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That sounds like HDCP. HDCP is full of dumb weird issues like that. Something that might fix it is unplugging the TV and receiver, both from each other and from power, for about 5 minutes each.
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Psmith posted:Not sure if this is the right place for a small issue I'm having with a new TV but here goes: My best guess is a bad cable with weird HDCP issues. Edit: Oh look, a new page - try the guy above me's idea too. I'm still leaning towards cheap/broken cable that isn't doing HDCP right.
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Is the port that's messing up the ARC enabled port by any chance? If so, you could try disabling ARC.
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I'll definitely try unplugging everything (HDMI and power) and letting it sit for a bit before plugging everything back in. If that doesn't work I'll look into swapping the HDMI cable between the receiver and the TV. As far as the ARC setting, I am not familiar with it. Is that something I'd find on the TV? Worst case scenario, 3 of the 4 ports seem to be fine although that makes me wonder something: When I got the TV I changed a bunch of picture settings for that HDMI port based on the cnet review. The other ports that worked fine were using predefined settings. I have since calibrated the new port to match the old one but haven't tried the PS3 again. I'll give that a try later to see if the issue is related somehow to those picture settings.
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Psmith posted:I'll definitely try unplugging everything (HDMI and power) and letting it sit for a bit before plugging everything back in. If that doesn't work I'll look into swapping the HDMI cable between the receiver and the TV. If you look at the HDMI port that doesn't work, is it labeled (ARC)? That means it's used for Audio Return Channel. That allows the TV to send auto back to the receiver over the same HDMI cable that is sending an image to the TV. I'm just stabbing in the dark here, but if you have one port that's not working right I'm looking for anything that could be different with them. As far as disabling it, I don't know. That's something the owner's manual would probably say.
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Wowporn posted:What's RCA's reputation when it comes to quality? There's a 55" RCA for sale at Best Buy atm for $500, 120hz LED no smart features, and the picture seemed pretty good in store. Reviews seem fine but there's not a ton of information more credible than that I can find about it, or even RCA in general really. Seconding this as I just saw it today too. Thoughts?
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It's a budget brand. If you're cool with that, awesome. I don't buy anything anymore without many reviews, maybe I miss out on some deals but usually I feel like I miss out on wasting time with products I will personally be unhappy with. Edit: is it this one? RCA LED55C55R120Q 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV (Black) by RCA http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0EUA2Y/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_IX27tb1NF7D6G
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sellouts posted:Edit: is it this one? RCA LED55C55R120Q 55-Inch 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV (Black) by RCA http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00A0EUA2Y/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_IX27tb1NF7D6G Yes. I figure if you trust amazon reviews it seems pretty good. Although I didn't end up getting this, I stopped by microcenter to see about the one I posted earlier and they had a 60" LG Plasma on sale for only $600 so I bought that instead.
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I'm researching a new tv purchase, and have narrowed it down to Sony KDL-55W900A 55-Inch 240Hz Sony KDL65W850A 65-Inch 120Hz My reasoning for these two tvs are that they have very low latency, and have universally excellent reviews for picture quality. For some reason the 2014 versions of these models have worse quality? Are these tvs a good buy, or is there some alternative out there that just beats it in every way for a similar price? I'm leaning towards the 65 inch model, because from what I've read the 240 Hz refresh is an unnecessary gimmick. Anyone want to confirm/deny that?
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Stefan posted:I'm researching a new tv purchase, and have narrowed it down to I honestly haven't heard of that. I have the KDL-50W800B and it looks pretty good. It definitely has one of the better contrasts that put it up with most plasma sets. The video settings are pretty thorough and can produce a great image when its configured right. Edit: OK, digging in a little bit. The KDL-xxW950B TV's are IPS panels, that's probably why. They won't have the contrast or quality VA panels (like the KDL-50W800B and perhaps the TV's you listed) do. 8-bit Miniboss fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Aug 17, 2014 |
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Sony changed the panel for the top end 2014 models I believe, so they don't look quite as good as the 2013s. They should still be very good though.quote:I'm leaning towards the 65 inch model, because from what I've read the 240 Hz refresh is an unnecessary gimmick. Anyone want to confirm/deny that? All 240 enables that 120 doesn't is 24fps 3D on Active 3D models, and 48fps content. Of which I think there's only The Hobbit.
