does this TV have PIP? I like to watch 2 tv shows at once (usually one is a football game, perfect for PIP) and very few new hdtvs have pip now
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It sort of has PIP. If you have multiple HDMI inputs you can watch one input in the corner of another but not from the same source.
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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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No. It shows very well and the sound is great, but it is not a smart tv. It doesnt have all the apps and wifi capabilities. However, you can show pictures via a usb port on the TV and it has 3 HDMI Ports. Its shows very well, excellent picture.
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Hi: I am also thinking of buying this TV. Can you please help answer if this TV has a built in HD tuner? Thanks. Vinod
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Every once in a while the TV seems to suddenly be out of sync. Not real often, but it does happen. I have a cable box hooked to it with an HDMI cable. Changing the channel, up one and back down for instance, syncs everything back up. I have to wonder if the audio or the video signal path inside the TV is the real problem. (All the motion processing, etc.) This by the way is using the TV audio. I don't recall it happening through home audio system but I'm not saying it hasn't either. Anyway I'm hoping a software update will fix this down the line.
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Mine does not. There are no settings or menu items to change to PIP. No options on remote.
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I've had both TV's. The B550 replaced my A550 which was broken. The PIP was on A550 but the screen was so small it wasn't worth it. The sound on the B550 is supposed to be better but I'm unconvinced. I think it's worse. But I do admit that the accident that broke my A550 could have caused a problem on the HDMI port on my cable box. I'm not ready to blame Samsung yet. But I have also read reviews where sound was mentioned as an issue. But the picture on the B550 is a lot better.
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The 650 offers limited PIP behavior as described by J. P. Dodge above. According to the manual, PIP is available for the antenna TV tuner, analog broadcasts only, when the primary video is from one of the other inputs: component, HDMI, PC. I have not tested this to make sure the manual is accurate, that PIP accepts only analog broadcasts, not digital. As the manual is so specific, I expect it is accurate. So, come February when the analog broadcasts disappear or become low-power only, this will be a truly useless feature.
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Is this TV capable of "24p"? I'm not sure what that is, but it supposedly improves the picture quality, so, and Panasonic just introduced this kick-ass BD player, which I would sooo consider buying after I get a new TV, since my 3-year old LCD (Dynex) totally stopped working about a month ago...(I'm using my gramma's 14" DTV for now, would upgrade yesterday, but I'll be w/o the necessary cash probably for another 8+ months...). Thanks.
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I'm glad I found your post Alan... I almost sold this TV over the OPC issue. I found it terribly irritating, but turning it on and to 1 fixed it.
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This tv does not i repeat does not have hdmi 2.0, don't believe me? look it up hope this helps.
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Thanks drhey19, this is very helpful. I am thinking of buying a second unit and I thought they booth looked like the same thing. (I was worried because the DTVPal disappeared from the market for a long time.)
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I've heard this models great with HD. But I'm not planning on updating the box or getting a newer generation gaming system quite yet.I currently have no TV. My goal is to find the most cost efficient TV I'll be happy with for years. In other words, one that handles SD well for now, but handles HD good enough that when I switch to it I won't feel like I should buy a newer model.
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The PIP works great. You can only view an HDMI, Component, or RCA source with the TV source (RF connection). You might have to do some adjustments to make it work the way you want. I use an RF wireless transmitter from one of my other sat boxes hooked up to the tv over RF. It works for me. Since most tv's these days only have 1 tuner for each source built in its hard to do PIP the way it was done on analog tv's.You can have a little screen, a slightly bigger screen, then you have two options for picture out of picture (POP). It works great for me watching football. Unless you have a receiver hooked up it can be cumbersome to change audio sources for the PIP. The PIP works great. You can only view an HDMI, Component, or RCA source with the TV source (RF connection). You might have to do some adjustments to make it work the way you want. I use an RF wireless transmitter from one of my other sat boxes hooked up to the tv over RF. It works for me. Since most tv's these days only have 1 tuner for each source built in its hard to do PIP the way it was done on analog tv's.You can have a little screen, a slightly bigger screen, then you have two options for picture out of picture (POP). It works great for me watching football. Unless you... » Read More The PIP works great. You can only view an HDMI, Component, or RCA source with the TV source (RF connection). You might have to do some adjustments to make it work the way you want. I use an RF wireless transmitter from one of my other sat boxes hooked up to the tv over RF. It works for me. Since most tv's these days only have 1 tuner for each source built in its hard to do PIP the way it was done on analog tv's.You can have a little screen, a slightly bigger screen, then you have two options for picture out of picture (POP). It works great for me watching football. Unless you have a receiver hooked up it can be cumbersome to change audio sources for the PIP. « Show Less
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My picture-in-picture works fine using the WinTV v7 program. Just right click over the main picture & select what channel you want to see in the second picture. I don't think PIP will work in Windows Media Center.
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I've had several situations and will describe each:1. I had digital cable in Tampa. A very sharp Tech got my samsung PIP to work on all stations on both reg and pip. He used a splitter with one side to antenna input 1 and the other to antenna #2. He ran a channel setup on both. This provides digital to one side and analog to the other.I now have satellie and cable. Obviously this is 2 separate inputs and is an easy fix. But there must be an easier way. Since satellite is all digital, fixing this will be very problematic. It's amazing to me that these great TVs with this great capability without an easy fix. It's not like satellite is a new concept. Plus, the selection of pip is awfully difficult. I've had several situations and will describe each:1. I had digital cable in Tampa. A very sharp Tech got my samsung PIP to work on all stations on both reg and pip. He used a splitter with one side to antenna input 1 and the other to antenna #2. He ran a channel setup on both. This provides digital to one side and analog to the other.I now have satellie and cable. Obviously this is 2 separate inputs and is an easy fix. But there must be an easier way. Since satellite is all digital, fixing this will be very problematic. It's amazing to me that these great TVs with this great... » Read More I've had several situations and will describe each:1. I had digital cable in Tampa. A very sharp Tech got my samsung PIP to work on all stations on both reg and pip. He used a splitter with one side to antenna input 1 and the other to antenna #2. He ran a channel setup on both. This provides digital to one side and analog to the other.I now have satellie and cable. Obviously this is 2 separate inputs and is an easy fix. But there must be an easier way. Since satellite is all digital, fixing this will be very problematic. It's amazing to me that these great TVs with this great capability without an easy fix. It's not like satellite is a new concept. Plus, the selection of pip is awfully difficult. « Show Less
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The screen is smaller than a "normal HD TV" which, my engineer consultant tells me affects the number of pixels. This effects the image -- it's not quite as sharp as a larger television. Essentially, yes it's a HDTV (and has HDMI capability). To see a brief description of the differences in pixels in HD: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-definition_television As others have stated, though, it's a great TV for the price and size (just get a sound bar or other external speakers).