Black colors too dark I love my Samsung LN32A450 but when TV or movie scenes are dark, the blacks are too black and details are hard to see, sometimes to the point when it is hard to tell what is happening. I remember seeing a reviewer posting settings to adjust the black tones (I swear it was hidden somewhere in a comment reply to a review), but I cannot find it now. Any suggestions? Black colors too dark I love my Samsung LN32A450 but when TV or movie scenes are dark, the blacks are too black and details are hard to see, sometimes to the point when it is hard to tell what is... » Read More Black colors too dark I love my Samsung LN32A450 but when TV or movie scenes are dark, the blacks are too black and details are hard to see, sometimes to the point when it is hard to tell what is happening. I remember seeing a reviewer posting settings to adjust the black tones (I swear it was hidden somewhere in a comment reply to a review), but I cannot find it now. Any suggestions? « Show Less
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I have spent many hours trying to get picture details set for good picture. Was so relieved to see your mention of July 8th review and have thoroughly searched and a July 8th review is not available currently. There is a July 9th (as best I recall) lengthy review that mentions black tweaking must be done, but makes no mention of the actual settings. I recall seeing several weeks ago a reviewer gave all of his/her specific settings. If anyone can suggest further settings info, I'll appreciate greatly. I am considering returning my LN32A450 this week if I can't get more satisfactory settings. I have spent many hours trying to get picture details set for good picture. Was so relieved to see your mention of July 8th review and have thoroughly searched and a July 8th review is not available currently. There is a July 9th (as best I recall) lengthy review that mentions black tweaking must be done, but makes no mention of the actual settings. I recall seeing several weeks ago a reviewer gave all of his/her specific settings. If anyone can suggest further settings info, I'll appreciate greatly. I am considering returning my LN32A450 this week if I can't get more satisfactory settings.
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It's on the first page of reviews, from July 8, 2008. It is a long review, but the info on the black tweeking is in there.
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Try CNET's settings:http://reviews.cnet.com/ln32a450/9602-12576_7-0.html?messageID=2510689
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I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and fade in a few hours or so. I never experienced burn in though. I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and... » Read More I owned the Samsung plasma PN50B450. My home was recently burglarized and the TV was hauled off. I am here shopping for a replacement. Anyway, I play a lot of Xbox (which was also taken). I speak from personal experience regarding burn in and this set. There can be some image retention with this set. This is with the TV set at "cinema" and with pixel shift on the recommended settings even. The images fade with time (a few hours of watching something else or playing another game). You will only see these ghosted images on a white screen. As I mentioned before, they are feint and fade in a few hours or so. I never experienced burn in though. « Show Less
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No I have not seen that issue even up close. I have although done some messing around with the picture settings and by no means am I an expert. I would try some different settings or return it for a new one because of the price we have all had to pay for it. It could have even been damaged during shipping or not have set long enough before it was turned on the first time. I have the exact tv and the blacks are deep blacks and the whites are true as well as grey and all other colors. I let mine sit for eight hours after it was mounted on the tv stand before I turned it on for the first time.
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Could be TV is in "ECO" Mode. Also, Energy Savings might be on. This setting adjusts brightness levels automatically. Settings are independent for each mode...Standard, Dynamic, Natural, Movie. Try turning off ECO and turning off Energy Savings. Go to Menu, then System, then Eco Solution, turn off Energy Savings and Eco Sensor.Try these settings:In Menu....Picture...Backlight 20, Contrast 100, Brightness 45, Sharp 45.Hope this helps. If not, I would call for service.Robert
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I have mine sitting right next to a black TV and it doesn't look out-of-place. So, yeah, I'd say it's darker than the picture. I imagine that the picture was taken in a place with bright lighting. Maybe that's why it looks lighter.
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Hello there....sorry to hear that you are having issues. I bought mine for my son. He told me that he is using the factory settings, default, and the picture looks great. try using the default settings, if that does not work you may want to return it. Hope this helps....good luck.
