LG 50PK550R Owner's Discussion Thread

[mehuldil]

Did you buy your set from a proper LG dealer or from grey market?

From LG Sir,

and this is Replacement unit..

 

[heynownow]

I'm a LG Group emp..so got it at a decent disc (somewhere betwn 50 -55k)

Congrats! :clapping:


Howmuch you paid for the unit and where store did u buy from ?

 

[Kittu]

I'm a LG Group emp..so got it at a decent disc (somewhere betwn 50 -55k)

That is awesome price do you have option to buy one more for a fellow HFVian ?

 

[n_thacker]

@kittu,

If you know someone in the institutional or Corporate Sales LG you can get the 50' PK550 @ 55K

 

[Kittu]

@kittu,

If you know someone in the institutional or Corporate Sales LG you can get the 50' PK550 @ 55K

Thats what I am trying here

 

[n_thacker]

Thats what I am trying here

Look up LG's website and call up the contact person over there and ask him the num of Corporate/Institution sales persons num. Thats wat i did here.

Also 1 guy Chiraag from B'Lore is looking to buy 2 pcs of the same, join hands that may further help u to reduce the price

 

[chirag007]

I checked with Devi International day before yesterday and they told that it will take 3 days to come to their showroom.
well, everywhere without bargain price over phone is ~66k. I think 58k is reasonable bargain if you join hands.

 

[Kittu]

I checked with Devi International day before yesterday and they told that it will take 3 days to come to their showroom.
well, everywhere without bargain price over phone is ~66k. I think 58k is reasonable bargain if you join hands.

Chirag ,

Thats nice!!!! Actually my friends sis works for samsung asked her to get the best quote for 50c500 just to throw in a comparision.... Will post here after I receive it .... Are you planning and immediate buy or still got time ?

Kittu

 

[n_thacker]

@chirag, @ kittu,

If u guys can find out in Bangalore for 55K. Else let me know I will find out for u guys here in Mumbai if it can be delivered in Banglore for you guys. We can even try for Pana V20 and see if they can make us a good offer.

Coz am myself looking to buy 1 50 PKK550 and 2pcs 32' LCD

 

[rockstar1630]

where can I get 50" pk950r and at what price? (delhi)

 

[shaiju_o_thomas]

55K, wow! If I had known this before...

Couple of days back I left the menu of Inglourious Basterds on and dozed off on the sofa. Got a good fright when I woke up. Running color wash for 5 minutes followed by 2 minutes of white wash solved the IR. Yesterday it was Start movies. I'll never learn


Sony 370 looks to be a better upscaler than Pioneer 420.

 

[Kittu]

@chirag, @ kittu,

If u guys can find out in Bangalore for 55K. Else let me know I will find out for u guys here in Mumbai if it can be delivered in Banglore for you guys. We can even try for Pana V20 and see if they can make us a good offer.

Coz am myself looking to buy 1 50 PKK550 and 2pcs 32' LCD

Thank you for the offer I am actually going out today to get some quotes from local dealers .. Will post here when I come back..

 

[heynownow]

Finally got my PK550 delivered !!

they dumped the piece yesterday and the carton shows mfgn date as 10 Aug, 2010. SO I am hoping it will have the updated firmware. Now just waiting for them to show up and install the beauty. I have the plasma burning palette images, anything else I need as a checklist? would appreciate options from owners/experts. What should be the burn in period picture setting?

Thanks for all the guidance by gurus here, this greatly influenced my decision to go for the PK.

 

[shaiju_o_thomas]

Dropped an email to Rohit Pandit, I copied the wrong Y.V. Verma. If you reply all please change to [email protected].

 

[Wolfheart]

I got a blu-ray or Alice in Wonderland as a gift yestrday. The package also contains a dvd of the movie. I played the Blu-ray through my PS3 and the picture quality was a bit off. I mean HD is supposed to be a bit clearer and vivid. Then I played the DVD and it looked fantastic. I tried the Blu-ray again and tinkered with the settings. Somehow I can't get the tv to display and optimal image via the blu-ray. It's either too sharp or too contrasty or a bit washed out. Is it the tv, the settings or my viewing distance at 6 feet? Would appreciate your opinions guys!

 

[shaiju_o_thomas]

What are the TV settings? Are you using HDMI? I am not sure of PS3 setting but check if it is sending 1080p 24Hz signal to the TV (press TV menu OK while watching bluray).

Maybe some PS3 owners can help with suggested settings. With my Sony BDP370 the picture is amazing. Don't stress maybe some settings are off.

See if this helps:
http://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/ps3/3_15/settings/bdsettings.html

Watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ngvnnMPbDg&feature=fvw
***BD Internet Connection can be disabled and follow others.

 

[csczero]

^^^ yes there is, settings ---> Video settings ---> BD DISK Video output --> 1080P @ 24 Hz

 

[Wolfheart]

Thanks guys. No it's not connected via HDMI. I need to buy a cable. However, the DVd quality is pretty good. I tried many settings on the TV. I tried the presets as well as the user settings. However, I'm not getting a satisfactory picture. In fact when I asked my friends who were also watching "is it me or is the Dvd PQ better" and they agreed as well. I don't know what the issue is. I'll try the PS3 settings as well. Do you think that connecting via HDMI will solve the problem? What are recommended tv settings for HD?

 

[shaiju_o_thomas]

Suggest you get an HDMI cable to take full advantage.

These are my suggested TV settings. Please note that your display is pretty new so check the below settings but revert to a lower contrast to avoid ugly image retention.

SD:
Cinema
Just Scan
Contrast: 79 (increase by not much effect on SD).
Brightness: 52-54
Sharpness: 40
Color : 49/51
Tint: 0
Color Temp: W17/22 (as this way SD channels look cooler, not many will like the warmth)
Gamma: Medium
Black level: Low
All dynamic and NR off

HD:
Similar to above with exception:
Contrast: 82-84
Sharpness: 45-47
Color: 52-53
Color Temp: W26/W30 -depending on how warm you like the movies

 

[Kittu]

@chirag, @ kittu,

If u guys can find out in Bangalore for 55K. Else let me know I will find out for u guys here in Mumbai if it can be delivered in Banglore for you guys. We can even try for Pana V20 and see if they can make us a good offer.

Coz am myself looking to buy 1 50 PKK550 and 2pcs 32' LCD

Hey we did not get that price anywhere in bangalore... Do you think you can talk to LG guys and confirm if it can be worked out in bangalore also...

Chirag and I are looking for total 4 TVs...