scootermaster
Platinum Member
So, my dad just bought this beautiful 65" GT30 series TV. I want to hump it. I was helping him set it up, and in between humping it, I was going to show him netflix. So I plugged in the [included!] wireless dongle, loaded ol' Viera Cast, updated the firmware, and started to select netflix.
Except, when I did, I got the little "you're moving the cursor 'ding'" that comes with Viera Cast, but no cursor. As in, you know those little squares that show the apps? Normally the one you select is highlighted in blue (at least according to my girlfriend, I couldn't remember the color exactly). She has has a 50" G25 set that I've used for over a year, so I know that normally the currently selected app is, like, currently selected. Otherwise how the heck would you know which one you were picking?
Everything else works...if you click on the app you're magically standing over, it works and stuff, but nothing is highlighted. I talked to both Panasonic phone tech support (a huge waste) and panasonic online chat (and even bigger waste). The latter suggest it was my router, which paints an interesting picture; the idea that my cursor moves are somehow sent across to the Internet, to a Viera Cast server and back to the television, but they get blocked by the Firewall in the router.
Somehow, my limited technical knowledge leads me to believe this is not the case.
Anyone have know what I'm talking about or have any idea what the eff is up? Is it something stupid like the set is just calibrated incorrectly and we can't "see" the color that the highlight would normally be? Is it just the world's wonkiest firmware? Is it cuz I was so busy humping the TV I gave it an STD?
Help!?
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Except, when I did, I got the little "you're moving the cursor 'ding'" that comes with Viera Cast, but no cursor. As in, you know those little squares that show the apps? Normally the one you select is highlighted in blue (at least according to my girlfriend, I couldn't remember the color exactly). She has has a 50" G25 set that I've used for over a year, so I know that normally the currently selected app is, like, currently selected. Otherwise how the heck would you know which one you were picking?
Everything else works...if you click on the app you're magically standing over, it works and stuff, but nothing is highlighted. I talked to both Panasonic phone tech support (a huge waste) and panasonic online chat (and even bigger waste). The latter suggest it was my router, which paints an interesting picture; the idea that my cursor moves are somehow sent across to the Internet, to a Viera Cast server and back to the television, but they get blocked by the Firewall in the router.
Somehow, my limited technical knowledge leads me to believe this is not the case.
Anyone have know what I'm talking about or have any idea what the eff is up? Is it something stupid like the set is just calibrated incorrectly and we can't "see" the color that the highlight would normally be? Is it just the world's wonkiest firmware? Is it cuz I was so busy humping the TV I gave it an STD?
Help!?
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