Getting New Panasonic ST30 Plasma TV

Get a HDMI from Monoprice if you are using one, you will get a better picture. I use a much more expensive one which is better still but Monoprice is a great bargain. Conditioners can often make a difference,I had my 50" Panasonic on my Tice Power Block before I sold it and then switched to a Brickwall, which offers protection but no filtering. Yesterday I changed it for my PS Audio Quintet and heard an improvement in the sound into my HT setup. More striking was the improvement in picture quality, which my wife, who is no audiophile/videophile noticed right away.

It is very important that during the first 100 hours of use that you use a burn in disc like this: http://www.eaprogramming.com/downloads/download_main.htm. If you do this it will avoid the likelihood of screen burn in in the future. Plus if you plan on having the tv prof calibrated, you need to wait at least for the 100 hours before the tv breaks in.

borrow or buy a calibration disc, I could not believe the improvement to my set when done right (for starters turn the sharpness all the way down)

enjoy

Thanks you all. I've done some research and have a hdmi from Monoprice. I'll try the burn in disc and consider the calibration disc too.

dont need burn in disc....just use "anti image retention" feature a few minutes here and there...I have the 46 too..its no issue. Not sure why so many talk about tv logo issue because every 10 minutes stations go to comercial and logos gone. Dont buy burn in disc.....waste of money.