Official Samsung UNXXD8000 Owners' Thread - Page 131

Great thanks for the clarification on the glasses and thanks also for posting your settings. I'm glad to hear such positive initial impressions and look forward to hearing more as you put it through the paces

Nice photos. Im hoping price will drop soon in the next couple weeks and then im buying.

I can tell you I breathed a HUGE sigh of relief after my 4.5 hour calibration session. I was dreading what I might find but thankfully Samsung seems to have sorted out their issues with this size or I got really lucky.

Attached are a few more photos sorry about the quality they truly do not do the display justice but all I have available is my cell phone camera. My good one is out on loan.

Mine is coming on Saturday, so glad that everything is looking good. I am hoping they did sort out the issues and the rest of us will get problem free sets as well!

Thnx for sharing the nice report. Not wanting to destroy your pleasure but people here are seeking info about advanced problems. That is traces of banding, clouding and light leakage when there is uniform grey level pic or horizontal camera panning.

As I've already said I have not experienced any issues and I have been looking hard for them both during the calibration process and while watching content.

I can't say they will all be like this but mine is great so far.

I also have an UN55B8500 so I know what a good tv looks like. :-)

Schj98 - Any chance you can post 10% and 20% grey screen test from the 60D8000 you have?

Just got my 55D8000. Amazon price matched a seller, so I got the TV, 4 pairs of glasses, 5 3d blurays, and a samsung 3d bluray player for $2475. Not bad! I plan on selling the player as I'm using my ps3 for everything. I've got the ps3 connected to a Denon AVR791 and a 5.1 M&K surround system.

Gaming performance - I'm a pretty hard core fps guy (used to be pc only), and I will complain about even the slightest amount of input lag, ghosting, anything like that. I will tell you, this set with game mode on performs perfectly well. I play black ops with the sensitivity at 10, and there is literally no noticeable lag.

3D - I am impressed. Calibration makes a HUGE difference in performance and visuals, and I've been messing around with settings for days and haven't quite found the perfect setup yet. I am blown away by the 3d pq and flawless performance the closer I get to perfect settings. In addition to watching 3d content on the ps3, I've also been checking out SBS 3d content I've downloaded on my quad i7 macbookpro and it looks great. Very positive experience there as well.

2d-3d conversion actually works amazingly well, despite many people claiming it to be worthless. I don't watch or play anything in less than 1080p, which may have something to do with other people not being as impressed. Low resolution content probably shouldn't be put into 3d anyway. Playing 2d ps3 games in 3d is actually incredibly entertaining and gorgeous (I especially love the effect with 3rd person shooters and the like), not to mention games like killzone 3 and crysis 2 which have stereo 3d and are incredible. Playing games in 3D is like crack. Once you start you just don't want to turn it off. The only time I do is when my eyes need a break after hours of playing, or if I'm serious about playing well in duty. Still haven't gotten used to there being depth in fast online matches

Issues? - I have not had any issues with the tv. The remote and glasses paired instantly. The closer I get to having correct calibration, the less and less I notice the small amount of corner clouding (which at this point is not noticeable at all during movies or playing games). I'm beginning to wonder if there's a large variance in the quality of each set, or if people having lots of issues with clouding and banding just haven't taken the time to turn it off dynamic mode and mess with some settings

If any one has any questions or would like me to test anything let me know!


Also, I use the TV in an apartment full of windows, and the thing is bright enough it works all day long. Pic related. (looks a bit washed - was pre-calibration, iphone photo in full daylight will do that)

All I have got to say is good luck to you! I can confirm that on the 60" UN60D8000 they have NOT fixed the problems that the 55" has, at least for the light bleed.

I also received my 60" D8000 yesterday from BB. The first initial power on, I noticed the light bleed stuck out like a sore thumb. Please note, I am not a "critical" videophile either. I am just a casual television watcher.

I have exstensively been reading up on the D8000 models the last few weeks and have read about every review, forum, and seen the pictures and videos of this model. Out of all the pictures I have seen with the light bleed, they are no where near what I received on mine. Mine is horrible.

There is pretty much light bleed around most of the screen. Its not too bad but you notice it. Then at the bottom, there are two spots that are so bright and stick out so bad that it ruins the television experience, particularly the spot on the right side around where the power light is. It is so bright you can even see it during daylight when looking for it. It emits bright white and beside it shades of blue. It does the same thing on the bottom left side but its not as bright as on the right.

I will try to get a picture tonight when its dark to show. I was going to last night, but I was so tired and frustrated by it, I just went to bed. I will be calling BB to get a replacement.

I just think its sad that I am not a critical viewer and I noticed it on the first initial couple seconds of powering up the tv. I right away said "whoa" when it powered up, seeing it immediately. It was also daylight and we have a alot of windows, and I still noticed it. The initial black Samsung screen that pops up when you power on looks so milky and not a smooth black that it should be and is not uniform at all. Im sure by messing with the configuration I could get it to look better but if Im returning it, I really dont want to waste my time.

Schj98- can you tell me what your full model number is? Mine has the "YF" after the model number. Im sure it doesnt matter, but was curious. Thanks.

Hey everyone! First post here!

So, I've been lurking on the forums for a few weeks now, getting lots of good and helpful information, but I'm still a pretty big noob when it comes to all this.

Picked up this lovely TV over this past weekend after getting rid of my 2007 Panasonic, and I am absolutely in love with this set.

