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post #2551 of 4112
9/22/11 at 6:22pm
Next Generation remote control extender.
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9/23/11 at 3:25am
The DL95K is the latest model. Might have a few features not included in the 85 but basically the same.
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post #2553 of 4112
9/23/11 at 1:32pm
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I also just recieved an August build 64D7000, no peel (yet) and no buzz...but my previous TWO July builds did not have any buzz either. Peel yes...buzz no.

the August build is great so far..except for the fluctuations. My July builds did not seem to have these fluctuations AKA pops, but I calibrated those right out of the box with Tivo's settings. This one I just have not had time to even look at the settings...the flustuations really depend on the content. last night watched X factor (dont ask) and then W13 and struggled to see any. seems it may be content sensitive. Anyway..I will get to the setting this weekend and hopefully this will eliminate the occurance or noticability of the pops

Ok, I used the settings posted in the calibration post and the fluctuations have dissappeared. the first thing I did was change it to "movie" and that seemed to stop the fluctuations immediatly. I will continue to monitor it this weekend but watched a lot of content last night and never saw and pops...

now that I think about it...TV #2 also popped until I moved it into movie mode...
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post #2554 of 4112
9/23/11 at 1:32pm
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Also, where do you have your settings? It should be Movie, with contrast set no higher than 60 and brightness around that number too.

I play games on Dynamic, but again, the contrast and brightness are turned down. Cell Light is at 15 for both settings. Keep doing the anti-IR and the cartoons. It should go away.

Okay I'm confused - the official cnet settings for this set have the contrast set on 95 , brightness on 66 and the cell light on 16. I can't imagine having the contrast on only 60 - it would look way to dull. So why does cnet recommend such a high contrast setting if others say to set it much lower?


Also - the more I try to use the built-in media player the more I hate it. The other day an mkv file wouldn't play in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio. It was stretched, and there is no way to adjust the aspect ratio. However, it played correctly in 4:3 on the Samsung blu-ray player media player. So go figure. And they play fine on my pc with a variety of media players set to default aspect ratio. This tv has a very hit-and-miss media player - I seriously wish they would offer an update to make it more robust (like aspect ratio adjustment like every other media player on the planet) but I won't hold my breath.
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post #2555 of 4112
9/24/11 at 12:30am
Hello,

Does anyone know how to fill up the entire TV screen when watching a bluray or DVD?

Clicking the "p.size" button on the bottom of the TV remote scrolls through 16:9, screen fit, zoom etc. but still does not adjust the image to fit the entire screen. Also the settings in the movie and bluray player do not make the image fill the entire screen also.

1. Will the black bars above and below the movie image cause image retention when watching a movie for 2+ hours?

Thanks for your help.
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post #2556 of 4112
9/24/11 at 12:33am
I was wondering if anyone could tell me how to get sound from the smarthub to my receiver can't seem to figure it out thanks
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post #2557 of 4112
9/24/11 at 4:51am
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Originally Posted by Gabe7 View Post

Hello,

Does anyone know how to fill up the entire TV screen when watching a bluray or DVD?

Clicking the "p.size" button on the bottom of the TV remote scrolls through 16:9, screen fit, zoom etc. but still does not adjust the image to fit the entire screen. Also the settings in the movie and bluray player do not make the image fill the entire screen also.

1. Will the black bars above and below the movie image cause image retention when watching a movie for 2+ hours?

Thanks for your help.

I had the same problem and could not figure it out so i bought a NAS and converted all my movies, installed XBMC on my HTTPC. When watching a movie with black bars you can make them disappear within video settings.

I don't think 2 hours will do anything, i have the ps59D7005 myself (100hr) and been watching some movies with black bars, but every panel is different. I would not recommend watching LOTR trilogy in a row.
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post #2558 of 4112
9/24/11 at 5:52am
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Originally Posted by conjoe View Post

Next Generation remote control extender.

Watched some YouTube videos of this and seems like a good solution. For about $60 I can hook up 2 remotes and hide everything in the master bedroom

Sucks that I can't do the same for my main area because I use a Harmony One and can't swap batteries
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post #2559 of 4112
9/24/11 at 11:20am
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Originally Posted by Gabe7 View Post

Hello,

Does anyone know how to fill up the entire TV screen when watching a bluray or DVD?

Clicking the "p.size" button on the bottom of the TV remote scrolls through 16:9, screen fit, zoom etc. but still does not adjust the image to fit the entire screen. Also the settings in the movie and bluray player do not make the image fill the entire screen also.

1. Will the black bars above and below the movie image cause image retention when watching a movie for 2+ hours?

Thanks for your help.

I'm using the Samsung BD-D5500, included in the 3D bundle kit on my D7000.

You can set Full Screen mode to: original, mode1 or mode2. Setting on mode2 removes the black bars...
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post #2560 of 4112
9/24/11 at 8:35pm
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Originally Posted by regster View Post

I'm using the Samsung BD-D5500, included in the 3D bundle kit on my D7000.