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So I'm looking for a new TV, 50+ in. I used to have this Panasonic plasma (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00752VLRC/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and while I really loved the color and black levels, it was super warm and had this strange electric whine. I'd like to spend <$1000. Can anyone provide some good recommendations? I hear interesting things about Vizios but I'm wary.
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I purchased a Samsung UN65H7150 a few weeks ago and the 3D worked great the first day but when I tried it today, only the "left" side was showing an image and looked like blinds were covering the image. I tried it with a PS3 and PS4 but had the same result. Has anyone seen this before? Any ideas what could cause this? Other than that, the TV has been amazing.
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I never post in AV. While I know a ton about computer hardware/software and even consumer gadgets, I'm by no means an expert in TVs. I'm looking for a little guidance before making a purchase: My psu is slowly dying on an old Samsung LN46A650 (it takes about 10min to fully fire up - you can hear the psu clicking while it struggles to turn on). Ultimately, it may be fixable but I bought the thing from a friend for $300 and am simply ready to move on for a couple reasons I won't get into. The Samsung PN51F5300 looks great to me. Good panel, no extra cost for extra features (like smart functionality, 3D) that I don't care about. My huge concern is all the talk of glare. My current LCD has plenty of glare in my bright living room but during the day I'm generally watching sports or news, stuff with very little black. I know its probably hard to give an exact answer but will the PN51F5300 be WORSE glare-wise? Is there some kind of glare spec I should be looking at/comparing? Alternately, if there are any LED gems out there with about 50in, 1080p, minimal features (best panel possible) for about $600, I would be happy to hear it.
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Don't buy based on lack of features. You arnt paying extra for smart features and 3d.
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Yeah, the PN51F5300 isn't cheap because of the lack of smart TV features or 3d, it's cheap because it's using an older (abet, decent) panel who's R&D is all paid for and it doesn't have an advanced anti-glare filter. It is a good bang for buck picture quality TV, just realize that warranty support for it may be spotty (especially towards the end) since Samsung is exiting the plasma business this year.
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bull3964 posted:Yeah, the PN51F5300 isn't cheap because of the lack of smart TV features or 3d, it's cheap because it's using an older (abet, decent) panel who's R&D is all paid for and it doesn't have an advanced anti-glare filter. It is a good bang for buck picture quality TV, just realize that warranty support for it may be spotty (especially towards the end) since Samsung is exiting the plasma business this year. Fair point - I just assumed the lack of features was contributing to the lower cost. Ultimately, I don't need bleeding edge tech, just looking for something with nice color and good for motion video like sports. Is there any objective way to estimate how big of a problem the glare will be or is it one of those things where you don't really know until you see it in your home? Also, the warranty support doesn't bother me a ton at this price point. As long as they honor the year I'm cool with it.
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ppyy posted:Fair point - I just assumed the lack of features was contributing to the lower cost. Ultimately, I don't need bleeding edge tech, just looking for something with nice color and good for motion video like sports. Is there any objective way to estimate how big of a problem the glare will be or is it one of those things where you don't really know until you see it in your home? Buy from somewhere with a good return policy.
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I was looking for a goon recommendation, specifically for Vizio in the 38"- 42" range, sub $500. I'd like to pair it with a sound bar at some point and it looks like Vizio tvs output 5.1 through HDMI. Seeing as I don't have much space in my house, this seems like the optimal solution to my current setup (lovely 720p tv from 2006 + no surround). Do the great goons out there have any experience with Vizio's in this range? Smart features are a plus though aren't required, but it'd be nice to have something to to hook a PS3/4 up to that doesn't make me toss lunch with SOE. I'm pretty outdated in my tv knowledge and any help is appreciated, thanks.
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Don't know if this is the place to ask but I'm thinking of getting a bigger TV. I currently have this Samsung TV that is at least 4-5 years old now and I'm thinking of getting this LG model. It's pretty cheap and I'm wondering how it compares with my current. I don't really know what to look for. I don't care about smart/3D functions, I just don't want to get it and find out that its missing something essential that my current TV has. Like I read somewhere that it's 50hz and I'm not sure how good that is when playing games, or am I just getting it confused with something else.
