Had TV for 2 days and noticed red, blue and green pixels fluttering around on dark greys. It does not occur across the entire screen, only particular shades. I can only see it up close, and not from normal distance. It occurs during any video source, including internal menus so it's not a source issue. Is this just how Plasmas generate the image? Black is black, and white is white. No fluttering pixels there. Only a few inbetween shades, especially the dark greys have the tiny absolute colored pixels jumping around. From a distance, dark grey is just dark grey. Again, not a video source issue. Anyone notice this? Had TV for 2 days and noticed red, blue and green pixels fluttering around on dark greys. It does not occur across the entire screen, only particular shades. I can only see it up close, and not... » Read More Had TV for 2 days and noticed red, blue and green pixels fluttering around on dark greys. It does not occur across the entire screen, only particular shades. I can only see it up close, and not from normal distance. It occurs during any video source, including internal menus so it's not a source issue. Is this just how Plasmas generate the image? Black is black, and white is white. No fluttering pixels there. Only a few inbetween shades, especially the dark greys have the tiny absolute colored pixels jumping around. From a distance, dark grey is just dark grey. Again, not a video source issue. Anyone notice this? « Show Less
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That is not normal, never happened on mine. Try and exchange it for another one asap.
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I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the outcome and what they tell you. I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the... » Read More I have had my zt60 for a little of over a month and I honestly can not see anything wrong with this tv. I have looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu and have not seen anything. when I first received my tv and hooked it up, I ran some color slides that I got from my brother-in-law for 100 hours, and I did not see anything wrong with any of the pixels. We also installed some of the professional settings that we got off the internet and I am well pleased with this tv. I understand that you may have a Panasonic representative coming out to look at yours. Can you post the outcome and what they tell you. « Show Less
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This has happened to me on a samsung plasma they came out the first time to replace the main board that wasn't it so they brought out a hole new panel two weeks later so if you can just exchange this one before you have to warranty it
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Hi -- I saw the same thing on my unit from extremely close by. I believe that's just how plasmas work because of the medium they are using. This has not impacted our viewing experience from our regular viewing position.
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No I have not seen that issue even up close. I have although done some messing around with the picture settings and by no means am I an expert. I would try some different settings or return it for a new one because of the price we have all had to pay for it. It could have even been damaged during shipping or not have set long enough before it was turned on the first time. I have the exact tv and the blacks are deep blacks and the whites are true as well as grey and all other colors. I let mine sit for eight hours after it was mounted on the tv stand before I turned it on for the first time.
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The TV has 6 million subpixels consisting of red, blue and green colors. If you are very close to the TV you can see these. It is normal.
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Not all plasmas, I am not sure yet why but I have a similar issue too, did not care to check if it was a various coloured noise or just various shades. I DO NOT have it on my other Panasonic professional plasma though.Either it's HDMI cable or just HDMI connection )I use DVI on others - or this TV has more faults then I initially thought...The worse thing is greenish tint vs older pro plasmas which may not have this deep of the black level but are all more accurate in my opinion. I had 2 of these before and haven't noticed this issue just now - also if you display a window on a gray screen you can notice horizontal smudges at the hight of the window border. Not all plasmas, I am not sure yet why but I have a similar issue too, did not care to check if it was a various coloured noise or just various shades. I DO NOT have it on my other Panasonic professional plasma though.Either it's HDMI cable or just HDMI connection )I use DVI on others - or this TV has more faults then I initially thought...The worse thing is greenish tint vs older pro plasmas which may not have this deep of the black level but are all more accurate in my opinion. I had 2 of these before and haven't noticed this issue just now - also if you display a window... » Read More Not all plasmas, I am not sure yet why but I have a similar issue too, did not care to check if it was a various coloured noise or just various shades. I DO NOT have it on my other Panasonic professional plasma though.Either it's HDMI cable or just HDMI connection )I use DVI on others - or this TV has more faults then I initially thought...The worse thing is greenish tint vs older pro plasmas which may not have this deep of the black level but are all more accurate in my opinion. I had 2 of these before and haven't noticed this issue just now - also if you display a window on a gray screen you can notice horizontal smudges at the hight of the window border. « Show Less
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I have not noticed anything like this on my set. If it happens on all sources my guess is it's the panel. I'd have a service tech look at it. That's what warranties are for. Richard Katzenberg
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I have had my TV for 1 month now and have not noticed any of this. I would ask a Panasonic expert, but I can tell you that this is the BEST Plasma on the plant today and the colors are much better than any LED TV you could have purchased.
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I have the 55vt60 with about 1700 hrs. . I pulled up the tv menu and looked at the grey on the top and bottom of the menu . Yes , I see what you are talking about ( I think ) . I see it at about 1 ft. and it disappears at about 3 or 4 ft. . If you are seeing this all across the gray area . I believe you are OK . If you are seeing this in a small area in the gray that is different . You might have a problem . I would take a video of this and go to avsforum.com - Plasma Displays - ZT60 thread and post it there . If I am seeing what you see , it is OK . Sit back and enjoy !
