Official LG XXLM7600 Owners Thread... - Page 20

Originally Posted by tpollagi

OK, so last night with only a single small lamp in the room for lighting I put in Harry Potter, Half Blood Prince (to entertain some guests) and I find myself out of my normal straigt-on viewing position and sitting to the side at about 35-40 degrees from the panel.

Aweful, awefuuul, awwwwefuullll picture. This movie is very dark and has very little color in it and really showed me how bad the black level on this set is. This was from a standard DVD over HDMI from an average BluRay player that had been set-up with the AVS set up disk. All the other settings had been optimized as well.

The "black" letter-box bars are not black; there is enough light pouring out of the panel that true-black (as guaged by the thin bands of the bezel) is probably 4 steps lower (on a 10 step scale) than what I am getting. Sitting to the side makes everything worse. The off angle viewing from this set is very poor. Not only does the black level get worse but the contrast drops off rapidly since the brightness also drops off.

Movie ends and I switched over to Saturday Night Live from an OTA broadcast in HD. Pow, bright and colorful full screen image that looked great. The angular drop off is still present but not nearly as noticeable on bright image comtent.

The set works great on bright content but you can really see the shortcommings of edge-lit LED/LCD on dark content. If this is an IPS panel then I also have to conclude that IPS is greatly over-rated for superior viewing angle.

Maybe plasma is the only current way to get a better black level and maybe all the LED sets have black-level problems. I'm putting this out there for anyone considering their options. The contrast ratio is high because the brights are VERY bright, not because the blacks are deep.

Originally Posted by tpollagi

OK, so last night with only a single small lamp in the room for lighting I put in Harry Potter, Half Blood Prince (to entertain some guests) and I find myself out of my normal straigt-on viewing position and sitting to the side at about 35-40 degrees from the panel.

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The set works great on bright content but you can really see the shortcommings of edge-lit LED/LCD on dark content. If this is an IPS panel then I also have to conclude that IPS is greatly over-rated for superior viewing angle.

Originally Posted by BruceOmega


Have others compared the LG 7600 specifically to the HX929 sets / the ES8000 sets? If so, was wondering what the opinions are.

Thanks
Bruce

Originally Posted by CoryB23

I didn't get to do a side-by-side with the Sony, buy did between the LG 7600 and the Samsung es8000, and we both preferred the pic (and my wife really preferred the bezel) of the LG lm7600.

Originally Posted by CoryB23

While I can't say that I've conducted any scientific tests with varying content, I will say my experience with both of the 55lm7600s we've owned (now on our second), I've been very impressed by the off angle viewing. When we do a family movie night with the kids, my wife and I sit look bookends on our sectional, both being considerably off center, and the picture looks great.

In fact, there's a spot in the corner of the room on the same wall as the tv where we have a little chair. I'll sit there sometimes when we let our daughter watch some Disney Jr., and while obviously that content is very bright, I'm impressed at how good the picture is at about a 15-20 degree angle.

Originally Posted by sat9090


And is this same even with dark screens..i mean r u happy with black levels??

Originally Posted by sat9090

And is this same even with dark screens..i mean r u happy with black levels??

Originally Posted by BruceOmega


I am tempted to buy the 7600 now rather than waiting to look at the 9600 sets.

Thanks
Bruce

Originally Posted by ben12345

Bruce, I am in the same situation as you. I have been trying to decided between a Samsung and the LG. I would really prefer the LG9600 but no one seems to know when it is going to be released. I have been waiting on the Samsung ES7100 which is the same as the ES8000 except without the camera and voice controls which I have no interest in but it is also still waiting to be released. So the only two available today to compare is the two you looked at. I am going to HHGreg tomorrow to view the LG7600 vs the Samsung ES8000.
What I have read indicates that the LG is much better for 3D and the Samsung is better for non 3D PQ.

Originally Posted by CoryB23

That's still up for debate. I haven't had an issue with it yet, but haven't watched any really dark material late. It's in our main family room, so it usually goes from a few children's shows to basketball or baseball pretty quickly. Once I get a chance to put it through its paces with Dark Knight and Inception, I'll post further feedback. Can't promise that anytime soon though.

Originally Posted by tuakko

Hi,

Would someone like to answer on how does this set perform with different video files (divx,xvid,mkv,mp4) from external usb harddrive, and does it support subtitles (.sub/.srt) for the mentioned video formats ?

Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by drhifive

the LM8600 models are currently available for about 10-100 dollars more than the LM7600 models( 47"- 55")

Anyone think it's worth it? Info on the 8600 seems really thin.

Originally Posted by guima

differences between the 7600 and the 8600 seem thin indeed: mostly the dual core cpu and aesthetics.

I've got the 7600 from hhgregg last Friday and will be returning it shortly.

I like the set and like the picture quality. I have accentuated backlight bleeding on the lower-left corner, but it doesn't bother me too much. The "local dimming" takes care of most of it anyway.

The deal breaker for me is the vertical banding which is noticeable during normal viewing (no special content necessary to spot them). Even my wife, while watching HGTV, has spotted them and she certainly doesn't go about looking for flaws.

The bands are more easily spotted while watching panning shots (sports). I will try to post pics later.

Originally Posted by guima

Perhaps the LG 9600 may be worth another try, but I won't be going back to the store until I read some good reviews on a particular set.

Originally Posted by sat9090

I did pulled the trigger on 8600 after 2 weeks of 7600 usage.paid $1391 including taxes on 7600 while paid $33 more for $8600. Dual core,skype enabled and voice control remote just few differences..but majorly went becoz for $33 buck got dual core n skyp..it was no brainier call )

Originally Posted by drhifive

Such performance does not seem likely with the current Models.

Originally Posted by SmoothMJJ

Nope: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnzQl...1&feature=plcp

Recorded by StickyWinkey at AVForums from his 9600. It looks like utter garbage for the price.

Originally Posted by drhifive

Best of luck with your new purchase. Would be great to hear the opinion of someone with first hand experience of both models.

All the complaints about the new tv types both plasma and led/lcd are very discouraging and confusing. Last TV was a 1994 Toshiba 34" CRT. A gross beast it was, but it worked perfectly for more than 17 years. Such performance does not seem likely with the current Models.

Originally Posted by rwinston


My previous TV was a 50" Panasonic plasma, and this is my first big LCD/LED. I am liking the picture a lot better on the LG. I think one of the problems with the Plasma is that there's a lot of light in my TV room and I really couldn't tell what was going on in dark scenes. I don't have that problem with the LG.

Originally Posted by GustafGustaf

I'm thinking about buying 55LM7600, but I'm afraid it's too glossy and it'll be acting like a mirror, making (especially) dark scenes unwatchable. Could any one comment on that? I'm little bit surprised it's OK even in the bright room...
Till now I have mate 42'' so I don't have any experience with glossy screens...