Official Vizio M650VSE Owners Thread! - Page 18

I still haven't received the firmware update. Still on 2.30.390. Seems weird they didn't add a simple "check for update" function. I tried turning the set on and off a bunch of times with no success.

Funny, I haven't recieved the firmware yet but I'm on 2.31.447

Myapplebuddy,

I haven't tried your new settings yet but I feel like all of this noise reduction, smoothness, adaptive luma etc... is just an attempt to mask the defects that come from crappy cable feeds. I pretty much turn it all off because I prefer the raw feed with it's defects to an over-processed band-aid. A little color enhancement (Normal mode) is the only processing I currently have on and even that produces very slight oversaturation, but I prefer the slight oversat to the dull color. Of course the oversat or dull color are so slight that depending on what I'm watching I could easily flip flop on this.

I think that even with the best display in the world I would set the color to the brink of oversaturation and then complain about color level vs. clarity. It's just what you do when trying to maximize your picture.

So it turns out the mother board is off , thus recessing the port enough to where the plug will not engage. Vizio is sending a tech out to replace the motherboard, I hope its not re-certified.

How was the profile of 1.3"? Did you have trouble managing wires? I am debating if I should get this wall mount or a Sanus Systems VMPL50A-B1

could really use a point in the right direction please

Mostly concerned with what cable will be best from running from TiVo > tv
And
Surround/DVD > tv

Monoprices video says some are not good for going to/from audio receivers but doesn't say what is good
Tia

Edit - found this thread which helps a lot http://www.avsforum.com/t/1424098/which-hdmi-cable-do-i-need-to-buy-from-monoprice#post_22711835
Other opinions/input is still appreciated
Edited by willndmb - 12/16/12 at 3:38pm

It definitely sits very firmly against the wall. The cables have to be attached before it was hung. As far as managing the cables, I only have one hdmi and the optical cable and was able to have them come through the gap in the middle. Getting it hung and the cables attached will require three people.

Just picked up my M650 at costco for 1298. I hated to pay more then what others paid on BF, but it was still the cheapest 65 inch.

I have a 47in vizio so I love all the features and such... BUT my only issue with this new set is the black level performance. It is way off from the 47 inch that now is in the bedroom.

Does anyone have any tips or tricks for an improved black level? Most recently I was watching "Taken", and there is a scene near the end when Liam is in a dark room behind a man wearing a black suit, it looked terrible - Like the brightness was way too high. I went to the 47inch and played it (TIVO), and it looked good.

Well i figure out how to set it all up and its working out great. i mounted the tv on the wall with a wall mount from Costco full motion slim profile one. i mounted the sound bar under it and it all looks great. I also bought the vizio webcam its works great with skype.
now for the setup.

I have the xbox,ps3, cable box wii, hooked up to the tv and the sound bar hooked up to the tv with an optical connection. the only issue i have is i wish i had one more hdmi connection for my laptop when i stream movies and stuff. i just disconnect the hdmi from my xbox and connect it to my laptop.

I love my TV so far.
I just have one question is there a way turn the auto dimming function off?

excuse the mess lol.

@ willndmb: use an opticle cable to push the audio to a surround sound system if you are worried about the audio from an HDMI. You just dropped $1K on a TV, a $12 cable is not going to break the bank and it is worth it.

@ Soliz
Yes, there is a place in the menu to turn off the auto dimming function. I am not infront of my TV, but I believe it is in the advance settings menu. Not to hard to find.

Sam's has a nice wall mount for $89 that lets the TV tilt and rotate left to right. It looks very nice, but I am not fully convinced of its stability. Has anyone tried this with the Vizio or a comprable large TV. Thanks.

good point, thanks
Ordered optical and hdmi cables today
My mount came today
New shelving unit for boxes is in
Can't wait to get this set up on Christmas

Just watched Prometheus on blu-ray. It looked and sounded amazing. I have my Comcast cable box and blu-ray player hooked up to my yahama receiver(with ARC support) via hdmi and a single hdmi out going to the tv.

Speakers are:
Monitor 60 Series II fronts
Monitor 50 series II rears
CS1 center channel
Bic f12 sub crossed over at 80hz
All the speakers are set to small

It's honestly like I'm at the movies.

To comment on input lag again. My Xbox 360 has no HDMI so I had to use VGA to the vizio with optical going to the receiver. Game mode on under settings. There is very very little lag. I was playing black ops 2 and was actually playing the best I have played in a while. My friend who was playing with me didn't notice any lag.

I had this same problem because the roundness of the optical cable would not fit snug. Mine actually would not click in at first because of the thickness of the plastic on the plug.
I took a sharp knife and sliced and carved and shaved the plastic back on the optical plug and then plugged it right back in. It clicked and fit within the TV terminal area and would not come out. I hope this helps!

Essentially what I was trying to say was by carving it back to make the cable a smaller radius to fit in there and you are good.
It will not affect the performance at all as long as you dont' go over board and cut the wire. You will not see the wire behind the tv problem solved.

I think I paid $4 bucks for a 15' optical at Monoprice.com so even better.