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I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and fade in a few hours or so. I never experienced burn in though. I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and... » Read More I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and fade in a few hours or so. I never experienced burn in though. « Show Less
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Full disclosure, I'm not a repair person or expert at all. With our set, it started with a loud humming and kind of digital chirping noise. Then the picture started flickering a few days later, followed by the screen getting pixilated and greenish shortly after. Replacing the color wheel solved the problem and it's worked fine for more than two years now.
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I don't know. But, I have had this monitor for some time now, using it with two Samsung 24" monitors in my music studio setup. This monitors sharpness and color are superior to the other monitors (the panel used is SAMSUNG). I have never noted flicker or blurring. One thing to know, there are no monitor controls, only off/on button. You must use your systems video card's color management to make adjustments. I plugged mine in and didn't have to change a thing, it's beautiful. The stand is bit wobbly and I used my own power adapter versus the one packaged as it looked cheap. I use my monitor 5 days a week since purchase without any issues. Arrived without any blemishes or dead pixels. Hope that helps... Bought mine for about $250 on Amazon. See price went up.
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As far as look..the picture looks much more natural that my other lcd tvs that tend to be extra bright making the people look "too" colorful. This is most likely due to the micro dimming feature that makes the blacks more black. It gives everythign a little more depth. Cant give you info on gaming..I dont play games. It does not firefly as much as my old Samsung probably because its 240hz vs 120. Mine is the 65 inch so not sure if small models are even smoother...That would probably make gaming better if you want to play on a big screen. Good luck.
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Old plasmas got picture burn in (an image that was on the screen a lot would make a little "ghost" of itself even if the picture changed). This shouldn't happen on a newer one. Plasmas should be as durable now as LCDs.
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Hi Marcel:Thanks, that information is really helpful. Can you comment on the accuracy and acceptability of the color when you use the WD TV media hub to show jpeg photos on an HDTV? I realize this can be quite subjective, but if you have used a WD TV to show jpegs on an HDTV, I would be interested in your comments.Thanks, Richard
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I'm curious how the computer linked with to the large plasma screen looks. I would think that 1024 x 768 on such a large screen might look a bit fuzzy or pixelated. Do you see problems with this? Would you recommend going for a higher resolution?
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This is an answer I copied from another site. Hope this explanation helps.its 5ms but its 2ms grey to grey. basically that means if the pixel is grey it takes it 2ms to change to a different color and then back to grey. So pretty much its a 5ms monitor that is sometimes 2ms. (this is what i have read somewhere else I could be wrong)
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On mine, what is "normal" is that there are black LCD segment digits on a blue background for about 15 seconds. IMO, seeing nothing at all on the display is not normal.
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Pixelation = artefacts?Latest Update installed on TV, sorce connected via HDMI and watching either in 'Professional' or 'THX' Mode I cannot recongnize any artefacts. Do you see 'pixelation' only when watching TV channels via cable box? How is the picture when watching BluRays or DVDs?
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have you checked your settings on your desktop? i find that most of the times its a seeting issue in the compter or tv.
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Mine is the violet purple one, they're all the same and yes this LCD fits them all, color means nothing. The price is great but mine came with one pixel dead. I can't say one way or the other if that's the reason the price was so low in fact I know for certain you can buy a brand new, factory LCDs, and they all come with disclaimers that a certain number of pixels can be dead. This particular notebook is my own I didn't buy it for a customer installation. If its for yourself I wouldn't sweat it too much unless you're a big gamer. I CAN tell you that the dead pixel doesn't transfer to your TV or monitor while using the WiDi future. My machine has been on since the day it arrived about 3 years ago it runs 24 /7 and is my Media Center. I very rarely notice the pixel, in fact I only ever see it a bright green dot at the lower center of the screen, on rebooting its on now and I'm looking at the black Roku screen &I can't see it.
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It's the bulb warming up 99% of the time. If it never goes away then check your HDMI cables by taking them out and reinserting them. Do this for all your electronic equipment because you never know which one it could be.If the blue/green tint never goes away after the above it's time to call mits.
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I have Sabrent HDMI connected up too S-Video in from a Laser Disc player too HDMI out too LED flat screen TV and the color is just fine . If this individual says they only get black and white it's possible they have a bad unit and should return it . If it were me I would try connecting a different input device first .
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Generally the concern with most Plasma TV's and gaming has always been screen burn-in due to the persistent menu elements like a health bar, ammo count, etc. The majority of LED and Plasma TV's have features these days to shift pixels and prevent burn in, but you'll still see warnings and negative reviews due to this even today.
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Not too sure why this happens. Never experience this. The only reason that I can think off is when it gets dark the images are displayed by the infra red, night vision properties of the camera.