Holy shit.
a built-in hex editor in a plasma TV?
Did I just read that right?

Looks more like a function editor, that uses HEX.

I was just thinking the exact same thing.
A build in hex editor just calls for problems when customers do stupid stuff with it.

There is a built-in oscilloscope in the Pioneer Kuros, I was quite surprised when my friend showed it.

Panasonic TV’s run Linux. if you dig enough in the manual or even the set’s menus you can find the GPL license.

Man, I would hate to get something wrong on that, expensive paperweight would be expensive, and effective.

The link doesn’t seem to be working –

Anybody know a) how to get the menus and b) what is actually possible via accessing them?

Is it really high spec AV calibration stuff or things that the layman (like me) would find useful, like unlocking internet capabilities or similar??

@peanut just wait for it, it is probably under some strain of all people accessing it…

Hmmm…what codes to poke for unlimited ammo? :)

Can someone explain the menu additions? I find it kind of silly that all this work would be published and the results are kept a secret. I would like to know the benefits before taking a risk like this. Anyone care to share?

@Peanut GREAT! nice to hear that!
so write what everyone wants to hear, what are the extra menus ? :-D

What is point of messing around with the tv. I know it fun but why take the chance of screwing up and being able to see your favorite show or game.

Sounds abit iffy, I have one of these and would love the extra calibration options but there’s no screen shot of the new menu options. Anyone got the nerve to try this on a G10!!!!! its alot of money to risk for a menu option!!

Hi , just done this on my G10, gives the full gamma and other colour settings but knocks the built in freesat off – so no bbc hd etc. Not really worth it for me as I like the freesat.

It works ok though all it does is set the region code to a non uk code so you get the full menu’s.

a self hacking tv, awesome

This reminds me of Joe cell followers. Only a few people are able to get it to ‘supposedly’ work. No one else can replicate it. Those who do swear it’s awesome and sing it’s praises but never offer any help or useful info to those who can’t.

I’m not saying this is bogus, but I urge people to be wary since hardly anyone has come forth with any actual ‘new menu’ info.

So you loose some shit you need and gain some shit you don’t need?

Nice mod!

why would they even make a tv with more menu options for europeans? Do they have especially good eyes compared to us or something?

It would be nice to be able to make some tweaks to the display on my Panasonic PX50U model TV – for instance, reversing the pre-programmed gain boost that drops contrast ratios into the toilet.

Every time i see a hex editor i’m like FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUU

Don’t try this on a TC-P42G10. Just sayin’.

Bricked mine.

I am now loving the 2.5 gamma, just a quick question to anyone who has done this – how do you get BBCHD back as the scan does not pick it up.

Good hack though!!

“letting you use the audio input from one channel with the hdmi video from another? (which this set can’t do…”

I think you can use another audio source on the usa model somehow, go to the avsforum if you need

Gah, if I’d known it was going to go I would have hosted it myself…

@ peanut. I wrote the guide but obviously dont want to give my email address here. Is there any way we can communicate through this site?

@mac @digitaldazz

Well done for exploring this hack.

I understand that the hack effectively runs the G10 internal software as a G10E (European) rather than G10B (UK) thus loosing the Freeview/ Freesat EPG etc.

Question:
Does changing the HEX back to “03″ from “20″ return the G10 to its G10B status and thus the Freeview/ Freesat EPG works as normal?

I use external hard disk recorder with built in turners and I’m not fussed about loosing the EPGs on the TV. I would like to return the TV back to normal conditions at a later date though.

There is a lot of talk at AV Forums about this hack. It’s apparant that Panasonic have removed these advanced WB/ Gamma features from the G10B just to market position the V10 and it’s THX setting. The V10 about £300 more than the G10B.

@EuphoricMonkey

Actually it changes it to a GW10 so as not to to lose the satellite tuner:)

Yes, it’s reversible if you wish.

@ Peanut – Thanks, I’ll be in touch

Hi all..
a quick question (@mac? :))
with g15E it’s possible to unlock the dvb-s without choosing germany/austria/switzerland?
I cant understand if you can unlock the satellite menu too or what

@mac
g15e got sat tuner, but if you dont choose germany/austria/switzerland you cant receive sat channels… But if i set for example “germany”, the guide+ dont work and i lose the default channel numeration for my country (italy).
Panasonic is selling a tv, saying that include dvb-t and dvb-s… but they dont tell you that you can’t use dvb-s in italy.. it’s ridicolous.
I’m trying to fix this, maybe with a firmware hack or something that can allow me to unlock the dvb-s tuner menu :(

TX-P42G15B UK TV – Following the guide through to the memory editor at line 40 I have:
19 06 19 00 31 02 02 20

i.e. 02 not 03 at position 6.

Why would this be different??

As there is a difference I have not proceeded to change to 0F (for the G15) until I can get some feedback regarding his.

@mac

On the 9th Feb you mentioned to get the freesat to work you need to restore to factory conditions and select Germany, Switzerland or Austria.

Can I just confirm whether this is just for G15′s or is it for both G15 and G10 sets?

Also, could you give me a pointer on how to retune BBC HD & ITV HD.

I haven’t actually got my G10 yet but this sounds like it would be very useful to do from day one.
Thanks

ITV HD (must be transmitting to tune)

Use the “Other Sat. Channels” tuning menu. Use the Manual tuning option and ITV HD is at Freq. 11.427, polarisation H, symbol rate 27.5.

BBC HD

Select DVB-S
Go to menu then setup
Then manual Tuning
and enter the following

(28.2° East)
Frequency: 10.84700 GHz (don’t worry about the decimal point)
Vertical polarisation
Symbol rate: 22.0 Mbaud
Service ID – 6940

After you have entered the details, press OK to start a scan. After a few second it will find it. BBC HD will be automatically added at the bottom of your channel list. You just need to add it to favourites after that.

OH MY GOD. To the author of this hack, please can we have more hex hacks for other models!? Eg. 2008/2009 models??

I’ve been wanting to fix the gamma for a very long time on my pana 50PX80A. I always suspected something was possible in the memory editor, now finally something comes to the surface but it’s not for my model AHHHHHHH :O

Recently hacked my G10 fine with no problems.

I would like to update my TV to the latest firmware though, can I just follow the guide and revert back to the default settings in HEX then try to update or is this a bad idea?

Hi, I think I enetred a wrong value for my G15 and all I have is a blank screen. Guess it is bricked! Is there any way back from this?

you can find it out if it work, the same line 00000040 applies. change 06 to 09. can you brick your plasma or not.. and.. report back here results. ;)

1907190071060220 <– UK model 42G20B
1907190071090220 <– EU model 42GW20

Unfortunately I own an panasonic tx-32led7fm lcd tv and strangely in the tv menu there is an open source GPL licence agreement referring to the open source software in the tv.
also curiously, the tv sports an SD card reader that doesnt seem to do anything. It would be sweet to be able to load custom firmware through that sd slot…