Official Samsung 2011 PNxxD550 Thread - Page 5

Originally Posted by er3_unc

I'm surprised Samsung hasn't put any higher end plasmas on the website too.

Happy to hear your opinion on the glossy/glare issue.

Originally Posted by Calcvictim

I got the tv today(64d550), set it up....no buzz I can hear.

So far no complaints, the 3d glasses work well, no sync losses. The tv is glossy but no worse then my 2 year old Panny plasma. So far very happy with the purchase.


I tried to register the tv with Samsung but the pn64d550 is not in their list, WTF?

Originally Posted by whiteboy714

Just curious what was your previous panny? I have a 2 year old 42X1 and I have to say the AR filter is significantly better on it.

Glad you are happy with it though.

Originally Posted by Calcvictim


I think the glossy issue is not a big deal, it seems it is no glossier then most other plasmas. However people coming from led/cld do see the difference. During normal watching it's great, if there are many dark scenes then some reflections can be seen, for me it is not a deal breaker...for some it might be. I would suggest checking it out in a store before taking the plunge, Sears and BB carry them.

Originally Posted by Aletuner

I have the exact same problem. I got my 59D550 just over a week ago. I started noticing these brightness/contrast/black level "pops" here and there. Originally I thought it was my DVR's fault, because I could rewind the material, pause it, and frame by frame up to the point where the pop occurred. Then I noticed it while watching a Blu-Ray.

After that I did some experimenting. I could find a scene where the pop occurred. Then go in to my brighness/contrast/dynamic contrast/black level settings and change them up a bit. This would make the pop go away. However, they would still occur elsewhere. I have not been able to find settings yet that make it go away 100%.

I have tried everything off (Dynamic CR, black level adjustment, DNR, MPEG NR, etc. etc.) and calibrated using the WOW disc. Still get pops. Turn black level to low, normal, high, Dynamic CR the same thing, still get pops.

I also noticed while watching "Shutter Island" over the weekend that the blacks in the top and bottom letterbox areas would shift at random points throughout the movie. Once again I could replay the scene and see it happen every time, then tweak some settings and it would go away for that scene.

I am wondering if perhaps we just got some faulty sets? Is everyone who bought a 59D550 not seeing this? It's pretty obvious when it happens. I got a 2-year in home warranty with my purchase. I'm thinking about using it or taking it back to the store to get a replacement and see if that helps...

Originally Posted by goedken1

I have the same thing happening on my set (59D550). Over the course of one bluray movie I saw maybe 5 pops. It doesn't bother me enough to return the set, but it would be nice if some setting was able to fix it.

Originally Posted by Calcvictim

My Panny is a TH-50PZ80U, I still have use it in the bedroom.

Originally Posted by Aletuner

It happened quite often to me last night over the course of two hours of TV. It's very distracting to me and is unacceptable for a display that cost as much as this one did with taxes, warranty, etc. so I will be contacting the store today when they open to find out what my options are.

Have you tried checking for a firmware update? I haven't bothered to hook mine up to my network yet, but I will tonight to see if there is one available. Then I'll cross my fingers and hope for a miracle fix!

Originally Posted by javanpohl

So I swapped out my TV for another unit last night. Still have the buzz and the adjusting black levels I also got my 3d glasses yesterday--and while the 3d is AWESOME!!--cranking up the brightness (generally speaking here, not just "brightness" setting) made the two issues worse. My buzz is directly correlated to what the screen is displaying and bright scenes make it worse. The only ace up my sleeve I can think of that might ameliorate this issue is taking it off my floating mount (like a wall mount but on a stand) and placing it on its pedestal.

Originally Posted by Aletuner


So you got a new 59D550 from the store and have the same black level issue? Crap. Do you know if the store you got it from had the same batch of inventory from when you first bought it? The one I bought mine from is getting a new shipment in next week since they are currently sold out.

My 59D550 is on the included stand, not on a wall mount.

Originally Posted by er3_unc

How do you test for these black level issues? I watched some non-hd content with horizontal black bars and didn't notice anything. I plan on watching a blu-ray tonight to see if I notice anything.

Originally Posted by er3_unc

How do you test for these black level issues? I watched some non-hd content with horizontal black bars and didn't notice anything. I plan on watching a blu-ray tonight to see if I notice anything.

Originally Posted by Aletuner

So you got a new 59D550 from the store and have the same black level issue? Crap. Do you know if the store you got it from had the same batch of inventory from when you first bought it? The one I bought mine from is getting a new shipment in next week since they are currently sold out.

My 59D550 is on the included stand, not on a wall mount.

Originally Posted by larrysplasma

Can anyone tell me where I find the "pixel shift" settings, in which menus?

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Calcvictim

I got the tv today(64d550), set it up....no buzz I can hear.

So far no complaints, the 3d glasses work well, no sync losses. The tv is glossy but no worse then my 2 year old Panny plasma. So far very happy with the purchase.


I tried to register the tv with Samsung but the pn64d550 is not in their list, WTF?

Originally Posted by ssengine1885

Box dimentions for 64D550. 64 inches long 17 1/4 deep and 40 inches tall. I fit it in the back of my wifes 01 honda CRV and drove home with my belly

Originally Posted by PENDRAG0ON

Bingo.

Last year they were trying to mimic the gloss LCD look and now it seems they are going even farther in that direction. (My 50c450 is highly reflective, but also holds it's blacks very well in the sunlight, better than any other plasma I have owned.)

Originally Posted by millertime50

on my 50 i have allways used 16.9, i thought it was sappose to be a better picture.. but heck i don't know for sure.. now i have tryed screen fit (i seen in a post above where they had teres set to screen fit ).. so far i have not seen a big differance, but i have not watched much but HD channels.. seems like that is all i watch..

Originally Posted by Cleveland Plasma

Now isn't this a good thing? Do you really want to know if you have an issue? Enjoy it, sounds like you are good

Originally Posted by DocuMaker


Screen fit does not employ any overscanning and is the best setting with the best PQ. Only use 16:9 when you want to get rid of the annoying flickering thin white bars (Close Captioning data) at the very top of HDTV channels. Using 16:9 will overscan the picture like 2% or something.

Originally Posted by DocuMaker

Screen fit does not employ any overscanning and is the best setting with the best PQ. Only use 16:9 when you want to get rid of the annoying flickering thin white bars (Close Captioning data) at the very top of HDTV channels. Using 16:9 will overscan the picture like 2% or something.