You can set Full Screen mode to: original, mode1 or mode2. Setting on mode2 removes the black bars...

Thanks for your reply regster and ozong. Can anyone help me with the following?

I can't seem to remove the black bars when watching movies using my Panasonic DMP BDT210P blu-ray player or using the Samsung remote.

Any solutions without buying a NAS? So ~2 hours of watching with the black bars will not cause image retention? Is that correct?

Thanks again!
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post #2561 of 4112
9/25/11 at 7:36am
Can someone recommend me a flush mount? I want to take advantage of how thin the tv is and have it as close to the wall as possible. I have the PN64D7000.
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post #2562 of 4112
9/25/11 at 1:01pm
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Okay I'm confused - the official cnet settings for this set have the contrast set on 95 , brightness on 66 and the cell light on 16. I can't imagine having the contrast on only 60 - it would look way to dull. So why does cnet recommend such a high contrast setting if others say to set it much lower?

Also - the more I try to use the built-in media player the more I hate it. The other day an mkv file wouldn't play in the correct 4:3 aspect ratio. It was stretched, and there is no way to adjust the aspect ratio. However, it played correctly in 4:3 on the Samsung blu-ray player media player. So go figure. And they play fine on my pc with a variety of media players set to default aspect ratio. This tv has a very hit-and-miss media player - I seriously wish they would offer an update to make it more robust (like aspect ratio adjustment like every other media player on the planet) but I won't hold my breath.

Ok Eagle, as for the CNet question, they don't care about IR, they are trying to get the "best" picture they can. They didn't pay hard earned cash for the set, they are just testing it.

However, we are the consumers, so WE must be smart about settings to protect our investments. Contrast set at 60.(me) or 65 does not look dull. I have DirecTV HD and it looks just great. Suggested settings are just that, there is nothing wrong with tweaking CNet settings, but use them as a reference point, as you do the settings found in this forum.

Just try toning down the contrast and brightness. I can control the light in my man cave, so I go a little darker. Main thing about preventing IR is to be aware. You seem to be very dialed in now, so be conservative for maybe another month or so of viewing.
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post #2563 of 4112
9/25/11 at 1:12pm
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Originally Posted by Gabe7 View Post


Thanks for your reply regster and ozong. Can anyone help me with the following?

I can't seem to remove the black bars when watching movies using my Panasonic DMP BDT210P blu-ray player or using the Samsung remote.

Any solutions without buying a NAS? So ~2 hours of watching with the black bars will not cause image retention? Is that correct?

Thanks again!

Gabe, there are no guarantees bro, but 2 hrs shouldn't hurt the set, but yes, you may see some IR. IR is ok for a plasma, it's burn in that's the big issue. As long as your set is well broken in (100+ hrs), you can watch LOTR movies too, just not all in a row. This only means that you should change back to regular full screen tv for a few minutes between disks.

Again, turn your contrast down a little to protect the set.
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post #2564 of 4112
9/25/11 at 1:14pm
I've watched 3 movies back to back with letterbox and 95 contrast, no issues here.
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post #2565 of 4112
9/25/11 at 2:32pm
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Originally Posted by BBock727 View Post

Can someone recommend me a flush mount? I want to take advantage of how thin the tv is and have it as close to the wall as possible. I have the PN64D7000.


Some say getting the Set too close to the wall exacerbates the peeling issue by causing over heating.

This is the mount I use with my 59D7000.

http://www.amazon.com/Cheetah-Mounts...6986353&sr=8-8
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post #2566 of 4112
9/25/11 at 7:01pm
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Originally Posted by BBock727 View Post

Can someone recommend me a flush mount? I want to take advantage of how thin the tv is and have it as close to the wall as possible. I have the PN64D7000.

I chose a Sanus LL11, but I haven't tried it yet. (Hasn't arrived.) It mounts the closest I was able to find (14 mm) but also includes spacers to get you to 38 mm (or more), if you're concerned about heat or cable management.

Runners-up were:
  • Omnimount NCLP120F (15 mm + optional spacers), but the crossbar is only 660 mm wide, so you'll need fairly closely spaced studs
  • Omnimount ULPF-L (38 mm)

As I recall, all of them let you tilt the TV upward a few inches (temporarily) to get at cabling.
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post #2567 of 4112
9/26/11 at 11:02pm
Anyone using a motorola dual tuner dvr STB? I seem to be constantly experiencing an underscan of about 4-6 pixels vertically on the right. Can only fix it with setting the tv to 16:9 instead of screen fit. Funny enough doesn't happen on all of the channels. some hd commercials don't have it either. Is this some sort of bandwidth lowering technique used by the networks?
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post #2568 of 4112
9/26/11 at 11:40pm
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Originally Posted by migsims View Post

Anyone using a motorola dual tuner dvr STB? I seem to be constantly experiencing an underscan of about 4-6 pixels vertically on the right. Can only fix it with setting the tv to 16:9 instead of screen fit. Funny enough doesn't happen on all of the channels. some hd commercials don't have it either. Is this some sort of bandwidth lowering technique used by the networks?

