Official LG XXLE8500 Thread - Page 52

Originally Posted by JukeBox360

Seconds from buying this set for 1K. Any reason I should not buy this set? Is there anything else out there that has a better picture for only 1 K?

Originally Posted by CrazyRobb

I am enjoying my set. It has banding issues, which are generally unnoticeable, unless you're looking for them. It has a "halo" sometimes around bright objects on a dark screen. I find the sound acceptable. For $1000, it's great. I paid a little bit more and I don't regret it. Like anyone, I wish it were perfect, but the problems with the TV don't bother me that much.

I DO wish LG would make it possible to access the menu that includes the sleep timer when the TV is connected to a USB device, because that's how I use it most often, but I've learned to live with this hassle...

Originally Posted by Kevin. W

Why don't you want it to stay on just scan? It offers the best picture quality.

Originally Posted by TheDuke1980

Just Scan is giving me a squiggly/snow line at the top on some channels. When I switch it to set by program it gets rid of it.

Originally Posted by LEDface

Hi! Not long ago i bought the 47" LE8500 and on the front sticker its says Full Led Slim xxxxx(rev02). Anybody know what the rev02 means? Led Slim revision 02?
The TV is produced feb 2011 and banding is non existent 99.99% of the time. I`ve seen it on a couple of rear occasions, but it was very subtle.

Originally Posted by TCDTV

Just downloaded and installed a new software update, v 8.03.06.01 compiled 8/14/11 by our now well known friend kwansu.lee. So far I don't see any obvious changes.

Originally Posted by Zorbak1

I don't recommend updating with the new version. Sinced i updated, my set turns judder on every time I turn the set on, even if it is set to 0 in the control panel. The only way i can get it to stay off is if I use the full "off" setting for trumotion. I used to leave judder at 0, but use the blur setting, and now i'm forced to keep juddder and blur to off, otherwise it turns judder back on. I'm more than a little annoyed by this.

Originally Posted by volki

Hi everyone.

Just a quick question: How do I find the MAC address of the ethernet card on my 47LE8500 (I need to register it with the campus services to be able to go online)? When I enter the network settings in my LG-Blu-ray player, the MAC address is listed there, where as the networks settings on the TV doesn't display this information.

I searched online and found a link from LG that suggests to enter Menu, Move to Options and click "1" for about 6 times to bring up a menu that contains this information. When I do that a 2-page overlay comes up, but everything network-related on that page is for the "Wireless" network. I don't have the wireless adapter and I have an ethernet cable to the TV. Regardless, there are two MAC address fields for the Wireless and they are shown as ff:ff:ff:ff:ff

I don't use the network features of the TV (LG Blu-ray player does that), but I'd like to update firmware when it is available.

Thanks in advance!

Originally Posted by Kevin. W

Hit Menu, then pick Network. Click on Network Status and see what it pulls up.

Originally Posted by TCDTV

One possible way around the menu error to find the MAC might be to connect the TV and a computer directly to a router and then access the router's DHCP log to find the MAC address. I suppose there's also a slim chance you could find it by connecting the TV directly to a computer's ethernet port and see if the computer can detect the TV along with the MAC. Just some ideas on stuff to try. It is strange that the TV only seems to show a MAC while it's successfully connected.

Originally Posted by TCDTV

One possible way around the menu error to find the MAC might be to connect the TV and a computer directly to a router and then access the router's DHCP log to find the MAC address. I suppose there's also a slim chance you could find it by connecting the TV directly to a computer's ethernet port and see if the computer can detect the TV along with the MAC. Just some ideas on stuff to try. It is strange that the TV only seems to show a MAC while it's successfully connected.

Originally Posted by volki

No luck with the router, either.

I called LG and spoke to a technician. Unfortunately, they told me that I can't get the TV to display a MAC address unless I'm connected to internet. Since I can't connect without a MAC address to the campus network, this creates a "nice" chicken-egg situation.

If it was something other than a big, heavy TV, I would have taken it to my friends place and get it connected to internet, but it's just not feasible, especially since I only want this to be able to update firmware (not to use the Netcast features - I use the BD Player for that). Is there a way to update the firmware through USB connection, etc?

It's just puzzling that a "static" number such as a MAC can't be retrieved. It's not like it changes every time I'm connected to network.

Originally Posted by Kevin. W

Read Post 1546 above. Click on the link and download to a USB stick.

Originally Posted by Lowriderhook

Hi!

First, sorry for my english, is very bad...
I own the 42LE8500, since 2010. Last european firmware version, 3.20.19.
With 24p content, i have stuttering every ten minutes aprox. 23.976Hz and 24Hz framerates not work perfect, only 50hz work nice. Is the only framerate without problems.
With 60Hz, 24p content present a micro stuttering every minute aprox. Is subtle, but exist.
I'm crazy with this problem, i buy WD Live, Bluray LG BD660 and htpc Acer Aspire Revo, and all don't work fine...I try with diferents hdmi cable, and neither...
With XBox360, no problems, games work fine in 50 and 60Hz. The problem is only with cinema.
Any idea?? Someone with similar problems??

Thanks to all!!