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boston3654 Unregistered guest | Just bought the Panasonic TH-42PD50U. I love the TV and great for the money, but it's making a fairly loud buzzing sound when on. You can't really hear it unless the volume is low...But is this bad? Schould I exchange the TV or is it normal? Thanks |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | I have the TH-37PX50U and i also hear that annoying buzz. These are the common noises and buzzing with these Panasonics: #1 Fan noise. The company justify this as "normal". #2 unbareable static {even on mute} coming from the 2nd left speaker. Again, according to Panasonic this is also normal. #3 the famous buzzing that it's cause when high contrast images are displayed. Yep, that's also "normal". Word of advise; return it, and get something other than a Panasonic. P.S. These units don't have burn-in prevention modes {screen orbiter, white wash, etc,}. so, there's another good reason to return it. |
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JMR Unregistered guest | Sounds like Panny went REALLY cheap on the new consumer units. I would get Panasonic commercial or Sammy or LG |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | These are some units you might be interested in: Plasma monitors {no NTSC tuner, stands or speakers are included, great if you already have a home theater and a satellite or digital cable set top box.} Hitachi CMP-4212U {Silver} Hitachi CMP-4211U {Charcoal} Hitachi CMP-55HDM71 {Glossy Black W/ Titanium trim on the lower border.} ViewSonic VPW4200 {Low resolution made by Hitachi.} ViewSonic VPW4255 {High resolution 1,024 X1,024p ALiS panel, also made by Hitachi.} NEC PX-42XR3. {High resolution model.} Pioneer PDP-434CMX {You can customized it by adding the TV tuner video card, HD card and/or extra input cards.} There's a few others from Pioneer, Hitachi, LG and Samsung to consider but right now i don't recall their model numbers. Plasma TVs {with integrated NTSC tuners, some have ATSC {HDTV} tuners, stands and speakers} LG DU-42PY10X Samsung HP-R4271 Samsung HP-R4272 {New with 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio.} Pioneer PDP-4345HD {$2,999.99 At Costco.com} Pioneer PDP-4312 {$2,999.99 at Costco Warehouses and for a limited time at Vizio P42HDe {High resolution, now at $1,999.99 at Costco.} Vizio P50HDM 50" with LG's 10,000:1 Contrast Ratio panel for $2,999.99 but you can get it for $2,599.99 during the August sale. |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | Correction: It's Pioneer PDP-4310HD, not PDP-4312 and it's just a monitor not a TV, however the e-tailer is including the stand and the speakers with the offer. |
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New member Username: BruzziPost Number: 8 Registered: Nov-04 | [b]Just bought the Panasonic TH-42PD50U. I love the TV and great for the money, but it's making a fairly loud buzzing sound when on. You can't really hear it unless the volume is low...But is this bad? Schould I exchange the TV or is it normal? [/b] All Plasmas buzz in some degree. But if you can hear it more than 1-2 feet, get your TV replaced. |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | Hmm...no., a Plasma that buzz at any distance is not a good plasma, period. Low whirring from the fans, no buzzing, that's the only noise acceptable. |
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abe vigoda Unregistered guest | wow .. the more I read these posts the better I feel about not getting a Panasonic. My Z42PX2D is completely silent. I can put my ear right up to the screen and hear no noise. Of course if you stick your head an inch away from the back, you'll hear a little buzz .. that's totally normal. |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | Don't get a Panasonic either LCD or plasma, trust me i had one of each and they are total dissapointments, thankfully for me the e-tailers will take them back. Any other brand of the ones i've listed above is better than Panasonic. |
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Unregistered guest | Perrey Z, Where can I get the Vizio 50" on sale during August? I was interested before I saw your post. rickgrunden@hotmail.com please write to me directly with info as I will get it on my phone. Thank you. Rick |
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Perrey Z. Unregistered guest | At Costco warehouses and at The regular warehouse price will be $2,999.99 but between August 22nd and the 28th they will be selling them for $2,599.99 after the $400.00 Off at the register instant coupon. In order to purchase it for $2,599.99 you'll need to be an good standing Costco member and have on-hand the coupon from the Member's Passport coupon book. The coupon is not neccessary for purchase on their website, only at the warehouse. Product details: Vizio 50" plasma W/ stand and integratd speakers. Model# P-50HDM Costco SKU# 875050. |
