When is Panasonic coming out with the successor to the V20K series. I'm eyeing to get a 50" Plasma and the U30K series is not the one I want.

no v series this year, you can wait for 2012 series
however there are ST30 and Vt30 series 3D plasma

From pana la dude! I bet you havent visit any of the shop recently? LOL. There is pana flyer talks about the warranty thingy. About internet, I cant answer you as I get mine for movies purpose, internet connection is an extra for me. I think other user can give you a clue!

Just saw the 50VT30 from KL Digital Expo, the panel is indeed nicer than other series. Too bad they're playing some low quality video, can't really see its true picture quality. The TV costs RM9999 with quite a few free gifts like BD player, BluRay disc etc.

Hi anfieldude, what the price for your professional skill for calibrate my PLasma ? pls PM me.

Hi guys, just now I went to PIKOM Digital Lifestyle and I saw this Panasonic Viera TH-P42U30K FULL HD Plasma TV and interested to buy it, but some questions arise in my head.

If I am going to use it as my Main monitor from my laptop and of course the TV function, any idea how much will it cost monthly (roughly) let say I use about 10 hrs a day?

And any of you guys using this Plasma TV? Any review on it? Price there was RM1799, any better price?

Thanks a lot, really hope you guys can help me to answer all this questions, as I'm very interested in it.

This post has been edited by eRicK89: Jul 30 2011, 01:14 AM

VIERA TH-P42GT20K model how much can get now?

guys one of my friend said that at times courts offer some very competitive prices for tv's, so is courts a bit cheaper then other shops??anyone bought a tv at courts?

This post has been edited by mhyug: Jul 30 2011, 02:31 PM

Rated Power for p42u30k: 275 W = 0.275 KW
power consumption per day: 0.275KW x 10 hour = 2.75KWh
power consumption per month: 2.75KWh x 31 days = 85.25KWh
electricity bill per month: 2.75KWh x 31 days x RM0.40 = RM34.10

RM0.40 per KWh is just an average, tenaga rate ranging from RM0.218 to RM0.437 based on how many KWh you have already been used

Thanks a lot for that bro highly appreciate it

I would advise against using a plasma as a computer monitor. While burn in is less of a problem these days, it is still a problem to consider if u r planning to leave static images on the display for long periods of time.

If power consumption is a concern, I would go for a led backlit lcd instead.

Thanks bro for the advice, I have some question, is burn in permanent? And from what I heard there are some company that sell Blu-Ray disc/DVD to help reduce the burn-in, is that true?
Usually I use my computer to watch movies and video call (most of the time I spent using my laptop) and turn off the laptop if I don't use it.
And about power consumption, I don't quite concern.


Thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by eRicK89: Jul 30 2011, 04:17 PM

IR is temporary and part of the the way plasma works. Burn in is permanent.

As long as proper preacaution is taken, u shd be ok, but if there are long static (with high contrast), ie windows bar, static images and the images come on at the same location in the display, use it long enuf, it can be a cause for concern. If u vary content and heed the advice, u shd be ok.

And IR is?

And from what I heard u need to reduce the contrast below 50% and the brightness too to reduce the chance of burn-in, is that true? And u said about the duration, how long did u talking about?

BTW I heard u provide some service regarding calibration stuff?

Oh ya if let say I buy the LED backlit LCD, any idea which one is good? budget RM 1800 below.

Once again thanks in advance.

This post has been edited by eRicK89: Jul 30 2011, 07:16 PM

Image retention.

Oh ok thanks for the explanation, I'm new to this stuff.

someone please help me how to check hour usage? searching on the net does not give me anything.. using 42u30k..

Bro since you're using Panasonic Viera TH-P42U30K, any review on it? I want to buy but still need to consider few things.
Hope u can help me, thanks.

sorry bro.. can't help u much I'm also a new user here.. need to learn many things first

Oh ok, btw can I know how much u bought? Any freebies?