2007 Samsung LED Owner's Thread (HLT XX87/89S) - Page 307

Originally Posted by Kloc

What do all you guys have your TV's sitting on. I just ordered the 5687S and I will need something to put it on. I've heard that the stand made for it is kinda cheap and not worth the price. Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by BLACKTOOTHGRIN

Thanks for the test images SUPWDAT, they really made the problem all that more noticable. I'm still not sure if I should take it back to exchange it or not. I have seen some other posts on here with pictures of perfect geometry on the tv screens so I'm just not sure.

Are all of these Tv's prone to this?

Any ideas on the firmware?

Originally Posted by longsnowsm

We received our HL-T6189S last week. So far I haven't noticed a lot of the things others have pointed out here on this thread. I bought it from Vann's and it was a smooth transaction, and the TV arrived in great shape.

So far I am very impressed with the brightness, clarity, and image on this TV. Looks better than my LCD TV that this unit replaced. QAM has given us access to a lot of digital channels that we didn't have before. So that was a huge bonus. The colors, details, and overall image quality is very nice.

So far I can say that I can recommend this TV to anyone looking at getting one. It has surpassed my expectations after reading a lot of the posts here I was very concerned about buying this TV, but now I am glad I did.

My only issue with the TV so far has been with the video display setting called dynamic. It makes a lot of content look grainy. Not quite as noticeable on standard, and movie mode makes things appear pretty film like. I still have a lot of learning to do and playing with settings, but overall I am pretty happy. Standard def content is passable, but this set really shines with HD content. Upconverted DVD's look pretty good, and HD content looks great.

Anyone who is a power consumption nut like I am might be interested to know that the power consumption with this set using the default settings is in the 186-188 watts powered on, and less than 1 watt in standby. I used a Kill-a-Watt meter for this reading. I have not checked since I started tweaking the TV, but I am sure that those numbers are lower once you get the TV dialed in as the default settings are pretty bright. This is one of the things I like about the RPTV is the power use for the size of screen is very reasonable. You couldn't touch an LCD or Plasma in the 61" range that consumes anywhere near these numbers.

So far we are thrilled with the TV.

Longsnowsm

Originally Posted by BLACKTOOTHGRIN

Hey Kloc,
In my opinion, the best stand for the 5687SAX is a Planet 3 95110 stand. The stand matches the Piano Black Samsung TV cabinet perfectly.

Originally Posted by Lord Vader

I'll check into the firmware issue; it couldn't hurt. On that note, can either of you, or anyone else for that matter, confirm which is the most recent and up to date firmware version for the 6189S?

Originally Posted by BLACKTOOTHGRIN

Hey Kloc,
In my opinion, the best stand for the 5687SAX is a Planet 3 95110 stand. The stand matches the Piano Black Samsung TV cabinet perfectly. There are 2 smoked glass shelves and a smoked beveld glass top. Every piece is very sturdy and very well made. It is definately does not have the cheap look & feeling of the matching Samsung stand. I dig this stand son much, I may go purchase another just to keep on hand.

I purchased mine at Fry's Electronics for $300, but the model I got was slightly different. It measured 48" instead of the 58" 95110. So my tv actually overhangs an inch on each side, which is hardly noticeable, but with the 95110 you'l have 4"'s of extra room on each side of your tv. Also mine sits 24" high instead of the 18" high 95110. Both are great, and I don't think you'd be dissapointed with either of them. I atatched a picture below.

Hope this helps,
BLACKTOOTHGRIN

Originally Posted by alvindd

My stand came from Best Buy, very sturdy and heavy.http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1165609791326

Originally Posted by Kloc

Yeah I looked at that stand yesterday I think it looks pretty nice but my girlfriend doesnt like it for some reason. She's the boss lol.

PS. Is that your TV? I love the speakers in the walls.

Originally Posted by chaddev

HI all i just bought the Samsung 50" dlp 87 series. ... any help on getting the best out of this tv. Any tweeks i can do in the menu to get the best picture quality out of this thing............

Originally Posted by chaddev

HI all i just bought the Samsung 50" dlp 87 series. I love the picture quality on the HD format but having trouble getting a good picture on regular tv (cable hook up). Any help? Also any help on getting the best out of this tv. Any tweeks i can do in the menu to get the best picture quality out of this thing............

Originally Posted by Sir Lagzalot

Now my HL-T5087S has the buzzing and the Halo just haven't noticed it until today. I purchased it on November 4th so to late to return it; but don't really want a repaired set I want a new one, is it to much to ask to have it replaced as opposed to repaired, or am I SOL.

I bought this TV on 11/30. It has a severe case of the halo effect described in the "Consumer Alert" above. Although I wanted to like the TV and keep it, I have to give it the lowest rating because of the halo problem and the terrible service to fix the problem. The TV is fine, but the halo completely ruins it for me -- it shows up as a blue/purple circular haze in the lower middle screen in a good number of high contrast scenes (extreme example: Harry Potter 5, chapter 2 - when Nymphadora makes her entry holding a point source light into Harry's dark room).

My experience with 3 Samsung service companies in the DC area has been horrible. The first two companies Samsung customer service scheduled for me never showed up and never returned calls. People from the 3rd one did show up but appeared completely clueless about the problem. By now I have this quite well researched -- I showed them various movie frames where the halo crops up, and I also showed them test images from avsforum (search for posts by MLXXXp on Samsung LED rear projector owners thread). But they wanted to take the TV away for tests and then decide what to do about it. When I showed them the consumer alert on this site they said they know nothing about that problem.

I also talked to a supervisor at Samsung customer service. She refused to assign another service company or have them perform the service at my home even when I suggested that I may have to return the TV. I pointed the alert to her as well, to which she said that Samsung can not be responsible for any alert that amazon puts on it's site.

Be prepared to potentially go through all this if you are buying it. Mine is going back.

Originally Posted by Lord Vader

Doesn't your 6187 have HDMI 1.3 capability? I have a 6189S and that one does.

Originally Posted by mi2k

I have a playstation 3 that has an hdmi 1.3 output. Now that I am thinking of returning my 6187, should I go for a TV with hdmi 1.3? What difference does it make in picture quality, and do you think it is worth the extra cost?

Originally Posted by alvindd

Left side of my 6189 is slightly higher than the right..
I think that the only fix is to "tilt the screen".
This involves taking off the back cover and adjusting the DMD board accordingly using a Crosshatch Pattern.
I have not done this myself, I read about it in the Samsung HL-T6169S tecnichians manual.
I'm hoping that when I have the TV professionally calibrated, they can do that for me also.

Originally Posted by trance

Long story short -

My first 6187S was scratched so bad on delivery it had to be a previous return, even though it was sold to me as new...The second 6187S had bad geometry which I felt was unacceptable. The delivery date was missed on a third replacement (which I was never called about) so I wasted an afternoon because of the no-show. That retailer was "fired!" and I decided to try a different route.

I then decided to go through a higher-end retailer for the 6189S. It was just delivered a few hours ago. Geometry is the worst I have seen, both vertical (bowing on SD content) and horizontal (example: HD ESPN lower ticker). The grid jpeg image is the worst I have seen out of 3 sets. The new retailer, knowing my previous issues, is telling me this is as good as it gets.

I just sold my HLN 56" (which I had for 4 wonderful years) to a friend, so it is quite the bummer on the whole HLT saga to date...

My wife thinks I am being too picky...