I already mentioned this in this thread but I'll say it again. I had a case of image rentention for over a week on my ST50. It wasn't that noticeable to begin with (only on a white screen) and faded as the week went on. It was there for a week though which I thought was kind of long. The point though is that IR will go away on these sets. Just give it time. Maybe it takes longer to disappear on the new models or maybe it has to do with the sets being new. Regardless, don't panic over it.
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5/19/12 at 11:59am
I mainly watch sports, baseball and basketball now but can't wait for football season in HD. Motion handling and wide angle viewing are important to me so I veered toward plasma instead of LED/LCD. After reading some reviews, the D7000 seemed like a good value but I was concerned about the peeling black filter many had reported so decided to try a D6500 even though I have windows on the side and back of my viewing room. I figured if I could handle watching the old Sony tube in that room that the D6500 wouldn't be any worse as far as reflections went. I was floored after hooking up and watching the D6500 for the first time. Much of that was probably due to the jump from non HD to HD and the giant 59" screen on the D6500. I loved just about everything on that tv. The picture was great and I found myself mesmerized when watching a baseball game with the color and detail. The tv fit snugly inside a cabinet so the rotating stand was also very nice for reaching the inputs without having to pull the tv out each time. However, everyone in the family noticed the BUZZ when about 12' directly in front of the screen. Just a slight move to the side and you didn't notice it anymore. It was still just too distracting to enjoy the set. As it was still within the return window, I attempted to get another of the same model but Amazon was sold out. Since I would have to get a different model altogether, I decided to try a Panasonic as the complaints about buzzing seem to be much less than Samsung. After a little more research, the ST50 looked to be a great value for a 2012 model so I purchased the 60". No buzzing at all which was fantastic. The stand did not swivel which is less than ideal but not a deal breaker. However, when watching baseball the closeups are still very sharp but i've noticed when viewing from the center field camera there is a pronounced image blur around the pitchers shoulders and neck when he starts his pitch. It looks almost like pixelation like the set cannot figure out what is the players body, jersey, hat or the backstop behind home plate. I can also see a double image along his right side. (not just one game but noticed this for several games on several different channels on Uverse.) I tuned the settings to the Cnet recommendations but this didn't change anything with the blurriness. But it does seem to be related to the distance of the player from the camera. Again, closeups are great but players in the middle distance seem to get blurry especially if moving. I also noticed the fans sitting behind the home plate netting seemed to blur as the camera moved through as if the set couldn't determine that the net in front of the people was a separate object.
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I switched to 1080 so feeds with the higher reso should be better. I am curious to see the NBA playoffs tonight. I watched the Lakers/OKC game last night and a full court shot with players moving had the bluriness along the players outlines but the close ups (usually during time outs) are so sharp it's almost like you are standing next to the guy. After switching to the 1080 setting, I checked out baseball on Fox Sports SW today. I think the FSSW signal is lousy, the whole picture is just grainy and doesn't even look HD even though the Uverse channel guide says it is.
I am starting to wonder if it is a different animal with respect to the motion however. The cars have basically a fixed outline and go so fast that everything around them is blurred anyway. And the cameras can follow them in a steady panning motion whereas in basketball you have a person moving arms and legs, with a uniform on top flowing in different directions so the outline is constantly shifting. And you have 10 of those guys all moving in different directions at the same time.
