LG PASSIVE LW6500 dedicated thread... - Page 55

Mine is a Singapore set - just set to Auto and you should be good to go...

So how do I turn off the option that tell me another video source is available when I turn on another video device? I do not want this popup when I turn on my blu-ray player cause I use it for audio as well

Is that digital audio out option not available in the US? I don't see it in my settings menu.

Back to the topic of Turning TruMotion Off when there an LG update. I had my TruMotion ON with User defined setting. I noticed after this Last update on 12/20(still don't know what it did) my TruMotion had reverted back to OFF. So I guess the update Turned it Off when it was applied,

Thinking about pulling the trigger on the 65LW6500 but the LED edge lighting issue and lack of local dimming feature has me on the fence. I definitely like the passive 3D but also want excellent 2D picture quality. Maybe I should wait for the new 2012 models. Hard to resist the LG at these holiday prices though.

I am also interested in the 65LW6500, but at this point I don't see why I wouldn't just wait it out a little longer. There really isn't a reason as to why I need the 65" immediately, and waiting allows me to see the specs on the new models and simultaneously drives the price of the current gen lower. I don't see a downside.

That said, I hope any 65"+ models have local dimming and THX out of the box. I don't want to be pestered by having to fool with a remote to get those features.

Today seller in shop told the is not difference between LW650s and LW570s, but LW650s a little bit more expensive then LW570s.
Can someone help me to choose 3d PASSIVE TV?)

I wouldn't get it if it were me. I bought because of the passive 3D. Gave up too much 2D picture quality to get it. Especially since we don't hardly watch any 3D content. Edge light issues with mine are horrible. If I were doing it again I would get a Panasonic plasma.

OK, I have a 65LW6500 and i bought a harmony 600 remote to access the service menu. However, all the links that try to show you how to set the harmony does not work. There is no drop down for me to select service menu. Can someone please tell me how this is done. I have been googling and searching and no seems to explain how this is done.

Did you read this original article?
http://openlgtv.org.ru/wiki/index.ph...aces.com.2F.29

what avs forum member rahler just recently posted is why, beside the cold I am getting over, I have not opened the 47lw6500

I feared the regular 2d tv might stink on the LG but I bought it for the 3d that I thoroughly enjoy.

that probably was a holiday duh on my party SO since I will never watch active_3d as out makes me sick, I might sell this to doorman for 200 profit as he said he wanted it. It wil be interesting to shop for the best non-3d plasmas or better out there if they still are for sale new or refurbished...
I am still searching for people that say their 47lw6500 or 55lw6500 is able to be set to be excellent in regular dvd mode... I understand in regular tv mode this tv might be subpar, and I do not care since I do not watch regular tv...but is it good in regular DVD mode or blu ray only?

Is anyone happy with the quality and the tightness of the characters and sceneries in dvd movies and maybe even other'standard modes with their 47lw6500's?

Pete

I did and actually after posting I went back to that web page and finally figured what steps they wanted me to do. What was throwing me off was that I kept using the logitech software that I downloaded and tried seeing where in the software I can add the service menu command. But, thanks for the reply.

Woah there. Where did you get the impression that it was sub par for 2D. I if by sub par you mean blacks that are not as good as a 4000 dollar tv then yes. I but a great performer it is. My some edge lit issues seem to be there but one must askwhat you where expecting for what you paid.

This is a wildly popular tv. I but like any forum your bound to hear the issues here. I I think your initial instincts where right.... This is a great tv and it's more than just a 3d box. The granted that's my opinion, but I wouldn't get all down on it yet.

Here is a link to the Hack



http://harmonylghack.wikispaces.com/

Anyone know how to do this?

Has anybody bought or plan on buying an extended warranty?
I'm on the fence and haven't bought, they are pretty reasonable.

My friend and next door neighbor has a Panasonic 55GT30 and I ruled that out completely because within a week of taking delivery of that TV, it had permanent burn-in. You could see the word "Pandora" and every icon on the Pandora app screen. And he didn't run that app more than a few hours. Now he has station logos, app icons, 4:3 bars, and all sorts of things burned into the screen. Some have faded (the "Pandora" isn't too bad any more but is still visible) but others have appeared. And yes, they are still appearing (and staying) after many more than 100 hours. These latest generation plasmas have serious burn-in problems. They are nowhere near as good as the plasma panels from just 2 years ago! I think they are cutting corners big time.

Anyway, I'm a gamer so I didn't want to be biting my lip worrying about burn-in all the time. And I won't get into the heavy headache-producing active glasses or the flicker that I've discussed previously. I'm just talking about tradeoffs in panel technology. None of them are perfect and you are gonna pay in one corner or another! What you should do is pick the technology that minimizes the things that bother YOU. Everyone is different. If you are sensitive to the cloudiness and edge bleed, and constant image retention/burn-in doesn't bother you or you just don't run video that is susceptible to that, then a plasma might be the answer. But just realize plasmas have their problems too, and you are just trading one set of weaknesses for a different set of weaknesses.

