Posts by jav1

Quote:Originally Posted by mark_b Well it doesn't seem to matter what settings I use, nothing tames this ABL fluctuations on this set for me. And I've noticed this now on more then just hockey. Watching a 3d Bluray I've seen it,...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ken Ross Generally though, on a full-screen white, you can pick up these anomalies. I saw that yesterday on a Sony 950 with a static image. I wonder if the 60" is more prone to this than the 64" since we...

Quote:Originally Posted by Ken Ross Interesting. Robert's calibrated 64" F8500 showed as perfect and uniform a full field white as I've ever seen. No banding and a perfectly uniform white field. That was one of the key qualities I...

Quote:Originally Posted by altagracia57 Maybe my eyes need to be taught what to look for, but watching the Rangers lose to the Canadiens last night and I don't see what the fuss is about. The whites of the Rangers jerseys didn't...

Quote:Originally Posted by wattheF Most people on here probably don't care about it but did you test hockey? Unless you scrutinize a hockey game you may not know for sure. The E8000 mostly only had fluctuating brightness issues...

Quote:Originally Posted by wattheF Just looked at a 51'' F8500 at Pauls TV. Very impressive. The TV really does stand out amongst the crowd in a store setting because of its brightness. BUT... I swear I saw fluctauting brightness...

Quote:Originally Posted by caeguy I went to my local Magnolia store today and they had the 65VT50 right next to the 64F8500. Both sets were on their pedestal and on a TV stand about 2 feet off the ground. Some observations ... 1. I...

Anyone know how the 8500 handles abl compared to the E series? Is thier less flicker in bright scenes, hockey?

I also have a 7 year old Fujitsu 50 and wanted to upgrade. Had several sets in home including a VT50, E7000 and E8000. All these sets had their strengths and weaknesses. I came very close to keeping the E7000 but it died on me 45 days...

Quote:Originally Posted by Flavius Oh yes, I'm very sensitive to clouding, and with local dimming on, it went away COMPLETELY. Checked in a pitch black room too. It was like I was looking at a plasma, except without all the plasma...