Official Samsung UNXXD8000 Owners' Thread - Page 106

They are showing a scanning backlight, gray on the d8000 exposes the vertical banding on that picture its not there.

On my d8000 I experience no dimming or auto brightening, I gave the best common solution for random dimming which is the eco setting. I could be wrong as to what your problem is, just trying to help.

Yes, thank you for your help. May I ask, do you own an Xbox 360? I experience the issue on games also.

I do have a xbox and ps3, I've never notice lag while gaming. I will say I may not be the best person to judge input lag as I don't play FPS or game much at all.

I was going to try to give an example using the 360. I really need a camera to take pictures of what I am seeing.
Once again, the issue being the dynamic brightness.

Thanks gagit,
The 2010 Samsungs have two different pixel processing modes, 'video' (default) and 'PC'. 'PC' is available only on HDMI1 input. The mechanism to select highly desireable PC mode is to connect your computer to HDMI1 and then label it to 'PC' or 'DVI PC'. So if the answer had come back "no PC or DVI PC labels for HDMI1", then that suggests that Samsung got rid of PC pixel mode in 2011 and the D8000 could not be used since I use my 3DTV mostly as a computer monitor. Samsung virtually eliminated checkerboard mode on all 2011 TVs, so I was suspicious. Now I need someone to connect a computer to HDMI1, label it to 'PC', and see if the pixel mode changes from default 'Video' to 'PC'.

My bad, my answer was totally irrelevant to your question. I don't have this issue, but I know how it could be distracting.

Can you tell me your MFG date & what firmware you use?

What other settings did he miss?

How many people are going to be calibrating their TV's?

He calibrates a TV with the same goal every f'kin time, if anyone could guess hes close enough, its that guy.

You state a lot of opinions like they are facts.

The guy does his own reviews and then answers a ton of questions in his forums, i'd go easy...

Anyone comes near my TV with a calibrator giving it the goofy dark movie setting look and i'll turn that guy into swiss cheese.

I got my d8000 a couple weeks ago and one half of the screen is darker than the other also I get vertical and horizontal banding although it is not that bad its still sucks this is my first post sorry it has to suck
Backlight 10
Pic. 43
Tried to fix with messing around with all the settings but no help
BTW April build

Is it just me or does the QWERTY remote not work for YouTube search? This would be within the YouTube app itself, not the Samsung Search. I can highlight the letters that appear on the screen when you do a search, but typing letters doesn't work. My guess is that's due to YouTube App's GUI. Even using the YouTube letters on the screen and selecting each one, doesn't show the letters in the search box, but the cursor moves and it does accept them, so I'm guessing the letters are the same color as the grey background so they just don't show up.

Anyone else notice this or am I doing something wrong?

-cp

Can someone who got the original remote (with qwerty main in offer instead of included) tell me the model or part number for the original remote?

AA59-00442A

This is on the front of the remote I got with my Feb. 2011 build UN55D8000 (I had to send off for the QWERTY remote).

Mike

REGGIE in Vegas. I'm not sure what you're interest is in continuing to post in this thread and others saying newer und8000 models are "fixed" or "better" than the original builds but PLEASE STOP IT.

There is zero evidence to suggest a February buiold is any different than a May build. Thanks!

Pardon me, if he does not use all the tools available to optimize the settings but only uses quicker ones then he is not right with his opinions trying to judge its ultimate performance pointing out details and comparing to other best sets.

If using all tools for optimizing settings does not matter then one can introduce new evaluation method: comparison based only on the out-of-the-box settings and that's it .

It is true that general public does not calibrate their sets but either do not evaluate performance so critically.

Do you know when the set was manufactured?

Thanks Mike!

Of course not. You'd have to ask the guy who wrote the review. Point is, in three different posts, in different threads, you've proclaimed 'new build has been improved'. as seen below:


If you're going to state things like just be able to point to where you're getting your info; that's all. As far as we know there have been no changes to recent und8000 builds. So I'm just asking if you'd cut-it-out with the "new sets are higher quality" bit. Thanks, man.

so even new sets still bad quality? the price now is very good in some places. much cheaper than sony edge led TVs

YMMV...mine looks quite good.

Bad? that depends on what you think bad is. The set is not bad, some sets look worse, not a build date issue but a random quality control issue. The clouding And blue black bar I saw on a Sony 929 was more of a problem to me. The CNET settings will make most sets look bad with washed out blacks and poor uniformity will be amplified. This set still is the 3D king, no comparison, the only manufacture smart enough to use Bluetooth glasses.

very reassuring, thanks for your help
i said bad because of the negative talk about it everywhere, although i liked it when i saw it at best buy.

I put out a lot of negative talk also, I just did it to get under the skin of a few on this forum and it worked. No LED set is perfect, do not let yourself be influenced by what others believe, go with the set that you like the most and take peoples opinions with a grain of salt. I have never liked CNET settings on any set. They set their settings for watching in the dark and to me the blacks always look washed out if you use their settings. The CNET review is the only negative review to be published on this set and they still rated it 4 out of 5?

What makes you so sure?
I saw 3D on the 55VT30 at Best Buy and it is stunning.

The 55VT30 is also very good, the D8000 is much brighter in the 3D mode.

Any word on either a 60 or 65 inch set yet? The wait is starting to get ridiculous.

if i am completely satisified with the PQ ,why should i have the tv calibrated?
Again isnt still a matter of preference.So i get the TV calibrated and i lose power.Does the Tv lose it calbrated settings? if so what the point? I dont have the tools or knowledge on how to calibrate a tv. But i must say i have my tv setup in standard mode with contrast in the 95 range,brightness under 40 and backlighting around 17. And i am very happy with the PQ. I tried micro settings and dark or darker settings and it is a matter of preference. I like LED backlighting on i dont mess with shutter or jutter at all it is greyed out and i havent noticed any motion issue

yankeesrule123
90% of people will never get their TVs calibrated or even mess with settings outside the factory presets. TVs don't need to be calibrated to enjoy or give a good picture. Calibration is more for videophiles and reviewers to get the to a baseline standard. If You calibrate the TV to the same standard its easier to compare them. Calibration also yields a natural look overall. If you like the settings on your TV great that's all that really matters as you are watching your TV not the forums.

Yea its def a preference thing. I'm at the point now where I automatically buy the calibration from best buy for my tvs. My friends, however almost prefer the factory settings because its brighter (which is why manufacturers have built the tvs with these factory settings-to attract buyers in the store). Calibrated settings are much more natural color and it also prevents the tv from running so warm, which in turn, increases the lifespan of the tv. To each his own though. Its not exactly cheap to have your tv calibrated that's for sure. Oh, to answer your question about potentially losing the settings if you lose power. You won't, the tech can lock them in

Not a peep from Samsung, either in the form of an announcement or a press release.