1080p 24fp needed? Do the other players have a slight edge on the picture because of this or does the Panasonic still top them picture wise without it, or is it just a better player stability and function wise?
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I have the 10ak too. If it gets any better than this I don't know how it can. I have this set up to a Mitz 720p projector to a 92" Firehawk screen @ 11' away. When I first got this set up, before with SD DVD, we all went "wow" now with this 10ak and pcm analog outs we all go "WOW---WOW---WOW". The WOW factor has moved up quite a few notches. Good luck....
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Yes, I have been extremely pleased with the Panasonic. It is also very easy to adjust the brightness. The picture is incredible.
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This is a great resource AnthonyB. I think the review clearly favors the Panasonic but I am biased ;-) I'm with you on the noise issue but all else aside the improvement over the first generation is remarkable. I especially like the macro modes. Much better (see my review).
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I went out last Summer shot some excellent evening footage , and to me it looked excellent WVGA 240fps, and HD720P120FPS. they are not Hd1080P, Everyone sees things through their own perspective. and that I truly cannot answer for you. In my eyes it looks good. remember no sound is offered on slow motion, maybe the gopro you were looking at offers a different view point. check youtube out for those evening shots
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more importantly, how will the image quality be and will it be worth owning? reviews of the P80 were not kind. I'm hoping they have fixed this issue.
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Greg, I am also watching the Olympics on Comcast HD and not experiencing a lot of the pixelation you mention, mostly during the fastest figure skating spins, and camera moves on other sports. In fact, I am blown away with the picture on this event. I have not changed my 120-Hz (whatever its called) setting from the factory preset, and it would be the only thing I suggest looking at. I also have the picture set on "Movie" mode, the others presets are just too saturated, bubble-gum colors... though I doubt that makes a difference. Hope you can resolve this.
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I highly reccommend it, awesome tv! The slides are just something that can be run for the first 100 hours that supposedly age all the phoshors of the tv evenly, so when it is calibrated you will have the most accurate picture possible. It is not necessary and if you don't run them you probably wont even notice a difference unless you are a video-phile like me then you want to do everything thing possible to have the best picture. The slides are available at this link--- http://www.highdefjunkies.com/showthread.php?9134-2011-Panasonic-Settings-Issues-Thread --- Enjoy!!!
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The picture and sound are very good. We donot do Blu-ray or gaming. We bought it because Consumer Reports gave this brand a very good review for the price. Not as good as Panasonic, but more reaonable.
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Grab a Blu player , as you'll be fine with the 720p ; no downgrade in PQ as the Blu player will still output to 1080p . Just set the Blu player to 1080p (and 24fps to auto) and enjoy the picture .
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I've learned not to mess with it. I would just stick with standard because it still looks great, then I use "game mode" for games which automatically moves it to standard, and does some other things to enhance processing and sound. I haven't played around with the modes since, but I may go back and do the Pixar settings test they have on their Blu-Ray movies to modify standard a bit for more contrast...
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I personally don't use the 24p mode in my movies. It won't add anything unless you REALLY want to have a film look to your video. But, I would still recommend this camera if you're looking into it, as the cinema mode won't detract from the experience.
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Thanks for the response. I'm not really interested in the 24p aesthetic. I am interested in taking video of quarter midget race cars racing. I have a HV10 now that has two problems (as I see it). One is that it's HD format is 1080i and the other is that the HD video is compressed to the same bit rate as SD video. It looks like the native 24p mode of the HV40 could solve one of these problems. It boggles my mind that so few camcorders offer progressive recording. Nearly all the still cameras that take video do it in progressive format.
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On my two 55 inch Viera TVs I watch channels that seem mostly to be full screen: CSPAN, news and money channels, - but no movies or sports. The great grandkids watch cartoons when I let them. We used to get a 4x3 size, but I really do not notice if pictures are HD or not. I use Direct TV satellite and pictures are sharp on the Viera when you can find a decent program. I am told that break in is not the problem that it used to be with Plasma, and Panasonic seems to have a better maintenance record than some other makes, - important for seniors who keep their things for a long time.
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I have had a Panasonic for 4 years and have never had a problem. It has a great picture, excellent audio compared to my other flat screen (philips) and is fully functional. Go Panasonic!
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The higher the FPS the blurrier the image gets. I believe 320 FPS was the best compromise for the activity I was filming (pitching mechanics). It does go up to 1000 FPS I believe, but it's very blurry
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BTW...yesterday I was in BB and Sony has just released a 32" XBR9 1080p with 120hz Motionflow technology... and it is up on the Sony Style website.. so much for what the salesman tell you that Sony is not going to produce..But compared to the Sony 32" 1080p 60 hz.. I thought the higher priced model with 120hz looked grainy to me. I really didn't see the $200 difference in the (retail price). Perhaps on Blu Ray disc viewing there is a difference.. GLTA
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I own the Panasonic, so obviously I'm biased. Worth noting that the 54" V10 has just been crowned the King of HDTVs...Buy the Panny. If nothing else, their customer service is WORLDS better than Samsung.