[elhefepunk]

Originally Posted by schmutz

my UE55D7000.

overall I am blown away by the performance (since all I owned before were ~£600 range televisions) unfortunately not without a bad taste in my mouth. I can report some things that aren't perfect about my particular set:

Gradients gradients in colour are rarely smooth and usually have a stepping/posterization effect as seen in the 8 bit gradient:

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This was not evident on any of the cheaper televisions I have owned.

Does anyone else see this sort of effect on their d7000?? i get it on mine but with careful setup i have managed to all but hide it but wonder if it is normal? 99.9% of the time it is not noticable but in certain dark/grey images it is very obvious with no smooth transition in colour tones..

[elhefepunk]

i would be hugely grateful if people could post there default adc values fom the service menu as i'm pretty convinced mine was messed with prior to buying it (was an ex display model).. i'm pretty sure this might be why i'm seeing posterization on some dark tones... thanks in advance

[SteveU30]

Originally Posted by elhefepunk

i would be hugely grateful if people could post there default adc values fom the service menu as i'm pretty convinced mine was messed with prior to buying it (was an ex display model).. i'm pretty sure this might be why i'm seeing posterization on some dark tones... thanks in advance

I think I read that entering the service menu resets the TV settings, is this correct? If not then I'd be happy to check for you.

[elhefepunk]

Originally Posted by SteveU30

I think I read that entering the service menu resets the TV settings, is this correct? If not then I'd be happy to check for you.

In all honesty i'm not too sure, i would'nt recommend anyone going in there though unless they already have... Looking at the settings in mine they seem a tad all over the place and really suspect that something has been messed with.. HD and SD all look amazing when bright vivid colours are displayed but alot of dark tones have steps to them rather than blending smoothly, after messing with the white balance etc in the normal menus it is greatly improved but it still isnt 100% right....

[denziloshamen]

Originally Posted by elhefepunk

Does anyone else see this sort of effect on their d7000?? i get it on mine but with careful setup i have managed to all but hide it but wonder if it is normal? 99.9% of the time it is not noticable but in certain dark/grey images it is very obvious with no smooth transition in colour tones..

I get this on mine. Not so much on blu ray, but plenty on Sky HD. Wish I could find the settings to get rid of this, but I've found I prefer the natural picture setting, which does restrict the tweaking options.

What I would also like is to find out the base settings for natural so I can recreate it in standard and have all the advanced settings still available to me.

[elhefepunk]

Originally Posted by denziloshamen

I get this on mine. Not so much on blu ray, but plenty on Sky HD. Wish I could find the settings to get rid of this, but I've found I prefer the natural picture setting, which does restrict the tweaking options.

What I would also like is to find out the base settings for natural so I can recreate it in standard and have all the advanced settings still available to me.

I find it ALOT worse on sky hd too... the odd bluray i've noticed it on too but not as bad though... The way i found that reduced it was reducing the brightness but this resulted in loss of black/shadow detail...

tonight it really annoyed me though so i have spent the last few hours going over settings, i then decided to find a scene that was really bad and had alot of posterization and then went into standard settings and started adjusting settings to see what effect it had.. i have found that it seems to be the green offset in the white balance menu, i started knocking it back and before my very eyes the posterization was disapearing.. i've been channel hopping now for the last hour and things are sooo greatly improved and i'm chuffed to bits..

It does kinda make sense now because thinking about it i went into the service menu about 3 weeks ago, i didnt touch anything just had a quick look... however as mentioned above, even going into service mode wipes alot of user settings.. so i kinda figure that the shop had setup this display as it was ex display and when i went into service mode it had reverted the user settings back but then the default presets do not like the changes they have made in the service mode?? the tv now needs a bit tweaking to get the colours perfect but it is easily 100% better for sky now.. also this has totally eliminated the banding that all of a sudden appeared on my set too??

these probably wont work for yours if my service menu has been messed with but currently my white balance settings are:

r offset 19
g offset 16
b offset 23

[bna858]

What is the best way to display your computer screen onto your tv wirelessly?

I use serviio/allshare for watching media wirelessly but would like the ability to transmit my screen to the TV in the same type of way.

What are you guys using?

[_Ollie_]

****** off with the Iplayer app now... you know when you click on a show to play it, it opens up a screen with play over a picture of a show... well when I click also available in HD the play disappears and it just shows the picture so I obviously can't start the show. I'm wondering if the problem is that I can't download the app, it comes up on recommended apps and there's an option to run it when I select it in the download apps bit I can't properly download it. It doesn't show up alongside my Smart Hub downloaded apps so I can't already have it? To clarify, I can play normal definition content but not HD.

Also when I try and stream content from my laptop through Allshare it won't recognise the files.

[SteveU30]

Originally Posted by bna858

What is the best way to display your computer screen onto your tv wirelessly?

I use serviio/allshare for watching media wirelessly but would like the ability to transmit my screen to the TV in the same type of way.

