My Fate is in Your Hands: To Samsung or not to Samsung

[bonannogiovanni]

Plug the HDMI cable to the port that reads "HDMI/DVI", then modify the input name to PC, no need to set game mode on......

[CHF]

I play on a 39" Samsung and had the same problem until doing what the above poster mentioned: switching my HDMI1 port to "Game Mode." Now it is flawless. I also play on 720p, which is Sony's recommendation.

FWIW, our Samsung's picture is hands down the best I've seen. My parents own a 52" Sony Bravia and our TV smokes theirs!

My parents Samsung has lag with 09 as well. It's really bad compared to how great the game plays on my Vizio.

[stealyerface]

Recently purchased the 46" Sammy with the 240hz refresh, and with the "Game Mode" on, there is no issue-at least with the HDMI connection.

I did see some lag issues with the Component Cables with not only The Show, but some of the faster moving game (MW2 etc...)

Switch to game mode, and you'll be okay...

syf

[Jgainsey]

I bought a 37" Samsung (LN-T3732H) a few years ago, and it had terrible delay/input lag. Even with game mode on, The Show and a few other games were pretty much unplayable. It was so bad that I was forced to hook my PS3 up to my computer monitor, which is also a Samsung. My monitor is a 23" Snycmaster 2333HD, and everything worked great with that TV/Monitor.

I think it just depends on the model. My 37" Samsung was an entry level set, so I may have gotten what I paid for. Though I've heard from plenty of other Samsung owners who don't have any problems at all. Unfortunately, there really isn't any magic solution to fix this response time problem. You can either try and get used to it, or move to another TV.

I'm now playing on a 46" Panasonic plasma, and it completely blows any LCD I've owned out of the water. The picture quality is awesome, and no noticeable lag whatsoever.

[jetercanoturn2]

Quote: Originally Posted by getinthevan87

I bought a 37" Samsung (LN-T3732H) a few years ago, and it had terrible delay/input lag. Even with game mode on, The Show and a few other games were pretty much unplayable. It was so bad that I was forced to hook my PS3 up to my computer monitor, which is also a Samsung. My monitor is a 23" Snycmaster 2333HD, and everything worked great with that TV/Monitor. I think it just depends on the model. My 37" Samsung was an entry level set, so I may have gotten what I paid for. Though I've heard from plenty of other Samsung owners who don't have any problems at all. Unfortunately, there really isn't any magic solution to fix this response time problem. You can either try and get used to it, or move to another TV. I'm now playing on a 46" Panasonic plasma, and it completely blows any LCD I've owned out of the water. The picture quality is awesome, and no noticeable lag whatsoever.

Welcome to the Panny family lol, I love my 50 in Panny Viera Plasma. Glad you like yours, the picture is incredible.

[Joey]

This is what I did when I bought mine (46") last year and it seemed to cure the lag. I would definitely use an HDMI cable instead of a component.

Quote: Originally Posted by bonannogiovanni

Plug the HDMI cable to the port that reads "HDMI/DVI", then modify the input name to PC, no need to set game mode on......

[Jgainsey]

Quote: Originally Posted by jetercanoturn2

Welcome to the Panny family lol, I love my 50 in Panny Viera Plasma. Glad you like yours, the picture is incredible.

Yeah man, the picture quality is awesome. The colors and blacks are SO much deeper than any LCD I've owned, and it handles motion and fast moving scenes like a champ. I was hesitant to go with plasma at first, because I had always heard that you really had to worry about things like image retention and burn-in, but I quickly realized that those issues are nonexistent with the newer models.

The only regret I have now is not going bigger, lol. I was coming from a 37", so at first, 46 inches seemed like more than big enough. Now I'm wishing I had gone with at least a 50 or 54.