It's much better now. I believe it's performaing at optimum levels now.

Juddering is stil a problem. But then it's not a VT, so I can't really blame it.

Just got my old set calibrated by Anfieldude, and finished fixing T5 lights for ambient lighting.

The result is fantastic. Colours are even more natural and softer. The pop is even better now.

Now studying whether to get a Darbee for further improvement.

1. Break it in by using the burn-in slides. Google for them.
2. Get it calibrated by proffesional calibrator. Spent the small extra sum to get the best out of your tv. It's worth it.
3. I use a new soft towel with glassex to clean it. I reserve the cloth for only this purpose so as to prevent contamination.

Strange that you are seeing flickering. Although I'm sensitive to 3D nausea and headache, I've no such problem with my old 65ST50K.

In fact the 3D is superb. The 3D perspective and details are spectacular.

Maybe the flickering is caused by the glasses battery power being exhausted?

And yes, if you compare a 65-inch with a 50-inch, you will find the details are softer. I experince this when I swtiched from my previous 50VT20K to current 65ST50K.

And juddering is still a problem with Pana plasma sets.

This post has been edited by allycat: Jul 1 2013, 01:13 PM

Not sure of the power cost as it not an issue for me. Maybe you can check the specs.

I think the judder is because of the ST performance issue. It could also be QA problem as with mine. But after solving the QA issue, there was less juddering.

I believe the higher end VT or ZT model will give better performance in regards the juddering. My old V20K has very much less juddering than my current ST50K.

VT50/60 owners may give a better judgement on whether judder is still a problem for them

IFC can reduce the judder a bit but it tends to cause skips. Need to have a trade off between them.

My viewing position is about 2.5m from the screen.

Yes, although it's only 5-inch difference but its the viewing area that counts. That's why it looks much bigger.

It's something like staggering motion instead of smooth. I usually see it in dance motions in " So You Think You can Dance". The foreground dancers was smmoth but the background dancers was juddering like they were in slow motion.

It's more pronounced in my 65ST50L as compared to my old 50V20K. I pointed this out to Pana guys but they say I can't compare beteeen a 50-inch tv with a 65-inch tv.

Check out this link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXTsF_cScKA

Yes at times, it still can be seen.

I mentioned that program as it is the easies to see. Many people doing fast and continuous rhythmic movement which is easy for spotting any irregularities. You can try on any Byond sports program eg. football, which I don't have.