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Starting an official thread, am I allowed to do that!



Just ordered an LG 42LD450 yesterday, and should arrive next week. This is a 2010 model LCD from LG so I am hoping it is good. Could not find a whole lot of info on it, so we will see.


Please post user reviews, expert reviews, your own reviews, pictures, thoughts, experiences, opinions, pros, cons, etc!

UPDATE: For information about LG XXLD450 displays, please see thepoohcontinuum's FAQ here .
 
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I use the settings below for pc use, but have changed colour temperature to medium (or cool), and reduced contrast to 76 and brightness to 65 which is the difference between being able to see the gray parts in say ebay and not seeing them (its amazing that small adjustments can make such a big difference to the end result)

IPS

rawashdeh's settings

Quote:
Expert mode 1 or 2 whichever you want

Code:
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BACKLIGHT       48                                                                              
CONTRAST        81                                                                              
BRIGHTNESS      69                                                                              
H SHARPNESS     65                                                                              
V SHARPNESS     54                                                                              
COLOR   50                                                                              
TINT    G3                                                                              
                                                                                        
BLACK LEVEL     LOW                                                                             
COLOR   BT709                                                                           
EDGE ENHANCER   Low                                                                             
COLOR TEMPREATURE       WARM                                                                            
GAMA    2.2                                                                             
METHOD  10 PONT                                                                         
IRE     100     90      80      70      60      50      40      30      20      10      0
LUMINANCE       150                                                                             
RED     3       0       9       5       7       7       8       16      10      9       50
GREEN   1       0       0       0       2       0       0       12      5       2       -50
BLUE    6       25      22      19      17      12      14      20      15      3       -50
                                                                                        
CMS                                                                                     
RED COLOR       -1                                                                              
RED TINT        6                                                                               
GREEN COLOR     2                                                                               
GREEN TINT      8                                                                               
BLUE COLOR      -2                                                                              
BLUE TINT       -11                                                                             
YELLOW COLOR    0                                                                               
YELLOW TINT     -1                                                                              
CYAN COLOR      1                                                                               
CYAN TINT       1                                                                               
MAGENTA COLOR   18                                                                              
MAGENTA TINT    8
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With your settings on my 47" S-IPS, I was getting severe white crush. Using the white saturation test from lagom (link), I could only make out blocks 200, 244, and 245. I had to dial down the contrast setting to around 70 before I could make out blocks up to 252. I also bumped up the backlight setting to around 65, as it helped make whites whiter.


I also changed Edge Enhancer to Off, and set H/V Sharpness to 33/55. For my particular set, it made text a little bit more sharper and got rid most of the ringing/halo artifacts around text.

As for the "skin too yellow" issue, your settings definitely alleviates this problem.
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I put in rawashdeh's settings, adjusted color temp to medium and backlight to 100 and it looks fantastic.
Quote:
Congratulations!


Your settings are the most sane settings I've seen in the "xxLD450" thread in a long time.


Owners should take note of what you have. No matter what your input, in order to get the best black levels with no black crush, BackLight should be 50 or below (as you have), preferably between 25 and 40 if your room lighting permits it. It's all about ambient room light, with no direct light shining on the screen. And, it's always better to increase Brightness than BackLight to increase details in low light picture areas.


Lastly, the best and cheapest way to enhance picture quality perception is to install a 13 watt, 850 lumen, 5500K -6500K compact florescent light behind the TV, reflecting and providing soft, indirect light from the wall


A collection of other members settings and responses> (some of the numbers don't quite line up but they're all there)

IPS

thepoohcontinuum's settings

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For 100% PC usage and in a semi-dark room, I found these settings worked best for me...


