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Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

If you dont like the smart tv features on a tv you can just ignore them. They dont add to the cost of the set either.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 17:22

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 17:25

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

That's what I was hoping, but I remember in the past that smart TV's had terrible laggy interfaces compared to non-smart ones. If this isn't a problem anymore, then a smart TV is fine.

How often do you use your tv's interface? Most people might setup their picture settings once and then never touch them.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 17:38

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Yea, LG makes fine tv's. Id also look at buying it from costco as you get 90 day return policy, 2 year warranty, and i think for $60 you can extend to a 5 year warranty if the tv is under $999.

# ¿ Jul 15, 2013 20:43

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Are you renting or buying the place? It would probably be easy to make the hole bigger if you own it.

# ¿ Jul 30, 2013 17:55

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

DizzyBum posted:

Yeah, I heard Monoprice has good mounts. Thanks!

Actually, the one you linked says it only fits between 23-37" TVs. Should I get something like this instead?:

http://www.monoprice.com/products/product.asp?c_id=108&cp_id=10828&cs_id=1082806&p_id=8585&seq=1&format=2

As long as you meet the weight requirement and the mount supports the VESA size your tv uses then ignore the inches it says it fits.

# ¿ Jul 31, 2013 18:20

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

DizzyBum posted:

Followup to my posts just above - The wife and I finally got our very own Costco memberships (YAY WE'RE ADULTS ) and browsed the TV selections. They've got this one in stock, which was one of the two I saw on their website I was really interested in (link goes to Amazon for reviews and extra specs):

VIZIO 55� Class (54.60� Diag.) Razor LED� Smart TV

I'm pretty happy with it after previewing it in the store, so I'm gonna go for it! They also have a good wall mount in stock that has the right weight rating and VESA size, so I won't even need to worry about ordering one from Monoprice.

We're really excited. I get paid in two weeks on a work-from-home day, so I'll be picking it up during lunch. My wife is probably going to end up playing Dark Souls until she gets a headache... I'll be sure to post about it here and in the HDTV megathread so other goons know how it fares.

Make sure you get the square trade warranty. Should be $60 for 5 years.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 17:15

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

DizzyBum posted:

Oh, nice, my wife was mentioning Square Trade and I didn't realize the price and coverage were that good. Thanks!

Its through costco directly. You get the 1 year vizio warranty, the 1 year extra costco warranty, then for $60 (for tv's under $1000) you get another 3 years after.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 17:23

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Is your picture bad? set it on movie mode. Turn off interpolation. Enjoy your tv.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 17:55

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Yea, the only thing you would worry about with test discs is if they were designed to calibrate CRT's, and even then most of the test patterns will still be valid.

# ¿ Aug 2, 2013 18:40

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

overdriveGTO posted:

Are there any smart TV manufacturers I should avoid in terms of app quality? I'm looking for a 32" for my three season porch and I want Netflix and Hulu on it without using another device to keep clutter down.

In my experience the apps are all pretty similar. The ui to get to them will vary though.

# ¿ Aug 21, 2013 03:21

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

The vizio setup has gotten good reviews. its $279 at costco.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2013 14:45

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Lowen SoDium posted:

Not exactly a TV question, but does anyone have a Vizio Co-Star?

I am mostly interest to know how it works if you DO NOT have cable TV or satellite and you are just using it as a "smart-tv" kit. I use XBMC on a PC for most of my video watching and play file form a local server. XBMC has poo poo for 3rd party sources like Hulu and Amazon so I was thinking about using a Co-Star with it's HDMI pass through in-between the PC and my TV.

I am also considering using the Pulse Eight HDMI CEC Adaptor to control XBMC on my PC from the Vizio Co-Star's remote.

I am probably making this too complicated, aren't I?

Id get a roku over a googletv box to complement your xbmc setup. Then use a harmony smart control for remote control duties.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2013 15:04

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Lowen SoDium posted:

I have looked at Rokus and they do look nice and I know they are popular, but I was attracted to the Co-star and CEC approach because it would give me both devices on a single input on my TV and I could a single RF remote control using CEC rather than having to add an IR receiver to my XBMC.

Is there a Harmony Remote that can control a PC without an IR receiver? Related question: Is there a Harmony Remote that would let me control 2 different PCs at once?

An IR receiver for a pc is $13

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Philips-USB...=item3a73a67db6

Also no, if you used 2 pc's next to each other they would both pickup the same codes.

