View Full Version : Finally ordered my new Sammy HDTV!
london-boy
09-Jan-2006, 17:23
This one:
http://www.samsung.com/uk/products/television/tftlcd/le32r51bdxxeu.asp
For the price, i couldn't resist!! It's not ther lastest model by a mile, in fact there are better models out there these days, but i just had to make a choice in whether i had to invest in something now and wait till things calm down then change to a better model, or buying a top of the line model today, which will still be in the same situation as this one come 2 years time...
So i went for the "cheaper" option, and when the time comes, i'll invest properly in a 1080p model, if i really have to.
For the price, this 720p model is fabulous, and looks gorgeous on or off. :grin:
I'll be shortly posting pics of my setup running upscaled DVDs (or high res pics) through the new Philips 5900 DVD player.
Happy bunny!!! :grin:
Look good. How much was it?
digitalwanderer
09-Jan-2006, 18:21
Pretty! Does this mean you're back from Paris?
I thought you already had bought a Samsung LCD TV!? BTW post pics...
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 08:52
I thought you already had bought a Samsung LCD TV!? BTW post pics...
Well u know when i told u guys i was gonna get a Sammy HDTV... well, i "was" gonna get it. Now i've ordered it properly and next tuesday i'll be all HDTV'ed up!! :grin:
Pretty! Does this mean you're back from Paris?
Oh i'm SO back! i'm teh backest! NEVER AGAIN!!! :lol:
Oh i'm SO back! i'm teh backest! NEVER AGAIN!!! :lol:
Just out of curiousity, why? Was it THAT bad?
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 09:25
Just out of curiousity, why? Was it THAT bad?
Oh Paris is a beauuuutiful city... The problem is the people... :evil:
No offence to any parisiens on here, if any (Vysez is an exception! :lol: )
Oh Paris is a beauuuutiful city... The problem is the people... :evil:
No offence to any parisiens on here, if any (Vysez is an exception! :lol: )
Next time, I recommend Vienna. The nicest people EVER and a very beautiful city.
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 09:38
Next time, I recommend Vienna. The nicest people EVER and a very beautiful city.
Well i'm off to Ireland in 3 weeks time :grin:
I'll give Vienna a go eventually... So much to do, so many people to see :lol:
Aaaanyway, HDTV!!! ME ME ME ME ME!!!
Mariner
10-Jan-2006, 11:50
So much to do, so many people to see :lol:
More likely: so many people to do, so much to see! :razz:
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 12:09
More likely: so many people to do! :razz:
Only one now!! :grin: *loved up shy smiley* :oops:
Cool. Congrats! :grin:
Wtf happened to the 1080p models anyway? I was under the impression last winter that we were expecting mainstream models (i.e. $3-5k) in the summer of 2005 --but I can't see that any showed up.
How much and where from? Given the recent purchase of an Xbox360, I'm now pondering a HDTV for the living room. I'll need to pray to the God of Shoes for the missus in return, but I could see that sacrifice being made.
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 13:52
Cool. Congrats! :grin:
Wtf happened to the 1080p models anyway? I was under the impression last winter that we were expecting mainstream models (i.e. $3-5k) in the summer of 2005 --but I can't see that any showed up.
heh i lost hope on 1080p sets. Even then, at the size i need for my living room (32-37"), 1080p is useless. It becomes to be relatively noticeable after a certain size (normally 42"). So i'm not too bothered...
How much and where from? Given the recent purchase of an Xbox360, I'm now pondering a HDTV for the living room. I'll need to pray to the God of Shoes for the missus in return, but I could see that sacrifice being made.
900 quid more or less from Dixons - used MAC5 to get a 5% discount (about 60 quid, not too bad!) and another code for free delivery :grin:
But i did pay for "installation", not because i want the guys to install the thing, but because they take it out of the box and see if it works properly straight away. It would be a pain to send it back, should anything be broken, know what i mean? That was 20 quid...
Randell
10-Jan-2006, 13:53
play.com are selling an Sammy equivalent (R41) 32" quite cheaply.