Aspect Ratio: Just Scan

Energy Saving: Off

Picture Mode: ISF Expert1 (or Expert2)

Backlight: 70

Contrast: 63

Brightness: 74

HSharpess: 34

VSharpness: 53

Color: 60

Tint: G5


Dynamic Contrast: Off

Noise Reduction: Off

Digi Noise Reduction: Off

Black Level: Low

Real Cinema: Off (locked)

Color Gamut: BT709

Edge Enhancer: Off

xvYCC: Off (locked)

Expert Pattern: Off (locked)

Color Filter: Off

Color Temp: Cool

Gamma: 2.2


... rest are pbc's Day settings


Method: 10 Point IRE


Luminance 169

IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 11 4 5 1 1 0 1 -3 -5 -8 50

G 9 10 9 6 6 3 1 -3 -7 -12 50

B 4 7 7 3 2 -2 -4 -10 -19 -23 -50



CMS Color Tint

R 9 -18

G 1 -11

B -1 12

Y 20 -2

C -2 1

M 2 -3



AUO panel

Pbc's settings

Quote:
Went through another calibration, this time with gamma at 2.4 (I kind of like a higher gamma on some sets so will try this out), and paid attention to the correct Y values for each IRE (hard to see on ColorHCFR with Windows 7). Incredible results, a set this cheap shouldn't measure this well!!


Here are the new settings:


Expert1

Backlight 33 35 ftL

Contrast 86

Brightness 52

H Sharpness 50

V Sharpness 50

Color 53

Tint G5

Dynamic Contrast Off

Noise Reduction Off

DNR Off

black level Low

Real Cinema Off

Color Gamut BT709

Color Temp Warm

Gamma 2.4

Method 10 pt 10pt

Expert1

Luminance 114


IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 6 -1 2 -1 0 -2 -2 -4 -5 -6 50

G 9 9 9 6 5 -1 -2 -5 -6 -10 44

B 3 5 5 -1 -2 -7 -8 -15 -24 -22 -50


CMS Color Tint

R 9 -18

G 0 -11

B -1 12

Y 17 -2

C -2 1

M 2 -3

__________________


Okay, switched back to 2.2 Gamma, and ended up doing a Day calibration (at 50ftL) and a Night time one (at approx. 35ftL).


Expert1 (Day)

Backlight 50 50ftL

Contrast 86

Brightness 52

H Sharpness 50

V Sharpness 50

Color 53

Tint G5

Dynamic Contrast Off

Noise Reduction Off

DNR Off

black level Low

Real Cinema Off

Color Gamut BT709

Color Temp Warm

Gamma 2.2

Method 10 pt 10pt

Expert1

Luminance 169


IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 11 4 5 1 1 0 1 -3 -5 -8 50

G 9 10 9 6 6 3 1 -3 -7 -12 50

B 4 7 7 3 2 -2 -4 -10 -19 -23 -50


CMS Color Tint

R 9 -18

G 1 -11

B -1 12

Y 20 -2

C -2 1

M 2 -3


Expert2 (Night)


Backlight 37 35ftL

Contrast 85

Brightness 43

H Sharpness 50

V Sharpness 50

Color 50

Tint 0

Dynamic Contrast Off

Noise Reduction Off

DNR Off

black level Low

Real Cinema Off

Color Gamut BT709

Color Temp Warm

Gamma 2.2


Method 10 pt 10pt

Expert1

Luminance 113


IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R -3 0 4 4 6 7 6 5 6 7 50

G 6 5 8 6 7 5 6 3 4 1 50

B 8 -3 0 -2 -1 -2 -3 -5 -10 -15 -50


CMS Color Tint

R 6 0

G 5 -20

B 5 27

Y 22 -5

C 1 0

M 5 -4


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Well i finally got it just about right. I have my westinghouse and my 42ld450 hooked up at the same time and i did some color calibration comparing it to the westinghouse and i have them almost identical. I have an IPS panel so here is my lay out if you would like to try it on your tv.


I am hooked up through hdmi on my computer and games / movies look perfect now.


