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Old 10-12-2008, 18:37
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For the last few months I have had a new Samsung HD TV. First I was using it with Sky Digital. I noticed a problem with the picture - sometimes the dark areas seemed to shimmer badly and were very snowy. I noticed this particularly in dramas etc. Studio stuff, however, always seemed very good. I was advised that it could be the SCART lead I was using, or having a mobile landline telephone close to it. I tried changing these factors, but the picture problems remained.

I've just had Sky HD installed, but am still noticing some problems. In certain programmes - perhaps its the way they're shot or something - the dark areas are particularly snowy, although the shimmer seems to have gone.

I was wondering if anyobody had any idea what the problem might be here? Could this be a defect with the TV?
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Old 10-12-2008, 19:47
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Why have you got a SCART connection to your new HD TV and Sky+HD - you shodul connect via HDMI _ see Andy Quested's blog http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcintern..._of_scart.html

It also says how to set the TV up - and look at http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/forums/s...d.php?t=942385 for details of the test card and its superblack saga
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Old 10-12-2008, 19:55
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It's a Samsung.

They're notorious for needing a fair bit of tweaking of options to get the optimum picture quality out of them.

Dunno what model it is you have but there is a 450 page thread (yes .... thats four hundred and fifty pages .... I shit you not!) on optimal settings for certain Samsung models on AVForums ...

http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-t...iscussion.html

A friend of mine bought a Samsung and just left it on the factory settings it looks horrible to me. Far to bright and glary.
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Old 10-12-2008, 20:10
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whats it like through HDMI ?

a good test for a telly is kids channels they have huge areas of one colour, so go and see what they look like

mind if kids channels are crap, kids wont watch them unlike adults

try turning brightness and colour and all the settings down half way


and if its like old programmes then the picture quality wont be the best, try music videochannels as well
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Old 10-12-2008, 20:16
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Is the set LCD or plasma? Plasma sets do this in dark parts of the picture but it should not be noticable at the correct viewing distance.
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Old 10-12-2008, 20:19
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I do have it on HDMI now. I'd say the situation is improved, but it's still definitely fuzzy on darker colours sometimes. But the dark shimmery ghosting effect that occured on darker colours before now seems to have gone.

It's a 26" series 4. I've adjusted the settings with contrast and brightness well down and sharpness set to zero, and additional options set to off. Again I would say that the problem is still there. It seems to be only a problem on certain types of programmes. I don't know if it's the way they're filmed or something? Particularly bad on taggart the other night.
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Old 10-12-2008, 20:19
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No, it's an LCD.
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Old 10-12-2008, 20:35
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good be the bit rates of ITV as well
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Old 11-12-2008, 12:53
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Turn off any of the automated picture enhancements such as movie mode. Instead spend some time manually changing the picture settings from the menu. You'll be able to get a far far superior picture than any of the automated settings.
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