Official Samsung PNXXE7000 - PNXXE8000 owners thread - Page 115

Originally Posted by MNaudioguy 

So your saying jump on it? Who do people recommend for online dealers? Crutchfield, amazon, etc? They all seem to be about the same price

Originally Posted by cdub5 

Um..... YES. It might drop a little more when new models are available but this is a great price. Get it at best buy. They price match Amazon on everything now and it's easier to return to them than online if there are any issues. Wish i was patient enough to wait for superbowl/new model release prices. This TV is the best

Originally Posted by lovinthehd 

I was just reading that Philips apparently had a model that had the built in bias lighting but no longer available in the US...so it has been done but maybe not enough people appreciate the use to buy. Depends on how far from the wall and what you can do but there's a variety of ways to do it. I saw one guy just bought rope lights to suit.

Originally Posted by SiGGy 

The only thing I'd like to add here is the brightness levels claimed are confusing and should be taken with a grain of salt..

Plasmas use dynamic drive systems and different size full white patterns will read different. So one calibrator/reviewer might use 10% sized patterns while another uses 1%. These will produce different numbers even though they are both the same peak white.

Then to make matters even more confusing. You can't cross compare. A vt50 calibrated to 30fl with 10% patterns will appear dimmer than a e8000 calibrated to 30fl using the same patterns. Why you might ask? It's due to the programming of the ABL and the dynamic drive systems. All of the manufacturers are different. Thus cross comparing is a bit more difficult than it might seem. Now if plasmas were actually very accurate with gamma across a wide range of APL this wouldn't be an issue, but they're not.

So when looking at these things from fellow board members or professionals... if the max brightness on a plasma is stated and they don't say what size pattern was used the data is almost worthless. As you can't compare it to other measurements without knowing this.

Originally Posted by bargervais 

thats not true Amazon has a great return policy free shipping and no tax

Originally Posted by Icon13 

There is no such thing as an HD antenna. It is just a marketing scheme. Any cheap bunny ear antenna will do just fine.

Originally Posted by Bigchingan 

Just picked up the PN64E7000 and have a couple of questions:

1) I configured the display settings using calibrations I found online, which modified the Movie Mode. Is there any way to save those? As soon as I switched to dynamic and then back, all of the customizations were gone

2) Is there an HDMI Audio Out option? I purchased the matching Samsung E450 Soundbar, and I want to use ARC to get everything to sync properly. I'm using optical currently, but I'd like to know my other options

3) Anyone had any luck getting third party bluetooth keyboards to work with this? I have a Logitech Revue bluetooth keyboard that I'd like to repurpose for use with this.

Originally Posted by hskb 


I used to connect the hdmi cable through the receiver-->TV, but I guess this time around, I will have to connect the hdmi from the player to the plasma TV directly since I am not sure if my Receiver can pass-through the 3d signals. I will use optical cable for audio.

Originally Posted by ferl 

1) The settings should stick. The settings you want must be applied to each input. If you're changing inputs when you go to dynamic, it not reflect the settings you made to movie mode on a different input.

2) The only HDMI output of the TV is HDMI 2. The other HDMI ports on the TV do not support ARC.

3) Some have.

Originally Posted by ferl 

When using an optical cable to the receiver, the TV will output 5.1 if the TV is the source. If you connect a Bluray player to the TV, the optical cable will only output a 2 channel signal to the receiver. You can download a manual from the Samsung website if you're interested. Also, if you register the TV on the website it extends your warranty for 3 months.

Originally Posted by hskb 

Thank Ferl, especially on the warranty info.
for the optical, I connect the optical from blu ray player directly to the receiver, so I still get the dd 5.1 (i usually use netflix on my player). However, you brought a very valid point, i should consider using netflix directly from the this 'smart' tv with the optical output from tv to receiver to eliminate the middle man (player). I will check if my HT-RC160 Receiver accept 2 optical inputs.
Thanks again

PS: just checked and the ht-rc160 has 2 optical inputs.

Connections
• 5 HDMI*4 Inputs and 1 Output
• Onkyo for System Control
• 4 Digital Inputs (2 Optical / 2 Coaxial)
• Component Video Switching (2 Inputs/1 Output)
• Front “Portable” Input for iPod and MP3 Players
• Universal Port for the Dock for the iPod/HD Radio™*5
Dock
• Dual Subwoofer Pre Out
• Banana Plug-Compatible Speaker Posts
• Powered Zone 2 and Zone 2 Line Out
• Bi-Amp Capability for Music and Movie Sound
Effects

Originally Posted by Bigchingan 

Thank you for the answers. Expanding on number 1, is there a way I can just create a custom setting from scratch, so I can leave the four presets untouched? One thing I've found with this TV is it doesn't appear to be as bright as my 2007 era Panasonic Plasma 50"..

Originally Posted by cdub5 

It is true that Amazon is great with returns, my personal opinion is that it's easier to return to a local store than deal with shipping. Also, unfortunately for us Californian'we now pay tax on Amazon purchases

Originally Posted by Jruc03 

Anybody else not able to do the updates via online anymore?

About 4 updates back mine wouldn't find any new updates using the online method through the TV menu even though I knew a new one was available. Ever since then it won't find any new updates every time I try to scan for one instead I have to use the USB method.

Just wondering if anybody else has the same problem?