Most movies and TV I watch have some sort of letter boxing either to the side or up &amp; down. Will this be an issue for burn in for the first 100 hours?
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This tv goes to a screen saver after so many minutes so I have experienced no such problems. One can also set the tv to shut off after a certain amount if inactivity. I love this tv!
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Yes, it fades very badly when viewed from the side. This is not an issue because of the tv location, but if it's off center for you, I would not recommend it.
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I recently purchased the LN32A450 and have used it only with the cable feed and the most basic of packages from Comcast(no cable box). All of the unscrambled network broadcast channels(CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, etc.) come in HD and look great. The rest of the channels are SD and look good, especially if I view them in 4:3 format. The problem with doing that too much, however, is the risk of "burning in" because of not using the entire screen. The alternative is to view everything in 16:9 and putting up with the stretched faces, etc. The SD broadcasts are, in most cases, just as watchable as on my Sony Wega 27" analog TV. But with an HD signal, as you might expect, the Samsung really looks great! I recently purchased the LN32A450 and have used it only with the cable feed and the most basic of packages from Comcast(no cable box). All of the unscrambled network broadcast channels(CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, etc.) come in HD and look great. The rest of the channels are SD and look good, especially if I view them in 4:3 format. The problem with doing that too much, however, is the risk of "burning in" because of not using the entire screen. The alternative is to view everything in 16:9 and putting up with the stretched faces, etc. The SD broadcasts are, in most cases, just as... » Read More I recently purchased the LN32A450 and have used it only with the cable feed and the most basic of packages from Comcast(no cable box). All of the unscrambled network broadcast channels(CBS, NBC, FOX, PBS, etc.) come in HD and look great. The rest of the channels are SD and look good, especially if I view them in 4:3 format. The problem with doing that too much, however, is the risk of "burning in" because of not using the entire screen. The alternative is to view everything in 16:9 and putting up with the stretched faces, etc. The SD broadcasts are, in most cases, just as watchable as on my Sony Wega 27" analog TV. But with an HD signal, as you might expect, the Samsung really looks great! « Show Less
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I am utilizing the image burn in protection, which is set to "on" as the default setting anyway for this tv. I haven't seen any burn in issues even though i have watched movies close to 2 hrs long with the black bars on the top and bottom of the screen.
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I don't experience the video dropout when viewing the same scenes via a recording of the same movie via DVD player. Only using the satellite receiver hooked to the 806 with composite video and then uploaded to the TV via HDMI cable. I think it has something to do with the quality of the satellite video and/or inability of the receiver to "keep up" with extreme video changes.Secondly, as to the "S" at the end of the serial number, doesn't that stand for "silver".....whereas the black receiver doesn't have the "s".
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If you are asking about the FORMAT or ASPECT RATIO, look on the remote about mid-way top to bottom. There's a row of horizontal buttons (Mute/Format/Info/Favorites). I couldn't find anything in the manual if you don't have the remote...
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I just got this set. I have not noticed any issues with motion. However, when the set is placed in "vivid" mode, the picture looks very grainy when viewing things like: grass on a football field. In standard mode, it is really great.
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I went into my Comcast cable box Menu setting and changed a setting called 4:3 Pulldown = Off. (Sorry can't remember if that was the exact name of Comcast's setting). My bars went from Gray to Black after that.
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Not a silly question. The side with the writing is the "up" side of the disc. My desktop sits on its left edge, so there is no "up" and half the time I put a disc in backward. The writing should be on the same side as the "up" side of the front of your drive where it says "DVD" or whatever. Put the blank side toward the button that ejects your drive and you should be good.
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I don't think it is small like on an old box tv. It is much bigger than that. It is easy to read. It is the size of print on HLN when they introduce a story. It's just like the big bold letters except they aren't in bold.
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Ours says letter. Maybe they rerecorded the audio in newer versions though.
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The experts say not to watch 4:3 movies for the first 100 hours, but I did and I did not have any retention problems. In fact, I have a 2011 plasma and that shows ghosting after minutes of programming, but this 2012 shows nothing at all.
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I bought one recently because my (1) my old TV died and my TV service (Verizon FIOS) offers several HDTV channels. There are HDTV channels for all the major networks and several of the cable channels: ESPN, HBO, etc. I watch baseball (Red Sox) on HDTV and I'll be able to watch football in HDTV in the Fall. So it was easier for me to decide to switch to HDTV. As for your existing DVD movies, while they're not HD, they will look better on a 56" DLP. The HDTV screen aspect ratio is much closer to that of the original movies, so if you watch the movie in its original format, the "letterbox" effect isn't as dramatic. I'm very pleased with the way my DVDs look on HDTV ... not HDTV quality, but MUCH closer to a movie theater experience than before. If my old TV hadn't died, I probably would have waited until HDTV was the "norm" as you are considering doing. In retrospect, I'm glad it died. Paul
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I'm not entirely certain what you mean by "cubes up" but it sounds like you are referring to the small "frozen" sections in the image associated with signal loss. For cable, this is often limited to only certain channels but you should call your cable company and have them check the signal at your house. As for dark scenes being too dark, your TV should have different picture settings and the default is often dark. Try other settings and that should fix it.
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Only had TV a couple months and have never seen that effect, but will watch closer and see if it happens. Thanks for the info.
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For short periods, the answer is yes. I have not had occasion to write upside down for a sustained period (30-60 minutes), so I cannot offer guidance on that.
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I can not say yes or no. Did not see anything like that when I signed up. If someone throws something at the screen I would doubt it would be covered since it wouldn't be a result of the tv failing