Official Samsung HT-AS720 thread w. updated first post. - Page 12

Well, I actually went and bough it today. Total in CAN with customs is 630. Took a short 3h30 minutes drive from Montreal to Plattsburgh, NY Hooked it up , but no adjusment made as I was missing an HDMI cable that I have to order.

Tried the radio FM and works good. I need to re-read this thread to know how to adjust the speaker level because all I see is a gold thing in the middle of the speakers or I can adjust by the receiver it self. I'll play with it a bit , any PM regarding configuration *cough* redlikefire2 *cough* tips are greatly appreciated !

Ummm....Gold thing? What are you talking about?

are you talking about the screw hole in the back for mounting? The speaker level is not hard to adjust, just read the manual -- it takes like two buttons on the remote.

I tried reading it but all I saw was a bunch of your posts that didn't pertain to much.

Anyway, went ahead and hooked this unit up at work today. The biggest disappointment to me was not hearing a difference between Dolby Digital and TrueHD, we did multiple tests with customers, employees, and our installer, and no one could tell a significant difference between the two. We demoed Dave and Tim live at Radio City on Blu-Ray on a Sammy 1400. We also noticed some sync issues with the audio which never happened on the Sony SS2000. I liked the connectivity of the Samsung because I could use my own JBL speakers, but I may have to rethink this for a bedroom.

Ok, first post here guys so don't be too rough on me. I did, however, go thru the 11 pages of posts before I bought this system and decided to post. I apologize in advance for the length.

I had the luxury of trying this system in my house with no obligation. A friend of mine had already bought one and was nice enough to let me hook it up. Previously I had an older Sony receiver and separate Sony speaker system. These were about 5 years old and not a HTiB. Receiver back then ran about $500 and speaker system (5.1) was about $500 as well. Back-to-back we listened to a Seal DVD audio disc in DTS 5.1 along with some selected movie titles. The Samsung blew my old system away and at a much lower volume level (35 vs. 45). Bang for the buck it's a great value so I decided to purchase the system.

The rest of my system consists of a DirecTV HR-20 DVR and PS3 hooked to the receiver via HDMI then to my Sony SXRD 60" KDS-60A2020. I did notice the "popping" noise when playing BD on the PS3 (mostly when using FF to play) but my audio was already set to bitstream so not sure what I can do there. My biggest problem is when switching between my 2 HDMI devices. If I'm using my DVR on the SAT input and hit "3" on the remote for DVD input (PS3) everything works fine. When I try to go back to SAT by hitting "5" on the remote I get a black screen, not blank, and no audio. If I try hitting another direct input on the remote, like "4" for example, then hit "5" the video and sound come back. I just had Best Buy out today to calibrate my TV (big difference and I recommend it BTW) and the tech said it appeared to be a handshaking problem and to try contacting Samsung. I did call and got a Level II tech who set up a TV, cable box, and BD on his side but couldn't repeat the problem. His suggestion was to exchange the unit at BB or contact Sony as the problem might be TV related (it is not HDMI v1.3). I know this isn't a huge deal as I have a workaround but shouldn't you be able to switch up and back?

Finally, has anyone found the code to control this unit via a DirecTV remote?

I did adjust the speaker levels. I just read real fast when I got the system. But I spoke with a good and more the usefull member here and pointed in the right direction.

I haven't been able to play the PS3 just yet as I'm waiting for my 1.5Ft HDMI cable shipped overnight. Hopefully I'll get it Friday. If not monday has I live across the border. Only listened to FM but sounds good just a few tweaks and I need to really read the manual being a first time HT user

Awesome I was looking at those but I'm going to take a short trip to Ikea tonight to see other models. I just want them to hold not fall down. I don't want to spend a few hundred on stands as I need two pair.

I had a Sony HTIB before my Samsung Q85 and I had similar speaker stands, only the bottom was out of glass,

There were nice, but I like more Tall Slim speakers and thats why I bought the Samsung Q85...

If I decide to upgrade ny system to the AS720 I will definatelly keep my current speakers from the Samsung Q85

here is a pic of my system



I did add some other things to the living room, I'll take a new pic when I get home

Hey Turbta....

I also just experienced that weird issue yesterday!!

I thought it was just me not knowing how to operate the system though. I had a panasonic dvd player, and thought it was something to do with all 3 different parts - panasonic TV, samsung receiver, panasonic dvd. My problem was that the screen went black, but the sound was perfect. I figured it was just an issue with the DVD player.