As for 1080p, they wont' be mainstream even this year, and certainly not below 40" for a long while. How many 1080i models can you get now below 42". None I'm aware of.
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 14:05
play.com are selling an Sammy equivalent (R41) 32" quite cheaply.
As for 1080p, they wont' be mainstream even this year, and certainly not below 40" for a long while. How many 1080i models can you get now below 42". None I'm aware of.
The Philips 37" 9830 is a full 1920x1080 set which displays in 1080p but can only accept 1080i signals, which is stupid but will probably change after a firmware update.
That's it i think...
The Sammy R series are quite cheap these days, some sites sell it for 100 quid less than i paid for it, but i liked the look of the R51 better than the R41 (the design is slightly different) and from some sources, it seeems the R51 is the newer model, completely the same hardware-wise, but the firmware is newer and is generally a more polished set than the original R41... Besides i rather buy from Dixons than from unknown (to me) websites... :grin:
digitalwanderer
10-Jan-2006, 14:25
i did pay for "installation", not because i want the guys to install the thing, but because they take it out of the box and see if it works properly straight away. It would be a pain to send it back, should anything be broken, know what i mean? That was 20 quid...
Smart move. One thing that scared the bejebus out of me was just pulling the TV from the box when I got it, you're suddenly very aware of how fragile they are and how the nice folks at the store kept pushing you for the home set-up and stressing how then they'd be responsible for any mistakes/breakage....and how many horror stories they can tell ya about do-it-yourselfers. :???:
It was actually pretty simple & straightforward, but still nerve wracking and I did have to get my wife's help in moving it a few times. (I'm pretty sure I could handle moving it myself, but I was positive that two people could handle moving it betterer)
So when does the new magic idiot box arrive?!?!
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 14:31
Smart move. One thing that scared the bejebus out of me was just pulling the TV from the box when I got it, you're suddenly very aware of how fragile they are and how the nice folks at the store kept pushing you for the home set-up and stressing how then they'd be responsible for any mistakes/breakage....and how many horror stories they can tell ya about do-it-yourselfers. :???:
It was actually pretty simple & straightforward, but still nerve wracking and I did have to get my wife's help in moving it a few times. (I'm pretty sure I could handle moving it myself, but I was positive that two people could handle moving it betterer)
So when does the new magic idiot box arrive?!?!
Next tuesday!! Can't wait!! After that, my new place will look the dogs bollocks!!! :grin:
digitalwanderer
10-Jan-2006, 15:01
Next tuesday!! Can't wait!! After that, my new place will look the dogs bollocks!!! :grin:
Dog's bollocks aren't the most attractive thing I can think of... :???:
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 15:06
Dog's bollocks aren't the most attractive thing I can think of... :???:
... It's a brit thing... :lol:
I'll post pics of my place with the new setupand with nice sexy girls (fag hags) with very little clothes around to make you guys happy! :lol:
... It's a brit thing... :lol:
I'll post pics of my place with the new setupand with nice sexy girls (fag hags) with very little clothes around to make you guys happy! :lol:
Don't post pics of sexy girls at your place, I'll hate you for that! :evil:
:wink:
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 16:21
Don't post pics of sexy girls at your place, I'll hate you for that! :evil:
:wink:
Hehehe sure? I've got some very impressive girl-friends.... :twisted:
Hehehe sure? I've got some very impressive girl-friends.... :twisted:
Do I get a carrot too, or will you just give me another stick? :cry:
EDIT: Ooops, that was a wrong choice of words... :lol:
london-boy
10-Jan-2006, 16:44
Do I get a carrot too, or will you just give me another stick? :cry:
EDIT: Ooops, that was a wrong choice of words... :lol:
DEFINATELY the wrong choice of words!! :shock:
Which reminds me about... carrots... erm...
digitalwanderer
10-Jan-2006, 16:54
Which reminds me about... carrots... erm...
Meow?