Expert1 (Day)

Backlight 100

Contrast 86

Brightness 52

H Sharpness 50

V Sharpness 50

Color 53

Tint 0

Dynamic Contrast Off

Noise Reduction Off

DNR Off

black level Low

Real Cinema Off

Color Gamut BT709

Color Temp Warm

Gamma 2.2

Method 10 pt 10pt

Expert1

Luminance 169

IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 4 2 5 2 3 3 3 1 0 -1 50

G 8 8 9 6 6 4 3 0 -2 -6 50

B 11 3 4 1 1 -2 -4 -8 -15 -19 -50

CMS Color Tint

R 9 -18

G 1 -11

B -1 12

Y -5 -10

C -2 1

M 2 -3


It is basicly the same as pbcs with slight modifications but those modifications were the difference between me being able to tell if i clicked a link on google (so it turns purplish) or haven't clicked on a link (blue) before they both looked the same.


hope this helps


EDIT: well im almost there this helped but i am having a problem with red and magenta. In video games its almost impossible to read as text if they are in red or magenta.
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KND's settings

Quote:
Energy Save: Off


Picture Mode: Expert1 (or Expert2)


The table didn't line up very well, but the 1st number is for the Expert1 settings that I use for daytime, and the 2nd number is for Expert2 settings that are used for nighttime. The Luminance value is not important for these settings - it is only used when calibrating.


Expert1 Expert2


Backlight 45 (about 60ftL) 22 (about 30 ftL)


Contrast 94 94

Brightness 53 53

H Sharpness 50 50

V Sharpness 50 50

Color 50 50

Tint 0 0


Dynamic Contrast your choice your choice

Noise Reduction your choice your choice

DNR your choice your choice

black level low low

Real Cinema Off Off

Color Gamut BT709 BT709

Color Temp Warm Warm

Gamma 2.2 2.2


Method 10 pt 10 pt


Expert1


100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 49 10 8 6 3 5 4 2 0 -3 0

G 5 3 2 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0

B -30 -11 -10 -7 -9 -6 -3 -2 -3 -8 0


Expert2


100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 50 9 6 6 4 4 5 2 0 -8 0

G 0 2 0 1 3 1 3 0 -2 2 0

B -50 -13 -15 -10 -7 -8 -4 -4 -5 -11 0


Expert1

Color Tint


R -2 15

G 25 19

B -3 -20

Y 10 -2

C 6 1

M 0 -2


Expert2

Color Tint


R -2 14

G 16 13

B -1 -22

Y 13 -2

C 10 0

M 1 -2
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KND settings might be typed in backwards? http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...4&postcount=33 - its unusual seeing -30 or -50 blue at IRE 100, usually see that at 0 IRE


i tried his settings other way around and they look alright on my 42ld450 super ips


Expert1

IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 0 -3 0 2 4 5 3 6 8 10 49

G 0 0 0 1 3 2 1 2 2 3 5

B 0 -8 -3 -2 -3 -6 -9 -7 -10 -11 -30


Expert2


IRE 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0

R 0 -8 0 2 5 4 4 6 6 9 50

G 0 2 -2 0 3 1 3 1 0 2 0

B 0 -11 -5 -4 -4 -8 -7 -10 -15 -13 -50

Panel???

hboogz's settings (Ok on my ips)

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My settings are as followed:


Computer Settings:


• NVIDIA AGP 8x Geoforce GTS 6200 set to 1920 x 1080p @ 60hz (The video card is ancient but it does work at this resolution well)


• Image Sharpening: 0

Brightness: 50

Digital Vibrance: 0

Gamma: 1.0

Contrast: 85


LG Settings


• Make sure you're connected into the HDMI/DVI port and you've changed the Input Lable for PC.


Picture Mode: Standard*


• Backlight: 50


Contrast: 85

Brightness: 45

Sharpness: 32

Color: 50

Tint: 0

Color Temp: W6

Advanced Controls

Gamma - Low

Black Level - Low


* Obviously, the same results can be achieved in Expert mode. In Expert mode make sure to choose 'Medium' for Color temp as opposed to 'Warm' That's the major difference. The Luminence and RGB levels can be tweaked to your liking.

Response by raging chicken about improving blacks

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Well I can give you my values with adjusted black level and perfect text, but I have an ATI .


Settings for 4:4:4 Full RGB :

Contrast 75

Brightness 76

H. Sharpness 50

V.Sharpness 57

Color 50

Tint G3

Black Level low

gamma 2.2

edge enhancing LOW (this is a bug , low in my set is OFF in reality ...compare low and off , maybe adjust sharpness according)


everything else is on default


In TV mdoe I use brightness 53 and contrast 87 , which is suited for other limited RGB sources aswell.

