Plasma Poor reception

billymax · Post by **billymax** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 1:26 am

Has any one had this problem. I recently purchases a Panasonic 42 Inch Plasma the latest model on the market. When I watch the footy the ball pixilates as it flies thru the air. I rang Panasonic & they told me that the signal being sent from the TV station is of poor quality & I was not the only person to ring stating this. I went back to the shop I purchased the TV from & the one they had on show was also pixilating as the ball went thru the air so it is not my TV but it must happens with all TV's that are this model.

I would think the latest technology would be perfect when watching anything & there brochure states if you are watching sport you should go plasma. It is so frustrating to watch when the ball pixilates going thru the air

Any suggestions what I should do & the explination Panasonic have given me does that sound true or a crock of shit

eliwhitney · Post by **eliwhitney** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 4:31 am

Hello -

The explanation given by Panasonic WAS correct.... it is the HD signal source, not
the fault of their HDTV.

Plasma technology is most often selected specifically to avoid "fast action blurring" - usually seen / experienced more so w/ LCD technology.

One very straight-forward means of "proving" it is the signal will be to simply
buy / install a proper antenna for your ZIP / address @ ( www.antennaweb.org ) , check "digital."

Usually, O.T.A.-HD is sent via UHF band, but there ARE some exceptions.

Connect this with the shortest length of quality Quad RG6 Coax cabling & , there will be perfect quality HD displays!

Another "solution" would be to view the quality of either of the (2) satellite signals in your area - IF - they offer the local networks in "HD."

eli

akirby · Post by **akirby** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:42 am

How are you receiving your HD - cable or satellite? This is typically caused by compression of the HD signal and most frequently occurs with satellite or cable - it's far less likely (but still possible) with OTA. There is nothing wrong with your TV - it's either the cable or satellite provider or in some cases the source itself (witness the last summer olympics on NBC).

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 5:48 pm

My question was if you saw a display at the store that did not have this problem?

billymax · Post by **billymax** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:18 am

Richard when i checked the TV in the shop prior to purchasing the Football was not being broadcast at that time so to me it worked fine.

On the weekend when the footy was on is when I noticed the pixilating of the ball flying thru the air. I then drove to the shop where I purchased it from & it was doing the same thing on the TV in the shop. It was only the Panasonic that was pixilating the other brands of TV's all worked fine when the footy was on.

It is connected with a cable not satelite

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:21 pm

How about a model#?

billymax · Post by **billymax** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:00 pm

TH-42PZ800A

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:13 pm

The only thing I can think of is out of box calibrated settings to sell the TV. This product has more bells and whistles than necessary... Try the Cinema or Pro modes... anything change?

eliwhitney · Post by **eliwhitney** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 2:21 am

Hi -
You didn't "post" the cable Box Model # - i.e.- Scientific Atlanta 8300HD, etc..?

P.S. - Just checking - you DO have a "HD" subscription, right? Also, as Richard suggested, that one has THX mode, as well, for Home Viewing rather than "Store."

akirby · Post by **akirby** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:22 am

Isn't it likely that this is compression in the broadcast signal as opposed to something in the TV or cable box?

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