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55"-60" TV recommendation?

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I have the Samsung ones. Was told they would work and all the reviews on Amazon seem to confirm it. Have yet to try it.. I have no 3D movies yet.
 
From post #8,,,,,

"*kjm
"I have ordered one set of Samsung 4100 and Panasonic TY-ER3D4MU glasses and The Avengers 3d and they should be getting here next week and I can play with them..... If I have the time😉"

Just FYI I got both sets of glasses and the movie from Amazon last night. I feel the Panasonics are the best for me because of the side shields for blocking light.... the 30min charge (good for 30hrs) using USB is also nice. The Samsungs worked great also I just didnt like the light comming in from the side. I only used them for about 20min but will post back later if anyone has any questions.

Samsungs were around $19
Panasonics around $49 *kjm

Imported I think I may put a piece of black cloth on the side of the glasses it would cut down on the glare big time.
 
the panny is as cheap as its ever been on amazon, the LG is up 100$ from its lowest point, cant find the others. not sure id call that insane, id get the panny, prob the best buy of TVs released this year, and 1300 for a 55 isn't a bad price. sure you may find it slightly cheaper on black Friday but it wont go much further and you will have to fight a million other shoppers for it at 4 am

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just started the d-nice panel prep on my 60" st50. gonna be running until friday around 6pm lol. got a fan blowing on the back of it as well just to help keep it cooler.
 
I bought thr 65" ST50 in Sept from Amazon for 2099 and couldnt be happier.

Ran the panel prep for 100 hours with a fan facing the back and used the custom settings provided by D Nice. I change the brightness/color slightly for SUnday NFL but use his settings all other times.

Amazing fucking set.
 
akshatp said:
I bought thr 65" ST50 in Sept from Amazon for 2099 and couldnt be happier.

Ran the panel prep for 100 hours with a fan facing the back and used the custom settings provided by D Nice. I change the brightness/color slightly for SUnday NFL but use his settings all other times.

Amazing fucking set.
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yea im about 12 hours into it lol, feel weird going to sleep with a tv on in another room and a fan blowing at the back of it.
 
You get used to it. 🙂 My apt, the living room is the room next to the bedroom. With the bedroom door open, its like a madhouse in the next room with the way the colors bounce off the walls.
 
Imported said:
You get used to it. 🙂 My apt, the living room is the room next to the bedroom. With the bedroom door open, its like a madhouse in the next room with the way the colors bounce off the walls.
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yea thats how it was for me when i did mine years ago
 
Imported said:
You get used to it. 🙂 My apt, the living room is the room next to the bedroom. With the bedroom door open, its like a madhouse in the next room with the way the colors bounce off the walls.
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yea mine is in the guest bedroom so it's not distracting really, although i do have the door open just to keep some kind of air flow going. just feels weird keeping a tv on for 4 days straight lol, almost like i'm expecting something to go wrong with it, even though i know it will be fine.
 
purbeast0 said:
the prep is to run his slides for 100 hours. 4 days = 96 hours, so it'll be that and some change. gonna leave it running in an spare room and probably cut it off every night for like 30 minutes just to give it a breather.
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I'm keeping an eye out for your thoughts/impressions. I haven't joined that forum yet...
 
purbeast0 said:
yea mine is in the guest bedroom so it's not distracting really, although i do have the door open just to keep some kind of air flow going. just feels weird keeping a tv on for 4 days straight lol, almost like i'm expecting something to go wrong with it, even though i know it will be fine.
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purbeast0, you're running this process for no other reason than to use D-Nice's settings, correct?
 
JackBurton said:
purbeast0, you're running this process for no other reason than to use D-Nice's settings, correct?
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correct. and i'm only doing it because everyone else is doing it and saying it makes the picture look amazing once prep'ed and put to his settings lol.
 
i just picked up the P55ST50 for $1025. I got best buy to price match panasonic.com's employee price program. about 14 hours into the dnice picture slides now. should be done just in time for football on sunday... except that the eagles have a bye week. guess i'll just watch some blu ray movies
 
evident said:
i just picked up the P55ST50 for $1025. I got best buy to price match panasonic.com's employee price program. about 14 hours into the dnice picture slides now. should be done just in time for football on sunday... except that the eagles have a bye week. guess i'll just watch some blu ray movies
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Great price!
 
I did no panel prep on my 65" ST50. I've had it since the end of september though, and i'm sure i've put it through at least 100 hrs of use (is there even a way to check it? Couldn't find it in the settings). Have I doomed my set in the process? Or is it not that big of a deal?
 
Riotvale said:
I did no panel prep on my 65" ST50. I've had it since the end of september though, and i'm sure i've put it through at least 100 hrs of use (is there even a way to check it? Couldn't find it in the settings). Have I doomed my set in the process? Or is it not that big of a deal?
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Panel prep is only recommended if you are planning to use D-Nice's settings. The idea behind it is, D-Nice (a calibrator) goes through the same process with his own panel and then calibrates it. Theoretically, if you use the same process, you can simply enter his calibration numbers after running the slides which should give you results similar to his.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the slides and have never used them.
 
JackBurton said:
Panel prep is only recommended if you are planning to use D-Nice's settings. The idea behind it is, D-Nice (a calibrator) goes through the same process with his own panel and then calibrates it. Theoretically, if you use the same process, you can simply enter his calibration numbers after running the slides which should give you results similar to his.

Personally, I'm not a big fan of the slides and have never used them.
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Since i've had the panel for over a month now though, I'd guess it's too late to 'prep' it. Do you think I'd be able to just plug in D-Nice's calibration numbers?
 
Riotvale said:
Since i've had the panel for over a month now though, I'd guess it's too late to 'prep' it. Do you think I'd be able to just plug in D-Nice's calibration numbers?
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plug them in see if you like them. If not, revert to your original settings. Not a big deal.
 
Riotvale said:
Since i've had the panel for over a month now though, I'd guess it's too late to 'prep' it. Do you think I'd be able to just plug in D-Nice's calibration numbers?
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100 hrs using the slides accelerates the aging process of the panel (which is the whole point of the slides). So 100 hrs of normal usage is much different than 100 hrs using the slides. But if you plan to use his settings, I'd run the slides and then enter his settings. Otherwise the results may not be as accurate. Like the other have said though, you can simply plug in his settings without going through the prep process. You're not going to damage anything.

If you want my personal recommendation, I'd run the panel normally and then do a proper calibration after about 300 hrs. You'll get better results that way. The downside, the cost of a good calibrator is not cheap. WELL worth it though.
 
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JackBurton said:
100 hrs using the slides accelerates the aging process of the panel (which is the whole point of the slides). So 100 hrs of normal usage is much different than 100 hrs using the slides. But if you plan to use his settings, I'd run the slides and then enter his settings. Otherwise the results may not be as accurate. Like the other have said though, you can simply plug in his settings without going through the prep process. You're not going to damage anything.

If you want my personal recommendation, I'd run the panel normally and then do a proper calibration after about 300 hrs. You'll get better results that way. The downside, the cost of a good calibrator is not cheap. WELL worth it though.
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is there some way to check how many hours the TV has been used? I haven't really poked around much, so i'm not even sure how to get into the advanced menus for calibration. I'll check it out a bit after work though
 
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