OFFICIAL SAMSUNG LN-S26",32",40",46" thread(QUESTIONS,Calibration, ETC.) - Page 101

Originally Posted by Brian E

...Now when I turn the TV and STB box on simultaniusly via the Comcast remote, the TV is searching for a HDMI signal for a few seconds before I get a picture. ..

Originally Posted by Riverside_Guy

Retrow, it sounds like you've set your cable box to send only 720p to your TV. Some advice doing exactly that. I set my cable box to send all resolutions to the TV, thus I "know" exactly what they ARE by the Sammie's Info button. Besides, the Sammie does both scaling and deinterlacing to a quality I find slightly better than the cable box.

Originally Posted by Bravenuts

I just purchased the LN-S4051D from Best Buy last week and the TW people came out with my HD DVR this week. There are only around 6 or 7 HD channels from TW. (which sucks) When I put these on they look pretty good but not perfect like the stores. The rest of the channels look ok but def far from "wow".....The non-HD channels sometimes are even blurry or fuzzy. Honestly my 32" SONY CRT was about the same. HELP!

I have a couple questions:
1. I am using reg cables from TW, Would Component or HDMI really make a huge difference? If so, what kind?2. Do I need to change some settings on the TV or the Cable box to maxamize the picture?

When I go to the stores and see the picture it is extremely sharp from all angles and even when you get closer to the picture (within a couple feet) It seems like on my TV it gets worse (blurry) the closer I get.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
Scott

Originally Posted by Kateri

Here's sort of a weird thing.
I just got my Samsung S3251D just a few days ago and I'm getting things hooked up to it and all that stuff when I noticed that something didn't look quite right but I couldn't figure it out. I stood back and noticed that the TV was lopsided. At first I thought that since I had the TV extended to it's full angle that that was the problem so I straightened it out and it was still lopsided. Then I thought that maybe it was the nautical siding on the wall that was askew. I got the level out and the nautical siding on the wall was straight and level and then I put the level on the TV cart and it was level and then I put the level on top of the TV and it is the TV that is crooked!! One side is difinetly 3/8" lower than the other side and it is somewhat annoying. It might not seem like much but if you put a hanging picture askew by that much you can see what I mean - it is annoying.
I hate to turn in the TV because it works awesome, there's no dead pixels, etc., everthing is immaculate.
My question is would you keep it or would you turn it in for a new one?
I was thinking of calling Circuit City and telling them about it and see if I could get some kind of a compensation (refund) rather than bringing the TV for an exchange.
I'm not sure what to do.

Any suggestions??

Originally Posted by Brian E

Now when I turn the TV and STB box on simultaniusly via the Comcast remote, the TV is searching for a HDMI signal for a few seconds before I get a picture. With the STB hooked up via component cable, I dont have this lag. Anyone else experience this?

Originally Posted by Jim Sisti

We've just purchased a Samsung LN-S4695D and I noticed that the analog inputs (component video and A/V inputs) are much darker than the HDMI inputs. Is this something that can be adjusted? Will an ISF calibration even this out?

Originally Posted by BrOnXbOmBr21

Hi, everyone. I'm new here, and to be completely honest, I didn't go through all 101 pages of this thread, but I did do a few searches and came up with nothing.

I bought a PlayStation 3 at the end of 2006, and I finally came up with the cash for a Samsung LN-S2641D and picked it up from Best Buy over the weekend. The pairing is a match made in heaven, except for one minor issue.

I popped in my copy of Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby on Blu-ray (it came with my PS3) just to test out some Blu-ray content on the new TV. In case some of you aren't familiar with how the PS3's display settings work, here's a quick run-through: you select the connection (composite/S-video/component/HDMI), then the resolutions supported by your TV (480p/720p/1080i/1080p). Your PS3 outputs video at the maximum resolution you select.

I prefer a progressive image, so I unchecked the 1080i box, even though my TV obviously supports it. That way, my PS3 would output only at either 480p or 720p. I have my PS3 hooked up to my TV over HDMI. The PS3's main interface, the Cross Media Bar (XMB) shows up in 720p, as expected (that resolution is what's reported by the TV when I hit the info' button).

