Pansonic XT50 owners thread

[lcdfreak]

I had recorded :"The Mechanic" from Star Movies HD on TATA SKY HD and while watching it today, there was so much noise in the background....

Sharpness was missing from images....It was like colors spread all over screen...

After effects of moving from FHD LCD to HD Ready Plasma I guess or may be poor tranmission of Star Movies HD

 

[arnprasad]

can you explain in more detail please. Not sure if you are comparing the images on HD with Blu ray images. My HD looks ok. sometimes some HD channels are better than others. Like Nat Geo or Discovery HD I think is better than star plus HD.

 

[ontherocks]

I now need to buy a second 3D glass and also a wifi dongle...can u guys suggest cheap but good quality alternative...I was told by some vendors that for wifi dongle, instead of buying the panasonic one, we can consider one sold by d-link...but dont have much details on which one...any suggestion on pricing of dongle and 3D glasses will really help

This is all the information you need
USB Information of VIERA 2012-year Models (Option 6_1) | TV | Digital AV | Consumer Products | Support | Panasonic Global
If you have the money, go for a dongle.
Else you could buy a cheap wireless router and use it in "repeater" mode. I am using such a setup with DD-WRT.

 

[lcdfreak]

got my HT. However, I got no invoice for it. Did any one received any bill with it.

It was not mentioned on my TV bill either.

 

[just4kix]

got my HT. However, I got no invoice for it. Did any one received any bill with it.

It was not mentioned on my TV bill either.

I did not get any invoice. But there was a guarantee card.

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[arnprasad]

black levels got increased like crazy...a great increase ....had to increase brightness

on its own?

 

[fang]

@arnprasad - latest prices from METRO, 57k for 50xt50 , 50k for 42xt50.

The mind blowing 50k price you paid for your TV was during their anniversary offer

 

[fang]

Guys, my hunt is over and i bought a 42xt50 today from Girias in Bangalore.

To cut a long story short, my wife decided that a 50" was an overkill for us right now and almost 30k costlier than a HD ready 42".

Haggled the dealer down to 48.5k from 51.5k for the TV and that was as low as they were willing to go. Getting 1 3d glass free and no other stuff.

TV got delivered and i set it up myself with some help from friends, the Panasonic guys will probably show up on monday to "install"

 

[just4kix]

Congrats. Do check the hours clocked on the TV to ensure that it is a fresh piece.

 

[fang]

Congrats. Do check the hours clocked on the TV to ensure that it is a fresh piece.

Thank you, i did so. Fresh piece, no hours on the clock and on-off count was also fine.

Initial impressions after ~30 mins of tweaking and playing around:

1. Viewing regular cable - poor quality signal from my cablewalla, but the TV actually displaying some channels a better than on my CRT. Overall some channels look noisier (have turned off all noise reduction, picture improvement features). Satisfied

2. Brightness - Good! Most satisfactory

3. Volume / Sound - Also good, sounds better than the Samsung 43e490 (sounded tinnier when i demoed it, just my opinion!)

4. USB Playback - Recognized a 500gb HDD with no issues, disk is full so reading is pretty slow. However movie playback is good, has controls for subtitles etc. Very happy

5. Picture quality on HD movie content from USB - Impressive black levels for an entry level model, colors are vivid, details on screen are also quite good. Will post a few pics to elaborate.

6. Negatives - I am hearing a very very slight buzzing from the set, audible when tv is muted. Not really audible when content is playing even with low volume.

7. Warranty Card - No warranty card in the box, opened it myself, what should i do next?

Overall very happy! No regrets for not getting a higher end model

 

[fang]

:sad::sad:

In fact so much that the brightness which I had set at -35 ( at times -50) is at 0 and finding it dark.....Whole reason of going for a bright panel is now :-(...

Surprising!!! Very Surprising!!

Very surprising indeed! :sad:

So far my new set is behaving well, no such over brightness being displayed.

 

[sij]

Guys, my hunt is over and i bought a 42xt50 today from Girias in Bangalore.

To cut a long story short, my wife decided that a 50" was an overkill for us right now and almost 30k costlier than a HD ready 42".

Haggled the dealer down to 48.5k from 51.5k for the TV and that was as low as they were willing to go. Getting 1 3d glass free and no other stuff.

TV got delivered and i set it up myself with some help from friends, the Panasonic guys will probably show up on monday to "install"

Congrats Fang...so the HT offer with XT50 is no more there now, or you didn't go for it ?

