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post #1 of 3712
10/14/09 at 9:28am
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Ok Someone had to start it. I own the 55" B8500.
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10/14/09 at 9:59am
I can't find this tv anywhere.
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post #3 of 3712
10/14/09 at 10:35am
We already have a 8500 thread, don't need a second one.
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post #4 of 3712
10/14/09 at 11:01am
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We already have a 8500 thread, don't need a second one.

For the record this one was started first....and by an owner.
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post #5 of 3712
10/14/09 at 11:19am
indeed , and the other one got way to long .
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post #6 of 3712
10/14/09 at 11:42am
I bought a un46b8500, admittedly wont be delivered til Saturday. And you started your thread WHILE I was typing mine, so I dont think you should fault me Yours is named better however, so I bow to your superior thread-starting abilities.
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10/14/09 at 12:37pm
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I bought a un46b8500, admittedly wont be delivered til Saturday. And you started your thread WHILE I was typing mine, so I dont think you should fault me Yours is named better however, so I bow to your superior thread-starting abilities.

It's all good man! My B8500 is amazing. You will be blown away!
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post #8 of 3712
10/14/09 at 1:40pm
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For the record this one was started first....and by an owner.

Look at the time stamps
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10/14/09 at 1:56pm
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Look at the time stamps

I did. This one was posted at 12:28pm. The other one was posted at 12:33pm. Very close but this one just nudged it I believe.
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post #10 of 3712
10/14/09 at 2:21pm
This one is posted first so I'm posting here hence forth.

I just recieved my 46". I'm using a plasma for movies in the HT room and my new absurdly beautiful 46" B8500 will replace my ancient 30" Sony LCD, which by the way, looks truly comical next to the 46" B8500. This is my first significant LCD set and wondering when/if calibration (as on my plasma) is required or reccomended? Is calibration not a big deal for high end LCDs and instead I should just focus on tweaking my setting per my environment? Thanks.
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10/14/09 at 6:36pm
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This one is posted first so I'm posting here hence forth.

I just recieved my 46". I'm using a plasma for movies in the HT room and my new absurdly beautiful 46" B8500 will replace my ancient 30" Sony LCD, which by the way, looks truly comical next to the 46" B8500. This is my first significant LCD set and wondering when/if calibration (as on my plasma) is required or reccomended? Is calibration not a big deal for high end LCDs and instead I should just focus on tweaking my setting per my environment? Thanks.

Good question. I calibrated my 55" with the Spears & Munsil disc. Barely had to change any settings on "Movie" mode. Pumped up a few settings a notch or two and that's it.
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10/14/09 at 8:19pm
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Ok Someone had to start it. I own the 55" B8500.

literally just ordered my 55er. ETA is 2-4 weeks. the wait begins.
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10/14/09 at 8:38pm
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literally just ordered my 55er. ETA is 2-4 weeks. the wait begins.

Congrats!
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post #14 of 3712
10/14/09 at 8:41pm
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Tonight I pulled up my widgets and there was a download available. It looks like Blockbuster on demand and Amazon video on demand are now available, along with an Ebay widget (not sure if that one was there before). The Amazon and Blockbuster widgets are basically what you would expect. Haven't rented anything from either but might give it a try this weekend.
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post #15 of 3712
10/14/09 at 10:47pm
Has anyone tried hooking up their PC to the 8500? How is the picture quality? I want to stream netflix on demand to the TV, wondering what the best way is, and how good it will look. Am I better off playing it through an xbox 360 rather than hooking up the PC directly? Or using one of the DLNA / Anynet features? I think netflix will only play through a proprietary internet-explorer-based program.
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10/15/09 at 6:38am
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Tonight I pulled up my widgets and there was a download available. It looks like Blockbuster on demand and Amazon video on demand are now available, along with an Ebay widget (not sure if that one was there before). The Amazon and Blockbuster widgets are basically what you would expect. Haven't rented anything from either but might give it a try this weekend.

do you run an ethernet cable to the set, or is the 8500 able to connect wirelessly?
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post #17 of 3712
10/15/09 at 6:44am
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do you run an ethernet cable to the set, or is the 8500 able to connect wirelessly?

You need a Samsung USB Wireless stick to connect the Sammy to a network.
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post #18 of 3712
10/15/09 at 6:51am
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Originally Posted by milk View Post

This one is posted first so I'm posting here hence forth.

I just recieved my 46". I'm using a plasma for movies in the HT room and my new absurdly beautiful 46" B8500 will replace my ancient 30" Sony LCD, which by the way, looks truly comical next to the 46" B8500. This is my first significant LCD set and wondering when/if calibration (as on my plasma) is required or reccomended? Is calibration not a big deal for high end LCDs and instead I should just focus on tweaking my setting per my environment? Thanks.