Rabbits remind you of carrots. Rabbits. :roll:
digitalwanderer
10-Jan-2006, 19:57
Rabbits remind you of carrots. Rabbits. :roll:
No, I've been watching the entirety of the "Tenchi muyo!" saga lately....carrots make me think of Ryo-Ohki (http://jurai.murdoch.edu.au/tenchi/characters/ryoohki.html).
http://www.thecabbitcorner.com/gallery/ryoohki/ryoohki_first_carrot1.jpg
Again, meow! :razz:
Actually I was thinking londonboy is some kind of super furry animal..
Back to this thread... someone bought a 28" Sony CRT three years ago and went to Costco cos it didnt work, they refunded him £30 and he got a 32" Samsung LCD too.
russo121
10-Jan-2006, 21:19
Nice buy lb! :)
I hope you will tell us the experience with your new tv. Things you should share with us are - pic quality, easyness connecting to a computer, playing games, overall apreciation!
london-boy
11-Jan-2006, 09:08
Nice buy lb! :)
I hope you will tell us the experience with your new tv. Things you should share with us are - pic quality, easyness connecting to a computer, playing games, overall apreciation!
I'll fill this board with impressions and pictures (with and without girls!) :lol:
heh i lost hope on 1080p sets. Even then, at the size i need for my living room (32-37"), 1080p is useless. It becomes to be relatively noticeable after a certain size (normally 42"). So i'm not too bothered...
900 quid more or less from Dixons - used MAC5 to get a 5% discount (about 60 quid, not too bad!) and another code for free delivery :grin:
But i did pay for "installation", not because i want the guys to install the thing, but because they take it out of the box and see if it works properly straight away. It would be a pain to send it back, should anything be broken, know what i mean? That was 20 quid...
i bought mine online from pixmania (samsung 27T51B , the cheaper R ) it was only like 770euro delivered. btw, samsung has ONSITE waranty. 2 days after i received my screen, there was a vertical red line (stuck pixels...?) on my panel. i freaked out. one phonecall to samsung Helpdesk and 2 days latere a tech came by and replaced the TFT panel! NICE SERVICE
btw, if you happen to get a xbox360 on day or another, i recomend the vga cable.
running the console trough his native resolution of the screen gives the best and sharpest Pic Quality
london-boy
11-Jan-2006, 11:02
one phonecall to samsung Helpdesk and 2 days latere a tech came by and replaced the TFT panel! NICE SERVICE
I know, they do have a great service, the guy comes round, checks the fault then 99% of the time he just tells u to send it back or takes it away with him so u get a replacement!
btw, if you happen to get a xbox360 on day or another, i recomend the vga cable.
running the console trough his native resolution of the screen gives the best and sharpest Pic Quality
I know and well, unless my finances change, i don't think i'll invest in one of those... :grin:
you are saving up for ps3 then ;)
london-boy
11-Jan-2006, 11:43
you are saving up for ps3 then ;)
Mixture really, saving for Sky HD (the box will be around 500 quid which is disgusting and deserves a boicott but i'm sure i won't resist temptation), then for a HD-movie player, whatever it is, and depending on when the bloody thing comes out, a PS3 - which could be just the HD-movie player and save me a lot of money...
Randell
11-Jan-2006, 18:03
Mixture really, saving for Sky HD (the box will be around 500 quid which is disgusting and deserves a boicott but i'm sure i won't resist temptation), then for a HD-movie player, whatever it is, and depending on when the bloody thing comes out, a PS3 - which could be just the HD-movie player and save me a lot of money...
basically my plan..
digitalwanderer
11-Jan-2006, 18:31
What is "Sky HD"?
http://hd.sky.com/
Nothing for you to be concerned with Digi.. it is the only real Satellite channel broadcaster in the UK (possibly Europe too).
london-boy
12-Jan-2006, 08:53
http://hd.sky.com/
Nothing for you to be concerned with Digi.. it is the only real Satellite channel broadcaster in the UK (possibly Europe too).
