My Samsung LE32R41BD is up & running

[Javert]

Sammy LE32 is finally installed and set up – wow! I am bowled over by the picture quality – I even found the analogue reasonable, but of course in digital it rocks! (To quote someone else on this board!).

I must admit that it is actually too big for my room – a 28” would have sufficed, I’m not moaning and I’m certainly seeing films in widescreen! I use teletext and on this screen it was, for me, too overpowering. But then I discovered that I can have it and the channel I’m viewing, both on-screen at the same time thanks to the split screen. Neat!

As for the colour – Wow! Wow! and thrice Wow! Think that for the very first time I’m seeing the colours as they were meant to be seen. I’ve only dipped into bits of the DVDs – daren’t say how many! But some have been truly great – “Monsters Inc” and “Lion King” – especially the “Hakuna Matata” number – the colours are quite staggering. Also managed to see “Pirates” complete tonight – magical.

Can I thank all the contributors to my recent postings on here – you helped tremendously and I’m certainly feeling happy with this purchase

John

 

[Vallyboy]

Glad you liked it. I think that it is a great set and at the Freeman's price as good as it gets.

I thought it was big at first but it is amazing how you soon take it for granted, I started wondering what a 37" would have looked like, Doh !, silly me I am at the correct viewing distance now, about 2 metres, a 37" would be too much.

When I first had mine I watched the Olympics, and for sure the colours were stunning, one bit of bad news is that you soon start taking it for granted.

My 4:3 Tosh 33" went on the blink so I had to decide what to do. The choice as I saw it was get an enormous, ( I need a 32" )CRT, where there are fewer and fewer manufacturers, or go the lcd/plasma route on a limited budget and knowing that these formats are still far from perfect.

Very happy with my £700 Sammy, if I can get 5 years out of it I will be pleased, as by then I think a different improved format will have emerged.

When you look at all the options for changing the picture standards, other than those who keep to default I would guess that it is unlikely that any two people on earth end up with identical settings.

 

[greyhorse]

its nice to hear you like your sammy

not all doom and gloom then ??

 

[mattg]

I've had my sammy 26" for about 6 months and can't fault it.

It has been on for 10 hours a day either connected to my pc or using it to watch films/tv.

One slight gripe is it takes a while to scroll through the AV channels, but apart that a solid 4/5 excellent value midrange set.

I thought it was a bit ugly at first, but it really grows on you too!

Matt.

 

[oaklandraiders]

Yo

What settings are people running on.
Going round to outlaws later to setup, so a few clues as I wont be allowed to tamper from default for long !

John

 

[anobium]

I've had my sammy 26" for about 6 months and can't fault it.

It has been on for 10 hours a day either connected to my pc or using it to watch films/tv.

One slight gripe is it takes a while to scroll through the AV channels, but apart that a solid 4/5 excellent value midrange set.

I thought it was a bit ugly at first, but it really grows on you too!

Matt.

got mine last friday all was well un till the following day, 2 dead/stuck pixels. No problem can live with that, day later buzzing from speakers hmm rung freemans up are going to deliver another one and will send this one back when I recieve new one, fingers crossed the 'new' one doesnt have any problems.

 

[acko]

not happy with my picture (feel like crying) had the set for a few days and running gold scart from sky + to ext 1 and the pictures s***e no clarity or definition, sitting about 8 foot away and pictures distorted it like watchin and old 70's porno! even have a scart to super video which is even worse (black & white and fuzzy). Help please i'm desperate

 

[tpr007]

can you take a picture so we can see if it is bad, or just your personal perception. May be a faulty set?

 

[Vallyboy]

not happy with my picture (feel like crying) had the set for a few days and running gold scart from sky + to ext 1 and the pictures s***e no clarity or definition, sitting about 8 foot away and pictures distorted it like watchin and old 70's porno! even have a scart to super video which is even worse (black & white and fuzzy). Help please i'm desperate

For sure it is either faulty or your set up is somehow wrong.

From 8 feet the picture can look great to poor depending on the input/channel with SD from Sky I find.

What is it like with DVDs as that should give you a fair idea if it is faulty or not as with a decent input is should give a decent output ? If it is poor with that it would suggest the set is faulty, it can be sometimes I suppose that the image enhancing stuff can go tits up and screw the image..

 

[acko]

For sure it is either faulty or your set up is somehow wrong.

From 8 feet the picture can look great to poor depending on the input/channel with SD from Sky I find.

What is it like with DVDs as that should give you a fair idea if it is faulty or not as with a decent input is should give a decent output ? If it is poor with that it would suggest the set is faulty, it can be sometimes I suppose that the image enhancing stuff can go tits up and screw the image..

cheers for the help, with a scart to scart from dvd to tv i get a reasonable pictured (not brilliant), but i also have a component to component and that doesn't work at all!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Vallyboy]

cheers for the help, with a scart to scart from dvd to tv i get a reasonable pictured (not brilliant), but i also have a component to component and that doesn't work at all!!!!!!!!!!!

If component does not work I can only assume a faulty set. Get it changed, and in my opinion it is worth sticking with the Sammy for another try.

You have only had it a few days so a refund or exchange should be easy enough, if you're not happy with it don't mess with it, as disappointing as it is.

 

[David Mackenzie]

As for the colour – Wow! Wow! and thrice Wow! Think that for the very first time I'm seeing the colours as they were meant to be seen. I've only dipped into bits of the DVDs – daren't say how many! But some have been truly great – “Monsters Inc” and “Lion King” – especially the “Hakuna Matata” number – the colours are quite staggering.

Glad I'm not the only one who loves animation on LCD. Disney's new DVDs seem to have really bright colours that hurt my eyes on a CRT, but on an LCD they look great.

I'll probably get more into live action movies once a format that can do realism (Blu-Ray) comes into my house, but right now I love the look of some nice animated stuff on my LCD. Plus I think films that are drawn are more interesting to look at anyway