Some tools/guides to help calibrating:

GREYSCALE & COLOUR CALIBRATION FOR DUMMIES
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457

The Lagom LCD monitor test pages
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast.php

AVS HD 709 - Blu-ray & MP4 Calibration
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=948496

HCFR Colormeter
http://www.homecinema-fr.com/ColorHCFR/index_en.php




There is also a European forum thread that has information regarding Firmware/software here: (EU MODELS ONLY)


Give the webpage time to load and it should jump to the right location.

http://translate.googleusercontent.c...MR9Q#msg456657



Hope this helps


Wild Thing
 
#1,253 ·
@ wild_thing: Awesome post. That should help a lot of people.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Smashbro29 /forum/post/20263947


I WON THE LOTTERY!!!!! 47LD450-UA.AUSWLFR


Only thing is, I don't understand all the modes and color settings I've read...

Glad to hear you got what you wanted. Which things are giving you trouble? Some of the stuff in the "expert" picture settings?

Quote:
Originally Posted by DMARKz /forum/post/20263970


Thanks, I just checked my panel and I have a D panel. Out of everyone's settings on that FAQ page, which do you recommend I use for using with my PS3 and 360? (Both connected via HDMI- For Gaming and Blu Rays)

OK. You've got (most likely) an AU Optronics A-MVA panel, like I do, so the settings that some of the people with S-IPS panels have posted might not look right on your TV, although it can't hurt to try. As for my own settings, I didn't do any major calibrating. I first (for regular SD TV and movie viewing), under "picture mode", set it to "expert 1", and then I set my backlight level to where I wanted it. Then, I just used the built-in "picture wizard", choosing "standard mode", and went through the process. In my particular case, I ended up with the following settings, though there could be slight variances in our panels, so you may just want to run the wizard yourself. I made a few little tweaks of my own after running the wizard, too (like increasing the sharpness).

Basic settings:


Backlight -- 100 (I'd rather have it at 40, but there's a reason I have it at 100 that I won't get into right now)

Contrast -- 87

Brightness -- 55

Sharpness (horizontal & vertical) -- 70 (I like things with a bit of crispness)

Color -- 55 (I like a little pop in my picture)

Tint -- G2

"Expert Control" settings (things not mentioned were left at default):


Dynamic Contrast -- Off

Noise Reduction -- Auto

Black Level -- Low

Color Gamut -- Wide

Edge Enhancer -- High (again, I like things crisp)

Color Temperature -- Warm

Gamma -- 2.2

Method -- 2 points


And for gaming, I have that input (component in my case), under picture settings, set to "game mode", but I use the same settings listed above, more or less.


I'm not a super fussy person when it comes to settings, but a couple of things I like are more vibrant colours & crispness, so my personal settings would make any expert picture calibrators' eyes bleed.
They work for me though, and since I'm the one using the set, that's all that matters.


As for the 2 different options for the picture wizard, "standard" and "preferred", I believe this is what it's about. "Standard" will lead you through a process where you'll end up with what the people at LG consider a good picture, whereas the "preferred" option is more of a subjective choice, asking you at each step of the way "Do you prefer it to look this way? Or that way?", etc., so in theory you will get a picture setting that's close to the way you personally prefer things.

[EDIT]: I've tried PBC's settings before, but I found things looked a little too yellow.
 
#1,255 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by DMARKz /forum/post/20264624


Thanks Lion, I shall try out your settings and then play around with a couple others. Thanks again for all your help guys! Much appreciated.

You're welcome. I doubt you'd like my settings. You'd probably find that things are way too bright and vibrant (especially with the backlight setting I use). Since my own settings came from running the built-in picture wizard, they might be relatively spot on for my panel for my tastes, but even if you like things bright and vibrant too, you may want to just run the picture wizard yourself with your own TV so you can be more sure the settings will look good on your specific panel. It doesn't take long at all to run through the wizard. I'd definitely recommend you try that. I did the wizard in "standard" mode, but there's always "preferred" mode if you want to make things even more in line with your personal preferences.
 
