issues? I'm thinking of purchasing this display for my bedroom, has anyone had any issues with banding, clouding, hdmi hand shaking issues? Also, when watching sports how bad is the motion blur? Thanks for any input one can provideEDIT: WOW NO ISSUES....no one respones... issues? I'm thinking of purchasing this display for my bedroom, has anyone had any issues with banding, clouding, hdmi hand shaking issues? Also, when watching sports how bad is the motion... » Read More issues? I'm thinking of purchasing this display for my bedroom, has anyone had any issues with banding, clouding, hdmi hand shaking issues? Also, when watching sports how bad is the motion blur? Thanks for any input one can provideEDIT: WOW NO ISSUES....no one respones... « Show Less
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I've owned this model for about two months. I love it, and believe me, I'm very picky about picture quality. The only issues I've had were some pixelating, but then discovered the problem was caused by my crummy ComCast cable box, not the TV. I can't say enough good things about this Sony, and enough bad things about Comcast.
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I ended up purchasing this display as well...and I'm very happy with it. I've owned the TV for roughly a month now...Regarding the questions that I asked previously in this post, I have yet to see any banding issues on any DVDs or Blu rays, no clouding issues, and have not experienced any hdmi hand shaking issues what so ever. I really can not comment right now on the sports issue due to the football season being over...but I will be watching the NCAA tourney! So far, the TV has performed exceptional and the picture quality is excellent. I feel the display's panel being a 10 bit panel over an 8 bit like most other LCD displays really is beneficial!by the way, Thanks for the response James :P I ended up purchasing this display as well...and I'm very happy with it. I've owned the TV for roughly a month now...Regarding the questions that I asked previously in this post, I have yet to see any banding issues on any DVDs or Blu rays, no clouding issues, and have not experienced any hdmi hand shaking issues what so ever. I really can not comment right now on the sports issue due to the football season being over...but I will be watching the NCAA tourney! So far, the TV has performed exceptional and the picture quality is excellent. I feel the display's panel... » Read More I ended up purchasing this display as well...and I'm very happy with it. I've owned the TV for roughly a month now...Regarding the questions that I asked previously in this post, I have yet to see any banding issues on any DVDs or Blu rays, no clouding issues, and have not experienced any hdmi hand shaking issues what so ever. I really can not comment right now on the sports issue due to the football season being over...but I will be watching the NCAA tourney! So far, the TV has performed exceptional and the picture quality is excellent. I feel the display's panel being a 10 bit panel over an 8 bit like most other LCD displays really is beneficial!by the way, Thanks for the response James :P « Show Less
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I've owned this set for nearly 3 years now and the performance has been excellent. But in the past month or so I've noticed a gray cloud like "smear" in the upper right hand corner. As I run my hand across the top of the set, that corner that has the "cloud' feels warmer. Any one else seeing this? Any solutions?
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I see lots of motion blur on my set. This is very subjective; some people can't see it while for others it is very noticeable, so ymmv. My girlfriend doesn't notice it at all. If I had to do it all over again I would get an lcd with 120hz refresh or a plasma, but I don't watch a lot of sports, so I'll hold on to this set. This is the only negative point I have found.
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I didn't experience the setup problems you did, nor did I experience the stuttering. So I guess the answer to your question is that things must have improved. After more testing after my initial review, I did encounter a few negatives: I did hear the noisy fan (I didn't notice initially since it was in a room I don't often visit). When trying to play the streams on my MacBook laptop using Safari, I did get stuttering, but that isn't my primary use case. And when playing on Roku, the video quality isn't as good as, say, the same shows streaming from Hulu. But I would expect that since Hulu isn't streaming live and can devote more horsepower to encoding the streams. On an iPad, however, the streams look great! Also, I've recently had a chance to try streaming from Simple.TV to ChromeCast. Similar issues with video quality not being as good as live TV, but quality was the same as on Roku. I actually prefer viewing on ChromeCast vs. Roku, but that's my personal preference. Overall, I'm quite happy with the device. Is it perfect? No. But it seems that it is getting incrementally better with each software update.
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Michael. I have also read about people turning off the 120Hz. Seems strange that a feature that should "improve" fast motion needs to be turned off! Any owners out there have anything to add? I would love to hear from you.
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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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I'd like to see some pictures from others as well. My 48" TCL's picture is so incredibly grainy, it's distracting. A HD TV shouldnt look like this when displaying 1080 content.
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I don't have it connected to Cable or Network tv...I mainly only watch Bluray movies or use Netflix/Hulu/Youtube and also my gaming console. I will say some movies/tv shows only shown in standard definition via Netflix look great, the 240hz on the M Series extremely helps standard definition....Very little to no grain and no judder from what I've seen.