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John W. Unregistered guest | Does the vizio use an lg panel on all of their plasmas? I know they are a third tier mfg. but I didn't think they released info on the parts that were used (orignal mfg.) to build the plasma. I currently have a vizio 42hd that I am having trouble with and am returning to costco. I would like to purchase a trouble free plasma if there is such an animal. Any info would be appreciated. |
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New member Username: Jim_noydManhattan Beach, CA USA Post Number: 4 Registered: Jun-04 | If you want the spec sheet of the manual for the VIZIO P50 HDM it can be found at http://www.vizioce.com/site/products/product_p50hdm.html |
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Bronze Member Username: PartyatmariosPost Number: 33 Registered: Jun-05 | VIZIO p50hdm has a LG PANEL. For best chance of quiet fans make sure costco assistance person opens boxes and finds a unit with a July manufacture date, not June. Trust me on this, my new Vizio is quiet as a mouse. I love it. Thanks again Perrey Z. |
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Bronze Member Username: PartyatmariosPost Number: 34 Registered: Jun-05 | Abe Vigoda the actor? I just saw you in a comedy/crime movie with Harvey Kietal, I see you got the last word, it was great. Thanks One NOTE ON THE VIZIO, It has an image cleaner feature that if used as a regular maintenance feature should prevent burn in, it will not fix burn in but if you keep good maintenance you should be fine. |
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theimpeuousone Unregistered guest | I have a Panasonic and just recently started hearing a buzz sound in the volume. But i found it was only when it was connected to my cable reciever. When connected to my XBOX or any other device, the unit is silent. You may want to check what ever source device you're connected to. |
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Silver Member Username: Skyliner17Saint Paul, MN United States Post Number: 196 Registered: Apr-05 | i have a panasonic plasma 42" tv and mine does not buzz. it's totally silent. i started out with the TH-42PD50U and returned it and got the phd8uk because i wanted hd and wanted black instead of silver frame. it seems some people are really against panasonic...just my opinion though. |
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syphone Unregistered guest | It's making louder noise when connected to STB. why? why? why? |
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New member Username: BazzagPost Number: 1 Registered: Dec-05 | I had the same model and also had a buzzing sound. I brought it from Jessops. It didnt matter what I did with it, I couldnt stop the noise. Although it wasnt too loud it got annoying late at night. I sent mine back! Im getting this one now |
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New member Username: HighgearCT. #1 Post Number: 5 Registered: Nov-05 | Are you at a high altitude? I have read that plasmas do buzz in a high altitude. Something about the gasses in the panel. Do a google search on the plasma buzz. I just purchased the Panasonic TH-42PX5OU and love it. Bright vibrant colors and deep blacks. I did a lot of research on 42" plasmas and Panosonic comes out on top. I also let my eyes do the judging at all the electronic places. Our Best Buy had the best hook-up's on the TV's. Sears was the worst. I'm running all Monster and AR cables W/the Direct TV new H20 box. Fantastic!! One thing I'm not too sure of is the HDMI cable. I have read that the A/V sink can be off at times. I found this to be true the other night while watching Discovery HD. They did a thing on high performance cars. The audio was out of sink. This didn't happen on an other HD station though. HD is so new and we are the guinea pigs. Exciting hey! |
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Hotshot 1 Unregistered guest | is there a tv worth buying cause i was going to buy it but if theres a better tv cause all i want to waste is $3000 |
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Hotshot 1 Unregistered guest | is there a tv worth buying cause i was going to buy it but if theres a better tv cause all i want to waste is $3000 |
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Hotshot 1 Unregistered guest | is there a tv worth buying cause i was going to buy it but if theres a better tv cause all i want to waste is $3000 |
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New member Username: DavidintelPost Number: 4 Registered: Oct-05 | Panasonic makes the best HDTV and EDTV's on the market, bar none! |
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Silver Member Username: Rysa4Post Number: 303 Registered: Jul-05 | Now and then we see posts made out to bash a brand and thats clearly whats happenin here. Most of the Panny 37 inchers dont have fans. My 42 inch Panny doesnt have a fan either not does it buzz. All plasmas used to be prone to buzzing at high altitudes. Its not a brand specific concern. Any serious buzzing is a power supply issue on any audio or video product and should be returned for a replacement. |