2011 LG XXLV5500 SMARTTV / Impressions - Page 19

While I still haven't had enough time to really put this set through its paces, I have a couple of observations:

Viewing Angle for my Non-IPS set:

Yes, I concur with Hand76 in that the farther off center, the brighter the screen and less contrast. But iit's definitely fine for my viewing angles and most likely for anyone else who's visiting who might be watching from <40 degrees off center. I'm watching pretty much straight on.

Calibration/Adjustment settings:

Oh my god...I tried the "CNET 10-Point" calibration settings on this and it looked horrible! I was really starting to freak, as I'm thinking "If this is supposed to be calibrated, I'm sending this back!

My guess is that the proper settings differ greatly between IPS/Non-IPS panels, and the CNET reviewer probably had an IPS panel. Using those settings on my DLHR-coded panel made the vibrancy go way down, and the colors just "blah" -- nothing like what you would expect a 2011 LED/LCD to look like at all.

Actually, for now I'm finding the out-of-the-box "Standard" settings to be the best in my room. I haven't used any calibrations DVD's yet. But for now, everything jumps right out without looking like an in-store demo.

More later when I get more time in. (Note: I had the one and only Kevin Miller of ISF calibrate my 2005 Panasonic Plasma, so I have a good baseline for the type of color/vibrancy I would expect out of this thing.)

Yea Slikk I have been using settings close to the standard ones on both panels. I think they look great and colors really pop. Maybe they are are a little bit overboard but I like that wow factor.

I want to try that 10 point system but I don't want to use warm color temp (would rather normal) and not sure if that change would throw off the rest of the settings.

I bought the 612N and I followed the instructions here and couldn't get the thing to work. Reverted back to the old firmware and still nothing.

Do you have to have the TV off or in some kind of mode. The Guide button next to the light doesn't do anything at all.

Weird problem on my HDMI-1 port on my 42LV5500 panel: The audio on HDMI will drop out all of the sudden. I've replaced the HDMI audio cable and rebooted my cable box. It still drops off randomly. Video is fine.

I never had any issues with my cable box HDMI on my Panasonic plasma this one took the place of.

I'm pretty sure this is the "ARC" HDMI port, but I don't have anything set there. Do I need to?

Anyone else have this issue? This WILL be a deal breaker if it persists.

New US firmware. Still no AAC audio support.

Yea just got it what chages were there if any? These things should come with a change log.

BTW why does my clock (on auto) never set itself? I am connected through wifi. <---(Obviously since I got the update)

I tune to an OTA channel and the clock sets itself

Apologies for quoting my own post. I did a power-reset of the cable box (vs. a soft-reboot that I had done before) and so far, it seems like it has cured the HDMI sound problem. Time will tell.

I had changed to a different HDMI-input on the panel and it made no difference, hence the hard-reset of the cable box.

Im sorry I don't understand exactly how to do this?



BTW are there any reliable calibration settings that dont use the warm color temp? Im still having trouble finding the perfect (or as close to) picture.

Connect an antenna and tune to any channel.

Two updates in roughly 1 month....impressive.

I notice the picture presets under "normal" have been toned down. I hope they adjusted the colors.

Sorry to get this specific but I just ordered one of the 42 inchers from Amazon, and I wondered if anyone with the PVA or IPS Panels could tell me where their's was sent from? Mine is coming from the warehouse in INDIANAPOLIS, IN. I really hope it is the IPS, Because Amazon is getting annoyed with my picky requirements! Thanks.

I am assuming your RCR612N RCA remote direct code entry is the same as my RCR412BN RCA universal remote.

Direct Code Entry:
Press and hold the TV device key to program the ON-OFF key for the LG TV.
While holding down the TV device key, use your other hand and enter setup code 11265. (The ON-OFF key light should go off after the first digit input and then come back on after finish entering the five digit code. The programming is now complete). When you press the Guide button "Enter Password" menu should show up. Enter password 0413. You should now be in the EZ ADJUST menu of your LG TV.

H_Y_L

Yep exact steps I followed. May stop at best buy to pick up a harmony remote. Does the TV respond to the guide code by flashing the led? Mine doesn't even blink.

Currently downloading software update on 42lv5500: 04:00:18 to 04:01:36

I see a lot of horizontal viewing angle talk on this thread but I didn't find much on the vertical viewing angles. I'm thinking of picking up a 42" for the bedroom and mounting it above the dresser which is about 4 feet above eye level. Does anyone have any input on how this can affect picture quality?

My mother bought one today. 3 metres away horizontally, bottom of the frame 0.6 metres above eyesight. The viewing angles look very good. Alas, the black bars are quite bright. I don't think much more can be expected from an edge-lit. Matte. Very natural colours. BTW, if you are going to hang it on the wall, many brackets have 10-15 degrees tilt and swivel adjustment.

My non-IPS came from Pennsylvania.

So am I the only idiot not using the warm color tone?

I don't know, I tried to get used to it for a couple of days (and did) but it still seems kinda "blah" to me. I guess it may be slightly more realistic, but things just don't "pop" on the screen.

