PC Magazine Review Trashes this HDTV: What does everyone have to say about this?
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Did you have a terrible experience with Samsung 30 years ago? For the past 10 years, I have owned Samsung TVs (4) in three different countries and I haven't found a reason to make a switch. (I've also owned a Shard and Toshibha in the interim). You might have received a bad unit, am not sure I would generalize the problem to the entire brand.
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same here. Set up tonight. This background noise is annoying. Like nails on a chalk board. Sending it back. Hoping for better replacement. Shame...it looks good for my small home office (in a spare bedroom). I don''t need fancy, but I don't need this headache that this tv is giving me.
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Hi Tom,I've done everything you said and that I can think of and still no dice. So I'm done trying to figure it out. I used to get pretty good surround from the the TV programs that are broadcast HD 5.1 but it seems to be gone also. I have to say that the despite all this, it does sound pretty good if stereo is what I was going for. Thanks for all your help. I really appreciate it.Take care,Dennis
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Thanks you two for responding. Well, I bought a DTV, so my problem is solved. I guess I'm an old timer, 51 yrs. I used to think I was handy with all this when I dubbed some VHS tapes or loaded programs into a computer, or had my own FTP space to put pictures on eBay. But OH MY GOD!!! You've got to be kidding!?? I know younger folk will have a better handle on it all, but just looking at these manuals,... who do they think they're talking to? 'Nuff said
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Not sure if you missed my review, but this TV is very bad quality... and again there is always the 1% chance I got a bad unit, but that seems to be too much of a coincidence for a super cheap tv. I have ps3, xbox360 and now PS4 and when I hooked them up the TV still looked awful, so I got the 60" samsung smart tv instead, and its INCREDIBLE. It was like 300 more or something but so worth it. Wait til Black Friday and get something good! Dont cheap out, thats my only advice.
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Have you tried to call their technical support? They were really helpful when I called them. Also, you can always return it. I returned my first one since I had some issues with the sound and got a replacement and it is perfect. Check the HDMI Cable too. You may need to try another one in case it is bad.
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Thanks for the infor, but I returned mine and they sent me a new one including hdmi cables. Maybe they just did not want the hastle. They also have an exchange policy. I find that Sony electronics are not as good as they used to be. I am still in love with their tv"s, but nothing else. I don't think anyone can beat there tv"s. Thakks for your reply.
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Allan, Thanks for the input. Could you clarify which TV you bought?Did you try utilizing the DLNA to connect to a PC and play movies off the PC?What are your views on the quality of the TV's picture/sound/color...etc?
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I regret I cannot be of assistance as I found the TV to be unacceptable PQ greatly inferior to my Samsung 60D8000 and 65F8000 and returned it within 24 hours - this TV is for someone that's never owned a quality HDTV with great great PQ - on par with a budget Vizio IMO.
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Well, what I don't get is why people talk about what the "reviews" say rather than the raw facts. Who the hell is Widescreen Magazine? What did Gigafart say about BD? Who really cares!?!?!? They don't have any more information than you or I can get, they're as human as you or I. I'm going to go HD DVD. The PS3 head-start packed quite a wallop by getting the format out there, but it still sucks. Never listen to a 3rd party "review" especially in our times with us having source-direct information so easily accessible. The fact that somebody actually came out with a publication and called it "Widescreen Magazine" is just foolish. Trust your own knowledge.
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Here you go, this was the article that brought me here, mind you I haven't bought it as of yet. http://www.displaylag.com/the-best-hdtvs-for-gaming-in-2013-part-2/
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I'd like to see some pictures from others as well. My 48" TCL's picture is so incredibly grainy, it's distracting. A HD TV shouldnt look like this when displaying 1080 content.
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Yeah, I made the unfortunate mistake of using this garbage on my tv. I returned it and bought some flat screen cleaner made by Rocketfish. It works awesome ! Got rid of the monster smudges and left my tv spotless. I bought it at Best Buy, but you can get it on Amazon as well.
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I thought the picture looked so grainy I decided to return my TCL. I tried 2 different HDMI cables along with Blu-ray and HDsat content. It was consistently bad throughout. I showed the TV to some friends and they agreed as well. The picture sucks. I went to Best Buy and looked at all the TV's and probably 95% had a better picture that was smoother and more natural and didnt have a digital grain to the image like TCL.
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Hi Jasmany, If you click on my name, I believe you should be able to look up my reviews. The review I posted of this TV has listed what seem to be the best overall settings for viewing. There are quite a few different settings to get it good, but it's worth the effort. If you like what it looks like after setting it up, please be sure to click that little "yes" button on my review so others can find the review easier. Any other questions, just ask! Enjoy the TV! I love mine!!
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Mine is sitting in the junk room. Most of the time the audio came through just fine for me. My issues was that sometimes the audio was so far out of sync it wasn't even watchable. It's a great concept, but a total POS in reality. Like Clayton said, try updating the drivers and see if that helps. I gave up on mine though. A 15' HDMI cable is cheaper and way more reliable.
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William: Since you've had the 9040 for a week now, could you please be more specific and give us some details about what you have experienced? Does it do a great job of upscaling non-hd material to 1080p? I plan on buying one, but need to hear from someone how it performs when hooked up to an HDTV and/or Home theater system.? I would appreciate any additional information you can provide so I can learn a little more prior to pulling the trigger on this a/v receiver. Thank a lot William.