Official Samsung UNXXD8000 Owners' Thread - Page 7

How does one perform a lag test, other than the haphazard method of playing games as I've done.

Also, as a phenomenon, if a TV has a lag of X, is the effect on every game and from every platform (Xbox360 vs. PS3 especially) identical, or are there other factors involved.

Let's say that you play 2 games back to back on the same system. One game requires very little time for the graphics processing to be received by the TV (I think lag is different than pixel redrawing, but correct me if I'm wrong), and the other games graphics require much more texture mapping, shadow detail, etc. Does that mean that X lag in game A will be the same as X lag in game B?

While that some games load more slowly on the platform itself challenging platform graphics hardware to a greater extent, would more complex information being fed to the TV when moving on screen or when shooting (the actions where lag is usually noticed) effect lag at all?

One reason that I'm asking is that I cannot create lag with the games I've tried regardless of the settings. I don't want to mistakenly conclude (and lead people to the conclusion) that therre's no lag if it is somewhat dependent on the complexity of the graphics processing or something else with the game).

I was hoping that "eventually" didn't mean 3 days. Not a huge deal. The work and enjoyment of posting here is worth far more than a 3D starter kit (sappy I know).

I have Rock Band, which I haven't yet tried, but I thought that was just the observational way. When Fluery mentioned lag tests, I thought he meant to test using something that results in a # representing the lag time (in miliseconds - not to be confused with the refresh rate in miliseonds that monitors have had for years).

BTW: I think you just answered my eariler question about whether game A can be more of a challenge than game B. The answer has to be yes if the general consensus is that Rock Bank results in more lag or simply noticeable lag that at least one other game doesn't have.

For you gamers out there, it would be great if either or both an LCD TV and video games could be labeled with acceptable lag time. If it's just computer science and physics, there's got to be a way. Whether anyone will spend any money on something that isn't profitiable is another story.

Just as PC games call out minimum requirements, games could say: recommended lag time of 20ms or less. Or they could say, "tested TVs include XX, YY and ZZ" especially for those gaint companies (Sony, Microsoft) that already have interests in selling games and online memberships and either also manufacture TVs (Sony) or have business relationships.

Sorry I got off track there...

Yes. See very early posts with pictures of included remote.

I've not installed the server software on any of the computers in my home network. However, when I went to the SMART screen, and clicked on photos (I don't recall if there was an interim option I selected first). It certainly recognized the network name of my wireless network. I know that it doesn't mean much, but I thought that was a good first sign. I'll have to search the e-manual to see what software and version I need to install. Hmm, maybe I'll try tonight...

I do not use WHS. I do have networked external HD. I'm in a mixed Apple/windows network, and have not formatted it to handle both. So far, I've only used in on my iMac for time machine. As I'd like use DLNA, I'll have to look into it more. Hopefully, I can get it to work on the D8000 w/o any reformatting and maybe directly off of my iMac. I've got to read the emanual to see if it's simple.

Update on impression of emanual. So far, it's not the panacea I had hope that on some of the advanced settings. For motion settings for example, it gives the modes (which you already know) and very general things like, "helps with fast motion." I did find a film mode in the emanual, which I didn't see in the menus. I'll have to look again. There was a footnote on the screen for film mode. It's got auto and manual setting a as well. I think auto automatically detects media frame rates - in theory for example to properly process 24p.

It also says general like movie mode is for watching movies in a dark room - or something like that. I'm a novice at this, but why can't manufacturers have a D65 mode. If the question is dumb, be kind.