Well it's not exactly the only one, but it certainly will be the most mainstream way to get HD broadcasts, and certainly the only way to get proper program. So far, there are 2 European channels showing HD content but all they show is commercials and silly documentaries or stuff like that. Not even nice documentaries either...
German free tv channels Pro7 and Sat1 broadcast in hdtv (1080i) over Astra...
nutball
14-Jan-2006, 18:18
Argghhh!!! I hate you people ... you've got me wanting an HDTV LCD now! :evil: I'm very tempted by the M51 version of the Sammy 32"-er. I should resissst... but can I? :sad:
digitalwanderer
14-Jan-2006, 18:49
I must say, our HDTV is a much more popular item than I thought it would be. I'm probably the least excited in the family about it, and I'm pretty excited.
My wife came into the PC room last night late saying, "John, you got a minute?". I figured she was having a problem with the DVR and needed help, but it wasn't. She was watching the recent Lost recap episode and wanted me to watch the scene where the tail section crashed.
MOST impressive, I must admit. Damn near close to blowing me away. :shock:
The other weird one is some of the shots in shows I never really paid attention to before just jump off the screen at me, like the exterior hospital shot at night from House that they segue into the show from coming back from commercial. I just am amazed at the details I can see in each individual room!
HDTV = GOOD THING™
london-boy
16-Jan-2006, 09:53
Argghhh!!! I hate you people ... you've got me wanting an HDTV LCD now! :evil: I'm very tempted by the M51 version of the Sammy 32"-er. I should resissst... but can I? :sad:
The M-series are pretty cool, but remember that apart from faster response time (8ms instead of 12ms) and some tweaks here and there, they're the same - obviously with a different look... Personally i thought i rather spend a little less now for pretty much the same panel, then sell this and get a 1080p panel when things have settled, than buying a more expensive set now i wouldn't really appreciate at the moment anyway.
Both the R51 and the M-series have 10-bit processing - the R41 doesn't. Problem is that apart from Dixons and Currys, pretty much every other retailer only has a R41.
Only 950 odd quid for the LE32R51BD... and if u order from Dixons and put MAC5 discount code, you get 5% off the total bill, which is a good 60 quid... :grin:
Oh by the way, in the US the name is different, it's this one:
http://www.samsung.com/Products/TV/LCDTV/LNR328WXXAA.asp
This set has 2 component inputs, my one has 1 component input and 2 SCARTs instead. My one also has a digital tuner for DVB. All the rest is the same.
Coming tomorrow!!! :grin:
show your stuff boy! and i will show mine
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/hey69/IMGP0053.jpg
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/hey69/IMGP0052.jpg
nothing to do with it , but its a nice pic :)
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/hey69/psplick.jpg
Nice PSP hey69 !
Congrats LB for your new toy :)
Do you already have pics?
Sorry for this late reply but my home is under a major reform. There is dust everywhere.
Mariner
17-Jan-2006, 22:36
http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a307/hey69/psplick.jpg
Somebody will have to show the poor girl how to use that PSP - she's absolutely clueless! :wink:
Alternative caption:
Sony's innovative response to the DS thumbstrap just doesn't seem destined to catch on.
It should make one leery of "going commando" with another fella's PSP tho!
It should make one leery of "going commando" with another fella's PSP tho!
Lol. But if it were her PSP I might take that chance!
london-boy
18-Jan-2006, 09:25
YAY!!! Got the set and it's absolutely amazing!!!
Had to fiddle with the contrast/bright/sharpness levels to get it right, cause straight out of the box the settings make everything look like total shite.
But eventually (and we're talking 5 minutes here, not hours) i got it - mostly by turning the sharpness level almost all the way down (from the 50/100 to 20/100) which gets rid of all the MPEG blocks (they are accentuated when you turn the sharpness up) and all the unneccessary noise.
All the people complaining about FReeview looking like crap on this set, they really have to get their settings right cause i got it to look bloody amazing. At any rate much better than my old Panny CRT, which admittedly was struggling lately.