#1,257 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Angry Lion /forum/post/20264487

@ wild_thing: Awesome post. That should help a lot of people.




Glad to hear you got what you wanted. Which things are giving you trouble? Some of the stuff in the "expert" picture settings?


I want to calibrate the picture to make it the best possible but at the same time I don't want to turn on any feature that will make it lag more.


Also, when I plug in my Wii and set it to widescreen and then use the "set by program" feature it displays in 4:3 but shouldn't it be in 16:9? (when I set the TV to 16:9 it looks fine and fills up the screen but doesn't changing that by force add lag?)


When I plug in my laptop via HDMI it either fills the screen too much or it doesn't fill the whole screen (intel HD graphics card).
 
#1,258 ·
Hi Guys,


I bought one 32LD450 w/IPS panel few days ago with “W” from a local Costco warehouse. The reason is to replace my current (still working, but a little too small) NEC 20WMGX2 20” monitor (w/AS-IPS) used with my PC. I have love my NEC, however it is a little too small. At work we use 22” and even my in-laws use 22” screen…LOL… I’ve use my PC mainly to game, browse the net, some other desktop duties and occasionally to watch a tv show. For movies I still prefer to use my PJ (w/110” screen in the basement) or 40” Bravia in my bedroom. The initial impression was not good, because most of frame was detached from the panel ( I guess glue did not hold it, during transportation from Mexico ). So the TV needs to go back to Costco. However it did power up and other than detached frame it seems to be working fine. My PC uses windows 7 64bit and I have a ATI HD6950 2GB card with 11.4 preview drivers. I’ve used DVI to HDMI connection on input 1 (black name) and the TV passes 4:4:4 with flying colors. Most of the time I use it during evening with a very little light in the room. I went through FAQ and I was playing with the settings a little bit, also I’ve used some of the recommended settings, but I’m still looking for perfect settings combination. My first finding is OMG, going from 20” to 32” is a big step… The sitting is about 3-4 feet, so my eyes still need to adjust to it. I’ve only used it for few days (with my limited time to play with it).


So far my findings are:


Good:

- Size is wonderful when gaming/browsing

- Almost perfect fonts

- Very good natural colors

- Very good input lag

- Tons of menu options/tweaks

- No edge bleeding

- Relatively uniform backlight


Bad:

- black, black and black levels… Not really surprise here since I’m coming from AS-IPS monitor which has just a little better blacks

- my eyesight is somewhere in the middle, and even when looking straight I get a little of IPS black “glow” at the top edges of the screen. It could be that 3-4ft is too close? Or perhaps TV should be lowered a bit. I’ve read somewhere that the eyesight should be 1-2” from the top of the screen… hmmm..

- IPS black glow, more problematic in the up-down movement. Moving from side to side it is not too bad…


Other:

- AG is not that bad as I thought it will be coming from glossy NEC

- Still feels a little too big from 3-4 feet… I guess it will take some time to adjust to this monster…


Overall I’m very happy with the TV, except black levels…



I have a couple of questions/favours, I do apologize if they where already answered in this thread …


1) Please share your settings if you have similar setup as my: PC sitting up close (3-4ft) for gaming/browsing in relatively dark room.

2) When I go to [H] forums, the yellow forum names looks almost as NEON colors (very strong and eye burning)… Is this because of the backlight is set to high… I have it set at 35% I believe… or is it something else… like gamma settings or something else. The regular black on white text looks fine. So far I’ve only found

3) Since I’m using HDMI-DVI, is there anything I have to do if I run regular RCA (left and right) outputs to TV inputs on Input 1? Since the sound does not travel through HDMI, is there something do be done in the TV’s Menu to enable sound via regular RCA audio connection?

4) Do you guys recommend setting more subtle for web browsing and then more aggressive (more pop) for gaming/occasional movie watching?

5) Based on my needs do you guys think Sony 32ex400 ($80 more) would be a better purchase than LG 32LD450? SPVA with superb blacks, decent input lag and according to my friend very acceptable text…

6) Is there something better coming out in 2011 for my needs?