 

[arnprasad]

@arnprasad - latest prices from METRO, 57k for 50xt50 , 50k for 42xt50.

The mind blowing 50k price you paid for your TV was during their anniversary offer

Now I can smile a bit:lol: I should thank you and the Hyd guy who posted first. for 57K r they giving any glasses? I didnt get any

 

[arnprasad]

Guys, my hunt is over and i bought a 42xt50 today from Girias in Bangalore.

To cut a long story short, my wife decided that a 50" was an overkill for us right now and almost 30k costlier than a HD ready 42".

Haggled the dealer down to 48.5k from 51.5k for the TV and that was as low as they were willing to go. Getting 1 3d glass free and no other stuff.

TV got delivered and i set it up myself with some help from friends, the Panasonic guys will probably show up on monday to "install"

Congratulations!!!:clapping: Someday please do drop in and have a look at my TV - specifically 3d with Samsung glasses and let me know how they compare with Panasonic glasses

 

[fang]

Congratulations!!!:clapping: Someday please do drop in and have a look at my TV - specifically 3d with Samsung glasses and let me know how they compare with Panasonic glasses

Thanks will try and do that someday soon.

Do I need to worry about the missing warranty card? What should I do?

TV box has no import date on it. Back of TV says August.

 

[arnprasad]

Thanks will try and do that someday soon.

Do I need to worry about the missing warranty card? What should I do?

TV box has no import date on it. Back of TV says August.

Just read the entire thread from beginning. Nishab too had similar issues. Mine came with something. Not sure if I can call it a guarantee card..dont remember. The installation guy cut a part of it and took with him. On the bottom it had three site visit sticker types...but the installation guy said having the original invoice is good enough

 

[just4kix]

Re: This dealer is a cheat!!

Dealer has no right to ask back for HT. It is a gift from Panasonic.

You just stick to one point only.

My TV is faulty. Replace it with an identical model or identical size model of another series. HT is not yours to claim and stays with me.

 

[fang]

I have come across only 3 cases where warranty card was not there and also DOI was missing.

Again by chance, my TV was found defective and would soon be replaced if all goes well....Panasonic India is missing on something....

@arnprasad: That is a WC only...

So the Panasonic service engineer came by yesterday to setup the TV. He took a photocopy of the original bill to have the TV entered into the service records. He said that warranty cards get missed out sometimes and nothing to worry about

Checked with the dealer, and he checked some other open Panasonic demo set boxes and they too did not have any warranty cards in them! He says he will now get a warranty card from Panasonic with my details / serial no. entered and will get it to me with my "free" 3d glass by next monday.

TV running fine, that buzz that i mentioned has pretty much disappeared. One minor irritant is that embedded subtitles in some mp4 video files dont appear when i play them from USB. No such problems with the same files on a Samsung series 5 lcd.

 

[just4kix]

Re: This dealer is a cheat!!

Strictly speaking, the dealer is a via media between company and customer. Once the merchandise is sold the responsibility of the warranty, repairs, replacement, etc. lies with the company. The dealer can act again as a middleman. When service happens eventually, it is not the dealer who is providing it; it is the company.

So I doubt whether the dealer is offering replacement on his own accord. He sees that XT50 is in demand and out of stock. There is a chance to earn premium indirectly by refusing to accomodate usual discounts. On the other hand, his ST30 stock is lying idle. So he is offering an ST30 in lieu of XT50. When XT50 stock arrives, he will keep your replacement piece and sell it. So he benefits all the way:

- he gets rid of old stock
- he earns extra on XT50
- he wants to take back your HT and make a killing on that too

I suggest that you visit the Panasonic FB page and complain. Also call thier service center, send them emails, etc. Do not cease until problem is rectified. Just insist that "Your TV panel is faulty. Kindly replace it."

 

[sankyindia]

yes you should definitely take it to logical end.

I wish, when I had booked E470, i should have taken copies of receipts and should have recorded all conversations with the dealer wherein he promised delivery within few days and finally the one where he mislead me by saying E470 has been discontinued and tried to convince me to go for E490. And then I should have recorded my conversation with Samsung CC where they clearly acknowledge E470 was not discontinued and also confessed dealer was erring with his false promises and trying to make me buy E490. I think I just lost golden opportunity to make 10/20 K Rs for having to undergo "false promises, misleading guidance and mental stress caused for this"

Sanket