Official LG XXLE5400 Owners Thread - Page 43

My LE5400 will not play netflix audio or any widget audio through my pioneer Elite vsx-82TXS receiver, i did the optical from the tv with no luck so LG sent a repair person out to my home and he had no luck. This repair person did worry me because he had to get LG on the phone to walk him through the hookup
Nothing he did worked so he ordered a new control board for it. i have never been this frustrated with a tv before and could some one explain to me how you can run optical and hdmi togeather?

After calibrating it using the le5500 settings.. http://reviews.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/...libration.html
... I turned the brightness down to 49. Also the color gamut is changed to wide bc the calibration seems to push less green on this setting. This is my movie / evening setting. The day setting used is expert 2 default with the backlight turned up to 45.

I personally don't like gray blacks no matter what so FYI this is my personal preference. If the blacks are crushed, then that's the limitation I live with for buying a LCD. :-)

I actually used those exact settings that you posted. And found them to be the best ive tried so far. Thanks for the tip! With the only exception i used medium as my color temp. Not to much of a fan of the "warm". And of course my own backlighting settings for my personal ambient light room setting.

Yea i noticed that too. I find the picture to be much more pleasing with color gamut on "wide", and so do alot of members on here. Same goes for my LG 60PK750 plasma. Color gamut on "wide" is much better. I actually got both sets the pk750 & the LE5400 pretty close to each other. Other than the fact that i get a little more shadow detail on the PK750 plasma over the LG 5300. But than again i love the better more "pure" whites on the LE5400. So its give and take between the two.

I think i have found the culprit of our problem with black level on low in my situation. IT seems if you use component cables it throws the black level way off. The reason i use component of my LE5400 is i have the HDMI on my Direct TV DVR taken up by my 60" plasma. I use my LE5400 for PS3 and sometimes to watch tv. I hooked up my LE5400 with a HDMI and boom no more crushed black With the black level on low and brightness on 50. I knew something was weird. I know now why i had to put brightness up to 60 with the black level on low. Or lower the brightness to 45 with the blac level on high. THe component cables are the culprit. WHich is not a biggie for me cause i really dont watch any HD movies on Direct TV on my LE5400, its kinda a gaming TV. Which i have my PS3 hooked up by HDMI.

ah ok, thanks for the input

I also use component cables for TV because my cable box is old and the HDMI out is buggy

That could be why I have to put Black Level on high for TV and Low is ok for PS3

Yupper lol. It was driving me insane for the last 2 days. For example if you have your tv in "standard" mode and hit picture reset with components as your cables. The picture reset with black level at high. However, try the same thing using a HDMI it will reset but the black level will go to "low" lol. The TV even recognizes what cables you are using and which black level is needed lol. It was driving me insane why the PS3 had to be on low and then Direct TV cable on high. Finally got my answer. Guess ill have to pick up a splitter from monoprice. It was also driving me crazy why my LG PK750 black level on "low" with brightness on "50" was right fore Direct TV. And then the LE5400 needed to be on black level "high" to get the same black level. Didn't make sense. IT does now lol.

Awesome! I'm glad you guys found the issue. I only have one hdmi going to the le5400 from my receiver..all my sources go to my onkyo 708.

I think the onkyo 808 has dual hdmi output.

Also, I really wanted a plasma but my big window prevented that deal. :-(

Yea im glad too, it was really bothering me lol. I did a small off angle test today to make sure i had a IPS panel. I did have a W on my box, my Best Buy only had 4 of these left. Was surprised they had one. Granted these pics aren't the best i used my iPhone to take these. I do love this TV so far. I do miss the plastic glass my Samsung 6300 had on it, which i had to return do too a 2nd party panel maker. It had horrible off angle viewing! I mean you could shift a foot over and you would see it wash out. But the matte screen is growing on me, i no longer see the reflection of the floor lamp on the tv lol. I just grabbed a colorful pic off my PS3 dashboard. Plants vs Zombies demo, never tried it yet lol.

Here are two more i just took. Keep in mind i am taking them with my iPhone so the contrast will be a bit off. And pausing on Direct TV is not as clear as a Blu Ray would. But you get the idea .
I grabbed two from the show Swamp People. If you haven't seen this show, you are missing out on some great comedy lol.

Here are a few more of Avatar on cable not Blu Ray. And a one from the Yogi Bear trailer from Vudu with their HDX which they claim is 1080p. All and all i am happy. Not a bad job on quality from a iPhone.

Well, now it's a clear answer for the first time in the entire thread


Component:Black Level High
HDMI:Black Level Low

Mystery solved

Seems so. As you stated before i am dipping as low as 40 to around 45 brightness on Black level high with the components. But since i am such a perfectionist, i am gonna pick up a a HDMI splitter from Monoprice. So i can get the correct black level with HDMI. Its $45 bucks & piece of mind lol.

