Just got my first Plasma! Just a few ??? - Blu-ray Forum

ObiWanShinobi · 01-09-2012, 05:56 PM

So this Saturday I bought a 55" Panasonic Viera (TC-P55GT31) and WOW! Already love it.

I have a few questions being a first time Plasma owner only because I wanna do it right with this set.

- What should I put the display settings on during the break-in period? So far I have put Contrast at 50 and the brightness at 48, is that acceptable enough or should I go lower?

- Should I be gaming on this set during the break-in period? I played a little bit of Skyrim and Killzone 3 last night. I turned off all the HUD options for Killzone 3 so only the crosshairs remained. With Skyrim the only object that stays on screen the entire time is a compass of sorts at the top but with that game I switch in and out of menus often so its never on screen for longer than 10 to 15 minutes at a time. Even when its broken in should I be wary of gaming for more than a hour or two at a time?

- Without having to hire someone to come and calibrate my TV. Are there any direct links to pages on websites that have good calibration settings specifically for Panasonic Plasma TVs? Of course I will tweak it to my taste but it would be nice to have a "jump off" point.

Anyway. I love how this set looks and performs (even at the low settings for break-in) and can only imagine how good it will look when the dust settles. Any help would be great guys and if there are some threads already made for this sort of thing if someone could direct me to them I'll just close this one down and get my read on.

01-09-2012, 05:56 PM	#1
ObiWanShinobi Power Member Member since:Nov 2010 Location:Jackson, MS Blu-ray collection:407 Blu-ray reviews: 1	Just got my first Plasma! Just a few ??? So this Saturday I bought a 55" Panasonic Viera (TC-P55GT31) and WOW! Already love it. I have a few questions being a first time Plasma owner only because I wanna do it right with this set. - What should I put the display settings on during the break-in period? So far I have put Contrast at 50 and the brightness at 48, is that acceptable enough or should I go lower? - Should I be gaming on this set during the break-in period? I played a little bit of Skyrim and Killzone 3 last night. I turned off all the HUD options for Killzone 3 so only the crosshairs remained. With Skyrim the only object that stays on screen the entire time is a compass of sorts at the top but with that game I switch in and out of menus often so its never on screen for longer than 10 to 15 minutes at a time. Even when its broken in should I be wary of gaming for more than a hour or two at a time? - Without having to hire someone to come and calibrate my TV. Are there any direct links to pages on websites that have good calibration settings specifically for Panasonic Plasma TVs? Of course I will tweak it to my taste but it would be nice to have a "jump off" point. Anyway. I love how this set looks and performs (even at the low settings for break-in) and can only imagine how good it will look when the dust settles. Any help would be great guys and if there are some threads already made for this sort of thing if someone could direct me to them I'll just close this one down and get my read on.

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