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I have just purchased a Panasonic DT4 digital TV. It has the Panasonic Auto feature to help determine the best screen ratio for the particular program I am watching.
I have noticed that when I first switch the TV on, it takes 3 or 4 minutes for the picture to come up. Is this due to the Panasonic Auto, or does my TV have something else wrong with it?
This is my first digital TV and I don`t know whether this is normal or not.

Thanks. :/

3 or 4 minutes for a picture is not normal. Except for a broken TV.

Ste

Do you mean 3 minutes to actually appear,or 3 minutes for the AUTO to sort the ratio out?AUTO is fine but actually works differently on some Panny models,and there are less picture options if viewing in RGB

I switch the TV on and for a moment the picture flashes up with Panasonic Auto written across it, but then the screen goes black and it can be up to 3 mins before the picture reappears again. My manual says that the auto feature can take several minutes to determine the correct viewing ratio.
Once the picture has appeared I can flick through the channels without any problems.

Hi

I`m considering buying this TV also. Is the trouble you are having just with the Freeview channels or does it do it on dvd`s and terrestial channels? If it does it whatever your watching I`d say that the TV has a prob.
How do you find the TV other than this? Is the picture good and did you consider the 100hz version?

If the screen is blank for 3 minutes-there is a fault