In a room with no direct light on but still some ambient light, is the picture contrast dramatically affected? Does it need to be pitch black?
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jesse lang, The picture wouldn't be dramatically affected by ambient light for most people. Like any television, even including the old tube types, direct sunlight on the panel will cause a lot of reflection and may affect the picture. You do not need to be pitch black to enjoy the plasma televisions. Thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions. --Mr. S
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jesse lang,The picture wouldn't be dramatically affected by ambient light for most people. Like any television, even including the old tube types, direct sunlight on the panel will cause a lot of reflection and may affect the picture. You do not need to be pitch black to enjoy the plasma televisions.Thanks for your interest in Samsung televisions.--Mr. S
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We have a lot of natural light as well, although none shines directly on the screen. But I haven't had any issue at all with glare on this TV.
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I would suggest repositioning it in the room, to make sure moving shadows or some other change in light level isn't causing the unit to think it's becoming dark and changing to night mode. Call V-tech support and see what they say, otherwise, yes, I'd agree the unit is defective.
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In a room with some sunlight, the dark scenes in a movie will not be visible. I always use it in a dark room.
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You need a dark room for the best picture. When I had this projector I tended to only use it at night.
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Yes, images are quite clear and bright even in nearly total darkness. However, don't expect to see natural colors low-light conditions... at night the images are more black & white in tone.
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Yes, I have my 65 inch Aquos set to a picture that is pleasing to me. After initial setup, I was running the contrast way to high. Now I have lowered the level and also made adjustments to a few other settings. They are as follows: contrast 55, brightness 50, color 35, tint 0, sharpness 10, color temp: custom, green offset 114, enhanced color normal and active contrast medium. I am running the backlight at 100%. I have motion enhancement off and power saving off. Hope this information helps you.
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No light. In low light settings the lack of a flash/light source the still photos are grainy.
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Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to the rep to solve one setup problem and I got some one immediately who solved it.The picture is great and I love the set.Art Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to... » Read More Sorry for the delay in answeringI was referring to the ambient light sensor. On the box and ads they refer to "auto adjust picture to room Light" which dims the picture when the room is dark. Sounds like a good feature but in a very dark room the screen was too dim for me. I went to Menue >picture >more >advanced picture >ambient LIGHT SENSOR and the selection is (OFF, LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH). Even at the low setting it was still too dark, so I set it to off.I down loaded the operators manual from the VIZIO site and it was a help. I made one call to the rep to solve one setup problem and I got some one immediately who solved it.The picture is great and I love the set.Art « Show Less
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You could probably change the ISO/shutter/aperture settings to compensate for low lighting, but I usually set it to Auto mode, and I feel it's not bad. I can still see relatively well although it's rather noisy/fuzzy (it hardly bothers me, but I usually try to avoid low lighting anyways).
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If you do not care about the resolution or quality of the pictures then you may be alright with it. Just make sure the room of viewing is very dark as well. This item is very inexpensive but like the saying goes" You get what you pay for! "
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If it's not affecting the picture I wouldn't worry about it. I haven't noticed it on mine. The only bright area is around the edges when I have the brightness up.
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ive had my tv for a few months and its pretty crystal clear. my boyfriend figured out the settings for me but he just plays around with it. he has the setting like this: picture mode- standard, backlight- 72, contrast- 100, color- 25, brightness- 0, sharpness- 6.Now under advanced picture settings:auto brightness- off, dynalight- on, dynamic contrast- high, edge enhancer- off, noise reduction- off, clear scan- cinema.Good Luck
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I have heard that the brightness is really only a problem in the show rooms. Once you take it home and start watching it under more "normal" lighting conditions then it looks good. For the most part "cinema" mode and the like just lower the brightness so that it is not overwhelming when you are watching it in a darker room.
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Personally I have not. I have mine in a room with 3 windows along the wall that this one sits in front of so no sunlight shines directly on it. I do watch this tv often during the day and leave the lights on a good bit and have not had a problem with the glare. With that said a dim lit or dark room really makes the picture "pop" out on this thing. I love watching the unit at night with all the lights out. This unit really creates a cinematic feel.
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It gets pretty dark but it depends on how dark you like your room. I actually don't have it on the lowest brightness as it seemed too dark. Hope that helps.
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Not that great in low light. You will need to light the room a little, try a red light or something to have an excuse for lighting :)