# ¿ Aug 23, 2013 16:13

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

So its exactly how it was when HDTV came out.

# ¿ Sep 4, 2013 12:59

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

One of your TV HDMI ports should say ARC. It has an audio return channel that will send audio back to an arc compatible receiver over the same HDMI cable that the TV receives its picture over.

If you do not have an arc compatible receiver you can also run a digital cable from the TVs digital audio out to a digital input on your receiver.

# ¿ Sep 16, 2013 04:04

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

The Third Man posted:

Is anybody aware of a display that has multiple VESA mount sizes? I would like to be able to mount a display to a wall with 400x400 interface while having another 100x100/75x75 interface available to mount a computer to, but I'm having a hell of a time finding a simple solution.

I am having a hard time picturing this. You want to mount a computer to the back of the tv? Why not just mount a 75x75 visa mount to the wall behind the tv to put the computer on.

The real issue you are going to have is clearance.

# ¿ Sep 19, 2013 16:56

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

TheEye posted:

Doesn't the M series have local dimming? Or maybe just some of them?

I think/thought all the M series do local dimming.

# ¿ Oct 2, 2013 15:49

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Gozinbulx posted:

Speaking of htpc's, that's going to be my main use as well. Are modern aftermarket graphics cards capable of the 240hz refresh rate all the sales people are trying to convince me is nessecary? Is it even worth it for htpc application?

Your TV only accepts up to 60hz

# ¿ Oct 8, 2013 13:45

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Bad Munki posted:

Isn't that a fact of the current hdmi spec or something? I mean in general. I was sort of passively reading about that (because I have my 240hz tv hooked up to my computer as well and could only go to 60hz on the computer) and I swear I saw something about hdmi <2.0 being the limiting factor. Is that so?

There isn't anything that uses 120hz so there really isn't a need for it. the 240hz your tv advertises has to do with the display refresh, not the input source.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2013 15:01

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Gozinbulx posted:

Do you mean that even the highest end tv that has 480 or something is simply taking a 60hz signal and duplicating the frames? Is that good? Is it worth it?

Yes.

Even if you did have a 120hz input, there is no point in having one, as video sources are 24/30/60

# ¿ Oct 8, 2013 15:06

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

240hz is the same thing as TrueMotion, right? If so, yes, it's loving garbage. Don't buy a TV based on that.

No its not.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2013 18:29

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Gozinbulx posted:

So non-motion interporlated 240hz still looks worse to some?

Whatever, I'm not gonna pay extra for it.

motion interpolation and the hz are two different things. Higher hz means the tv is refreshing faster and this can reduce motion blur. There is no reason to avoid a higher hz tv.

# ¿ Oct 8, 2013 20:44

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Ularg posted:

I don't know why I didn't think of auto-shutoff when I was gravely afraid of burn in. I should find a Plasma TV as an alternative for the best PS4 experience since I already have a gaming LCD computer monitor to try first. Probably going to go from 27" to 35"-40".

I don't get why the newer TVs kind of force these new itnernet features on you. Can I at least turn them off? My internet connection is very fickle with enough devices in my home connected wired or wireless already and I don't really need another unless I need some sort of firmware update.

Edit: How useful is CNET's 2012 TV Buying guide as a cheat sheet when looking for TVs?

Smart features don't cost anything and yes you can simply not connect it to your network.

# ¿ Oct 26, 2013 01:25

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

DaddyBigBucks posted:

Should the input lag between the same model but different sizes be the same?

For example: (KDL47W802A) vs (KDL55W802A)

Not necessarily

# ¿ Oct 31, 2013 01:45

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Dont think that a tv is $1500 vs $1200 because it has smart features. Its more expensive for other reasons. Smart TV poo poo is basically free.

Dont not buy a tv because its a smart tv.

# ¿ Nov 12, 2013 16:29

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

cbirdsong posted:

Anyone ever bought an open-box discounted TV from Best Buy? The one near me has quite a few Panasonic S60s for $600 or less.

You got 30 days to return it. Buy one and take it home.

# ¿ Nov 12, 2013 20:56

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

cbirdsong posted:

It's actually down to 15 days now, unless you're in some kind of nonsense loyalty program.

Right now you actually have until jan14

# ¿ Nov 12, 2013 23:47

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

BAILOUT MCQUACK! posted:

Is amazon's warranty on their televisions worth the money or no?

