4K would look worse than 1080P when watching from a bit longer distance? i asked that because since the pixels are way smaller than the 1080P. wouldn't the 4K image look more fuzzy. and details would be kinda into eachother.? 4K would look worse than 1080P when watching from a bit longer distance? i asked that because since the pixels are way smaller than the 1080P. wouldn't the 4K image look more fuzzy. and... » Read More 4K would look worse than 1080P when watching from a bit longer distance? i asked that because since the pixels are way smaller than the 1080P. wouldn't the 4K image look more fuzzy. and details would be kinda into eachother.? « Show Less
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Wrong. It looks great at any distance and the improvement over 1080p is obvious at 10'. I have one and I know this. I recommend you go to Best Buy and see for yourself. There has been a lot of nonsense about people can't see the difference at more than (pick your number) feet. Simply not true.
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LOL no it doesn't work like that. 4k will look THE SAME as 1080p from about 10ft. At about 6 feet the difference is pretty visible. At 4 feet its obvious. Keep in mind this TV takes advantage of other features that most 1080p sets don't have, like advanced local dimming (for higher contrast) and the triluminos display (for better colors)
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OLED is amazing tech now. 4K content will be sparse for years. Even when 4K content becomes common, you may not notice any difference from common viewing distances of 6+ feet.
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D. Mauro, Different signals and devices will vary. The good news is that each input is independent, so it's designed so that you can set each input to "Clear" or "Smooth" or whichever setting you most prefer for that specific input. This way, every time you switch to a different device, you don't have to change your settings. Why it's juddering? It could be signal strength or more specifically, signal compression that causes that. For some networks - or hardware - the signal needs to be compressed, and decompressed. That can have an affect on the playback. Or it could be a number of other factors as well, like the resolution that's incoming (480 to 4K, 720 to 4K and 1080 to 4K will all look different), so check your source's video menu (Blu-Ray player, Cable/Sat box, etc) to make sure you're getting at least a 720p or higher resolution, or that it's set to AUTO. Those factors can also affect picture quality. It's probably NOT the cable, we can probably fairly rule that out. Does that help? --Mr. S
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It's close to half the price of a new 4k and as of right now there's almost no 4k content to watch anyway. Personally I'm not a fan of the 4k picture, it's simply just too bright, and for no good reason. The only one I've watched for an extended period gave me a terrible headache. The 8500 to me is just about perfect.
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All HDTVs have the same quality through SD. You'll be able to see the broadcast but not clearly. If you go to a friend's house that has an HDTV broadcasting SD and go to another place with HDTV and SD, you'll see it's basically the same, pixelated quality. Hope this helps. It's not all that bad though but it's definitely not worth getting an HDTV if you plan to use only SD. You can try this out. Good luck!
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You can adjust the aspect ratio so that it fills the entire screen, but that would distort the picture somewhat. I like to put it in 4:3 mode, so it looks like a normal picture. Burn-in warnings be damned! But you'll be watching the important stuff through the HD air antenna anyway. I think the SD picture is just okay. It's a bit pixelated (probably because of the size of the TV) and the colors don't seem as sharp as my 23-year old Sony Trinitron. Once you see the HD picture, SD will look that much worse.
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@E.Binfet is correct. At 2 feet you can see it, but from 4-5 feet you won't notice it at all. We watch TV from 8-10 feet away and the picture is incredible... definitely superior to my 5-year old mid tier Panasonic plasma.Don't let the Pentile display keep you from getting a solid-performing plasma at an incredible price! It's a non-issue...
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IT DOESN'T ! It allows the display to show video encoded as 1080p but does not display it as 1080p (1920x1080). it isn't even truelly 720p(1280x720) The display is 1080x600 so a conversion of the data from 1920x1080 is performed to downscale the video to 1080x600. On a device this small you may be able to notice the difference. But it will be quite watchable. The difference of 1080p to 720p to lesser formats are like the difference between lossless audio and mp3 for music files, most people don't notice what's missing (lost) and enjoy it all the same.
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unless you are sitting extremely close to the TV visually you will not be able to tell the difference in 1080P and 720P until you move to the 42" tv line. The biggest difference you will notice in this TV would be the contrast ratio at 10,000:1 thats amazing, the white black contrast will stun you.
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Kevin, I am not answering your question but I am confirming that I have the same problem with Samsung I just purchased 3 days ago. It is a complete mirror in my family room. People say plasma or lcd/led has better picture quality, but if all you can see is the reflection of the room or trees and clouds in the sky reflecting from your window, then I would say that would be a very very poor quality picture. And shouldn't you be able to enjoy your TV and look outside your window at the same time? You shouldn't have to make your room like a cave to see your TV. We love our big windows and well-lit room. Never had this problem with our previous DLP. Sorry, just venting. I'm going in the store today to look at the Mitsubishi DLP's.
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I went today to look at HDtv's. I saw both the 46XBR4 and the 3000W and another 3000? Sony. All I can say is that by far the XBR4 was crisper and brighter, it looked more like reality. They had ESPN-HD feed on from Direct-TV. Is the difference worth the price, that's something you have to decide. Go look at them, I saw them at CC. I actually spent a good hour in a recliner they had setup and just watched the 46XBR4 comparing it to the sets around it. This is the one I'm getting, it was simply the best picture constantly, even better than models bigger in size with 1080p. It really stood out in the finer details when next to the other sets. I went today to look at HDtv's. I saw both the 46XBR4 and the 3000W and another 3000? Sony. All I can say is that by far the XBR4 was crisper and brighter, it looked more like reality. They had ESPN-HD feed on from Direct-TV. Is the difference worth the price, that's something you have to decide. Go look at them, I saw them at CC. I actually spent a good hour in a recliner they had setup and just watched the 46XBR4 comparing it to the sets around it. This is the one I'm getting, it was simply the best picture constantly, even better than models bigger in size with 1080p. It really stood out... » Read More I went today to look at HDtv's. I saw both the 46XBR4 and the 3000W and another 3000? Sony. All I can say is that by far the XBR4 was crisper and brighter, it looked more like reality. They had ESPN-HD feed on from Direct-TV. Is the difference worth the price, that's something you have to decide. Go look at them, I saw them at CC. I actually spent a good hour in a recliner they had setup and just watched the 46XBR4 comparing it to the sets around it. This is the one I'm getting, it was simply the best picture constantly, even better than models bigger in size with 1080p. It really stood out in the finer details when next to the other sets. « Show Less
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If you could do an A-B test between 720p and 1080p, I think you would be surprised at how little difference there is. Differences in the specs are 99% marketing-generated.
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Dear Lance, The UN65H8000 has 1080p upscaling but not 4K upscaling. 4K is higher resolution. Eric C
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It automatically upscales incoming content. At 4k you can sometimes see digital editing of non-HD content. If what you see is blurry or doesn't look right it's the quality of the incoming content that your 4k is trying to upscale. The old computer programmers saying is true "Garbage In, Garbage Out", but in the final analysis you can't get better picture quality than what your 4k Samsung is giving you.
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I'm not sure. In fact. I don't have 4K TV yet. My TV now is 720p resolution.
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I have this Sony 32" in my bedroom hooked up to a PS3 and blu rays look great. I also have a 46" 1080p Samsung in living room with a Panasonic blu ray player and both pictures look the same to me. I have read in many AVS forums the naked eye cannot tell the difference between 720p and 1080p on a 32" HDTV when at least 6 feet or more form the set. Hope this helps.
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I assume the higher the Hz the better the motion on screen looks. Smoother vs. blur or pixelated.