Official Samsung UNxxES8000 Owner's Thread - Page 354

Originally Posted by chrisjmccord 

I just tested Vudu, with The Dark Knight Rises, HDX stream, its HD alright, looks amazing, however I guess it doesn't use the entire screen? Letterbox? It has the black space above/below the main movie.
Probably the way its supposed to be or I have a setting off?

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 

the dark knight rises is kinda annoying...part of the movie is in 16:9, then other parts are 21:9....it goes back and forth thru out the movie....its annoying to me..thats how the director Nolan wanted....apparently parts of the movie were shot in IMAX format...therefore the reason for the flip flop thru out the movie...

even in the bluray is like that.... oh welll

Originally Posted by arenaman 

Doesn't the kit fit into the recess by the evo port so it sits flush with the rest of the back of the TV?

Originally Posted by sharkcohen 

Turn the backlight down.

Originally Posted by cmay91472 

The HDX version does not incorporate the IMAX footage so the entire movie is letter boxed.

Originally Posted by wthephasdin 

Can you use the ES8000 remote to control a PS3?

Just for Blu-Ray watching and menu navigation purposes, not as a game controller of course.

Originally Posted by Op's Guy 

Unfortunately not that I'm aware of. The PS3 uses RF sensor and not IR. The Hamony One I use works great with the PS3 but you must buy the Logitech RF dongle made especially for it. Well worth it. You can program and configure whatever buttons you want to use on the H1 to control each specific piece of equipment.

Originally Posted by sony1717 

Can someone point me to the best settings for the 65" that may help reduce the appearance of the banding? - I'd like to try that out before making a decision on whether or not to return it.

I'll post some before and after pictures.

(apologies for the repost, but battling my now 3rd 30-day return window).

Thanks.

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 


Here the best universal remote that is also bluetooth and works perfectly with the PS3.... no extra freaking dongles/blasters for IR or RF... The logitech harmony remotes are awesome...but they do no have a seamless intergration with the PS3... I'm not gonna buy another freaking dongle as logitech harmony requires for the PS3... The PS3 is the most popular bluray player in the market.

Any way this one is only $35 ON AMAZON..CANT BEAt it...
its the SMK-Link PS3 Blu-Link Universal Remote Control, I have everything connected to this remote...you can also program buttons as you wish and see fit....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LARYGA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 


Here the best universal remote that is also bluetooth and works perfectly with the PS3.... no extra freaking dongles/blasters for IR or RF... The logitech harmony remotes are awesome...but they do no have a seamless intergration with the PS3... I'm not gonna buy another freaking dongle as logitech harmony requires for the PS3... The PS3 is the most popular bluray player in the market.

Any way this one is only $35 ON AMAZON..CANT BEAt it...
its the SMK-Link PS3 Blu-Link Universal Remote Control, I have everything connected to this remote...you can also program buttons as you wish and see fit....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LARYGA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Originally Posted by lickwid 

Thanks. I had the Harmony One, but I didn't like it for the exact reason that it couldn't control the PS3. Just ordered this one instead and will save myself over $100 from the Harmony One. It shows up as $26. Hopefully build quality is good.

Originally Posted by thebignewt 

So what's the problem with leaving AMP set to Clear? I don't get it, do the other AMP settings have advantages over Clear?

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 

I completely agree with you... its doesnt matter what source you are using, cable, sat, streaming, bluray, dvd... The AMP really has nothing to do with the signals coming in...personally i think it looks fake and soap opera effect looking... to each its own... everytime there is interpolation and inserting of extra frames in the picture, there is gonna be lag, stutter, skipping, juddering, wierd pixelation, choppiness, etc...you name it...its the nature of the beast.....

my personal opinion, the new evo kit wont do jack for picture quality and/or AMP..i think is just gonna be there to give us a new smart hub interface....but thats just me...

good threads to follow on AMP & evo kit below:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1450292/official-samsung-smart-tv-evolution-kit-thread

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1444011/official-samsung-auto-motion-plus-thread-gimmick-or-substance

Originally Posted by Jestered 

So the repair person just left my house and the TV seems to be back to normal without the on/off cycle. I tried to get as much info out of this guy that I could. Here's some things I asked:

Q: Do you deal with a lot of vertical banding repairs with the 65"
A: No. We actually don't see a lot of the 65" Samsung TVs. I guess they're too expensive for most people still. The only one I've dealt with that has a lot of vertical banding is the 46".

I thought that was strange that he claimed there's a vertical banding issue with the 46", but that's what he said.

Q: What is the biggest problem/repair you see with the 8000 series?
A: Probably the power on/off cycle, but no more than any others. This TV appears to be pretty good because we honestly don't get many repair orders for it.

That's nice to know.

Q: I've heard that when replacing this board that you're supposed to into the Service Menu and set the "type" for the TV. Is that true?
A: Not really. Samsung tests these boards before sending them out for repair. They set the TVs "type" before sending them out, but I always check anyway and yours is set correctly.

When he first turned on the TV there was some red text across the top and he told me that the board was left in test mode from when Samsung was testing it before sending it out. It's nice to know they test these things and don't just grab a board assuming it's ok and send it off to be replaced. He told me they actually test it after they get the repair request, so it's actually tested and set up correctly for that particular repair.

Q: Can you enable the Cal-Day and Cal-Night modes while you're in there?
A: Sure. I didn't do it for you though.

Nice!

Q: What do you know about the Evo Kit that's coming?
A: Not much. But I do know that you will turn on your TV one day and it will tell you, "Im ready to evolve!". That's how Samsung is planning to announce that it's ready to purchase.