Will the Vizio 40 in sound bar work with having it on the stand? I will have it on the stand until I move out of my apartment and into my new place this next summer. I am finally receiving this TV after dealing with the SAMs fiasco. I will update my message when I actually get the TV.

Well I got my replacement today and guess what. Performs exactly the same. CEC switches the receiver to TV after about 30-60 seconds. HOWEVER, even though the firmware is the same, 2.31.447, I noticed the LDT in the info screen is Dec 8 as opposed to Jan 1 1970 (unix time = 0). Also, I think the responsiveness after startup is WORSE and for longer, if you can believe that.

PLEASE VIZIO, get someone on this firmware ASAP. My 90 days to return this to Sams is as long as I plan to wait. Almost 30 are gone!!!!

does anyone know what video formats this tv accepts? As far as i know, it has only read .avi video files.

I have some MP4 files it read just fine. They have to be small files to fit on a FAT32 formated USB drive. Small meaning a little over 4GB is the max size. Most HD moives in MP4 format are bigger than that.

We got this tv thru amazon for 1398. The price seems fair but we are having issues with banding. It isn't noticeable all the time but it can be distracting. We are trying to decide if we should replace with same model or try a different brand or model.

How many others are having banding problems with this tv? It would be terrible to ship another tv only to have the same problem. I wish we had a local store where we could see a tv before buying.

Read back through the thread a bit and try some of the settings people (including myself) have posted and see if that helps. Also, I improved the banding on my set by rubbing the screen with a microfiber cloth. I posted a "how to" in this thread a ways back for that too. Good luck.

I'm back to ground zero with my TV going out for a couple of seconds and coming back on with the audio fully intact at the most random times of the day/night. Vizio doesn't know what the issue is and are replacing the TV entirely. Quite pissed to have to demount a 95lb TV 6 feet off the ground.

Is no one else using CEC with this set? Would like to know if others are having issues as well.....

I just noticed a dead pixel on my set. I got this set on black Friday from bj's. Should i return/exchange the tv to bj's or make a warranty claim

I had already read all the posts and tried the cloth and settings. No improvement. The cloth trick will not change banding, that is a manufacture defect in the panel and cant be fixed. I think only ONE person in this thread claims to have no banding so I should have phrased the question differently:

Does anyone own one of these tvs that does NOT have any banding problems?

We are definitely returning ours to Amazon. We decided to return the tv since the picture quality is worse than our 9 year old rear projection Mitsubishi 1080i that we replaced. This new tv does have a better picture with still shots, but with any motion shots it is awful. For example, 4-6 inch wide vertical bars (these are shadows or changes in brightness and are difficult to describe, but if you have them you will know it) are noticeable on nearly every football scene. We would consider buying the same model again say at the local Walmart but if all of them have this banding problem, then we don't want to waste our time.

Its hard to believe so many people like this tv with the bad picture quality so maybe we just got a bad unit with excessive banding.
Edited by Tuco314 - 12/23/12 at 12:15pm

No banding issues here. Have had the TV for about 6 weeks. I actually had to do a search in order to understand what banding is. TV is a great deal for the price.

There are at least a couple of us that are having issues with it turning off the receiver and switching the receiver input after turning on the TV. I am using a Pioneer 1020.

I did have it connected via WiFi and I disabled that and it that has kept the TV from turning off the receiver. I have heard that the new firmware helps, but I don't know how to force the check for update.

Did a chat with Vizio about the Firmware check:
There is zero manual interaction and supposed to update in 48 hours.

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Aaden: Thank you for contacting VIZIO Live Chat, the home of Entertainment Freedom for All. This is Aaden in South Dakota. Have you ever contacted us before?
Aaden: I see you have questions about an update on a TV.
K_Rock: how can I force a firmware check?
Aaden: There really is no way to force an update.
K_Rock: Reall?
Aaden: It would have to be connected and be allowed to update on its own.
K_Rock: So how long does it have to be connected before it will update 'on its own.'
K_Rock: How does it know that there is an update?
Aaden: It could take up to 48 hours to update.
K_Rock: So If I connect it now, it should be update by Christmas?
K_Rock: 48 hours of painfully dealing with the TV
Aaden: Yes it should update within 48 hours.
K_Rock: I can't download the firmware and put it on a USB stick in a certain folder that the TV will check automatically when first turning on?
K_Rock: If a technician comes out to look at a TV, they don't have a way to force a firmware update?
K_Rock: you are honestly telling me that you designed a product that cannot be manually updated?
K_Rock: ?
Aaden: Unfortunately there is no way to update it with a USB drive. We will need you to connect it to your internet to allow it to update normally.
K_Rock: ok, so then I guess if its not updated by Wednesday, then i start a chat session again?
Aaden: Yes you can do that or call 877-878-4946 for assistance.
K_Rock: ok, have a good holiday

Mine has very minor banding but I only notice it on solid backgrounds and even then it's not bad. I'm very picky about image quality and its not even close to being bad enough to return the set on mine. With the current settings I'm using I'm very happy with the image quality too. Out of the box I hated the image and was ready to return the set. I'm glad I got it looking good cause for the money it's a great TV. It sounds like you may have a badly manufactured set though - I'm watching football right now and notice no banding at all even if I'm looking for it.