Panasonic V20 Owners Thread (Settings, Problems, Impressions, Questions)

[kamalnv]

I have been quoted Rs. 102,000 for P50V20D, Rs. 68,000 for P42V20 and Rs. 66,000 for P50U20D from the Panasonic Brand Shop in Pune (Baner Road). Blacks in V models are definitely superior. TataSky HD looks at par on V and U models.

The Samsung Brand shop had only one model to display, a 42". I think it was C450 as that salesman said that it was not Full-HD. I asked the salesman about Series 5, 6, 7, etc. He said, "Series 5, 6, 7 applies to LCD/LED only and not to plasma". What a moron!

I have not been able to decide as yet.

I paid 59k in feb this year for pany 42v20d without any exchange,
No doubt the price quoted for u is high.

 

[kamalnv]

As i mentioned earlier the TS STB itself doesn't have that as a feature, if it can be included as a firmware update for basic functions like channel switching and volume control then it would be good. ...

Thanks Manu hopefully TS will include in future upgrades

 

[Tron05]

guys, i need to but a 40 to 50 inch TV. Not decided on LCD or Plasma...If its a plasma, then it has to be a pana V20, but i have my apprehensions on a Plasma. My budget is upto 60k

My 80% usage will be to run SD content....Lot of news channels too, and these news channels have a text scroller, which is static except for the text. Plasmas dont recommend static displays, would plasma be a good bet for me?

other 20% would be connecting the display to laptop and watch movies.

 

[Lali]

Has anyone tried a Netgear Wifi dongle with this TV?:licklips: If so which one and for how much?

 

[kamalnv]

Has anyone tried a Netgear Wifi dongle with this TV?:licklips: If so which one and for how much?

I have not tried it but it's available in hyd @ 3500/-, it didn't seem it's worth it so I hooked up to my pc using cross cable at 50/- ( note my pc connects to Internet through wifi so Ethernet port was unused)

Dlna works great I can watch movies, music, pictures etc...but hd content is not great as seen directly thru bd/ played thru pc.

 

[sandy_d]

Guys,
After taking multiple rounds of trips to the digital stores, gaining a lot of internet gyaan and comparing various models I finally bought this model yesterday for 60k and I must say its a treat to watch the movies in this TV.
I have a tata sky SD setup box and normal TV viewing is okiesh (other TVs of same spec are worse) but when viewing HD/BD content it makes you watch the content till dawn
I must thank all members of this forum for helping me get to this beauty.
-Sandy

 

[manu79]

Guys,
After taking multiple rounds of trips to the digital stores, gaining a lot of internet gyaan and comparing various models I finally bought this model yesterday for 60k and I must say its a treat to watch the movies in this TV.
I have a tata sky SD setup box and normal TV viewing is okiesh (other TVs of same spec are worse) but when viewing HD/BD content it makes you watch the content till dawn
I must thank all members of this forum for helping me get to this beauty.
-Sandy

Congrats on ur toy
Hope u got a good digital stabilizer for the TV , that should be on on priority.
Try to keep the contrast below 50 for first 200 hours so that the Plasma ages nicely, not mandatory though ....

 

[sandy_d]

Hello Manu,

Thanks !!

Can you please provide some info related to which brand and what technical details I should look for while buying the stabilizer and which one is the best for this TV and also price range ?

-Sandy

 

[just4kix]

Hello Manu,

Thanks !!

Can you please provide some info related to which brand and what technical details I should look for while buying the stabilizer and which one is the best for this TV and also price range ?

-Sandy

Buy a 500W rated stabilizer of a known/reputed brand.

 

[alexanish]

go for V-GUARD,

V-Guard | Products

 

[manu79]

Hello Manu,

Thanks !!

Can you please provide some info related to which brand and what technical details I should look for while buying the stabilizer and which one is the best for this TV and also price range ?

-Sandy

I am using a VG Crystal Plus ( from Vgaurd) with my V20, i also have my PS3 connected to it. You should look at something around 3 amps if u are planning to connect any other sensitive device to the stabilizer along with ur Plasma. My suggestion, go with VG Crystal Plus, i also have a spike buster (GM Brand) running from my wall outlet and my stabilizer is connected to the spike buster, its convenient for connecting other small equipment.

 

[sandy_d]

Thank You all..

Got the VG Crystal Stabilizer yesterday and connected it to the plasma.
For the sake of curiosity I checked the number of viewing hours yesterday and found that its close to 380 and count is around 400 ... When I tried to check if the box was tampered with I could not find any suspicious points and the box was neatly packed and was opened before me. There were no finger impressions or dust on any parts of the TV, I am not sure If a brand new TV can have this high usage hours and since there is no trace of any malpractice I don't have any proof to ask the dealer about it also. Anyone ever heared of such high number of viewing hours in a brand new box packed TV?

-Sandy

 

[hifijay]

Thank You all..

Got the VG Crystal Stabilizer yesterday and connected it to the plasma.
For the sake of curiosity I checked the number of viewing hours yesterday and found that its close to 380 and count is around 400 ... When I tried to check if the box was tampered with I could not find any suspicious points and the box was neatly packed and was opened before me. There were no finger impressions or dust on any parts of the TV, I am not sure If a brand new TV can have this high usage hours and since there is no trace of any malpractice I don't have any proof to ask the dealer about it also. Anyone ever heared of such high number of viewing hours in a brand new box packed TV?

-Sandy

No. You have been royally cheated. It can't show 380 hours. It should show less than one hour.

 

[just4kix]

Well. Let us not dampen his spirits.

@sandy_d, make a complaint to the dealer.

 

[Kittu]

What if the dealer uses the magik reset button to 0 for both hours on a diff peice and send it as replacement , is there a way to findout .....

 

[sandy_d]

Not sure if its really possible to reset these values but since I bought it from Pana Brand Shop they can do it easily if its possible . So to avoid getting an worse piece better to avoid asking for replacement. As such these sets are now phased out and we may not have the best of pieces available .

 

[nags_ca]

Hi,

I have been using V20D for almost an year. I have kep TV on stand which 1.5 feet hight. I would like to protect this from my kid who is attacted by plasma panel to see the reflction. I would like know the plasma panel is scrath proof.?

Regards
Nag

 

[indiglo]

i'm also about 2 purchase a 51"plasma, can i know how good 'kid proof" can the plasmas be? ( i'm also most probably NOT going to wall mount, but gonna keep on the stand at just the eye level,approx 1.5-2ft & we have two very active growing kids at home)

 

[borg]

give the kids for adoption

what you need is this, check if any tv in production has added this

YouTube - ‪Gorilla Glass on Flat Screen TV‬‏

 

[indiglo]

hope the adopter will be you & u will surely get to know how great kid activity is!....oh bad u have got a plasma too...hope that it's not installed at eye level!