I'm reading lots of posts that mention calibration of the TV for the best picture quality, and I am interested in doing this myself, but I'm not sure I understand completely what that means. Is it, just messing with the picture settings of the TV until optimal PQ is reached, or does this involve running some sort of 3rd party disk that displays a bunch of colors on my TV resulting in calibration?

When I get my decent camera back sure. The cellphone cam us not good enough for that.

Sorry to hear you are having problems. I would get it replaced if mine was like that for sure.

The model on mine is UN60D8000YFXZA

Thanks! I got to looking and on the box and back of the tv is says model no. UN60D8000YF, and then on the back it has another that says model code UN60D8000YFXZA. Anyways, I dont think that matters, but was just curious. Thanks again.

Isn't this TV set to Dynamic out of the box? Most TVs look like crap right out of the box because they are setup to be displayed in stores...torch mode.

Great pic...love that thin bezel!

I haven't posted in awhile but I figured I'd give an update of my issues. I am about to receive my 5th 55D8000. I got the first one when it came out and it looked great. I had it for about 3 weeks and loved it but I saved a ton of money by returning it and ordering from somewhere else. The second on was bleeding a lot of light out of the obviously loose bottom bezel but besides that, it was still pretty nice. The uniformity on both of the first 2 sets was solid. I called Samsung and they sent a replacement set. This one had terrible uniformity(banding, flashlighting, clouding). It was very noticeable. I called Samsung and they scheduled a panel replacement. When the repair tech turned it on the new panel, we both immediately noticed light bleed in the bottom corners, even if the corners were turned off by microdimming, it was tinged blue. Also, the uniformity on this one is the worst I've seen. I've been watching Lost on blu-ray(which is a good looking show and well-done transfer) this week. They have a lot of dimly lit scenes. They are an absolute mess on this set. The banding is VERY apparent...and I'm not talking about on a quick pan. It's there all the time in any scene that is dimly lit...mostly horizontal but some vertical too. On top of that, there is light bleeding out of the bezel all over the place. Anyway, I have another replacement coming from Samsung later this week. I'm praying that this is a good one. Samsung has given me no problem about replacing multiple times. I'm guessing that's because they're aware that this set is extremely flawed. I love this tv when it looks good and I know that some of them do because I've owned one but at this point, I would never recommend it to anyone. Samsung should be ashamed of themselves.

Actually right out of the box it is set to standard mode. I have been using movie mode mostly. Even if I mess with everything and get it calibrated correctly, it still will not fix the sever light bleed that I am having in a few spots. Its almost like the led is facing up and it shines very brightly. Its just a defective unit.

Thats horrible. I hear horror stories about some like you that have went thru several of them before they get a good one. It really makes me nervous because that will be a pain if thats what I will have to go thru to get a correctly manufactured one as well. Good luck to you! Hopefully you wont have to hassle anymore after your next one.

Just try one adjustment, lowering Backlight in Movie mode to 50% of the maximum, which I believe would put it at 9 or 10 on these models.

If that helps, make sure microdimming plus is turned on. Hopefully an owner can jump in with the name of that setting and how to get to it in the menu.

I own the set (EU-version) and would very much like to know how to turn microdimming on/off.

i will wait till the price comes down for the 60 inch D8000 so far tho i am likeing the bezel a little more on the 60 inch then on the 55 inch idk why to me the bezels just feels right ,so now all i have to do is wait for price drops big price drops and then we can go look for the right tv for me .

OK, this is sort of odd - and ticked me off.

I have some older optical cables - their ends look like this:





Note that the tip and base behind the tip are perfectly round, not the rectangular male end that matches the rectangular female end that goes into the components and TV. Each of those female ends on either my Samsung TV or my many other components that have optical INs have a small "door" that closes when you pull the cable out.

So, when I put in the old cable into the TV everything was fine, but when I pulled it out a few times to swap things (I have to do this given the age of my receiver) the little "door" popped off the TV and now the optical cable wont stay in.

Am I correct in assuming that this won't be a problem if I get the newer optical cable that has the rectangular "male" end - that it will snug right in regardless of the little door no longer being on the Samsung TV optical IN ?

Like this:

http://www.amazon.com/AmazonBasics-T...8162961&sr=1-1

Sounds like it, as my 55D8000 is great....and trust me, I was worried after reading some posts about QC issues. Here's hoping your next unit will be excellent!

It is rather obvious they have not fixed problems in sets with thin bezel. Now the crucial question is if they fixed in the 65" sets which have wide bezel.

Is it confirmed that the 65 really has a different bezel?

It couldn't hurt to try a new cable, you could probably find them for under $2 at monoprice. It may be time to leave the connections alone on your TV and try getting a video switcher that has optical inputs.

There is a post on the previous page with a picture of the UN65D8000 that a member purchased. Yes, it has a different bezel than what Samsung originally announced.

All I see is a pic of the 60 with the same bezel.

Yes, it is confirmed. It is confirmed by dealers. It is confirmed by people that bought them. It is confirmed. I'm sorry you don't have a picture someone uploaded, but it is confirmed. 100% confirmed.

Well it's kinda hard to believe that they're changing the bezel on one size only even though it would make some sense given all the problems. Even so, I think it's weird that they just started shipping the 60 with the thin bezel and they just couldn't pull it off for the 65 so I'm curious to see some pictures. I'm sure I'm not the only one.