Mike

With the 3 years LG warranty + 1 more from American Express I think 4 years is enough for me.

In Australia the Government consumer watchdog advises against paying for extended warranties as they don't offer anything that the consumer protection laws don't already provide for.

Though in the end the peace of mind factor does come into the equation.

The warranty is only one year in the US. Voters in the US believe corporations are people and that they should be protected more then individuals from things like regulations and taxes. The Republican controlled congress doesn't even want to approve anyone for our consumer protection bureau.

I'm still waiting for my 47LW6500 if anyone has heard anything about it being shipped by the manufacturer.

On my 65LW6500. I decided to go with the PC Richards 3 year warranty for $499. It looks a bit too much but what I like to do is divide the $500 with the 3 years and we are talking $166.33 a year. Now, I know the manufacturer gives you 1 year but after the year is over and something goes wrong with the tv it will cost you more than the $166.33 you would have spent for that extra year. So, the real question is, is your 2 or 3 thousand dollar tv worth the extra $166.33 a year. One other thing is PC Richards and Son has an excellent warranty service unlike most tv manufacturers that have you waiting for months either for parts or the service itself. So, it also does depend you is issuing the extended warranty.

LG had a deal to get 3 extra years on their Warranty for $139 so I went with that.

https://lg.yourserviceplan.com/prese...ayer/home.aspx

I got a squaretrade warranty. Can't go wrong with their service.

I'll be getting a 5year warranty on my 55lw6500 from amazon for $179. I think that's an AWESOME price... Bought the tv from amazon in October for $1399 shipping and taxes included. Could not be happier with my set... Have some friends coming over Xmas day to
Watch the Nba games.

Went with squaretrade from costco. $99 for added 3 years. 55LW6500

I have been very happy with this TV thus far. However, I am noticing more and more as I use it for streaming and their apps that there is a lot of loading time and choppy video. For example, they have recently added magic shows with their 3D app and they are really cool to watch but annoying at the same time as they constantly show the loading ring of death at the center of the screen. Any ideas on how to improve this? I use my apple ipad connected via HDMI and this does not happen even though I am streaming from the same computer. Thanks!

A lot of smart TVs have reviews stating bad wireless. I think its the small dongle's lack of external antenna. Better to hardwire or use a wireless bridge. I still use my PS3 for streaming media because of this.

Ok so I been playing with this tv for about a month. I love the 2D picture, I just can't seem to be happy with the 3D effect. Every time I play a 3D movie I get a lot of crosstalk, I just purchase Open Season 3D bases on reviews it's the best movie to try in 3D but I was displeased my eyes hurt and couldn't watch the movie, the characters looked good but the background had so much crosstalk and object also. Like a door, pot, trees they all looked horrible with lots of crosstalk,I played with the 3D setting and I still get so much. I did tried Green Lantern and Tron and they didn't suffer from so much crosstalk, I was able to watch and enjoy but I was looking for a movie with lots of pop outs and Open Season 3D was that movie, is it my settings? Is it the Movie, I have tried some downloaded content in 3D and it suffers from the samething. Please anyone with advice, please help. I watched tv in 3D from TWC and it has the same issue, it was a dinosaur documentary and some Flight documentary and same thing. I read somewhere about a new algorithm that helps this and to turn off true motion. I did turn it off but what else I need to do? I should also add that I sit about 8-10 feet away from the TV.


Update: So family came over and was showing my 3D tv and just like me the crosstalk was to much that they were not interested in watching anymore. One of my family member found that when he stood up all the crosstalk was no longer visible! So I tried it myself and yes when I stood up it was good and the movie Open Season 3D was amazing!!! So the question now is do I need to level the tv so it can be parallel to my line of sight? I thought u can watch 3D at any angle? Now I have to bring my tv down some more?

If there is a better place to post this, I'll be happy to... I've been enjoying my LG47LW6500 for a few months, but want to add some better speakers. Has anyone had any experience doing so without a receiver, ie, HDMI->TV->optical->speakers? My room won't work well with a receiver and I can't seem to find any information on the digital output on the TV. I assume it is a passthrough? Any speaker or soundbar recommendations? Especially something with reasonably good base without a sub-woofer. Thanks.

I recently bought a Sharp 70" LC-70LE632U from Best Buy based on great reviews around the web. I'm a huge gamer and unfortunately, I'm noticing a ton of ghosting, jaggies and clouding. I'm looking to return my set for an LG 65LW6500. Can any of the gamers who own this set comment on this? I've read through this entire thread but only noticed minor lag issues what were fixed by using game mode (which is what I use on my Sharp TV now). I'm not a big 3D viewer so I'm more interested in 2D. What draws me to this set is size and I've owned LG's in the past that have been good to me.

Hey, I bought a Yamaha YAS-101 virtual surround soundbar for precisely the same reasons as you. Nice and compact with a built-in subwoofer. Audio quality, good enough for me.

For my case, while the TV is connected to the 1st optical input of the soundbar, my PS3 is connected to the 2nd optical input - primarily for playing 3D Blu-rays, since the TV does not passthru DTS on the optical out.