Anybody have any idea what the best setting for a maximum Soap Opera effect with the Samsung 9000?
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These work well for me. Only change you may want to make is brightness. These settings are theater dark. But the SOE is gone. Picture ModesPicture Mode : MovieColor Temperature : Warm 2Aspect Ratio : Screen FitPicture SettingsPicture Mode : MovieBacklight : 12Contrast : 95Brightness : 47Sharpness : 0Color : 50Tint : G50/R50AdvancedDynamic Contrast : OffBlack Tone : OffFlesh Tone : 0RGB Only Mode : OffColor Space : AutoWhite Balance : FactoryGamma : -2Picture OptionsColor Tone : Warm 2Digital Clean View : OffMPEG Noise Filter : OffHDMI Black Level : LowFilm Mode : Auto 2Auto Motion Plus : OffSmart LED : StandardCinema Black : On These work well for me. Only change you may want to make is brightness. These settings are theater dark. But the SOE is gone. Picture ModesPicture Mode : MovieColor Temperature : Warm 2Aspect Ratio : Screen FitPicture SettingsPicture Mode : MovieBacklight : 12Contrast : 95Brightness : 47Sharpness : 0Color : 50Tint : G50/R50AdvancedDynamic Contrast : OffBlack Tone : OffFlesh Tone : 0RGB Only Mode : OffColor Space : AutoWhite Balance : FactoryGamma : -2Picture... » Read More These work well for me. Only change you may want to make is brightness. These settings are theater dark. But the SOE is gone. Picture ModesPicture Mode : MovieColor Temperature : Warm 2Aspect Ratio : Screen FitPicture SettingsPicture Mode : MovieBacklight : 12Contrast : 95Brightness : 47Sharpness : 0Color : 50Tint : G50/R50AdvancedDynamic Contrast : OffBlack Tone : OffFlesh Tone : 0RGB Only Mode : OffColor Space : AutoWhite Balance : FactoryGamma : -2Picture OptionsColor Tone : Warm 2Digital Clean View : OffMPEG Noise Filter : OffHDMI Black Level : LowFilm Mode : Auto 2Auto Motion Plus : OffSmart LED : StandardCinema Black : On « Show Less
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I think that's the one biggest flaw with this Sony model. If it senses a 720 or 1080 signal, it won't allow you to select Normal setting. A 4:3 image gets blown up and distorted by either "full" or "zoom" settings. I solved it with DVDs by changing the setting at the level of the Sony player. But I haven't hooked up to a hdtv digital box yet, so I'm not sure how I'll deal with it then. You could use your DVD player as a tuner, possibly, but I hope there's a better solution than that or the TV gets sent back.
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What you probably don't like is the motion smoothing (some people refer to this as the "soap opera effect") on modern TVs. You can turn this feature (called "Auto Motion Plus" on Samsung LED TVs) off in the Picture Options menu. Also, if you notice that the audio is slightly ahead of the video, it's probably due to the image processing being done on the video before it's displayed. You can turn this off as well. The easiest way is to put your TV in "Game Mode."
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Ahh. Thanks! Do you have any idea whether the scaler in the Samsung TVs is good?
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You can turn off what's called "Motion Eye Care" for each input in the advanced settings of each input. This gets rid of the "soap opera" effect. I have this turned off on ALL my inputs, I do not care for it at all. After turning it off, the picture looks simply amazing! I love this TV and so do people who come over to watch movies with us. I hope that helps. ~Steve~
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It's not your configuration. The tv quality is just my great. I have regretted this tv purchase wet since I bought it. I should have went with the samsung. If you do figure out something that improves it, please let me know because I had tried everything.
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I'm really interested in hearing what you found. We just got a new Samsung TV and it has the same problem.
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The S990a has a very low 18ms input lag, which is one of the best ratings for a commercial TV. Source: displaylag_dot_com
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Lisa, I haven't actually seen the "soap opera" effect come up in normal HD tv yet, but I did see some of it show up in 3D. To be honest, I haven't had time to tinker yet...so, I will do my best to let you know when I have the time to research it.
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I have not noticed any artifacts, banding, or other problems on my W900. This TV offers the best picture quality and user experience of any TV I have owned. My only complaint is the somewhat high price.
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Wow, I can't believe it's been two months and you haven't gotten an answer for this yet. By Soap Opera effect, I'm assuming that you mean that it takes on a camcorder-ish/birthday party looking feel. In my house, we call this the PBS effect. Basically, what's happening is the Auto Motion 120Hz option is taking the original source material filmed at 24 fps and is artifically adding in additional frames between the existing frames which kicks the fps closer to 29.97, which is standard video. The positive side effect of this is that it makes motion much less blurry so even the fastest movements are crisp and clear (great for sports). The downside is that it can make even the most epic big budget movies (I died laughing when watching Lord of the Rings like that) look like amateur stageplays on a fake set. Here's the good news though. You can turn it on and off under Picture settings whenever you like. Turn it on for Sports, games and sitcoms. Turn it off for movies.
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I have it set to smooth, and have not noticed any real . could be juddering It could be the specific content you are watching. Juddering is worst with side panning/scrolling content and there is only so much compensating Auto Motion Plus can do. I too prefer the "soap opera effect" and only find juddering on some animated content during side scrolling.
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I got settings from tweak tv and c-net forums. The settings from c-net are more accurate for watching HD programming, you should use those.
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It's the AutoMotion technology. AutoMotion, regardless of how Samsung tries to sell it, is merely an effect and does not produce "true" 120Hz technology. It makes things look artificial. I always say it makes everything you watch look like a cheap soap-opera that was shot on video. Solution: turn off the AutoMotion permanently. And tweak your picture settings. Don't leave it on the factory Dynamic Mode setting. Seriously, this TV looks so much better when you customize your settings and turn off the AutoMotion.
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The problem is not the 120HZ refresh, but with the AMP turned on.AMP is the cause of so called "Soap Opera Effect".Moxcey, go into your Samsung TV menu, and scroll down to Picture Settings. Turn AMP to Low, or Off, and you'll see a huge difference.Enjoy.
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I've thoroughly enjoyed my TV for sports (if only my sports team had been as enjoyable). Action sports, specifically football and some basketball look great. I actually disable the motion smoothing effect and think that the image has been outstanding. I agree with other responders in that you need to do some tweaking of the default setting but there are a few out there you can find via a web search to get you started.
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I'm not sure what th recommended is but I have a 573 Yamaha pumping 90 watts to it and it seeml like more then enough, I actually did a custom setting for tv, cause the center channel was all I could here at first, it was drowning out the towers.on the voice end .