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What does anyone know about this TV? I'm looking for a new TV for games and I've found this one for a decent price but I can't find it on the input lag database and I'm also having a hard time finding reviews.
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I have a question around ARC and how that works. Currently, I have a dumb TV, with no ARC in the HDMI channels so to use my sound bar (http://www.amazon.com/Panasonic-SC-HTB550-2-1-Channel-Multi-Positional-Streaming/dp/B00766BF1Y/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top) I have to have it on the right input, then turn the TV volume all the way down. I'd like to have it setup with ARC on a new TV so I can control the sound bar volume with the TV remote so it's easier to tell what the volume is set at and so I only need to keep 1 remote around. My question revolves around how I get sound out of the sound bar no matter what the source is. For now I have the PS4 plugged into the unit for the sound bar then that goes to the TV, do I need to keep this setup to get the sound through the bar if it was setup with ARC? Or could I have the PS4 in another HDMI on the TV and tell it to send the Audio to the ARC channel? Also how does it work if the TV is a smart TV and I'm streaming Netflix through it? For record I'm looking at this TV: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00IQ581GG/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=1W9VYYCJM6JCO&coliid=I15MP1Z2O5FHNB&psc=1
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Ouhei posted:I have a question around ARC and how that works. Once you have a tv with ARC you plug the tv into the ARC connector and your hdmi devices into the hdmi connectors. Your tv will have an option to turn the speakers off (your current one should as well). Then the manual should tell you waht you need to do to enable arc. Then you will do your source selection from the soundbar and leave the tv on whatever the arc input is.
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I'm deciding between two TVs for the bedroom. They're both 32-inch, 1080p and 60 Hz. The first is this Samsung: http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-UN32H5203-32-Inch-1080p-Smart/dp/B00K4UIO9K/ref=psdc117_t2_B00KVLEM7K_B00K4UIO9K Pros: Smart TV functionality. Cons: Motion blurring, less-than-optimum picture quality from oblique angles. The second is this LG: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BB0ZTM2/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_ttl?_encoding=UTF8&colid=VDM4VEG5SCBY&coliid=I1WXLT3LWGTHGO&psc=1 Pros: Picture quality. Cons: No Smart TV functionality (would purchase a $60 Blu-Ray Player, making the cost of this TV + player about $10-$15 more than the Samsung).
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Have you actually looked at the samsung? If its a bedroom tv and you are watching it from bed then angles probably wont matter a whole lot.
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second-hand smegma posted:I was looking for a goon recommendation, specifically for Vizio in the 38"- 42" range, sub $500. I'd like to pair it with a sound bar at some point and it looks like Vizio tvs output 5.1 through HDMI. Seeing as I don't have much space in my house, this seems like the optimal solution to my current setup (lovely 720p tv from 2006 + no surround). This is a pretty narrow range. Vizios are nice budget TVs in that size. whatever the best price is grab it. I don't understand your wiring for the soundbar though.
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sellouts posted:This is a pretty narrow range. Vizios are nice budget TVs in that size. whatever the best price is grab it. Yeah, I'm crazy. Don't mind my nonsense, still figuring a few things out. I pretty much narrowed it down to these two: 39" Vizio e390i-b1e 40" Vizio e400i-b2 Basically whichever one I can find locally. They both seem to be decent on the input lag scale, while also being a bit of a step up from the edge lit 2013 models. The only consistent complaint I'm seeing is that some of these E series Vizios emit a small whirring/whining noise when in standby, which would probably drive me insane in my small apartment. But that's likely a standard quality control thing with cheap TVs (also, this complaint seems less prevalent as the year has passed, so maybe Vizio addressed it). BeanpolePeckerwood fucked around with this message at 17:25 on Aug 20, 2014 |
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Don Lapre posted:Once you have a tv with ARC you plug the tv into the ARC connector and your hdmi devices into the hdmi connectors. Your tv will have an option to turn the speakers off (your current one should as well). Then the manual should tell you waht you need to do to enable arc. Would optical audio be a better option? It has that as well.
