Official Samsung UNxxES8000 Owner's Thread - Page 296

Originally Posted by morpheus305 

Just got the tv yesterday but having an issue with blackish shadows on the screen. They are appearing as this purpleish color instead of black or a dark color. Not sure if this is some setting on the tv or not. This happens with factory default settings as well and on multiple sources.
P.S This was taken from a directv hd recording from hbo. The movie was in hd but my camera is ******.

Originally Posted by Garnoch 

I think what I'm seeing is simply compression artifacts heavily effected by Sharpness being way too high, which it is out of the box, possibly combined with a mode like Dynamic. Check out the Guide in my signature and scroll down to the calibration section. In my opinion, the first thing you should do is turn Sharpness down to between 0 and 20. A lot of us thought our TVs were broken when we first turned it on for that very reason. Good luck and congrats on your purchase! Keep us up to date.

Originally Posted by BPWingN 

Noooooo! Waaaaaaaaaah!
Well, my 4 month old 55es7500 is definitely not feeling well. Last night, while streaming music from my AVR, the display on the TV went crazy. There is supposed to be a black background with white text, but there was nothing other than green and red digital blocks and strangeness....like a digital impressionist painting of a circuitboard. Nothing legible at all, just digital strangeness. The television turns itself off, them quickly on every minute or so. The normal splash screen comes up upon turning itself on, then dissapears as the digital impressionist painter once again takes control. The only way to stop the cycle is to unplug the set.
I thought it may be mt AVR, since everything is connected there and then HDMI out from the receiver to the TV. I change to my PVR in to the receiver, and all was good for hours. All is good until I hit the Menu button on the TV remote, and the same madness begins. I got things going OK again, and turned the AVR off. I turned on the TV, and got the expected "Nothing is connected, check your input connection" screen. Then, with the AVR still off, I hit the Menu button on the TV again. Instantaneously the digital madness begins again.
I have a service call set for next week, Thursday the 27th. I hope the tech isnt hung over from the 26th.
Oh well......what can ya do, right?

Originally Posted by BPWingN 

Tech was to come Thursday. Luckily, he's in my area today, so he's going to stop by just to have a look at whats happening so he'll have the right parts Thursday.
Fingers crossed this all goes well.

Originally Posted by Op's Guy 

Nice early Xmas present. Good luck with it.

Originally Posted by sympathetik 

For me, the voice and motion control is really useful. Specially with the remote missing 90% of the time. Either the wife has it and you want to switch channels or the kids misplaced it. For the motion control to be effective, I've set up the ambient lighting so that the camera can easily distinguish your gestures then calibrated the motion control.
Voice & Motion control is also effective if all your video sources are properly integrated on the touch remote & IR blaster. Once it's done there's no need for the other remotes. I think it's much better than a Harmony. IMHO.

Originally Posted by metalsaber 

So I received my http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CRXK4S/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 glasses today. I haven't had a chance to watch a movie yet but they already are an upgrade over the glasses that came with the set. They FIT over my glasses. What a blessing. They do block out surrounding light which is much nice. And since they fit over my glasses they feel MUCH more comfortable. I'm charging them up and will watch some UP 3D tonight if possible.

Originally Posted by Garnoch 

I think what I'm seeing is simply compression artifacts heavily effected by Sharpness being way too high, which it is out of the box, possibly combined with a mode like Dynamic. Check out the Guide in my signature and scroll down to the calibration section. In my opinion, the first thing you should do is turn Sharpness down to between 0 and 20. A lot of us thought our TVs were broken when we first turned it on for that very reason. Good luck and congrats on your purchase! Keep us up to date.

Originally Posted by jacobm69 

Let us know how they work out...I am ready to pull the trigger if they are worth it

Originally Posted by morpheus305 

Just tested out all those settings plus more. Tbh it made the problem worse and other people in the room agreed. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by morpheus305 

Just tested out all those settings plus more. Tbh it made the problem worse and other people in the room agreed. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

Originally Posted by Todd68 

I guess it works both ways, I don't have those issues with my VT50, but I read of a person who had a defective ES 8000 say how much better he likes his VT50.
Man I need to get out more, waisting time "defending" a tv...
Happy Holidays!