Once I took back the Panasonic DVD player in exchange for the Samsung one...it's back to working easy. Although I don't really have a feel for all the options yet. I have a month to keep exploring it....but I hope to keep it. I wish I could have had a samsung TV to make things match perfect, but the Panasonic Plasma was just too good.

This might be the HTIB for me, an admitted home theatre moron.

I have a Samsung 5271 TV, PS3, AppleTV, and HD cable box. So my question is this:

This receiver has 2 HDMI inputs, but I have 3 HDMI components. My TV has 3 HDMI inputs (they are all connected now). Could I leave all the components plugged into the TV via HDMI, and then connect the TV out to the receiver via optical or HDMI? That way I'd never have to switch audio source on the receiver.. just video source on the TV.

Thanks

I have the same TV. Unfortunately, that won't work. The optical out will only output 2 channel stereo if you're not using the internal digital tuner. You'll have to go with a receiver like the Onkyo 705 if you want 3 HDMI inputs. That's what I ended up doing in the end.

So I picked up this system earlier this evening. I am replacing a cheapie Sony 5.1 system in one of my rooms. It is a medium sized family room and the Sony actually sounded pretty good with solid bass.

Setup was snap...I hooked up a Toshiba A2 using HDMI. Had to set the HDMI audio output to PCM, bitstream gave me the static.

I decided to try Transformers since I had watched it just last evening and was impressed by the 5.1 track on my Sony (using optical). On the Samsung I got the LPCM indication and I plopped down in the recliner for some listening tests.

I did not expect too much difference...but was anxious to hear the DD+ track through the Samsung.

HOLY MOTHER OF ZEUS!!! It was like watching it for the first time!! The sub was pounding my room...I mean the floor and walls were literally vibrating through the first chapter. I was hearing detail and nuance completely missing on the cheap Sony system.
The surrounds were filled with detail I missed last night. Any fear that this thing would not be loud enough was gone. Amazing
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I am completely satisfied! For $569 I get access to some great uncompressed audio tracks and a great looking and sounding system.

I think you just sold me

can someone tell me if it passes through both audio AND video through HDMI?
In some HTiB, HDMI only passes video. Does audio and video go through via hdmi or does it need a seperate audio connection?

I think you need to read at least the specs of the receiver, if you are lazy enough not to at even do that, you're lost in this place.
Do you even know what HDMI is???

Can any one hep me out?

I am using HDMI inputs. One from the Motorola DCT 3416 I cable box to the Samsung receiver; HDMI input 2. Then I have HDMI from pioneer pdp 5070 into the monitor slot on back of the receiver. But still not getting any pic our sound. I have the function on receiver set to Sat HDMI 2. I get sound when using the the tuner.
Please help.....

relax man im new. just calm down. and yea it high definition multimedia interface.

i just asked a question u didnt needa get in my face about it

It passes video and audio through HDMI.

I agree. There is no reason for anyone to doubt that this HTiB wont be loud enough. Forget what you demo in the store. Take it home adjust it and you wont be disappointed.

ok, you sold me, im getting this. How big are the speakers? they look small, but are they bigger in real life?

thank you, im probably going to get this now

Can anyone confirm any weird problems with this receiver?

So far, I have once experienced playing the FM radio with no sound. I turned it off, and then turned it back on, and it worked fine.

I then have twice had a problem of hearing audio, but not seeing video on my TV.

I loved this little system, but man...I'm tired of getting things from Samsung that don't work. I'm debating getting another one of these, but getting a receiver and speakers seperately is tempting too.

After seeing one other person experiencing this issue, I'm hesitant to go buy another.

I've found that if you're not using ALL Samsung components with their Anynet system you need to turn on this receiver FIRST before anything else. This tends to minimize, but not eliminate, the handshaking problems.

After talking with Best Buy again last night I'm going to try switching all my HDMI cables to 1.3 compatible ones to see if that makes any difference. Apparently someone else was having the same problems and I was told that the cables fixed the problem. I'll post the results.

Good luck on finding those stands, or any stands, at Ikea. I have the same stands that were posted earlier and I thought they were a bargain at $25/pair. Problem is they discontinued all speaker stands around August of 2007. I tried to find another set here in Atlanta but they were all gone.

I'm don't have the manual anymore.
Is there anyway to use this receiver without Anynet?
I have a panasonic plasma, and the tv was automatically switching to HDMI input when I played the DVD.

So this problem is called a handshaking issue? It's always there? That blows. Is that normal for all receivers?

How can I hook this puppy up wrong? It's so easy...I have 2 cables pretty much! one in and one out.

can anyone confirm if these speaker stands should work for the speakers of this HTiB?

http://www.monoprice.com/products/pr...seq=1&format=2