Has anyone done the firmware update that's on the Samsung site? Is it worth doing? Improved codec support?
I've done it but no idea what it does - anyone have any ideas or a resource that describes the update?
Has anyone done the firmware update that's on the Samsung site? Is it worth doing? Improved codec support?
Would you guys say that this is the best LCD TV with a budget of £1300?
I'll be using for:
And is there any difference to the models that have all the weird "WWWXX" characters at the end?
- Primarily for SD broadcasts
- Occassional PS3 Gaming
- Occasional Blu-Ray viewing
Cheers.
No difference to models with WWWXX etc on the end, I happen to be impressed with SD especially the higher bit rate channels where the upscaler of the TV really gets a chance to shine.
I play COD4 on-line and having set Game Mode correctly think it's on a par with my previous Panasonic plasma (never used the Kuro for gaming), ie I only have myself to blame if I die not lag.
Obviously HD content is outstanding especially once you've tweaked your settings.
No idea about the best deal.
I really rate this tv and having had a Kuro, Panasonic, Sony Z4500 it stands up there with them all.
Take your pic, it is one of the better TVs out there, whether you think it the best for you, is down to you.
Titan mate,
Thanks for the update bruv.
I placed an order for this set with 1staudiovisual last night but i'm about to cancel.
I've just enquired with a retailer and they have the B8000 due in May 12th and priced at £1380.00 inc. VAT and a 5 year warranty!!
That is an amazing price for the higher spec model
Good effort, good luck with it, even if it's only a fraction better than the B7000 you've still got yourself a beauty of a set.
Cheers man.
The beauty is that the lowest online pre-order price for the B8000 £1500+ with a 1 year warranty.
RGBDirect and loads of other places have it priced at £1700 (with 1 year warranty)
So to get it at £1379.00 with 5 years warranty is a huge plus.
Bring on May 12!!
For some reason this doesn't seem to work on my UE46B7000. When I click on Advanced in the Service Menu nothing happens, even tried blindly typing 0000 with Advanced highlighted hoping the 'CE Dimming' box would appear, doesn't work either. Am I overlooking something?Don't know if this is any help, but I saw this comment on the HDTV test site under the recent review of the B7000 / 7020:
"I changed a bit in the Service menu. Under Advanced (with code 0000) you can change the CE Dimming for Standard & Movie to OFF . Now it works as we expected it to do in the first place! Being able to turn off dynamic contrast, when you want both in the Standard & Movie mode. Seems to be set separately for each input, so change each at a time!"
It should work the way you are doing it by highlighting ADVANCED then pressing 0 0 0 0, try pausing for a second between each 0.For some reason this doesn't seem to work on my UE46B7000. When I click on Advanced in the Service Menu nothing happens, even tried blindly typing 0000 with Advanced highlighted hoping the 'CE Dimming' box would appear, doesn't work either. Am I overlooking something?
It should work the way you are doing it by highlighting ADVANCED then pressing 0 0 0 0, try pausing for a second between each 0.
Hope you sort it anyway.
Urg, I cant get this at all... How do you access the service menu?
I press menu" button, the "picture" and there is an "advanced" section here. When I highlight advanced, or go into advanced and enter the 0 0 0 0 code (with pauses) I just get a "not available" message on screen? Help?
Just bought a 7020 and can't seem to get the settings right. There seems to be a "distortion" which sometimes appears around people relative to their backgrounds as they move around. For want of a better description it's like the camoflage effect around the alien in Predator.Sorry if it's obvious to correct but I'm a complete novice at this.