Official Samsung 2011 PNxxD7000 Thread - Page 79

Originally Posted by Tallen234

Strange issue: when watching nextflix through my PS3 (fed through an Onkyo 876) the Samsung screen saver comes on after 15 minutes of viewing. The content is changing so I am perplexed.

Any ideas?

Originally Posted by bad1550

Why does Best Buy and other retailers have coming soon for the PN51D7000?

Why is it not available now?

Originally Posted by wallijonn

How I decided I will buy the 59D7000:

I was at Fry Electronics and the 59D7000 was surrounded by two 60" plasmas and the 59D8000 above it. What I noticed was that the 59D7000 (and D8000) were showing an extra inch (to two) on either side of the ESPN broadcast. The 60" TVs were a little clipped off at the sides but the 59D7000 had a wider screen. That clinched it for me.

I think buzzing is inherent with plasmas.

Originally Posted by Rob67


A lot of channels now make the logos slightly opaque (Disney) to appease plasma owners.

I would verify that, first. Otherwise, when shows go to commercial, it will refresh those pixels. No great worry.

Originally Posted by Aggienader08

Hello all,

I recently purchased a 51D7000 from best buy. I had them price match the Frys unbelievable price of $1325. I couldn't believe it. Needless to say I'm very satisfied with my purchase, although I didn't receive a 3D starter kit with it.

I'm really impressed with this set. Even though I haven't had the opportunity to experience the "eye popping" 3D yet, the picture quality, color depth, and black levels are stellar. I haven't noticed any lag while playing games and also haven't noticed any "floating blacks" either. The one thing I have noticed, which is a minor complaint, is the slight "jutter" while trying to handle 24p. Cinemasmooth supposedly helps to alleviate this issue, however I don't like how fast everything moves with it on. It seems unnatural. Plus, the slight jutter doesn't occur enough for me to complain about it (I think I've only noticed it briefly once or twice, so it's not a significant issue).

Anyway, I hope everyone else who owns this set is enjoying it as much as I am. I am wondering, have I made a mistake of calibrating my TV right out if the box before breaking it in for 125 hours? This is the first plasma I've owned, so I didn't know about the break in time.

Now I'm off to explore some options in trying to alleviate the issue of not having a 3D passthrough receiver. Anyone have any suggestions? I'm using a PS3 and Marantz SR 7002. And no, a HDMI splitter won't work. Thanks!

Originally Posted by NinP1986

I ordered my PN59D7000 set last week and its finally coming in tmrw. I waited so long because of the fear of the screen peeling and now that I'm 1 day away I can barely wait! I just have a question about initial setup of the tv. Should I run the break in slides with a new tv? Or is that no longer needed for these new generation of plasmas? If you suggest I do run these break in slides how do I do so? (burn to dvd? or usb drive? i dont understand how the slides should run on the tv, flashing fast or slowly changing colors?) Also seeing as how Ive been waiting on ordering this tv for over 2 months now I do not understand why the prices of these series seems to be going up and up. About 1 month ago I could of purchased a PN59D7000 for about $1650~ but just last week when I finally decided to buy it I paid 1799$ Now im not complaining but why would the price rise over time and not drop instead? Hell i even checked amazon.com right now and the D7000(over 2150$atm) costs more than the D8000(2000$atm) Any clue as why the price changes seem so dramatic? Also the P51D7000 which was the tv I was first planning on buying cost only 1340$ and thats only around 3 weeks ago now they are over 1500$ cheapest.

Originally Posted by NinP1986

I ordered my PN59D7000 set last week and its finally coming in tmrw. I waited so long because of the fear of the screen peeling and now that I'm 1 day away I can barely wait! I just have a question about initial setup of the tv. Should I run the break in slides with a new tv? Or is that no longer needed for these new generation of plasmas? If you suggest I do run these break in slides how do I do so? (burn to dvd? or usb drive? i dont understand how the slides should run on the tv, flashing fast or slowly changing colors?) Also seeing as how Ive been waiting on ordering this tv for over 2 months now I do not understand why the prices of these series seems to be going up and up. About 1 month ago I could of purchased a PN59D7000 for about $1650~ but just last week when I finally decided to buy it I paid 1799$ Now im not complaining but why would the price rise over time and not drop instead? Hell i even checked amazon.com right now and the D7000(over 2150$atm) costs more than the D8000(2000$atm) Any clue as why the price changes seem so dramatic? Also the P51D7000 which was the tv I was first planning on buying cost only 1340$ and thats only around 3 weeks ago now they are over 1500$ cheapest.

Originally Posted by Larry M

Yup, I went through the same hassle with pricing and waiting as long as I could to avoid issues...Paid $200 more than the lowest I would have but I got a D8000 so I am trying to tell myself on me getting a good deal

I'm still waiting for it to come in

Originally Posted by rr6966

Heck, I paid $2300 for my 59D7000 when it first came out! I think you will be fine not running any slides, I never ran any on my set, and it is perfect. I love the thing, it is the best TV that I have ever owned.

