Not taken as an insult...just didn't understand. The LH55 was on top of my list going into the box stores. Reviews all seem positive for it. They just didn't have it set up correctly at Best Buy and didn't have one at Sears. I guess that turned me off. They also broadcast their feed in 720i, which doesn't do the sets justice.
Best Buy sells the 55LH55 for $2,600.
That's exactly 2x the price of what Fry's had it for...wow!
It seems any more that posted prices don't have much to do with expected selling price. While that favors folks like us that do our homework, it must be confusing as hell for J6P out looking for a TV because I don't think that BB really expects to get $2600 for the 55LH55.
My experience at Fry's was strange. The set is marked at $1899, as I looked over his shoulder it came up at $1724 in the POS, he puched a few buttons and it was $1399. I told him I was interested but needed my wife's SUV to pick it up (that's a big box!) and left. He called my cell and said if I could get back before closing, it was $1299 on a 1-day sale. It's a jungle out there...
If it makes a difference, Bestbuy matched NewEggs price of $783 for the 42lh40. Yes I had to pay sales tax, but I felt better buying it locally in case there were any problems.
I am connecting my PC to it and I use a 5.1 speaker system that is hooked up to my sound card.
I am also going to connect a Directv box and DvD player which both have the sound running off of the DvD player/receiver so at no point do i use a TV output.
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Ok, you have it running off the back of the TV.
I am connecting my PC to it and I use a 5.1 speaker system that is hooked up to my sound card.
I am also going to connect a Directv box and DvD player which both have the sound running off of the DvD player/receiver so at no point do i use a TV output.
Correct and I figure the audio output on the back of the TV may transfer the lag as well. I just haven't climbed back there to connect my receiver directly to the comcast box. I'll check that tonight.
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Called LG. LG indicated that there was a software fix that was developed mid summer. Fix requires a tech to install.
That's not true. I called them last night and they are sending out a flash drive that connects to my USB port to update the software of the TV. LG says this will fix the problem. Simply plug in the flash and the TV will automatically begin the update - at least that's what they tell me.
This flash drive will be here in 7-10 days and I will report back on the results.
That's not true. I called them last night and they are sending out a flash drive that connects to my USB port to update the software of the TV. LG says this will fix the problem. Simply plug in the flash and the TV will automatically begin the update - at least that's what they tell me.
This flash drive will be here in 7-10 days and I will report back on the results.[/quote]
"Do it yourself" flash drive would be cool. LG told me it would take possibly a week and a half for a tech to do the update because of the backlog of sets with this issue. Anybody have a tech apply a software fix?
So, I posted 2 days ago about the horrible service from LG, and how I was running out of time to return the television.
I decided to call Best Buy and ask them what I could do. They told me that they could schedule the LG service tech through them and that I could get someone out here quickly.
Lo and behold, someone called me the next day, and within 48 hours, I was up and running with the new firmware. Go GeekSquad!
I haven't seen the TV today, but my wife tells me that the lip sync is gone. I never was able to get to the hidden menu option.
That's so odd because I had GREAT experience with LG. I called them twice and got through to an english speaking person within 2 minutes each time. Both people said they had a firmware update for my TV and they would send out a flash drive for me to do it myself.
As soon as I gave them all my info, they said it's on its way and takes 7-10 days. I would have rather had a tech come out to do it but will be happy if it fixes the problem.
I am not sure which on I should get the 37LH30 or 37LH40, I see the 40's have the sync issue but it seems to be fixed. But is there really a better quality difference in the 30 or 40. I might be assuming but most people have there 120 off. I will be playing NHL hockey and football on 360 and love watching sport. Will this make a big difference. Would like to make a purchase tonight if i get help from you on this, everyone here has great input.
37LH30 or 37LH40 hmmmmm, will post same in 30 tooo.. HELLPPP
I know this is the LH40 thread but since the lip sync issues seem to affect the entire LH line I figured I'd throw out some more data.
I just picked up a 42LH50 from Frys yesterday for a sweet price. I won't be able to pick up an HD DVR from Cox until tomorrow so I'm using the SD box I have on hand. This DVR only supports coax, composite and S-Video out. My LH50 is an August, 2009 build and running firmware 3.11.1 and I have lip sync issues on both coax and composite (what I could test). I'm able to go into the service menu to alter the lip sync settings and mine were set to a default of zero. On coax I was able to change the setting to -3 to resolve the problem but on composite I was only able to enter -1 (almost gone). Anything more and the sound disappears.
I don't recall seeing this mentioned but there are unique settings in the service menu based upon which input you are viewing when entering the menu. I had to go into the service menu for each input in order to make the change.
We'll see how things sound when I hook up the HD DVR via both HDMI and component tomorrow. I'm torn on updating to firmware 3.13 since it removes the ability to access the service menu and there are reports it doesn't actually solve the problem in all cases...
Lately on my LG 42LH40, I've noticed a Fuzz or Blur around the bodies of who's on the screen, whether it's a sports event or just some simple TLC. It's hard to put it into perspective without a video of proof, but it's almost like the people are moving too fast for the screen to catch up. It's very noticeable and very annoying. It doesn't last long, but none the less, it still happens and is a turn off to the eye.
I saw it tonight when watching the Chargers/Broncos game, for instance when Darren Sproles took that punt back for a TD, in his running motion, a blur was around his body almost because he was too fast to catch up with.
I've got my LG on the high 120HZ setting. I watch on standard calibrations because I've never had a geeksquad guy or anything like that come by to get me squared away with spectacular settings. And I mean, is it necessary for me to spend money on them for doing nothing?? I'm all setup in the Hi-Def with DISH and everything, so this shouldn't be a problem but it is happening.
This LG HDTV, I like it alot, except for situations like this. Hell, it's only 5 months old. I payed over $1100 for the TV.
Is there something, some setting, I can do to fix this? I hope you guys understand what I'm talking about. Maybe other buyers have had this circumstance? I will try my best to post a video if I see it happen again next time I watch. -Adam
Yeah...this was hard for me to get used to as well. I came from a 36 Sony CRT (cathod-ray-tube) with 1080i HD and the picture in HD was crystal clear.
Not so with the new LCD's. Yes, there is a trade-off to having a TV that weights 1000% less. I think it has something to do with the interlaced refreshing of the content. I'm no techie so I can't explain it but I can point you to a good article.
I would turn off the 120Hz stuff, and leave on the Real Cinema. I'd also turn down the sharpness to about 70%.
See how that works for you. If you have a DVR, find a specific instance and play it over and over as you change settings. If you watch a lot of football, do it with that. If you watch old star trek episodes - do it with that.
So still no firmware updates to fix the audio lag? the LH90 people make mention of such an update, but nothing in this thread yet.
I just gave in and removed the HDMI cable and went to using component. There was a 2ndary HDMI quirk that frustrated me: I could not turn off my television and listen to the music channels (via cable box). Because when the TV turned off, it told the cable box to STFU (turn off). Damn these over engineering standards... Using component the cable box is back to being dumb again. And using the RCA audio out (white/red) the audio syncs up. [This is like forcing PCM audio out of your cable box, but you aren't limiting it's optical output - so you still get 5.1 to your AVR via that "extra" connection]
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