Topic: Panny PV80 Users...What are your settings

[dannielsimone]

Had broken in my PV80 with 200 hours of use.  Had it calibrated with a spider recently in a fairly  dark room using PS3.  The settings are as follows:

picture menu- Cinema
contrast   69
brightness  45
color  68
sharpness 53
color temp  warm
Management  ON
PN-R  Off


Had watched Indiana Jones, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and it looked very good. Have you guys calibrated after your brake in period?  What are your ideal settings for HD?

[kakashi]

same here, i want to see various settings since id like to take down notes on what settings best suit my viewing

=)

[dannielsimone]

same here, i want to see various settings since id like to take down notes on what settings best suit my viewing

=)

I guess you also have a PV80?  Did you calibrate it?  What are your settings?

[bmsantillan]

interested with the settings too =) had mine calibrated 3 weeks ago =)

[kakashi]

dont know what to do to calibrate it, oh and its the pv8, i think its pretty much the same except for the piano black finish, 3 hdmi connectors and the sd card slot? (correct me if im wrong)

anyways, what do we have to do to calibrate it?

im using default settings and im quite satisfied with it (specially when watching bluray discs) =)

[disturbed]

kakashi sensei you need to have a calibrating instrument like spyder..if you bought it from sights n sounds then the calibration is free i think within 60 days

[reynold]

After 2 months, default settings pa rin ako

[dannielsimone]

dont know what to do to calibrate it, oh and its the pv8, i think its pretty much the same except for the piano black finish, 3 hdmi connectors and the sd card slot? (correct me if im wrong)

anyways, what do we have to do to calibrate it?

im using default settings and im quite satisfied with it (specially when watching bluray discs) =)

you are pretty much correct.  PV80 and PV8 are twin brothers .

Perhaps you can Try my settings if you can not get a pro to calibrate it and you be the judge on what looks best.

[kakashi]

thanks guys!

I tried the settings above, looks good, but my preference was more on the default, hehehe

dont know why, but so far its really good enough for me.

Ill look forward to seeing more settings shared so that i can try each and everyone of them =)

[Carlo777]

Picture: Cinema

Contrast 68
Brightness 39
Color 62
Tint -1
Temp Warm
Sharpness at 47 to 49
Color management = on

My settings for my PV8/80

I'm using dannielsimone's settings for the PY800=)

Settings were done with Sights and Sounds Spyder Color Meter calibration

Why these settings may not work for you:

1) Personal preference
2) Room lighting (very important)

Anymore?

[reynold]

Picture: Cinema

Contrast 68
Brightness 39
Color 62
Tint -1
Temp Warm
Sharpness at 47 to 49
Color management = on

My settings for my PV8/80

I'm using dannielsimone's settings for the PY800=)

Settings were done with Sights and Sounds Spyder Color Meter calibration

Why these settings may not work for you:

1) Personal preference
2) Room lighting (very important)
Anymore?

^^^ #2 is really a big factor in calibrating your tv

[dannielsimone]

^^^ #2 is really a big factor in calibrating your tv

your so right.  lighting is the key for calibration and setting results.  Mine was done in a darkish room. 

[Carlo777]

Had broken in my PV80 with 200 hours of use.  Had it calibrated with a spider recently in a fairly  dark room using PS3.  The settings are as follows:

picture menu- Cinema
contrast   69
brightness  45
color  68
sharpness 53
color temp  warm
Management  ON
PN-R  Off


Had watched Indiana Jones, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and it looked very good. Have you guys calibrated after your brake in period?  What are your ideal settings for HD?

These are very good settings! I simply switched the color temp from warm to cool. Great for cable and PS3 gaming.

[kakashi]

i tired the thx optimizer for some dvd's and came up with these settings:

picture menu- Cinema
contrast   85
brightness  48
color  55
sharpness 65
color temp  cool
Management  ON
PN-R  Off

so far it works ok for me =)

[eksi]

Just want to share settings from TweakTV for PX80u (I think this is the US equivalent of PV80 here)
This is for 50" (I'm currently enjoying this setting on my C50HD18)

Mode Cinema
Picture/Contrast 85
Brightness 60
Color 44
Tint -6
Sharpness 25 (i adjusted to 47)
Color Temp Warm
Color Mgt Off
Video NR Off

For 42"

Mode Cinema
Picture/Contrast 85
Brightness 58
Color 44
Tint -6
Sharpness 25
Color Temp Warm
Color Mgt Off
Video NR Off

You may search for other brands and models in tweaktv.com for US releases and some UK releases

[stat]

Had broken in my PV80 with 200 hours of use.  Had it calibrated with a spider recently in a fairly  dark room using PS3.  The settings are as follows:

picture menu- Cinema
contrast   69
brightness  45
color  68
sharpness 53
color temp  warm
Management  ON
PN-R  Off


Had watched Indiana Jones, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, and it looked very good. Have you guys calibrated after your brake in period?  What are your ideal settings for HD?

used this settings. very good talaga even with lights off. not getting eye strain anymore as I did before using LCD. No need to ask for calibration for sights and sounds 

[kakashi]

wanted to ask you guys about this "slowfast" effect that my kid bro and i came up with 

well, we didnt really know how to call it so we came up with "slowfast", its how we describe extreme clarity when the people on screen move on hd tv's that they look like they're moving in slow motion yet at a really fast fluid pace 

do you get these from your settings? i've been getting a bit of it under the default settings but when i tweaked my settings to the ones i have above i kinda didnt see the effect before 

[dannielsimone]

used this settings. very good talaga even with lights off. not getting eye strain anymore as I did before using LCD. No need to ask for calibration for sights and sounds 

This is the reason I posted my settings.  Glad it works for you.   

[dannielsimone]

wanted to ask you guys about this "slowfast" effect that my kid bro and i came up with 

well, we didnt really know how to call it so we came up with "slowfast", its how we describe extreme clarity when the people on screen move on hd tv's that they look like they're moving in slow motion yet at a really fast fluid pace 

do you get these from your settings? i've been getting a bit of it under the default settings but when i tweaked my settings to the ones i have above i kinda didnt see the effect before 

never noticed the slowfast effect you mention. Perhaps you be drinking to many red horse! 

[kakashi]

hahaha, 

well ive been noticing a lot of it on bravia x series and panny py8's whenever im looking at them at show rooms

basta its this "effect" na parang the movements are so fluid it seems na theyre moving in slowmotion yet in a fast pace, hence "slowfast" 

[ramgos]

I have just discovered this thread today. and I tried the above calibration. I hope somebody else will post their Panasonic PV80 calibrated settings. 

[kolokoys]

i've been looking for the optimal settings for my PV80 for more than a month now.. , even searched avsforum...haay salamat nakita ko na rin....