal pero ido-down scale muna nya ito to 720p to meet the display's native resolution which is 720p only.  May konting degradation sa signal quality during the downscaling process, though its hardly noticeable to untrained eyes.  That is why, if budget permits, it is still better to buy full hd panels to get full potential of bluray contents which is 1080p source to 1080p display.

But you have to try first which one has a better scaler; your dvd player or your PV80?

1.  To test your dvd player's scaler, set it's output to 720p.  At this setting, your dvd player will deinterlace the native 480i dvd signal to 480p and upscale it to 720p.  The PV80 will simply accept and display the signal without doing any rescaling since the signal already matches the panel's native resolution.
2.  To test your PV80's scaler, set your dvd player's output to 420p.  At this setting, your dvd player will deinterlace the native 480i dvd signal to 480p without doing any upscaling of the signal.  Your PV80 will accept and upscale the signal to 720p to match its panel's native resolution.
Use the same video material for testing and compare which of the two settings will give a better picture quality.  In my case I'm using Pioneer DV600 dvd player and 42PV70, and I found out that my 42PV70 has better scaler than my DV600 dvd player.

It is not recommended to set your dvd player to 1080p because you will have multiple signal rescaling that will result to more degraded signal quality.  At this setting, your dvd player will deinterlace and upscale the dvd signal to 1080p, then your PV80 will dowscale it again to 720p to match the display's native resolution.

well said sir thanks for this info

[ninjababez®]

well said sir thanks for this info

take note that sometimes using a dvd upscaler is better.  its just that most of the time panasonics upscaling seems to be better .. 

[thebat]

Finally got my 50PV80 last night. Bought it from listening in style - ok din dun bumili.

I am just using regular rca cable (since I have yet to get an upscale dvd and/or blu ray player), but all i can say is that the PQ is awsome!

[keeper]

Finally got my 50PV80 last night. Bought it from listening in style - ok din dun bumili.

I am just using regular rca cable (since I have yet to get an upscale dvd and/or blu ray player), but all i can say is that the PQ is awsome!

better start saving na bro for an upscaling dvd player + BD player. mas lalong sasarap ung viewing experience pag naka HDMI ka na.

[thebat]

better start saving na bro for an upscaling dvd player + BD player. mas lalong sasarap ung viewing experience pag naka HDMI ka na.

Tma ka sir, window shop muna ako ng HD players. Ipon muna.

[ru$h]

pa pm credit card price for 42pv80 12months thanks.

[E-reply]

pa pm credit card price for 42pv80 12months thanks.

Sent pm.

[skylynx888]

Is the SD slot of PV80 only for jpeg/photo reader? Any other use for it?

pwede din video sir, as ive tried playing videos taken from my dslr 

[T33K0Y]

Finally got my 50PV80 last night. Bought it from listening in style - ok din dun bumili.

I am just using regular rca cable (since I have yet to get an upscale dvd and/or blu ray player), but all i can say is that the PQ is awsome!

Congrats, sir!

[Tonteng]

Just got myself a 42pv8h and a pc with just a VGA attach to the plasma and still the PQ is very much perfect still for MKV's.

[momay]

Just got myself a 42pv8h and a pc with just a VGA attach to the plasma and still the PQ is very much perfect still for MKV's.

same setup with my 42PV8H. my only remaining problem's to connect my laptop spdif to my pioneer htib.

[Tonteng]

I'm sorry but what's spdif?

[thebat]

Currently hooked my eeepc701 to 50PV80! This is the best set up kse from ultra small midget to giant!  .

@ skylynx - sir anong movie format mo na ginamit na pwedeng lumitaw sa SD card reader ng PV? What is dslr?

@ t33koy - thanks you sir! hope to see a pix of your set up next time.

[milken]

I'm sorry but what's spdif?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spdif

[thebat]

Parehas lang ata yung built in speakers ng 42PV80 and 50PV80. Di kse maganda tunog IMHO 

[Grail]

Currently hooked my eeepc701 to 50PV80! This is the best set up kse from ultra small midget to giant!  .

hi thebat,

how did you hook-up your eeepc to your 50pv80? is it thru vga connection and how long is the cable?

btw, i have a msi wind notebook and a 42pv8h. thanks in advance.

[thebat]

Yes, it's thru an ordinary VGA PC cable (15pin), 5meters long which I bought quite cheap at SaveOnSurplus (S.O.S.) Megamall (around P250++). I also bought a 5m long ordinary stereoRCA cable plus a stereo RCA to baby PL adaptor at Handyman Trinoma and plugged it to the heaphone out.

However, although it is working great and auto config connection, I still find the long cables quite annoying! So I am planning to look and buy a wireless optical keyboard and mouse so I can just set the eeepc just near the PV and just hold the wirelessly keyboard and mouse (although I have yet to find these wireless optical combo). If you want these set up then you don't need to get those long cables!

Bad thing is, my kid is all hooked to this set up and just surfed pokemon videos on youtube all day today! Sobrang natuwa!

Let me know if this works for you .

hi thebat,

how did you hook-up your eeepc to your 50pv80? is it thru vga connection and how long is the cable?

btw, i have a msi wind notebook and a 42pv8h. thanks in advance.

[es]

Hi all,

Just adding myself to the list of 42PV80 owners. Very good quality plasma. Surprisingly good scaler even for SD material. I only wish it had a deeper black but then again it's a fraction of a Kuro's price. 

Got mine from Theaterworks, many thanks to Jeff and his crew. Very good service!

[Tonteng]

Bakti walang sleep at set up timer off yung 42 pv8?

[eksi]

Bakti walang sleep at set up timer off yung 42 pv8?

this was one of the cons on the reviews i found
ika nga nung isang reviewer "maybe it was designed for owner's to have sleepless nights" OA hehehehe

[Tonteng]

this was one of the cons on the reviews i found
ika nga nung isang reviewer "maybe it was designed for owner's to have sleepless nights" OA hehehehe

Alam ko lahat ng tv meron dapat sleep mode..nakalimutan yata lagyan...wala din PIP 

[ninjababez®]

IIRC my pv80 has an off timer.
ill check it later

[msgt16]

Mag-6 months na sa kin yung PV80 ko. And until now, I'm still wowed by its stunning picture quality when paired with my PCH and XBOX 360! Just watched Punisher: War Zone. Ang linaw! Nakakatuwa! Sulit talaga 'to!

[sardaukar]

Bakti walang sleep at set up timer off yung 42 pv8?

pv8 has a sleep function in the setup menu

[Tonteng]

pv8 has a sleep function in the setup menu

Wala ako makitang sleep function..

[E-reply]

Wala ako makitang sleep function..

Mayroon off-timer function. This is located at Menu, enter set-up. You can pre-set from minimum 15 to maximum 90 minutes timer off. 

[Tonteng]

Wala talga ako makita...2mos ko na gamit yung tv...di ko talaga sya makita....wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! 

[kakashi]

nako sir, hindi dapat nawawala un, it doesnt necessarily say sleep timer, timer lang ata naka lagay dun, it should be there, hehehe, just press menu, then setup, browse through the options and your bound to see it 

[Tonteng]

nako sir, hindi dapat nawawala un, it doesnt necessarily say sleep timer, timer lang ata naka lagay dun, it should be there, hehehe, just press menu, then setup, browse through the options and your bound to see it 

Yup, I already did, wala talaga ako makitang related turning the tv off...papa color calibration naman ako papatingin ko na lang sa onsite tech..

[kakashi]

sige sir, goodluck!