What are you guys using?

Pretty sure this can't be done (easily) as what you're trying to do is transmit graphical output wirelessly which is no the same as streaming a file wirelessly. I imagine to do this you would need an intermediary box that connects to one of the inputs on the TV and relays the signal (if such a box even exists).

[denziloshamen]

Originally Posted by SteveU30

Pretty sure this can't be done (easily) as what you're trying to do is transmit graphical output wirelessly which is no the same as streaming a file wirelessly. I imagine to do this you would need an intermediary box that connects to one of the inputs on the TV and relays the signal (if such a box even exists).

I can do it, but the method I use ain't cheap and it's only because I have the equipment anyway.

I use apple tv, iPad and a remote access app on the iPad. I can the airplay the app to the apple tv and view it on my tv. That set up costs as much as a decent desktop computer, so not worth doing from scratch, but great if you already have all the gadgets.

[bna858]

thanks guys

[bna858]

Originally Posted by SteveU30

Pretty sure this can't be done (easily) as what you're trying to do is transmit graphical output wirelessly which is no the same as streaming a file wirelessly. I imagine to do this you would need an intermediary box that connects to one of the inputs on the TV and relays the signal (if such a box even exists).

Yeah, I saw of 3 boxes that do this, basically an HDMI relay type thing. about $100US.

[bna858]

Originally Posted by SteveU30

Pretty sure this can't be done (easily) as what you're trying to do is transmit graphical output wirelessly which is no the same as streaming a file wirelessly. I imagine to do this you would need an intermediary box that connects to one of the inputs on the TV and relays the signal (if such a box even exists).

Originally Posted by denziloshamen

I can do it, but the method I use ain't cheap and it's only because I have the equipment anyway.

I use apple tv, iPad and a remote access app on the iPad. I can the airplay the app to the apple tv and view it on my tv. That set up costs as much as a decent desktop computer, so not worth doing from scratch, but great if you already have all the gadgets.

Gonna look into this more later when I have time but check out this wiki, using Serviio, it may be possible.

http://wiki.serviio.org/doku.php?id=stream_pc

[westie69]

Has any one solve the slight stutter when playing mkv's it mainly noticable on panning shots,

I have turned off LED Motion Plus and set Auto Motion Plus to clear which helped but im still noticing very verys slight stutters when watching 1080p mkv's and its not the file as it has been tested on a separate system setup.

[SteveU30]

Originally Posted by westie69

Has any one solve the slight stutter when playing mkv's it mainly noticable on panning shots,

I have turned off LED Motion Plus and set Auto Motion Plus to clear which helped but im still noticing very verys slight stutters when watching 1080p mkv's and its not the file as it has been tested on a separate system setup.

Are you streaming or playing off a USB stick/HDD?

[westie69]

For test purposes i played them directly from a WD TV live media play with the latest B-rads CFW installed.

I have also streamed them via twonky media server over cat6 with enough bandwith to play these files my network can handle around 70mbps my films are 40 max

I suppose the test i could do is play them directly from the tv but i didnt think the tv support mkv's do you have to put them in a different container to get them to play not really looked into?

but that a side its definitely the tv causing the issue as i have seen other post on other forums about the same problem its only very very slight stutter/judder every say 30-120secs its a shame i have only got my set up up and running now would have been nice ot see if previous fw did the same. has no else seen this problem then?

[SteveU30]

The TV deffo plays mkv files so if try putting some on a USB drive and starting there to rule everything out on the network side.

Have you got the TV on the latest firmware by the way?

[westie69]

Yes the tv is on latest firmware and have just tested various working mkvs direct to the TV and still having the same problem the next time you watch a mkv watch the movement of scenery and peoples head carefully and you might notice the twitchiness of what seems to be drop/missed/mismatch frames its so slight but noticeable!

[_Ollie_]

Originally Posted by SteveU30

The TV deffo plays mkv files so if try putting some on a USB drive and starting there to rule everything out on the network side.

Have you got the TV on the latest firmware by the way?

what problems did the latest firmware fix?

[SteveU30]

Originally Posted by _Ollie_

what problems did the latest firmware fix?

From the Samsung site:

1. Title
2011 model Firmware for self-upgrade
2. Applicable Model
UE**D70** Series
3. Carrier or Corporate Customer

4. Description
T-GAPDEUC-1020.0

-Improve internet network connection when using Smart Hub or Apps
- Support to Channel range for Germany KDG Cable broadcast
- Support 3D MPO file.
- Improve BBC & BBC I Player connection
- Improve PVR Recording and Replay
- Improve connection speed of CI+

[DubbleDonkey]

Originally Posted by westie69

Yes the tv is on latest firmware and have just tested various working mkvs direct to the TV and still having the same problem the next time you watch a mkv watch the movement of scenery and peoples head carefully and you might notice the twitchiness of what seems to be drop/missed/mismatch frames its so slight but noticeable!