If warranties were worth the money then they wouldn't sell warranties.

Do people buy extended warranties and take advantage of them, of course. But most people will never use it.

# ¿ Nov 27, 2013 19:42

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Jastiger posted:

We have a 46" Samsung that doesn't work. What should we do with it? Will anyone buy one of these?

Fix it?

# ¿ Dec 1, 2013 05:38

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Local store got an OLED samsung in. It is worthy of the hype.

Black levels are just, as good as possible.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2013 20:48

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

And then the picture turns yellow in 6 months when the blue OLEDs start to wear out.

But for those 6 months... glorious

They also had the $40,000 samsung 4k setup and its as retarded as it looks in photos.

Don Lapre fucked around with this message at 21:32 on Dec 6, 2013

# ¿ Dec 6, 2013 21:12

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Rageaholic Monkey posted:

Is that a 4:3 picture on an 8k TV?

The samsung 8k demo reel has it, it expands out to 16x9. I jsut took a photo at the wrong time.

# ¿ Dec 6, 2013 21:20

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

HDMI 2.0 can only do 4K@60Hz. Was it hooked up to something special or was it running at 15Hz?

Dunno, Its the same demo that bestbuy uses on their UHD tv's. Guessing same hardware. Probably 4k@30hz

# ¿ Dec 6, 2013 21:31

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

blargle posted:

I've got an HTPC and don't care about smart TV, is it possible to buy a dumb TV with a high end display? Or are the good displays always bundled with smart TV features?

You arnt paying extra for the smart TV stuff. Just ignore its existence.

# ¿ Dec 8, 2013 22:44

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

bull3964 posted:

It can, but you'll have to make sure that you check documentation of TVs ahead of time to make sure that they:

a) Accept 24fps input
b) Can do the correct 5:5 pulldown WITHOUT using motion interpolation so you can get the right film effect.

Some TVs only allow 120hz mode with all the motion smoothing turned on and don't actually handle 24fps material properly.

120hz tv's dont have a 120hz mode. The lcd always runs at 120hz.

# ¿ Dec 10, 2013 23:29

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Space Racist posted:

Thanks guys. From what I can tell, for my usage pattern, 120 Hz wouldn't really be worth the extra money (and gently caress motion smoothing).

Also, if anyone was curious, ARC only seems to exist on Sony, Samsung and Panasonic sets. Not a big deal but it saves a little cable clutter.

120hz does not mean motion smoothing.

# ¿ Dec 11, 2013 00:16

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Chuu posted:

I realize this, but I'm not looking for HD content. What I'm trying to do essentially is somehow have 16:9 be the default aspect ratio (and letterbox 4:3 content) instead of 4:3 be the default aspect ratio (and letterbox 16:9 content). Then I can just set my TV to 16:9 and not have anything be distorted due to aspect ratio.

I don't know if this is letterboxed by the decoder or if it's letterboxed before it hits the decoder. If it's the former then I'm hoping there is some way involving cable cards or a different comcast box that could fix this.

I'm more concerned with 16:9 cable channels like ESPN.

That box is just going to output 480i 4:3 letterboxed picture. You will need an HD DTA or HD cable box

# ¿ Dec 26, 2013 14:38

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Petey posted:

Is it safe to say that if you Google a model number shown by a major brand and it isn't listed/reviewed on an independent site (CNET, Crutchfield, etc) it's probably not worth the money?

I found some Samsungs at Costco which are within my price range but just are completely off the grid in terms of independent reviews.

e: specifically this one: http://www.bjs.com/samsung-5134-plasma-1080p-600hz.product.236054, except $579

e2: what, it doesn't even show up on Samsung's website...

Not necessarily. Just take the specs and find the equivalent. Its likely just a set with a different number of hdmi ports or some poo poo.

# ¿ Jan 4, 2014 23:44

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Any passive 3dtv should allow it as long as you have the correct glasses (the same polarization filter on both eyes. )

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 21:20

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# ¿ May 21, 2024 17:25

Don Lapre: Mar 28, 2001; If you're having problems you're either holding the phone wrong or you have tiny girl hands.

Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:

No, I was talking about this:

It does this by stretching each half to cover the whole screen.

Thats what im talking about as well, you gotta have glasses with the same polarization filter on each eye.

# ¿ Jan 6, 2014 21:35

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