Originally Posted by Bladerunner1959 

Sabesh, I completely agree except for blocking him. It's easy and fun to filter through his techno babble and obvious agenda. As a Operations Manager, I find it almost enjoyable slapping his silly verbiage around. He reminds me of these young hi energy fresh college grads who get hired and think they can run the company after 60 days on the job, just cuz they know how to write an Excel macro and have mastered the I-phone.... An entertaining joke.

Originally Posted by Cap'n Preshoot 

As for the troll, unfortunately these Bozos seem to infiltrate most forums at one time or another, usually for the purpose of getting an argument started & disrupting general decorum. I think if I were a mod I'd give him a very polite warning & if it continued from there the next warning would be in the form of a 30-day suspension.

Originally Posted by metalsaber 

So I received my http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006CRXK4S/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00 glasses today. I haven't had a chance to watch a movie yet but they already are an upgrade over the glasses that came with the set. They FIT over my glasses. What a blessing. They do block out surrounding light which is much nice. And since they fit over my glasses they feel MUCH more comfortable. I'm charging them up and will watch some UP 3D tonight if possible.

Originally Posted by ruegway 

I have a 65" ES8000 purchased in August. Nov. 15, I had the front panel replaced because of vertical banding, and the replacement panel was better, but still had significant banding. The owner of the Samsung authorized repair shop refused to authorize another panel, even though I thought the banding was still excessive.
Now a new problem has gradually appeared. Using Movie mode, backlight (17), brightness (46), and gamma (set at 0, measured at 2.21 by Calman5) are set so there is no clouding on bright scenes. Eco mode, Dynamic contrast, and Black tone are all off. Dark scenes have become way too dark in the past two weeks. Shows like NCIS, Blue Bloods, and any dark movie are much to dark, with little or no detail because the scene is way too dark.
On another forum, a poster suggested this was CE dimming, but isn't it supposed to be off in Movie mode?
I have filed another repair request with Samsung, making sure to have a different service center, because I want the banding, as well as the too dark scenes evaluated by someone different. I expect to hear from them tomorrow, and am going to ask for another new panel, as well as troubleshooting this dark issue.
Any ideas from anyone who has seen anything similar.

Originally Posted by ruegway 

I spoke with a Samsung rep, and told him about my issue with the Service Center (The banding is better on the replacement panel, but it is still noticeable, and I told them I was not happy and wanted another panel) The owner stated he was not going to authorize another panel replacement. I told the Samsung rep that I was not satisfied with the service center's decision, and that I was not comfortable having them come into my house and make a decision on my television again--I asked for another service center in my area.
I told him about my new issue with dark scenes being way too dark, and he agreed to authorize the new service center to look at both issues when then comes to check on it. I told the Samsung rep that I was very unhappy with my Samsung purchase (two repair requests in a 4 month period), and if this was not handled to my satisfaction, my next call was to someone higher up to authorize a refund. He was very nice throughout the entire conversation, as was I, and I at least got off the phone feeling a little better. I am still having feelings of buying the wrong product, but a fixed television will go a long way toward making those feelings go away

Originally Posted by mo949 

Someone once complained those had a yellow tint to them. Can you confirm if that's true?

Originally Posted by sabesh 

I know exactly the types you mean. I've run into a few of them over the years
He's actually been trolling for quite a while. But the Mods don't interfere too much over here, and I respect that. But this particular troll does deserve a temp ban, I agree.

Originally Posted by Needis 

New look to the smart hub?
http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/25/samsung-UI-refresh/

Originally Posted by rckrz6 

looks good

Originally Posted by PiratesCove 

Love the color on the ES in Movie Mode with Custom.
For Standard Mode which is more accurate, Auto or Native?
Currently I'm using Custom that is set to/shared with Movie Mode.
Movie Custom color and Standard Custom color can't be set independently.

Originally Posted by turboman123 

hello
In Movie mode, I made measurements and I did not find a big difference between Auto, Native and Custom (with standard settings). But I have not done measurements in Standard mode. I might have some time next week to do that.