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Your right on the money!! Mine does the same thing and I hate it. I was also watching the NBA playoffs and noticed and then it happend when a commercial was on and now I notice it all the time. My 27 1080i LCDTV Olevia has way better quality in HD and SD. I was using HDMI then switched back to component cables. One thing that did help me though is that I turned off all the special settings like the enhancements and black levels to get a true picture, because the manufacture hikes up the settings to make the TV look better on display at the store than in your house which will look a lot different.
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I don't think this is one of their "eye care" monitors. Personally, I haven't had any flickering problems. I run all my games in 1080p and don't have any problems. I hope this helps and wish you well on your search for a good monitor.
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Mine is sitting in the junk room. Most of the time the audio came through just fine for me. My issues was that sometimes the audio was so far out of sync it wasn't even watchable. It's a great concept, but a total POS in reality. Like Clayton said, try updating the drivers and see if that helps. I gave up on mine though. A 15' HDMI cable is cheaper and way more reliable.
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Others have mentioned the refresh rate. What does that mean? I have the (less expensive) KDE and watching motion causes significant pixilation. I thought that with everything else being excellent, I could live with that. Not so. I have ordered the KD from Amazon so that I can double the refresh rate. Once your eye acclimates to the TV, even a stationary actor can pixilate if there is hand motion (of course, it is only the moving hand which pixilates).
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My tv looks great, Please try to play something from amazon instant video or netflix, sometime cable signal is not as good as it should and image quality became bad. Believe me this is one of the best inversion I ever did, this tv looks so goodThat a lot of friend ask me where did I buy this tv because it looks so amazing. I have a 47" LG and you can note the quality difference. I think if you can see the pixel problem with netflix or amazon instant video then the tv it is not working properly
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I've had the same problem. Amazon is replacing the set. Update: got the new set. It has similar problems, but not often. Trying to determine if this is due to quirky inputs (ie, Apple TV2 being being turned on, and camera plugged into AV input). Happy otherwise, probably will keep the set. Another update: blinking on start up continues, poster on another thread mentioned hdmi handshaking problems on other hdtvs- sounds like what I've got. Trying to decide whether to keep the set, since people have said TCL has terrible customer service. I don't want to get stuck with it after the return period. Note: if i change inputs then go back go the apple tv that fixes the problem.
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Thanks for the feedback. I bought this model. Love it so far. Beautiful picture on HD cable and no TOC problems...yet. Will follow up if I have any.
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Just turn off the Tru-Motion setting. I agree it looks horrible and I don't understand why it is the default. Maybe it is nice for sports and games, but for movies it immediately cuts about 40 million from the production value.
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Fast moving video, like sports or racing, is handled very well. I noticed no motion blur when I was watching college football because it uses backlight scanning which triples the refresh rate to 360hz to compensate for fast moving objects. I hope this helps.
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I'm about to order this TV, but I'm getting confused! So, to see less blurring while watching action sports, I have to switch the TV to "movie" option to activate the 120hz? I've owned the 40" 550 model for two days, and it's going back. I watched one period of hockey yesterday and got a headache from the blurring. But does the 120hz noticeably change that while watching sports??? Seems like lots people are on both sides of the fence on that issue, and I'd hate to spend $300 more for this TV and have basically the same problem (I realize that all LCDs have this issue to some extent). Thanks for the input! I'm about to order this TV, but I'm getting confused! So, to see less blurring while watching action sports, I have to switch the TV to "movie" option to activate the 120hz? I've owned the 40" 550 model for two days, and it's going back. I watched one period of hockey yesterday and got a headache from the blurring. But does the 120hz noticeably change that while watching sports??? Seems like lots people are on both sides of the fence on that issue, and I'd hate to spend $300 more for this TV and have basically the same problem (I realize that all LCDs have this issue to some... » Read More I'm about to order this TV, but I'm getting confused! So, to see less blurring while watching action sports, I have to switch the TV to "movie" option to activate the 120hz? I've owned the 40" 550 model for two days, and it's going back. I watched one period of hockey yesterday and got a headache from the blurring. But does the 120hz noticeably change that while watching sports??? Seems like lots people are on both sides of the fence on that issue, and I'd hate to spend $300 more for this TV and have basically the same problem (I realize that all LCDs have this issue to some extent). Thanks for the input! « Show Less
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I'd also like to know what settings other people are using. I have my PS3 hooked up to this monitor and blu-rays look terrible on it. My PS3 is set to 1080p output and still the blu-rays look extremely grainy and there's streaks in dark areas. I have no clue what to do. I took back another ASUS model because of this issue. I was hoping this one would be different, but it's not. Please, someone post your settings.