Official LG xxLD550 xxLD520 xxLD650 Owners Thread - Page 32

I live in the boonies I can not get any, yes thats right not a one, OTA HD feed, well maybe I could with an expensive HD antenna set up but not a basic one, I haven't really tried a roof mount one. I also can not get cable, they do not provide service where I am the wires stop about 2 miles from my house. Anyway I kind of put the cart before the horse, I got some nice HDTV's before I got the stuff to make them work as designed (like a Blu-ray player and HD programming).

Right now all I have is Dish SD programming, the signal into the new TV is just a quad shield RG6 cable that comes from the Dish SD receiver downstairs. I must say that the Dish SD programming did look OK on my 32" LG, better than on this 52".
Like I said I have not done any manual adjustments for the picture.

Within the next month I intend to get both Dish HD and a blu ray player. I actually checked with Dish today because I got an email saying now was their "best offer" for upgrading, turns out it was the same deal as two months ago. I am going to do the upgrade just doing some renovation work and running some wires right now, hoping I can do the HD via Cat5 thing as I already have that through most of the house.

With my current set up, that is the programming I have, I certainly do not think I can be much of a judge on the performance of this TV and am looking forward to its potential.

So Dish HD signal is not that great as others, I thought they supposedly had the best HD signal?

Do you have settings for a PS3 for Blu-ray playback? Or can you refer me to some? Thanks

I have the 47ld650 and there is a game mode. I use it and I have not noticed any input lag whatsoever. I have been playing Halo Reach, COD Black ops, and NBA2k online without issue. Looks and plays great

Hello-- I have a 46LD550 and I cant get it to update from 6.0.0.4. I have tried all of the things mentioned in this thread but still nuts. Any new experiences with this? Thanks

Also PHASE, quick question. In your settings it says "Luminance 100IRE 122". Does this mean the luminance should be 100 or 122? thanks

I checked both a Futureshop and BestBuy today and their display models definitely do not produce the buzzing noise I hear on my set. Looks like I'm going to have to exchange it over the weekend.

It's going to be a pain packing it up.

Phase,

The picture is starting to really look great. Some skin tones appear a bit cool/blue now. What's the best way to fix this? I turned the blue color down a bit from 2 to -4. Was this the right move, or should I address the blue in the IRE?

Sorry I'm asking so many questions, but I'm pretty new to all this. I think the picture is almost there though. It looks like I am needing a blend of Expert 1 and Expert 2. Expert 1 is a little too warm for me and Expert 2 is a little too cool.

Thanks again for your help.

Hey everyone, I am still getting many fuzzies/artifacts all over anything in the picture that is white. Things like white shirts, curtains etc. look like they have a million fuzzies running around on them. Can anyone help? I am using phase's HDMI 1 Isf Expert 1 settings

Thanks Phase-- I had a 32LD550 that I swapped for this one. That one updated right away to the newest version. I guess Ill be talking to LG. I want to be able to surf netflix again-- ha

I have a 50" 1080p DLP and was thinking of getting the LG55LD520. My wife watches TV throughout the day, Blu-ray viewing or HD Network TV at night, and I usually fire up the PS3 or 360 during the evening for about 1-2 hours depending on time.

The living room has a bay window with a lot of light during the day. The way the TV is facing, the window is to the left of it. The room is lightly dim in the evening since we have a lamp for lighting until I can install new lighting above the ceiling.

Is this a good TV and replacement for the DLP? I am no a budget and need to get rid of the DLP due to space issues now since we moved our family room into a smaller area than before. Mounting the LCD is the best option for us.

Thanks

Speaking of updates, my 60" updated to 08.00.11 this morning. I had to look for it, though. No idea what's changed with this one.

Just got a 52LD550 on Amazon as a replacement tv for leaving roommate's set. This is quite a long thread I need to read, can anybody give me some basic info I might need to know (beyond the settings files somebody has already posted)?

Thanks Phase, interesting to see someone else to have similar setting. At this point, I keep being drawn to this set for the price and also having seen this set at the store it looks nice for my budget.

Phase,

Does this bluray player have wifi? I cant really find any details on it. I'm looking for one that will stream Netflix wirelessly.

Also could you give suggestions one last time hopefully for dealing with cool/blue looking people? HDMI 1 settings are a bit too warm, but HDMI 2 settings came out a bit cool for some reason. Should I reduce blue color and add yellow? Or I'm all ears for other setting changes.

Nick, I think you meant the 52, not the 55. LG does make 55s, but not 52s. Whether the 55LD520 has an S-IPS panel, though, is anyone's guess.

[quote=mpmz71;19474319]Phase,

Does this bluray player have wifi? I cant really find any details on it. I'm looking for one that will stream Netflix wirelessly.

I also grabbed a LG BD530 today, it has LAN connection but not wireless, it also does not have Netflix just Youtube, Picasa, and Accuweather. It was to good of a price to pass up and I wanted a Blu-ray player ASAP to test out the new TV, I will eventually get a better one, maybe a theater system one. I am actually watching Planet Earth using it on the TV at work right now (well kind of watching it amongst typing here and actually working).

From what I can tell the BD530 is just a scaled down version of the other BD series with less extras, something made specially for cheaper holiday sales. I didn't really care about the Internet Apps anyway so for $67 couldn't pass it up.

beaver2672 Hope you didn't have to pay the $1300 price it shows on Amazon it is cheaper elsewhere but anyway I also just got a 52LD550. I have not had much time to play with it at all yet and may not for a couple more weeks. At the moment I have only watched SD channels on it so cant really attest to its picture quality. From what little I have seen so far I am satisfied and cant wait to tweak the settings for best picture. It has been determined that it does not have an LG IPS panel like the other sizes so may not be quite a good as they are. (Mine has a sticker on the panel that says it is a Sharp panel does yours?) Read through the forum when/if you get time there is a lot of information. Hope you like it.

Does anyone know if all the 47" panels (450,520,650) are IPS? I haven't heard any reports of it not being so that's why I'm asking. Thanks.

Update came through last night!! Peachy

I'm curious about this issue, too. Does anyone actually has a 55" IPS panel, I know mine and a few others' 55LD520 are non-IPS, and the local Frys' whole stock are also non-IPS. Hopefull more 55" users can pitch in on this issue.

Thanks, Phase. On another note you should know that, early to-day, I came across your posting of Sept. on the AVS home page in which you offered some input re. DVDs etc; also, asking what my age/interests might be in order to make your help more persona specific. I greatly regret not having seen this before, nor acknowledged your kindness, but finding in the early a.m. was totally accidental and my prior non-response, rude though it may have seemed, in no way reflects my appreciation now that I did come across it. Computers or an old man's eyes? In any case, I responded right away earlier to-day but don't see it on the postings here, hence my writing again on this subject.

Anyway, at the moment I am mostly preoccupied with restoring my previous computer settings after a clean re-install following a year-long struggle with a compressed O.S. It does not allow much time for anything else. But, again, thank you so much for your offer. As for age and interests? I am a duffer, and labored long in the Hollywood "major motion picture" vineyard. If you're really interested in my small triumphs and major disasters you might possibly find me somewhere in Google. My last name is Stanford - you know the first.

Best - T.