For PS3 i currently am using brightness 51 with black level low. Haven't watched any blu rays on it yet just PS3 games.

I've found an interesting thing : when you do "Picture Reset" in ISF Expert 1/2 while there's a picture from some source(satellite, blu-ray player, ect), it automatically detects black level and color gamut. So if you're not sure, just do reset.

P.S Oh, it has been posted already... And here goes me, all smart and everything...

Well even though i posted already, you beat me to the punch on the color gamut thing lol. I have been switching back and forth on my calibrated "standard" & "expert 1" mode. It automatically picks "BT709" as color gamut. Hmmm, i was using wide & not sure of the difference between BT709 & wide.

Good spot JoshZH lol.

Does anyone know the difference between BT709 and "wide" color gamut? I know that sometimes "wide" might not be correct to a pro calibrator. But i enjoy the little bit of extra color punch.

I snapped two quick picks one on "standard" one on Expert 1. Can anybody see a difference in the color gamut? Standard is using Wide & Expert is using the BT709. Sorry about the crappy pics i took with my iPhone. & i forgot to dial down the backlight i had it at 60 lol.

Expert 1 with BT709



Standard with WIDE

Afaik, it's a standard for HD.


P.S Yeap :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rec._709

For the color gamut I can mostly see it on my cable box channel/TV guide menu

Ok, so I am trying not to get extremely frustrated with the situation, but I am at my wits end.

Bought the tv from Best Buy in Dec. 2010, hooked everything up to it (Xbox 360, Digital Cable box, and PS3) and it all worked like a charm. About three or four weeks ago my wife moved some things around and than the PS3 stopped showing up via HDMI. So I reset the display settings (holding down the on button and all that jazz).

Long story short: I have already had LG come out and replace the main board, talked to Sony's technical support, and had Geek squad come and look at it. They all say its the problem is with the other component. But HDMI on the PS3 works with my computer monitor, and I can get in on composites on the LG, so I am really frustrated because it sounds like Best Buy, who I bought a four year service contract from, is not going to help me because they say its the PS3. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks, Philip

Did you try all 4 HDMI inputs with the PS3?

If all fail but they work with the xbox360,digital cable...it does sound like the PS3

Yes, I have, but the PS3 works with HDMI on my computer monitor fine, its just not working with the TV anymore. So there is nothing wrong with it.

Gep88 try another HDMI cable.

tried 5 different HDMI cables.

Try to connect both composite and hdmi cables, then change to hdmi in PS3 "Display Settings".

Don't worry I have the 42LE5400 (Non IPS type) and have the same issue as well. I have now lost audio as well when running HDMI. Audio still works on other inputs besides HDMI. If I plug my Xoom into it, the TV will not register the handshake. I know its not the HDMI cable because I use the exact same HDMI on my other tv's and it works fine. The audio isn't that big of deal but can't stand the fact I can't hook up my Xoom.

ok, so is this a widespread issue, and did it get worse over time? Because I want Best Buy to replace it, but they are blaming it on the PS3. I didn't buy a tv so I could use it for 2 months.

Tried this, in fact I have tried everything. I am telling you the tv and ps3 have decided they will not shake anymore, and at this point I just want to know if anybody has been able to resolve a situation like this. Maybe there is a secret mode or setting on the tv that can be changed that neither lg nor geek squad know about.

Its not on Best Buy to replace it, unless you have the extended warranty. Its on LG. They are coming out in a week to probably replace my board. I don't know why, but the failure rate of boards on this TV is quite alarming. Overall i'm not satisfied with this tv AT ALL. First problem was when I found out it was the non IPS type (horrible black levels and horrible backlight bleeding). I will never own an LG tv again for as long as I live.

LG already replaced the board, and it didn't work. I do have an extended warranty with Best Buy, so I guess I will just continue to bug them.

I don't know where you got the information that the failure rate on this TV is "alarming" however among all the individual people that have posted in this thread I have only noticed a few indicate a failure of any sort. On top of that the ones who experience problems tend to speak out more than the ones who are not experiencing any problems at all. My tv gets a lot of use and is currently sitting at 1744 hours of run time and is still working perfectly.

Yeah, I haven't read too many TV's that just broke down .Mostly file incompatibility issues, lipsynch stuff with certain sources, flash lighting problems

I have the Costco 2 years no hassle warranty on it, but usually with these types of electronics, if it runs perfectly for the first month, it should be good for the long run

It's the first report of the PS3 just stopping working