Official Samsung UNXXD7000 Owners' Thread - Page 80

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Do all the D7000 LED's have screen uniformity issues? or were they just some bad ones?

I think the answer to that is a bit subjective.
One person's unacceptable level is another's minor

From further reading, it apparently can also be an issue if the STB does not support it correctly. I'm getting a newer Comcast box that supposedly is being sent to those with HDMI compatibility issues. Should have a new AVR by then too. Hopefully one or both will resolve all issues.

May I ask what Denon you have? I'm looking at the 2112. Either way, when my installer comes, I think I'll have him route an extra HDMI cable and a component A/V cable to the TV just in case I need some options.

Just got my D7000 that replaced a 6420. It's only been on for a few hours.
Picture is certainly different -smoother looking with better contrast overall but it's the skin-tones and crispness that are bothering me somewhat.
The new smoothness seems to be taking away some of the crispness that I was used to and liked on the 6420.
Will experiment some more.

I miss the skin-tones and crispness of my D6000. I feel it had more realistic colors. Ive tried many of the calibrated settings but i still feel the picture on my 7000 is washed out and hazy. I'm under the impression that it is this way because it has to accomodate for 3-D

Heres what i notice on mine. I had the color setting set up like nitra had but it was reset accidently sorta. I have backlite 9 and movie mode on. I tend to notice it might be more of viewing angle issue that makes it foggy/wasghed out look, maybe not so much flashlighting issue? I took a pic striaght in front and it almost evenly divides the sides equally. Then goto one side of the tv it clears that side up but worsens the other and vice versa. I took the pics in daytime with shades closed too.

I have h301 panel. Build date in january 2012 too.

Glad to see you finally got a replacement and a resolution. Keep us updated on your experience with the new TV.

It's well known that off-angle viewing on all of the 11 models is pretty terrible. I had the 6000, 6400 & now the 7000 and u gotta look pretty much straight on otherwise the far sides will appear washed out. If this really bugs u then u should just get a plasma instead, as viewing them from any angle looks just as good as str8 on.......

Hey guys, I bought a 55D7000 last week and already returned one because of clouding issues, however this one seems to be just as bad maybe even worse. Could you guys give your opinion on this? The clouds are just so incredibly distracting. Pictures attached.

Question for all u guys out here.. Are you guys happy with your D7000? a lot of ppl here seem to be having issues with it. Is this a good tv or not? I ask coz i wanna get the D7000 but im not so sure now if im making the right choice.

Many ppl have dissed the D8000 to be a really poor tv. or am i just reading the bad reviews only?

Nitra..were these settings for Movie Mode or Standard?

You just have to spend the time to calibrate it right.

Hi, my new D7000 is scheduled for delivery next week, looking forward to it. I think I read somewhere that it is not recommended to connect the TV via its HDMI 1 port. Is this true? What would be the disadvantage to using the HDMI 1 connection? I'm planning on connecting it to my Pioneer SC-35 AVR, to access my cable box and Blu-ray player. Thanks in advance

hdmi 1 is for your htpc hdmi/dvi, which is how i do it. You would use 'hdmi 2', which is ARC capable......and of course 3 & 4 are by the ready too.

OK, thanks. Does this mean that on this model the HDMI 1 port would not be compatible with the output of an AVR? My other Samsung TV's (one LED and one plasma) are both connected via the HDMI 1 port (also DVI compatible) to their respective AVR's without any issues. I don't plan on using ARC.

So I exchanged my tv for a new one today in hopes that the stuttering issue would be gone. Unfortunately it is not. Even with automotion off and film mode off (when it can be) the tv seems to create frames which gives a stuttering appearance. My old Samsuung led doesnt does this. So I guess that is just how these tv's are, maybe it has to do with the 240hz processing? Though my parents have a sharp led 240hz tv and with their motion processing off, it doesn't do what this tv does.

The real strange thing however is that when I set automotion to demo the tv does not stutter on the side that says "off", however if I actually turn automotion off it does. To better illustrate: I have a hockey game recorded on my dvr and I found a time in the game where the TV would stutter every time a shot was taken. So when automotion is off I could rewind the game and each time the picture would stutter right as a shot was taken. I then set automotion to demo and watched it again and the player and shot are on the side of the tv that says automotion is off, and it does not stutter. It is almost like the tv doesnt actually turn off automotion when I set it to off.


I'll have to return and look at other tv's, which is too bad because the picture looks so nice when it isn't stuttering. Also the new panel doesnt have any clouding or flashlighing at all.

Just got my 60D7000 delivered, noticed this buld line on the left edge. It appears on different source and all color background, anyone else see this before and will it goes away after some hours? or should I get Samsung fix it or return the TV? Love the picture and rest of the tv otherwise

I'll let you know in a week. I have a d7000 now and will be getting a d7900 to see if its better.

your thoughts on it so far? also why are u returning the 7000?