Thanks so much…
 
#1,259 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Smashbro29 /forum/post/20265835


I want to calibrate the picture to make it the best possible but at the same time I don't want to turn on any feature that will make it lag more.

To make sure all unnecessary picture processing is turned off, while switched to the input for your game system, go into your picture options and for "picture mode", set it to game mode. Then, once it's in game mode, you can adjust any of the basic picture settings (backlight, brightness, contrast, colour, etc.) and it'll just relabel the picture mode to "Game (user)". That means you'll be in game mode where extra picture processing stuff will be minimized by default, but you'll still have the basic custom picture settings that you want. Check either wild_thing's post on where he quoted all those different picture settings, or check thepoohcontinuum's LD450 FAQ, which will have links to all those same picture settings posted by others.


But yeah, as long as you're in game mode (either default or "(user)"), you'll have minimal input lag. Even in other picture modes I believe the LD450 would have very little lag, but game mode might have the absolute lowest level of it. I don't think you'll have anything to complain or worry about either way.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Smashbro29 /forum/post/20265835


Also, when I plug in my Wii and set it to widescreen and then use the "set by program" feature it displays in 4:3 but shouldn't it be in 16:9? (when I set the TV to 16:9 it looks fine and fills up the screen but doesn't changing that by force add lag?)

I'm not sure about the Wii, but this is the same behaviour I get with my PS2, which is hooked up via component. Even when I put in a widescreen game, if I leave the TV's aspect ratio on "set by program", it'll just show a squished game screen in 4:3. I just set the TV's aspect ratio to 16:9, and when I do that, I certainly don't notice any input lag at all.


Quote:
Originally Posted by Smashbro29 /forum/post/20265835


When I plug in my laptop via HDMI it either fills the screen too much or it doesn't fill the whole screen (intel HD graphics card).

Someone else will have to help you here. All I ever have hooked up to my TV is a DVD player and my PS2, so I don't really know anything about the PC side of things.
 
#1,260 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by Smashbro29 /forum/post/20265835


When I plug in my laptop via HDMI it either fills the screen too much or it doesn't fill the whole screen (intel HD graphics card).

Did you try to play with Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel?


1) Custom Aspect Ratio under scalling in Display/General settings. That should give you horizontal/vertical scaling options.


2) Maybe your muliple display is not set properly...


3) There is also custom resolutions tab
 
#1,261 ·
@ clark17: Hi. I can't offer much assistance myself as I don't use my LD450 for PC use at all, but something you may want to check is thepoohcontinuum's LD450 FAQ, located in this very thread. ( link ) Besides answering a lot of questions, it also contains links to some custom settings that others have used.


But yeah, someone else here should be able to answer your questions in regards to PC usage.

[EDIT]: Oh, and just an FYI as far as the panel being loose is concerned. I've had my set opened up by a technician who came to replace the panel, and the panel in my 37LD450 wasn't glued in at all (by design). It's just held in place by clips and/or screws if I remember correctly. Kind of a useless fact, but there it is. A shame yours had that problem.
 
#1,262 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by the angry lion /forum/post/20266221


oh, and just an fyi as far as the panel being loose is concerned. I've had my set opened up by a technician who came to replace the panel, and the panel in my 37ld450 wasn't glued in at all (by design). It's just held in place by clips and/or screws if i remember correctly. Kind of a useless fact, but there it is. A shame yours had that problem.

Maybe it wasn't glue, I saw some fibers on the side. Maybe it was just plastic/frame fibers... I don't think it is a problem, since Costco has a good return policy.


Do you know if bright/text like yellow in my example would be because backlight is set too high?


Thanks so much for your help
 
#1,263 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by clark17 /forum/post/20266396


Do you know if bright/text like yellow in my example would be because backlight is set too high?


Thanks so much for your help

No problem. I'm actually sorry I didn't pay enough attention to your original post. You said that you'd already been through the FAQ, and in my reply I went and said to go check it. My apologies.