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Ouhei posted:Would optical audio be a better option? It has that as well. On your current setup? Yes you should do optical from the tv to your soundbar and then turn the speakers off on your tv (there should be an option for this)
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Anyone have any experience with outdoor TVs? I'm thinking of putting one on my patio and using a wireless HDMI transmitter to stream from my DirecTV. I was thinking the outdoor tv (looking at Skyvue models) would be superior to a projector since I'll be able to take care of the audio issue as well.
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Don Lapre posted:On your current setup? Yes you should do optical from the tv to your soundbar and then turn the speakers off on your tv (there should be an option for this) What about on the new setup? Or is ARC a better option. Ideally I'd like to control the volume through the TV so I don't have to have the 2nd remote laying around.
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Ouhei posted:What about on the new setup? Or is ARC a better option. Ideally I'd like to control the volume through the TV so I don't have to have the 2nd remote laying around. If you have ARC use arc.
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Yuppie Scum posted:Anyone have any experience with outdoor TVs? I'm thinking of putting one on my patio and using a wireless HDMI transmitter to stream from my DirecTV. I was thinking the outdoor tv (looking at Skyvue models) would be superior to a projector since I'll be able to take care of the audio issue as well. Doesn't directv offer a networked genie now? I would use that over a wireless hdmi transmitter. I cant imagine a projector would work well at all unless you only watched tv at night.
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Don Lapre posted:Doesn't directv offer a networked genie now? I would use that over a wireless hdmi transmitter. I cant imagine a projector would work well at all unless you only watched tv at night. Crap I totally forgot about those wireless Genies. That's a much better idea. Thanks!
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Ouhei posted:What about on the new setup? Or is ARC a better option. Ideally I'd like to control the volume through the TV so I don't have to have the 2nd remote laying around. ARC would in theory work with the volume, but I've never had much luck with it. What I did is just use my tivo remote for everything and tell the Tivo remote to control the soundbar volume (I'm using optical.) Unless you use your literal TV remote, you can maybe set that up somehow.
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Yea, its very possible your existing tv remote can already control your soundbar. Most are somewhat programmable.
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I have a ~6 year old 32" Emerson LCD TV that's been giving me a lot of trouble recently. For the most part I use it as a couch computer, but I had Tivo installed two weeks ago, and that's when the issues started showing up. Both the Tivo Mini and the computer were connected via HDMI. Everything worked fine for a week, but then the Tivo box stopped receiving the HDCP signal from the TV. Switching ports and cables didn't work, so I picked up some component cables for the Tivo, which I thought solved the issue. This morning, I turned on the computer and started browsing, but as soon as I opened a new tab, the screen freaked out, flickering with the mouse and other desktop objects trailing around the screen. Once again, switching cables and ports did nothing. When I turn the TV to HDMI input without the computer plugged in, the TV's on-screen elements also jump and trail around, almost like when you degaussed an old CRT monitor, but for a longer period of time. The Tivo, via component cables, still works fine. So what's the problem here? Has anyone had a TV fail this way before, with the HDMI ports "degenerating" over time while everything else works normally? Are these natural lifespan problems, or is the Tivo somehow at fault? I work from home and do 90% of my work, browsing, gaming and media watching on it, so it has definitely been put through its paces, considering it was the cheapest 32" TV I could find at Walmart six years ago. Doing any sort of TV repair beyond moving cords around is way out of my league, so I'm in the market for a new 32"-40" TV that's good for both cable and the computer, preferably something that comes with a stand, as it will be sitting on a desk. Since I'll use it for gaming, I guess input lag should be a concern, but I honestly never had any problems in that department with the Emerson. 3D and Smart-TV features don't really interest me. My budget is somewhere between $200 and $300. Any help is greatly appreciated.
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If that's your budget, I would get one of the new Vizo E series. You can get the 32" 720p e320i for $250 most places and the 32" 1080p e320fi for $280. Either one would be a world of improvement over your current tv. As for your current tv, control boards can go bad over time. Solder joints can fail from heat cycling during normal operation or capacitors can go bad over time. Another possibility is the power supply failing, inconsistent power can cause all kinds of wacky issues. I would say you got your use out of it. 6 years for what was a cheap Chinese TV is pretty good.
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Thanks for the suggestions! I went ahead and got the 1080p version, and it's definitely a huge improvement over the Emerson.
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