LCD or OLED? - The TV Thread

[Giants4Natic]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Talk about crazy. So we decided yesterday that we were going to move our bedroom back upstairs for a few reasons and the most being is that we need the extra space for a family room as the family room upstairs wasn't cutting it. Now it's like I wish I would have gone with a bigger set if I would have known this. LOL! Oh well, in a few years I guess. The good thing now is that the plasma will be going into a room where I have complete control of the lighting which should be even better.

Most important part of your situation.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Most important part of your situation.

Yeah, LOL! I agree 100%.

The very first LCD I ever bought, which was a 23" Samsung kind of took a crap again this past week. I had the HDMI ports repaired once already on this thing under warranty and now they just went again + the component ports do not work either. This is the set my kids used to play the Wii when we had it and now the PS3 in my sons bedroom. Sucks that the neither HDMI or Component hook ups are working. We went and bought a 22" Polaroid LED from Target for $180 which should be enough for them. What is up with HDMI ports going bad? We also have a Westinghouse LCD where both HDMI ports have gone bad, but all other inputs work fine. Is this a common problem?

[Giants4Natic]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Yeah, LOL! I agree 100%.

The very first LCD I ever bought, which was a 23" Samsung kind of took a crap again this past week. I had the HDMI ports repaired once already on this thing under warranty and now they just went again + the component ports do not work either. This is the set my kids used to play the Wii when we had it and now the PS3 in my sons bedroom. Sucks that the neither HDMI or Component hook ups are working. We went and bought a 22" Polaroid LED from Target for $180 which should be enough for them. What is up with HDMI ports going bad? We also have a Westinghouse LCD where both HDMI ports have gone bad, but all other inputs work fine. Is this a common problem?

Might be that tv, I have had Samsungs all my life and never had HDMI issues

I usually sold them when a new model that caught my eye came out.

I also had a Westinghouse which I gave to my mom and it is still running strong going on 6 years or so.

But Samsung is ****ty from what I hear about fixing issues like this.

[Gi1jam024]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

giants or captain i was looking through the thread and was trying to find your recommendation on breaking in my new plasma samsung. its a 4 series 720 p.

i took it off of dynamic mode and even on torch settings playing games like nhl and mlb 2k felt darkened or grey. friend told me to check this forum out for advice.

any help on what settings to run for break in, and what i should do. i got some settings off one site but im not sure they are the best. its in a low light room for the most part but is just noticeable less bright then my tv prior. any advice would be appreciated. thanks

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

giants or captain i was looking through the thread and was trying to find your recommendation on breaking in my new plasma samsung. its a 4 series 720 p.

i took it off of dynamic mode and even on torch settings playing games like nhl and mlb 2k felt darkened or grey. friend told me to check this forum out for advice.

any help on what settings to run for break in, and what i should do. i got some settings off one site but im not sure they are the best. its in a low light room for the most part but is just noticeable less bright then my tv prior. any advice would be appreciated. thanks

Which model plasma do you own? How long have you had the plasma?

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

It's going to be darker, especially first out the gate while you are breaking it in. LCDs are generally brighter...just the nature of the technology.

Once you get past that first 150 hours or so, you can up the contrast and that is when your tv will shine.

For the most part, blacks on a Samsung are not going to be as dark as a Panasonic.

[Gi1jam024]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

got it this weekend, prolly has under 20 on it now. manual says its a samsung series 4+ 440-450. its 43 inch 720 p 600 hz.

model id is PN43D440/PN43d450

not sure if you need anything else thanks

[Gi1jam024]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

its the 450 not the 440.

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

It's going to be darker, especially first out the gate while you are breaking it in. LCDs are generally brighter...just the nature of the technology.

Once you get past that first 150 hours or so, you can up the contrast and that is when your tv will shine.

For the most part, blacks on a Samsung are not going to be as dark as a Panasonic.

its the 450 not the 440.

Game nailed it right for you a few posts above.

Have you taken a look at AVS for good break-in slides and settings to use for your set?

[Gi1jam024]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

yea i was browsing there last night, everything i was finding was from a couple years back though from zippy.im running movie mode now and leaving cartoon network on at night instead of the slides

settings in hdmi

cell light-5
contrast-60
brightness- 36
sharpness-0
color-48
tint g/r- 54/46

advanced settings- get more confused on these
black tone-off
dynamic contrast-off
gamma-0
color space-native
edge enhancement- off


white balance-
r-offset-13
g-offset-15
b-offset-15
r-gain-13
g-gain-15
b-gain-15

color tone-warm2
size-16:9
digital noise filter-off
hdmi black level-low


any suggestions on anything i should tweak there, thats what i took from what he posted, not sure if its correct, i havent been running game mode either cause every time i do it resets these and its a real pain in the *** to reenter them.

im hoping i can get her broken in soon cause i cant stand movie mode. thanks for any of your help

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

yea i was browsing there last night, everything i was finding was from a couple years back though from zippy.im running movie mode now and leaving cartoon network on at night instead of the slides

settings in hdmi

cell light-5
contrast-60
brightness- 36
sharpness-0
color-48
tint g/r- 54/46

advanced settings- get more confused on these
black tone-off
dynamic contrast-off
gamma-0
color space-native
edge enhancement- off


white balance-
r-offset-13
g-offset-15
b-offset-15
r-gain-13
g-gain-15
b-gain-15

color tone-warm2
size-16:9
digital noise filter-off
hdmi black level-low


any suggestions on anything i should tweak there, thats what i took from what he posted, not sure if its correct, i havent been running game mode either cause every time i do it resets these and its a real pain in the *** to reenter them.

im hoping i can get her broken in soon cause i cant stand movie mode. thanks for any of your help

Those settings sound about right and I think you should be good. I would recommend running the TV over night if you feel comfy doing that. It helps in speeding up the process.

I have a Panasonic, so my settings are going to be different to the Samsungs. If one thing, I would maybe lower the contrast a little to lower 50's till you reach that 150-200 hour mark and then you can bring it back up again.

[Gi1jam024]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

ya i kept on cartoon network all night with the volume off hoping the color will help with break in

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

ya i kept on cartoon network all night with the volume off hoping the color will help with break in

Be very careful with the Cartoon Network due to the logo. I have read stories on AVS where people got bad IR with it on their sets. Just do yourself a favor and save the headache, run the slides. It will break the TV in very evenly if done properly.

[RNunez187]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

In the market for a new tv and I'm looking at this one.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=154089&sku=S226-4030

With tax and shipping and 2 yr replacement plan it is $730. And it seems to be getting good reviews.

[GAMEC0CK2002]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

In the market for a new tv and I'm looking at this one.

http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=154089&sku=S226-4030

With tax and shipping and 2 yr replacement plan it is $730. And it seems to be getting good reviews.

Seems like a good deal on the tv. However, that replacement plan is too expensive. Get 5 years for $20 more with this one from Sharp (sold on amazon)

http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Service-...GAHH4613EHASVH