Panasonic GT60 input lag... is game mode the only resolution?

[agw_01]

Hi guys,

I've just upgraded from my P42X10 to a P50GT60 and have noticed the input lag is pretty bad, much more than I ever noticed on the X10.

It doesn't seem to differ between HDMI sources (HTPC, BD player) although I've not watched much TV to compare against an integrated source. A bit of googling seems to suggest that turning on game mode is a way to resolve this, and it does.

However, surely this isn't the only answer? The input lag is very noticeable without game mode so why, when the TV is capable of good response times, give the user the choice to make it worse? Why would you want to turn it off and have noticeable input lag.

Are there any downsides to leaving it on all the time? TV having to work harder/hotter? Reduction in picture quality? Or is there anything I'm missing in my setup? Sure, the audio is out of sync on BDs, but even just moving the mouse cursor in Windows the lag is noticeable.

Cheers.

 

[agw_01]

Interesting stuff, thanks guys. So the less options I have turned on, the quicker the response times will be? Makes sense.

I'm not a huge fan of having loads of extra features turned on in the menus unless there's a proven reason why it's needed. I'd rather have an image as close to the source as possible without extra processing.

I've not really explored the menus so can't remember what I have and haven't turned on. I bought the TV a couple of years ago and it's sat in storage since, this is the first chance I've had to play about with it.

lucid, interesting points about the amount of processing the TV has to do to cope with the higher resolution, but you would have thought Panasonic would have used a processor that could cope with a few extra features turned on and still have minimal input lag. Could be put down to production cost or extra heat output I suppose.

 

[agw_01]

Thanks for the feedback guys, I've only just had time to investigate. I only had 'Intelligent Frame Creation' turned on, its description mentions image smoothing. Talk about stating the obvious!

Turned it off and response times are much improved. Also when using my HTPC, text within Windows looks better too.

Point taken for the future... RTFM!