Yes, calibrating the white balance with a meter makes a huge difference over stock movie mode. You can read more about it in my review.
Stock movie mode looks really 3-D: dreary, dingy, and drab.
(sorry, I'm going overboard a little bit)
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post #19 of 3712
10/15/09 at 7:06am
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Yes, calibrating the white balance with a meter makes a huge difference over stock movie mode. You can read more about it in my review.
Stock movie mode looks really 3-D: dreary, dingy, and drab.
(sorry, I'm going overboard a little bit)

Thanks Chad! And thanks Lindsey. It's a costly set so I'd like to maximize the set's capabilities. I've simply never understood how often LCD sets are professionally calibrated. On a display as uniquely capable as this one I'd like to be sure it's rendering the best PQ it can or close to it so going to have it calibrated. Thanks for the review, Chad!
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post #20 of 3712
10/15/09 at 8:14am
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Yes, calibrating the white balance with a meter makes a huge difference over stock movie mode. You can read more about it in my review.
Stock movie mode looks really 3-D: dreary, dingy, and drab.
(sorry, I'm going overboard a little bit)

so when will you be over in the noVA/DC area to do calibrations? =)
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post #21 of 3712
10/15/09 at 8:19am
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so when will you be over in the noVA/DC area to do calibrations? =)

End of this month!
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post #22 of 3712
10/15/09 at 12:21pm
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End of this month!

i'll keep that in mind. my set is due to show up in 2-4 weeks. 2 weeks would make it the end of this month. 4 weeks would put us closer to thanksgiving. =\\
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10/15/09 at 1:08pm
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Has anyone tried hooking up their PC to the 8500? How is the picture quality? I want to stream netflix on demand to the TV, wondering what the best way is, and how good it will look. Am I better off playing it through an xbox 360 rather than hooking up the PC directly? Or using one of the DLNA / Anynet features? I think netflix will only play through a proprietary internet-explorer-based program.

I hooked my laptop up to it via HDMi earlier this week. I thought picture looked good but then again I didn't stream any video. I was just doing an input lag test.
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post #24 of 3712
10/15/09 at 1:39pm
Will you be able to use a regular LCD/Plasma mount with this TV?
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post #25 of 3712
10/15/09 at 2:04pm
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Will you be able to use a regular LCD/Plasma mount with this TV?

I don't see why not. The VESA spec is 400x400 I believe.
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post #26 of 3712
10/15/09 at 9:31pm
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I hooked my laptop up to it via HDMi earlier this week. I thought picture looked good but then again I didn't stream any video. I was just doing an input lag test.

And what were the results of your test? I do a lot of gaming. I'm sure it's better than my 3 year old sammy 46" LCD.
I'm looking at maybe buying the 55b8500 or the 55b650. Money is obviously a factor but I'm leaning towards the 8500.
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10/16/09 at 7:41am
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Originally Posted by cordillius View Post

And what were the results of your test? I do a lot of gaming. I'm sure it's better than my 3 year old sammy 46" LCD.
I'm looking at maybe buying the 55b8500 or the 55b650. Money is obviously a factor but I'm leaning towards the 8500.

lag was usually between .030 ms and .040 ms.
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post #28 of 3712
10/16/09 at 7:56am
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I bought a un46b8500, admittedly wont be delivered til Saturday. And you started your thread WHILE I was typing mine, so I dont think you should fault me Yours is named better however, so I bow to your superior thread-starting abilities.

I was thinking about picking this up. I think I'll place an order today too, seeing as I just got my bonus today
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post #29 of 3712
10/16/09 at 9:48am
Ahhh nice to be in the "owners" thread now lol

Lindsey in response to your post from the other thread: The circles that I saw (and I say "saw" because they are gone now) Were about 4 inches round and went from left to right across the middle of the screen. It only happened when I enabled Smart LED to ON. As soon as I put it back to off they went away. Almost looked like rain on a camera lens effect.

Im so undecided right now because I dont know if its something that may have occurred from changing settings...just basic adjustments. Or if its the start of me owning a lemon. I have the 30 days or whatever it is to return it to BB no questions asked. My whole thing is if I keep it and that expires, I then have my extended warranty to which some schmo has to come in and repair my new 4K tv!!! That would be such a sick feeling lol.
Aside from the fact that I may get one worse or have cosmetic issues etc. Sorry for rambling folks but im one of those obsesive compulsive peeps, especially when it comes to spending a ton.

Any suggestions??

Thanks for starting this thread lindsey...
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10/16/09 at 9:58am
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Ahhh nice to be in the "owners" thread now lol

Lindsey in response to your post from the other thread: The circles that I saw (and I say "saw" because they are gone now) Were about 4 inches round and went from left to right across the middle of the screen. It only happened when I enabled Smart LED to ON. As soon as I put it back to off they went away. Almost looked like rain on a camera lens effect.

Im so undecided right now because I dont know if its something that may have occurred from changing settings...just basic adjustments. Or if its the start of me owning a lemon. I have the 30 days or whatever it is to return it to BB no questions asked. My whole thing is if I keep it and that expires, I then have my extended warranty to which some schmo has to come in and repair my new 4K tv!!! That would be such a sick feeling lol.
Aside from the fact that I may get one worse or have cosmetic issues etc. Sorry for rambling folks but im one of those obsesive compulsive peeps, especially when it comes to spending a ton.

Any suggestions??

Thanks for starting this thread lindsey...

That just does not sound right to me. Without seeing what this looks like I still think it could be something wrong with the tv. Maybe someone else can chime in here who knows more than I do. I would say if you have a doubt exchange it. They should be able to bring a new one out and take that one away.
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