Well I've been playing with the settings for several hours and I agree with you Guitar.
A couple of pluses though with the 7000 vs the 6420 are..
1. Std definition TV channels look better though I hardly ever watch Std. anymore.
2. 3D is much improved which is the main reason I got the 7000 upon finding out the 6420 wasn't in Full HD for the 3D.

Bottom line is my old 6420 definitely had a better resolution than this 7000 does for 2D which comprises 95% of my viewing.
I assumed (wrongly?) I'd be getting the same TV resolution as my 6420 but with improved 3D.
FWIW the 7000 has a 301 panel. I notice some clouding and "washed out and hazy" is a good description.
If I had to do it all over again I would have kept the 6420.
Not sure what my options are at this point because I'm not sure if it's a problem with the 7000 or not.
Suggestions? Wonder if I can get my 6420 back..lol

Bri/Guitar7674, the 7000 shouldn't be less of a set than the 6xxx, like both of you I managed to get my 6500 swapped for a 7000, so I've now got 2 of them.

Few points, my sets were ISF calibrated, not everyone's eyes are the same, not everyone's sets are the same, dialing in a set to 65k might feel very uncomfortable vs. using standard settings, at least until you get used to it. There are also many other factors that can come into play, every device in the chain needs to be set the same way, one setting off in one device will throw everything out the window. You all have different sources, different AVR's, what worked with my set, may not be right with yours.


Can you guys that are having this washed out issue try enabling "xvycc" and get back if it makes a difference.


Also, this is well worth the read.
http://www.residentialsystems.com/blog/54224.aspx

Hmmm.....you might have something there with enabling "xvycc". It definitely helped.
I'll see as the day and evening goes on.

D7000 is pretty good. My only issue with it is the clouding and flashlighting.

Returning the 7000 because I can get a 7900 for the same price and i'm hoping the local dimming can help with the flashlighting like it does with the NX720.

It does not help much, the panels are the same.

I found the same thing, but only at certain times of the day, other times there's no jumping. I switched to the smart hub and other sources to check...and no jumping. I have Cox cable and they often have some issues in the evening when everyone's getting home and logging on. It's just your cable signal being poor, or satellite or whatever you have.

Well, I'll admit I'm not as picky as some on this site- or should I say I'm not that level of videophile to be more accurate. That being said, this is definitely the best TV I've every owned. I replaced a Mitsubishi DLP (WD-65731) with the UN60D7000 and I am loving every minute of it. Out of the box I checked it out with a black screen in an unlit room and didn't see any of the lighting issues. I've got the backlight down to 10 and contrast and 75, brightness at 45 (was just TOO bright with the backlight up that high). I have just never seen anything like this picture. Things in 2D look almost unreal due to the level of detail. The color and detail in shadows is amazing. Scenes that just looked a little less than black on my old DLP have detail in them.

The media streaming seems pretty good although I'm using Media Link as software to aid in that. The TV sees that and my Mac no problem and works seamlessly. Haven't checked out all the apps but that wasn't really what I got this TV for. I already was using my PS3 as a movie/media PC and plan on getting an Apple TV soon. In any case, I have to recommend this TV.

The only disappointment I've had so far is the web browser. I'd heard it supported Flash and I'd hoped to use my NFL "Game Rewind" subscription on it so I won't have to just watch the games on my laptop. I may still be able to do this, but the browser function is so far, terrible. It is sooo slow that it's just about unusable. WAY slower than the browser on the PS3 even. Actually the PS3 is fairly quick, although still slow when compared with an actual computer. Still, with this kind of performance I really wonder why they bothered adding the function and making the QWERTY keyboard remote. Unless someone knows something I'm missing that speeds it up a ton?

Anyway, overall, I again just have to say that this TV is just fantastic. Definitely the best money I've spent in a long time. I got it on sale from Sears for $2100 which seems like a good price for the unit as well, so I'm pretty darn happy. Still experimenting with settings off of this forum for the picture, but my own settings after fooling around for a few minutes already made me happy with the unit. I just wish I knew which options control the refresh rate. There's LED motion plus and then Auto Motion Plus, both of which seem to be the same things, according to the descriptions. Can't make heads or tails of what they actually DO though. On Auto Motion Plus, is SMOOTH a higher setting than STANDARD or CLEAR? I assume so from the position on the menu, but that's all there is to tell me about it. The online manual is pretty useless for that. Also, the gauge that shows up in the right lower corner showing LED and Standard TV...what's that mean? I'm reading this forum in the hopes I find this stuff out, but I'm only to page 10 so far. Have had the TV for a week now.

Bottom line- I'm very impressed!

That's the smile of a happy camper!
Woody Harrelson's big bald head never looked so good (watched Game Change).
Turning the xvycc on made all the difference.
Thanks Nitra!

They have a 3 week break-in period, somewhere between 3-4 weeks it gets better.
You should also turn down the backlight** for the break-in to 8 or lower, you should also use the eco sensor, have it bottom out at 5.

edited backlight.