Follow the guide as posted earlier in this thread:

To decode panel type for LG 2011 models, look at the fourth letter in the third group of characters:

47LV5500-UA.AUSYLJR
Y=IPS
D=VA

To decode panel type for LG 2010 models, look at the fourth letter in the second group of characters:

47LE5400-AUSWL
W=IPS
D=VA

These settings are for a non-IPS 42LV5500-UA.AUSDLHR model

I've gone through making some basic calibration with my Non-IPS set. To do that, I used the AVS-709 (free) calibration disc: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=948496

I downloaded the AVCHD version of the .exe file to burn to DVD, as my Blu-Ray player natively plays that format and I don't have a Blu-Ray burner...just a DVD burner, so that was the file for me.

Note: If you want to use the calibration disc, you absolutely need a "blue filter" so you can properly adjust color and tint. You can get blue filter glasses from THX: http://www.costore.com/THX/producten...=87&pid=930793

The very first thing you should do after creating the calibration disc is to load it in your Blu-Ray player and scroll to the menu item at the top labeled "HDTV Calibration". It's a great combined series of videos from the guys at HD Nation on how to do basic calibration on your set and they use this particular calibration disc. Very informative, and they tell you which screens to key in on and why. Watch the videos all the way through before starting on your own calibration!

Anyway, on my non-IPS panel, here are the basic settings that work well for me and are tuned using the calibration disc:

Aspect Ratio: Just Scan

Energy Saving: Off

Picture Mode: Standard (User)

Backlight: 50 (Just my preference)

Contrast: 81 (edit: Changed to 81 from 90 because one of the "Misc" maps on the calibration disc showed the red color slightly hot at the top end of the scale at 90).

Brightness: 50
Sharpness: 53
Color: 54
Tint: 0
Color Temp. : 0

Advanced Controls

Dynamic Contrast: Off
Dynamic Color: Off
Clear White: Off
Skin Color: 0
Noise Reduction: Off
Super Resolution: Off
MPEG Noise Reduction Off
Gamma: Low
Black Level: Low
Eye Care: Off
Real Cinema: On
Color Gamut: Standard

TruMotion: Off

LED Local Dimming (requires access to the "EZ Adjust Menu"): Off

(I made basic calibration adjustments before accessing the Local Dimming options. I didn't find that local dimming affected basic color/tint/black level already adjusted.)

I also enabled the THX Modes in the EZ Adjust Menu but still like my own tweaks better so far.

Audio Note: The AC3 tweak in the EZ Adust Menu does pass Dolby audio from my cable box over the Optical Out of the TV. Couldn't get it to pass DTS over optical from my Blue Ray player. Also wasn't able to get my laptop's HDMI audio to pass Dolby (so far, anyway) over the TV's optical out.

Hope these settings are helpful.

Hey guys just stumbled across this set of calibration numbers on another site.

http://reviews.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/...p2.html#picset

Will try them out later tonight and see how they come out. If anyone else gives these a go please post on how you made out.



[Edit] Just tried these but didn't like em much. Picture almost seemed to have a green tint to it.

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Sorry for my english.

For those in Australia, Harvey Norman has the 42LV5500 for $698. Also $100 Bigpond movies voucher by redemption.

It's mentioned earlier on a post from crkpot.

But go into the menu settings highlight over the options and then hit 9 7 times. That should revert back. Using the search option on the thread should find it for you.

Follow up on my audio reports from my calibration post above:

Cable Box: Dolby Digital passes through optical out on LG after EZ Menu AC-3 Adjust

Roku Box: Dolby Digital passes through optical out on LG after EZ Menu AC-3 Adjust

Sony Blu-Ray: Wants to use DTS-Master out -- does not pass through optical

HP Laptop w/HDMI: Still no joy on getting 5.1 audio, however -- this is on the laptop's end. I'm thinking now that its either getting or using an EDID (Extended display identification data ) file from the LG that's not correct OR it's using one that was in place BEFORE I did the AC-3 audio tweak in the EZ Menu.

What I plan to do is find/delete my "monitor.inf" file in my Windows 7 laptop that's associated with the LG panel. Then, restart the laptop and let it query the LG for a new set of EDID info. I'll see if that changes my HDMI output options.

Right now, I can only pass 2 channels of audio over HDMI, even though codecs like Dolby and DTS are supported on the laptop. It says right in the control panel that it has a "2 channel max" output over HDMI. That suggests that the EDID info it has stored is telling it so.

Again, the EDID info was stored on the laptop before I did the EZ Menu AC-3 thing, so hopefully just deleting it and letting it find the LG again will solve that. If not, I will use the "MonInfo" applet from EntechTaiwan to see what it says about supported audio and edit my current EDID data.

I'll report back.

You might try disabling DTS and see if that works. When I did the easy setup HDMI audio on my PS3, it showed that DD 5.1, and PCM 44/44.1 is supported. I have my HR20-700 connected to my Yamaha AVR through the TV since it's DD 5.1 only anyway. My PS3 and HD-A2 are connected by toslink

BTW Slikk in your calibration #'s up top what color tone did you use? I am on day 3 of trying to get used to warm...like I said previously I am getting used to it but certain things just don't "pop" anymore.

People say that on normal the screen has a blue tint to it (and while that is true) warm gives it a red/yellowish tint. So it's not like you are going from a blue tint to neutral by making the change, so I don't understand why everyone recommends it.

Thanks for chiming in. I don't think that's going to help because before I updated the chipset drivers, Dolby 5.1 was the only surround format on the supported list, so there was no DTS to even disable.

But, I'll certainly give it a go if nothing else helps.

This should be interesting