Originally Posted by bourmb

About to take delivery of a 64D7000 in the next day or so. I got Amazon to match Paul's TV price of $2499 plus throw in the Megamind kit and Blu Ray player. At first they bulked on matching the price with the free accessories but after getting supervisor approval, I appeared to succeed....until today. I received an email from a "Dianne P" from Amazon. Here is her response:
"Hello,

Your recent TV Low Price Guarantee request has met our qualifications for a refund although the purchase of the free bundle has changed the amount of the refund.

After reviewing your request, I found that the purchase price of your Samsung PN64D7000 64-Inch 1080p 600Hz 3D Plasma HDTV (Black) at Amazon.com was only $2,747.79 due to the promotion you received valued at $237.78 for an order total of $2,985.57. For this reason, your price match guarantee refund may be less than you expected.

I'm issuing a refund in the amount of $247.80 to your original payment method. You'll see the refund on your next billing statement.

I hope this helps. We look forward to seeing you again soon.

Best regards,

Dianne P.
Amazon.com"

Therefore, it appears they are not honoring their original agreement of throwing in the Blu-Ray player and Megamind kit. Time for a call. Those bastards

I see the Sony 55HX929 has come down to about $2600. I am REAL tempted in getting the Sony since the price is about the same.

Originally Posted by Larry M

Give them hell
I was all set to order a TV, just waiting for my billing cycle to end and BAM hey jack up the price I called multiple for them to match what they did for you and they kept saying no but some on the forum have had luck...just not me therefore I pulled the trigger on the 59D8000 from USAppliance which was better than the Amazon pricing

Originally Posted by candler

Hello everyone. I just wanted to tell you my experience on the PN51D7000. I've had this set for about six days, and at first I thought this was an awesome TV until I saw the dimming issue. I use my TV with my PC more than anything else. I did the Windows Notepad test and if you fill up the screen with Notepad, the screen dims quick to gray. If you slowly drag notepad off the screen, it will slowly brighten. There is no setting in the regular menu or service menu to turn this option off. I didn't ask for a gray screen with my TV when it's supposed to be white.

A Samsung tech came to my home today and went through every possible setting (he'd never seen this issue) and it's just not possible right now to turn it off. He called his higher level techs (The Samsung techs that actually work for Samsung), and they told him that this is a "feature" built into the TV and that it can't be turned off. Some feature, huh? I wasted about 2 hours talking to Samsung (1-800-SAMSUNG) afterward to see if they would do anything about this, and of course they wouldn't do a thing unless the tech said the issue was non-repairable. Of course if it was non-repairable, they would also give me the same exact auto dimming set again.

Funny thing is that I replaced an Samsung HL-R5078W (DLP) with this set. That set was plagued with issues (light tunnel collapse that got Samsung a class action lawsuit, color wheel replacement, and ballast replacement). What did I do? I turned around and bought another Samsung. What was I thinking? NEVER AGAIN. I told them that on the phone today, not that they really cared all that much. So now I'm sitting here with two Samsung TVs with issues. My DLP just has a bad color wheel again, so I'll fork out the $100 for that. This 7000 is getting returned though.

Any recommendations of what to buy that is comparable to the 7000 Samsung model from a different manufacturer? I've had all I can take with Samsung. I'm done.

I should have read the forums before buying this set. I wonder how many people have said that? LOL

I will say that other then the dimming issue, the picture quality is the best I've ever seen (when not in PC mode of course, but I still see it some). The only issue is the dimming issue on whites, but unfortunately that nixes this set for me, since I use the PC mode more than anything else.

I think if enough people complain, maybe they would come out with a firmware update that would allow you to turn it off, but then again maybe they're trying to protect the screen, who knows.

These forums are great. Thanks to all who participate.

Originally Posted by bourmb


I decided not to take delivery on the PN64D7000 and instead get the Sony 55HX929. It is cheaper right now on Amazon and I already have a 46HX729 that has a super bright picture that I love.

Originally Posted by BAMABLUHD


Yes but you went from a 64' to a 55' and you think that's a deal? That's a questionable set of logic. If it were a Sony XBR yea, but a lesser model is no match to the 7000 plasma.

Originally Posted by Ph8te

The 929 is a top line Sony LED model. If a super bright picture is what they want then they'll probably prefer the LCD picture anyways. Size wise I agree, but that's personal preference.

Originally Posted by BAMABLUHD

Yes but you went from a 64' to a 55' and you think that's a deal? That's a questionable set of logic. If it were a Sony XBR yea, but a lesser model is no match to the 7000 plasma.