I seem to be experiencing the same problem as you but not on streamed files. I first noticed it while watching a SD film on my PVR. I started to find it very distracting. Watched a DVD last night and it started happening with that. I switched to the built in Freeview and didn't notice any problems there. I am a bit concerned now as I am pretty sure it wasn't doing it before.

[Soundy]

Originally Posted by DubbleDonkey

I seem to be experiencing the same problem as you but not on streamed files. I first noticed it while watching a SD film on my PVR. I started to find it very distracting. Watched a DVD last night and it started happening with that. I switched to the built in Freeview and didn't notice any problems there. I am a bit concerned now as I am pretty sure it wasn't doing it before.

I have seen a similar strange issue to this but I'm sure I have seen it on normal freeview also, but I think it is only when the scene/camera angle changes. It is almost like some of the processing gets confused and gets it wrong for a second. It could be the motion processing, that would seem logical, but I haven't tried turning it off yet to check.

[_Ollie_]

Can you play 3D files from USB with the newest firmware? It says files not supported when I try and play a 3D MKV from a USB connected HD.

[Ch33kyM0nk3y]

Originally Posted by _Ollie_

Can you play 3D files from USB with the newest firmware? It says files not supported when I try and play a 3D MKV from a USB connected HD.

Have a look at page 259 of the user manual

Make sure that your mkv file has resolution, frame rate, bit rate, video codec and audio codec within the spec stated for that container type

[westie69]

im glad its not just me yes it does seem as though the TV is trying to process the image and as though the cpu cant keep up with it, after disabling some of this nonsense motion blur stuff my frames are bit smoother but not perfect, i also havent seen this on sd freeview but havent really check HD channels.

[Urien Rheged]

Can this TV not pay AVCHD files from. USB stick, card reader or external HDD?

[_Ollie_]

Originally Posted by Ch33kyM0nk3y

Have a look at page 259 of the user manual

Make sure that your mkv file has resolution, frame rate, bit rate, video codec and audio codec within the spec stated for that container type

Thanks! Video codec is MKV. Video format is AVC (Bit rate 6 619 Kbps), Audio format is AC-3 (Bit rate 64.0 Kbps, Frame rate 47.952 fps). According to the manual the frame rate limit is 30 so that could be the issue, also there's no mention of AVC, any way around this?

[DubbleDonkey]

Originally Posted by westie69

im glad its not just me yes it does seem as though the TV is trying to process the image and as though the cpu cant keep up with it, after disabling some of this nonsense motion blur stuff my frames are bit smoother but not perfect, i also havent seen this on sd freeview but havent really check HD channels.

I've had exactly what you've seen on Blu-Ray but it was pretty rare. What I saw the other night was much worse and really distracted me from the film. It seemed to be happening every few seconds. I've not noticed it since but I've not been watching much TV.

[Ch33kyM0nk3y]

Originally Posted by _Ollie_

Thanks! Video codec is MKV. Video format is AVC (Bit rate 6 619 Kbps), Audio format is AC-3 (Bit rate 64.0 Kbps, Frame rate 47.952 fps). According to the manual the frame rate limit is 30 so that could be the issue, also there's no mention of AVC, any way around this?

Mkv isn't a codec. Mkv is a wrapper

Use a tool like 'mediatab' to confirm your video's codec

Take a look on page 261 of the manual to confirm the D7000's video decoding capability


There are many tools for re-encoding video

Try using FormatFactory to re-encode your video and set the encoder to meet the D7000 video/audio profile

[Welz82]

D7000 and Media Files - All was fine until the last couple of months, and im now having terrible results trying to play 'new' files (both HD and Standard), Im constantly getting the error 'Video File Not Supported'. Have tried multiple recommended re-encoding applications with no success. I know things have changed with formats/encoding rules etc. on 'new' files, and have accepted that the TV is sadly not upto the job in this department. Cant really complain as its 'dodgy' anyways, but im now going to get a HTPC to get more file support... this TV is now too limited

Smart Hub Blink Box - I chose to use my deal voucher with Blink Box - and am having a really mixed time with that too. The first couple of films I watched were great (for a streaming service), and maybe that was pre latest firmware, however the last two films have been a nightmare, with multiple buferring crashes ruining viewing - I almost gave up last time, as the film crashed (for the 4th time) over an hour into the movie, but i fastfowarded back to where I was (make sure u clock the timer before backing out!) and crash 5 luckily never came. The app itself isnt too great either on the TV, and i find ordering movies on the real internet much more easier as the TV app is lacking the rather useful option to search! And finally - why cant this thing remember my login details?! I guess i've just jumped on the 'Smart' TV bandwagon a little too soon.

Not to end on a downer... For HD TV and Blu-ray content, this TV is fantastic! And im gutted that I have to play my Xbox on a lesser TV in my Man Cave