Anyway, once I started playing the Blu-ray movie, I hit Info again, and was somewhat surprised when it reported the resolution: 720x480. I didn't understand why it downsampled to ED-resolution video, so I called up Sony's tech support. They told me to try checking the 1080i box in the Display Settings, and lo and behold, it worked: I saw Sacha Baron Cohen and Andy Richter making out in 1080i HD. Still, though, the lack of 720p output is quite vexing, especially because my TV does indeed support it it's not like I have a CRT HDTV that only works with 1080i. Also, the one PS3 game I own (Resistance: Fall of Man), along with the HD-quality videos I download from the PlayStation Store, all output just fine in 720p. Any ideas?

Originally Posted by mindbend@mindben

This is my first post on these forums. Great place BTW.

First, please don't be offended or get defensive about my forthcoming comments. I know people get upset when negative comments are made about products that they prefer. Here goes...
I think I made a big mistake by buying an LN-S3241D. My plan was to have it be a temporary smaller set to get my by until Sony updated their XBR line to HMDI 1.3 (I just have it in my head I need HMDI 1.3 and the XBR, which gets rave reviews all around).

So I went to Best Buy and stared at LCDs for two hours and quickly narrowed it down to the Samsung LN-S3241D and a Sharp LC32D43U. Actually, to my eye, the Sharp looked bit better than the Sammy (darks were much better), but I hated the glossy finish of the Sharp. There was a Toshiba that looked pretty good too, but I hadn't read anything about it so I didn't factor it in. The rest were junk in that price range ($1,000-ish for a 32"). Some were so bad I couldn't imagine anyone buying them.

The video loop in the store was deceiving in hindsight. There was little fast motion, it was some slow pace nature stuff, a pinao player and a computer 3D thing. It all looked good in the store.

At home, the big thing is the blur. I can't stand it. It makes me crazy looking at it it's so bad. It's the kind of thing I could see a lot of people not being bothered by, but I am not one of those people. I edit video for a living, so I'm extra sensitive to such things. It's making this process nearly impossible. From what I've read on this forum, it looks like the LN-S3241D simply does suck when it comes to blur. I would go so far as to say it makes gaming out of the question for all but the most casual gamer on this TV.

Another thing is how digital video is resolved. We have digital cable (not HD yet) and the macroblocking is intolerable. It's unwatchable to my eye. Fast motion scenes actually are the most tolerable. It's subtle scenes that are particularly painful when all you see a person's face constantly shifting about. Infuriating. I think I'm going to go ahead and get HD service just to see how that helps. Believe me, I understand SD will not look as good as HD. But I'm not concerned about pure resolution or color fidelity, I'm concerned about the blurring and the pixel shifting/resolving.

I also find its dark levels to be pretty bad. But I knew that when comparing to the Sharp, I just didn't think it would bug me as much as it does.

I'm used to editing DV and HD footage on Apple Cinema Displays. Even my five year old 22" Cinema Display blows this TV out of the water. I was surprised by this. Is this normal? Am I expecting too much from a TV of this price? Are computer LCDs made that much better? I know in general they are, but I figured a lower res TV (non-1080 that is) would have performed better.

QUESTION 1: How much does that macroblocking or pixelization resolving (if I can make up terms) go away with HD source? I'm assuming it helps a lot to have HD but it's still going to be there to some extent.

QUESTION 2: Is this TV's blur issue common across brands? Is it just because it's one of the more consumer level TVs?Would $500 more gotten me a 32" TV without this blur?

QUESTION 3: How much does the connection type affect blur and darkness? I'm guessing it doesn't help blur at all, but probably helps darkness in that the footage has more headroom bandwidth. The HMDI connection from my Apple TV looks quite good, but I've only watched trailers (lower res than full purchase). To my eye, the Apple TV (HMDI) trailers look better than the DVDs (standard, not HD) I've viewed. Now the DVD player is my original Xbox with a crappy composite connection, so I know it can get a lot better. I will try a better player/connection soon. Also, I'm downloading an iTunes movie now, so we'll see.

I'm very seriously thinking of taking this TV back and bypassing LCD altogether and going back to CRT. This TV really turned me off and made me gunshy to even think about more expensive LCD models.

Thoughts? I'd love to hear feedback about how crazy I am or where else I should look or other things I should consider. Thanks for any help.

Thanks!!!