I know this may sound silly but are you sure its not the pixel shift function for protection? It is 4 pixels I think.
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post #2569 of 4112
9/27/11 at 1:49pm
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Originally Posted by audiovideoholic View Post

I know this may sound silly but are you sure its not the pixel shift function for protection? It is 4 pixels I think.

Who knows, totally could be. Wonder if anyone else is seeing that when they're using pixel shift? I def have it on.
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post #2570 of 4112
9/28/11 at 9:24am
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Originally Posted by Gabe7 View Post

Hello,

Does anyone know how to fill up the entire TV screen when watching a bluray or DVD?

Clicking the "p.size" button on the bottom of the TV remote scrolls through 16:9, screen fit, zoom etc. but still does not adjust the image to fit the entire screen. Also the settings in the movie and bluray player do not make the image fill the entire screen also.

1. Will the black bars above and below the movie image cause image retention when watching a movie for 2+ hours?

Thanks for your help.

You shouldn't see IR after breaking in the set. I watch a ton of Blu Rays and have the set at SCREEN FIT as I don't like cutting off or stretching the orginal format.

Just watch some 16x9 standard hdtv inbetween movies and you should be good.

If you just don't like letterbox, well, I can't help you there!
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post #2571 of 4112
9/28/11 at 9:36am
watching letterbox movies won't cause image retention because there's no image being displayed (black bars are not images). It will make your set age differently but if your breaking in the set (first 150+ hours) you shouldn't watch anything with letterbox anyways. just find some full screen blu rays to hold you over. after that, have at it!
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post #2572 of 4112
9/28/11 at 10:47am
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Originally Posted by kheovnien View Post

watching letterbox movies won't cause image retention because there's no image being displayed (black bars are not images).

Setting aside the philosophical point of whether black bars are "images", it will cause image retention, because there is an image being displayed: everywhere except the black bars. If you excessively watch lots of material with black bars, the difference in aging will cause visible IR (or even burn-in) when you later watch full-screen material.

In theory breaking in the panel should largely mitigate this.
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post #2573 of 4112
9/29/11 at 10:30am
Hey,
so my PS59D7000 is buzzing. I know this is normal to a certain degree for all plasmas but I think my plasma is buzzing louder than others are. Whenever I watch blu-rays I easily notice it during quite scenes which is pretty annoying. Is there any test to find out whether my plasma is buzzing too loud/louder than others?
Also what do I do if I want my plasma replaced? Does warranty cover loud plasma buzzing? And if yes, how do I proceed? Sorry for all the noob question, I'm pretty new to all this stuff and also pretty disappointed about the buzzing
My plasma is about a month old, no peeling, no dead pixels or anything like that.
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post #2574 of 4112
9/29/11 at 5:55pm
Just tonight I noticed I have entire line of the display (PN51D7000) which is based on checking with advanced setting, is displaying green only (AKA a green only filter is fine), but with red or blue filters it shows up as a black line. Definitely happened tonight in the last 20 minutes or so, kind of bummed out about it.
I've had this unit for 3 months now and before I contacted Samsung I wanted to know is there anything I should be aware of? Any tricks to good service or the like.

Thanks,
ERIC
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post #2575 of 4112
10/7/11 at 11:22am
Just got one of these for $1300+tax a couple days ago with the megamind starter kit and blu ray player. Was that a good deal?
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post #2576 of 4112
10/7/11 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by slvrdrgn123 View Post

Just got one of these for $1300+tax a couple days ago with the megamind starter kit and blu ray player. Was that a good deal?

I got the same deal too!
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post #2577 of 4112
10/7/11 at 12:59pm
I had July build and change it to September build. I think RBF has been changed and new

RBF gives more reflection.Also, September build runs lot cooler. How can you get more

shadow details in this T.V. ?
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post #2578 of 4112
10/7/11 at 1:14pm
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Originally Posted by slvrdrgn123 View Post

Just got one of these for $1300+tax a couple days ago with the megamind starter kit and blu ray player. Was that a good deal?

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Originally Posted by bad1550 View Post

I got the same deal too!

What size?

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Originally Posted by toesil View Post

I had July build and change it to September build. I think RBF has been changed and new

RBF gives more reflection.Also, September build runs lot cooler. How can you get more shadow details in this T.V. ?

I have a September build 64". So far so good! I think I even see the little black washers/disks in the very very corners at the top.
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post #2579 of 4112
10/7/11 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by monnone View Post

what size?



I have a september build 64". So far so good! I think i even see the little black washers/disks in the very very corners at the top.

51"
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post #2580 of 4112
10/7/11 at 1:28pm
51" here too. Hoping it wasn't too bad a deal since that's the lowest I've seen them for. Last month it was around $1400+tax so I figure might as well get it now.
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