Setup was easy, u turn it on and it starts picking up the Analog TV channels, which doesn't work, but who cares cause all i really need is the Digital TV channels, which the set picks up very very quickly.
The thing is just sexy. In my still-not-too-furnished new flat it looks amazing, the whole place is kinda minimalist (simply for lack of STUFF than for choice really) so the set really stands out. It's temporarily on the floor and i think i might just leave it there cause it looks very cool.
I'll post pics eventually.
Tried DVDs through HDMI and it looks fabulous. First try was Final Fantasy The Spirits Within and needless to say it looks bloody amazing. Then tried The Fifht Element (a very crappy transfer) and it still looked fabulous, very clear, very bright, very colourful.
Speaking of which, the set is BRIGHT, and i mean REALLY REALLY BRIGHT, and the colours are so vivid on all sources i'm surprised lots of people have criticised this set when watching low quality feeds.
Tried PS2 and, well, i can honestly say i REALLY need a next gen console on this TV cause my little old PS2 really shows its age on this set. Even God of War - which looked really good on my CRT - looks like a jaggy fest.
Strange thing is that i tried Jak3 and it looks exactly the same whether i put it in progressive scan or not. God of War looks like it's running in pro-scan too even if it isn't. Guess the TV's deinterlacer is good enough for PS2 games - they're a jaggyfewst whether in pro-scan or not, and when running interlaced, there are no signs of interlacing artifacts. At least now i'll stop bitching about not having pro-scan options on PAL versions of the games!! :lol:
Next thing i tried was my flatmate's laptop but i didn't have time to download Powerstrip to set it at the set's native resolution so i'll have to give that a go tonight.
All in all, on eof the best purchases in my life, if not THE best purchase of my life. Considering the price, i'm a very happy bunny.
Pics coming up soon!!!
my geforce 6 powered PC recognised my tv perfectly. didnt need powerstrip or programs like that. 1360x768 rock solid trough VGA (and only 720p or 1080i trough dvi)
london-boy
18-Jan-2006, 10:16
my geforce 6 powered PC recognised my tv perfectly. didnt need powerstrip or programs like that. 1360x768 rock solid trough VGA (and only 720p or 1080i trough dvi)
My flatmate's laptop only output 1204x768 and other usual PC resolutions, not 1360x768. It has some crappy ATI intergrated graphics blah blah blah. i'll need powerstrip for that.
So you watched any erotic films on it yet?
london-boy
18-Jan-2006, 10:32
So you watched any erotic films on it yet?
uhm nope... but i have to test the skin tones of the TV so for scientific reasons i'll just have to try some porn!!! Purely for picture quality reasons!!!!
uhm nope... but i have to test the skin tones of the TV so for scientific reasons i'll just have to try some porn!!! Purely for picture quality reasons!!!!
:smile: :lol:
london-boy
19-Jan-2006, 09:29
(someone will feel deja-vu-y with this post)
I updated the DVD Player's firmware and now it works perfectly. Really really nice. Before there was a problem with the player (Philips 5900) which didn't allow 5.1 sound through coaxial when using HDMI. Now it all works fine.
Watched Galaxy Quest last night which looked dreadful, almost as if i downloaded the divx file from the internet.. only it was a proper DVD... err... I mean... even freeview looks better than that DVD...
Guess both the player and the TV are a bit unforgiving sometimes, plus i wasn't sitting too far away last night (had people over, gotta show it off!!). Plus my eyes and my brain pick up flaws very easily and it's hard to think of anything else when you see big macro blocking, banding and dithering all over the place...
Tried FF:TSW again and even there i could see the flaws, i guess i've reached the limits of DVD in my head. I mean that's supposed to be kinda flawless straight-from-digital and still i could see the flaws, which are just due to the DVD format...
Can't wait for HD movies - apparently both HDDVD and Bluray are coming out in at the same time (September) here in the UK so i think i'll just wait for PS3 and stock on the Bluray movies in the meantime. Unless HDDVD players are cheap (and i mean CHEAP) enough for me to have both in the house...
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