As for the yellow text, I'm not sure what to tell you there. Having the backlight at only 35% shouldn't cause that issue, I wouldn't think. Is it only on that particular forum you mentioned? Or is it all text? Or just with anything yellow? It does sound a little strange. It could very well be that you do need to fiddle around in the options some more. Did it look that way with the TV's default settings? Or was it just after you tried someone else's settings? If the latter, perhaps try someone else's recommended settings.


If it turns out to be a PC-related issue, I wouldn't be of much help there, but someone else here could probably help. Have you checked all of your graphics card options to see if you can spot anything that might be the culprit?

[EDIT]: So this overly vibrant text issue was happening with the defective TV with the loose panel? Because if so, it could very well just be an issue that particular set is having due to careless handling (not by you). Maybe that won't be an issue when you get your replacement.
 
#1,264 ·
Hello again,


I have given up on trying to hook a 2.1 analog system up to the optical out on this TV and try a 5.1 surround sound system. I would like to run the optical out from the TV to the sound system to handle all audio from the TV. I believe doctorwizz has stated to me before that the optical out from the TV is only 2 channel and not 5.1. Is this the case?


I am sure hoping my optical out works on the TV, I have yet to be able to try it, other than with the digital to analog converter I bought in attempting to hook it up to the 2.1 system I had, I never got that to work, and I am hoping it wasn't a problem with the optical out.
 
#1,265 ·

Quote:
Originally Posted by clark17 /forum/post/20266205


Did you try to play with Intel Graphics and Media Control Panel?


1) Custom Aspect Ratio under scalling in Display/General settings. That should give you horizontal/vertical scaling options.


2) Maybe your muliple display is not set properly...


3) There is also custom resolutions tab

I tried to, I'm just so confused by it all....


Thanks as always you inraged feline! You too "Clark" (or maybe if you took off the glasses...)
 
#1,266 ·
@The Angry Lion


Thanks for your help. I did lower the color to 50 from 60 I had and it did help a lot, I'm sure this is fixable by plethora of TV options found on this TV


I'll try to exchange TV tonight...


@Smashbro29


LOL, since I don't have a laptop with hdmi output I cannot help you more. It must be something in Intel Graphics panel... Check setting up multiple display tab? Also if possible try using your TV exclusively as a single display.

I'm sorry but I cannot help you more.



Overall I really like the TV, it still requires some tweaking on my part.



Since I'm using DVI-HDMI adapter I wonder if I can pass audio from my computer via regular RCA (Left and Right) cable

I hope it can be done, so far I've been using headphone when gaming
 
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For those of you who have enabled video playback through USB...


Are you able to playback mkv files?

If so, what audio format is encoded in those mkv files?


I am able to playback my mkv files from an external USB hard drive, but I am continually getting an unknown audio format message...Video, but no audio...This is all on a 32LD450.


I really want to get this to work so I can buy a 42" for the bedroom. Otherwise I may need to look into another model.


Thanks.
 
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Originally Posted by oddjob0619 /forum/post/20274052


For those of you who have enabled video playback through USB...


Are you able to playback mkv files?

If so, what audio format is encoded in those mkv files?


I am able to playback my mkv files from an external USB hard drive, but I am continually getting an unknown audio format message...Video, but no audio...This is all on a 32LD450.


I really want to get this to work so I can buy a 42" for the bedroom. Otherwise I may need to look into another model.


Thanks.

ooddjob- i am able to play mkv files through ext. hard drive without any problems. i have 37ld450. will check on the audio and update.


update: - the audio's i have played thro' mkv files are AAC and mp3
 
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I picked up a 42LK450 today since I was still in my 90 day return on the 42ld450. This is what I got


42LK450-UB-CUSYLH


According to avforum, it has a LG IPS panel, not a S-IPS like the LD450 CUSWLH I just returned.


I noticed this LK to have slightly more perceived lag than the LD, not much, just very slightly more, but the picture seems exactly the same. BTW I use this as my computer monitor


Honestly I'm most likely going to check all walmarts / bestbuys in my area to see if I can find a W version and take this back. I'm trying to get the best for my money since this is being used as a computer monitor.
 
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