At first I thought this was a great plasma! Then in the owners thread, I see many people complaining about it being grainy and the quality being horrible. Is this true with all the versions of this model? I'm worried then if I should get it, b/c I don't want things like my 360 or regular TV programming to be so bad.

At first I thought this was a great plasma! Then in the owners thread, I see many people complaining about it being grainy and the quality being horrible. Is this true with all the versions of this model? I'm worried then if I should get it, b/c I don't want things like my 360 or regular TV programming to be so bad.

The only problem I've seen on mine is some overly compressed poor quality SD TV channels. HD, DVD, and games all look good to me.

At first I thought this was a great plasma! Then in the owners thread, I see many people complaining about it being grainy and the quality being horrible. Is this true with all the versions of this model? I'm worried then if I should get it, b/c I don't want things like my 360 or regular TV programming to be so bad.
No complaints here. I'm happier with my choice today than when I bought it.

At first I thought this was a great plasma! Then in the owners thread, I see many people complaining about it being grainy and the quality being horrible.
The only thing *many* people have complained about regarding this TV is judder, and that itself is a minor issue only seen in certain circumstances. I think you're reading way too much into one person's post.

what is "judder"?

i have just purcahsed this TV

its a few hours old, and it looks fantastic

however, the guide channel on my digital cable has a small 'glitch' or little black squiggly line that appears mid way up on the L hand side ...

its not on any of my actual channels, though...

whats the deal?

no problem with the picture being grainy. You must calibrate any plasma or LCD because out of the box they all look ugly..

try to reduce contrast under 72
Britness under 55
sharpness under 30
colors under 47
colors warm1 or neutral to begin with

Samsung is better on SD content than many competitors.

what is "judder"?

i have just purcahsed this TV

its a few hours old, and it looks fantastic

however, the guide channel on my digital cable has a small 'glitch' or little black squiggly line that appears mid way up on the L hand side ...

its not on any of my actual channels, though...

whats the deal?
Look at the link in my sig for an answer on Judder. Also pay attention to the break-in settings vs. post break-in settings info.

Your channel guide glitch sounds like a problem with the STB.

Thanks guys

I will adjust accordingly...

Are the guidelines listed in my manual or can i find them on here?

And Mike, what is STB?

Sorry...STB = set top box: digital cable box or DSS receiver.

what would cause my samsung to 'reset' its settings to standard factory values?

i set everything to the numbers piquit stated above, abd tonite they are all back near 100

what gives?

what would cause my samsung to 'reset' its settings to standard factory values?

i set everything to the numbers piquit stated above, abd tonite they are all back near 100

what gives?
It is probably resetting to shop mode. There is a way to change this setting, but I can't remember off the top of my head. I think it is in the manual.