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You could look for the LN32b640. It has the Touch of Color Grey. You miss out on some features and gain others. The Samsung website has a nice compare feature to see the differences.http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/type/productcompare.do?&group;=televisions&type;=televisions&pageType;=S&acc;_ia_fl=N&prda;=LN32B640R3FXZA&prdb;=LN32B650T1FXZAI haven't been able to locate a retailer. Maybe a call to Samsung would clarify. It may be a new model that is not in the US pipeline yet.I personally have the TOC red and I hardly notice it at all. Nothing else in the room is red and it still doesn't stand out. You could buy the b650 and stop by home depot for a can of black Krylon too. You could look for the LN32b640. It has the Touch of Color Grey. You miss out on some features and gain others. The Samsung website has a nice compare feature to see the differences.http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/type/productcompare.do?&group;=televisions&type;=televisions&pageType;=S&acc;_ia_fl=N&prda;=LN32B640R3FXZA&prdb;=LN32B650T1FXZAI haven't been able to locate a retailer. Maybe a call to Samsung would clarify. It may be a new model that is not in the US pipeline yet.I personally have the TOC red and I hardly notice it at all. Nothing else in the... » Read More You could look for the LN32b640. It has the Touch of Color Grey. You miss out on some features and gain others. The Samsung website has a nice compare feature to see the differences.http://www.samsung.com/us/consumer/type/productcompare.do?&group;=televisions&type;=televisions&pageType;=S&acc;_ia_fl=N&prda;=LN32B640R3FXZA&prdb;=LN32B650T1FXZAI haven't been able to locate a retailer. Maybe a call to Samsung would clarify. It may be a new model that is not in the US pipeline yet.I personally have the TOC red and I hardly notice it at all. Nothing else in the room is red and it still doesn't stand out. You could buy the b650 and stop by home depot for a can of black Krylon too. « Show Less
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you can try the settings from http://www.hometheater.com/content/samsung-un46d6000-led-lcd-hdtv-settings or http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19410_102-522941.html?tag=mncol;5f
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Perhaps you have already made your decision? What did you choose? This something I am also mulling over. Both seem to be very good tvs and both seem to have issues (buzzing, fading black levels, etc). When a decisding between 2 good choices is difficult, perhaps both either option is a good one? Price is important and the samsung is much less expensive. Save the money for the next hi tech device you need to replace?
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I just compared the Sony XBR4 with the Samsung 71F. I found that the Samsung had deeper blacks, but to the point of hiding details in shadows or low light areas of the picture. With the Sony, the blacks were not as deep but it was possible to distinguish more detail in low light images. Overall, I found the Sony's picture to be better.
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Rich, why do you feel you really need to tweek this TV so much. You stated that my earlier reply back to you, was not useful. Do you own this tv? IF not, no wonder you didn't like my reply. This television only involves minor tweeking of the Contrast and the backlight. This will drastically result in a better picture than those 3 standard settings. Do not mess with the color pallettes or anything elso at that matter. They are set perfectly to accomadate Toshiba's hd dvd players and so forth. hd input source from hd dish network/direct tv also looks great. If you are really into tweeking your set, my guess is that it will only hurt you with this tv. Toshiba really did a great job on this t.v. Not much messing around. It reallylooks wonderful straight out of the box. I would just set the contrast and backlight. thats it!!!
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Jedi Master: I have the same concern about one of my Samsung TVs. The screen reads 1920x1080i, 60Hz. I'm aware that in the US, all electricity is at 60Hz, so I wonder why Samsung would have made this spec so prominent on the display, when instead it could have put the refresh rate instead. Any ideas?
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Also purchased a Used-Like New set from amazon warehouse which said it had "minor cosmetic damage to housing" What damage??? I inspected the TV and the only "cosmetic issues" I found was dust! It was definately worth the purchase from amazon warehouse considering the $300 savings. Haven't posted a review, but if you would like calibration settings for your LN46a650, I definately recommend going to the AVS Forums @ avsforums.com. They have a whole thread there where people post their different calibration settings!
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I just purchased the 40a630 and brought it home. AWESOME!!! Though, like you, I don't see any "Touch of Color." Will probably call Samsung tomorrow and inquire on this.
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Has anyone played games on it?I just bit the bullet and bought the Samsung LN40A550 based on reviews. (Got ps3 for blue ray discs and I watch A LOT of movies.) I also like to play FPS and other games with a lot of movement and action. Has anyone noticed any sort of ghosting or blurring when they play games on it? Bad thing to wonder about AFTER I buy the tv, but I'm sure it'll still be worth it when I see my movies in a new-1080p-light.
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Nope. I think it's on basically all the Samsung products, and I think at least on last year's models it was blue in England for some reason-looked nice in pictures. But anyway it's pretty subtle, and I doubt it effects the price much. It's just the equivalent of like my 2007 Sony TV having a grey stripe around the edges of the otherwise black set...just a minor accent, and probably not something you'll think about/notice at home.
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i have mine connected via dvi to hdmi. using a macbook first gen. the black is black.... is not as black as the actully tv.... but im not sure how much blacker it could be... its not gray or anything like that. the overscanning is nice if you have it adjusted to "just scan" it will do a very good job. and you wont have the black bars on both sides of the tv like you would if you used 16:9