I also asked him to look for banding on my TV. Keep in mind that the calibration settings that minimized it had been reset and we were looking at the TV through the default movie settings and he was not able to see any banding through normal viewing. I have to take some time to recalibrate everything later today, so that gives me reason to tinker with it again. That's about all I got. I took pictures of the TV while the back was taken off and all of that. I also took a picture of the sticker on the back because once it went back on the wall there's no getting to it without taking it off.

Originally Posted by Anthony5362 

There is an awesome App called "Buddy TV" for iPhone and iPad. Haven't checked my android yet to see if its available for that as well, but with this App, you can control your TV. there's a remote setting and you can check showtimes, news on shows etc.. You can also control some DVRs. Its a very cool App. Highly recommended and Im not a big app user but this one is very convenient and functional.

Originally Posted by Garnoch 

Ah meant to say AMP Off and Clear are perfect for me but I only seem to get the skipped frames with 24p material.

Also, I'll test the update more this weekend, but noting stands out to me as looking different.

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 

the dark knight rises is kinda annoying...part of the movie is in 16:9, then other parts are 21:9....it goes back and forth thru out the movie....its annoying to me..thats how the director Nolan wanted....apparently parts of the movie were shot in IMAX format...therefore the reason for the flip flop thru out the movie...

even in the bluray is like that.... oh welll

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 

nope, the evo kit wont & DOES NOT SIT FLUSH...lol....so much for a thin & slim TV.... after the evo kit is connected to the tv, this is what it looks like.... it pretty much doubles the thickness of the tv...I also have concerns about that because i have an ultra slim low profile wall mount.....

Originally Posted by EndeaverouX 


Here the best universal remote that is also bluetooth and works perfectly with the PS3.... no extra freaking dongles/blasters for IR or RF... The logitech harmony remotes are awesome...but they do no have a seamless intergration with the PS3... I'm not gonna buy another freaking dongle as logitech harmony requires for the PS3... The PS3 is the most popular bluray player in the market.

Any way this one is only $35 ON AMAZON..CANT BEAt it...
its the SMK-Link PS3 Blu-Link Universal Remote Control, I have everything connected to this remote...you can also program buttons as you wish and see fit....

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002LARYGA/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00

Originally Posted by Anthony5362 

Wow RocketMan9, you sure know a lot for being such a new member here that just joined this month and has few posts

Originally Posted by eagle_2 

I still think it's insulting and just plain inconsiderate for Samsung to continue to push out their updates with no information on what the updates do. They should be ashamed of themselves, but they clearly have no shame because they have been doing this forever and obviously have no plans on changing their behavior.

So we have to "guess" if we see any differences, and wonder what things have been fixed or changed. How long would it takes once every 3 months to type up a list of changes and fixes when they release the firmware - 5 minutes?

Originally Posted by sympathetik 

Hmm.. are you thinking what I'm thinking?..

Originally Posted by Jestered 

I just took the time to recalibrate my new board and firmware for my DirecTV source. Here's what I've found so far:

1. It appears to me that the colors are a little more vibrant, but that could just be in my head.

2. What's not in my head is that the little bit of flashlighting I had in the corners of the screen are completely gone. Before I could only see it on a black screen and it was very minimal. Now it is completely gone unless I view the TV from an extreme angle. Even then it's not very noticeable.

3. The last thing I did with my calibration was to check the RBG clipping. I noticed my blue was clipping where it shouldn't have been, which is what caused me to drop my contrast lower than I normally have it. The blue is clipping where it should now. I guess this makes sense because I noticed a slight bluish tint on the white before doing that. It wasn't like that before the new board and firmware.

4. I put on a recorded football game to check out the banding that I sometimes see on football games and I haven't seen any yet. This may be because I have some glare in the room right now, so I'll have to check that out again later when the glare is gone. I'm not expecting anything to have minimized the tiny bit of banding I see at times, but so far I can't see it. I'll try putting on some slides in a bit and see if I see any there.

So, I'm not sure what the firmware or the board may have done. Unfortunately the repair guy updated the firmware before I could tell him I'd do that later, so I wasn't able to compare my old calibrated settings with the old firmware. The new calibrated settings with the new firmware and new board were definitely different. My brightness was up one click and contrast down about 4. I'm going to assume that any change in the picture and calibration settings is because of the firmware and not the board. I rarely ever saw vertical banding and the only thing that kind of bothered me was the slight flashlighting in the corners. That is completely gone now so I'm going to guess the firmware helped that. Probably because of how I had to change my calibration settings? I don't know, but I'm even more happy with this TV than I was before and I was pretty dang happy with it before.

Has anyone else that's upgraded the firmware checked to see if their calibration settings needed to be tweaked?

Originally Posted by digimat 

Actually the Dark night has scenes that are anamorphic and letterbox...

Originally Posted by sympathetik 

Congrats on the repair.
You mentioned that flashlighting is completely gone.
I remember a few months ago that for flashlighting, the hack fix was to open the set and loosen some screws on the board. Some members confirmed that it did fix the problem.
So probably when your new board was installed, the issue with over tightened screws were fixed in the process.

Originally Posted by thebignewt 

So it probably doesn't matter if I stream from my new Samsung 3D BD player or an Apple TV3, they should both look better than Smarthub? I"ve sort of been looking for an excuse to get an ATV3 anyway, maybe this is it (and we do rent on occasional movie from iTunes).