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  1. #21
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    The definition is good but I prefer the old tube style TV, where the motion flowed more naturally, this is not progress in my view, only benefit is the physical dimensions of the actual tv - flat so it can be hung on the wall. Is there any way to change settings so its more analogue! Weirdly watching on my laptop is more like tube TV, I'm confused. Surely there must be connoisseurs out there for the old tube 'analogue' TVS, you know the big fuck off massive ones that us removal men love carrying! I absolutely don't have the room in my flat, which is why a wall mount flat screen is great for me, but I want a natural picture with seamless flowing motion, is that possible with these new TVs? The one I've bought was £400, and is supposed to be good. LGum7500pla, very high pixilation.
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    Just what ur used to. Yes there will be plenty setting in it. Playing direct from a pc into it needs to be set up too, if you are that is.
    If it's smart then maybe speed issues.
    There are setups on u tube
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    I bought the first Samsung LCD TV, the picture was more like an old kinda TV, funny how it said HD ready on the front I gave it the mother-in-law & she still uses it to this day. I generally buy a new TV every two years, this is by far the best although when i first got it the fast motion was making me dizzy, but ive sorted the setting out & its ok now..

    I do sit down & say to myself, that is one super clean & detailed picture but in all reality does it actually look natural, well no in the way that High resolution sound on a stereo does not. Just our brains being overwhelmed.

    I do sit down hours sometimes playing with Tones & thinks making the picture look less well HD

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    Quote Originally Posted by Made in 1968 View Post
    I bought the first Samsung LCD TV, the picture was more like an old kinda TV, funny how it said HD ready on the front I gave it the mother-in-law & she still uses it to this day. I generally buy a new TV every two years, this is by far the best although when i first got it the fast motion was making me dizzy, but ive sorted the setting out & its ok now..

    I do sit down & say to myself, that is one super clean & detailed picture but in all reality does it actually look natural, well no in the way that High resolution sound on a stereo does not. Just our brains being overwhelmed.

    I do sit down hours sometimes playing with Tones & thinks making the picture look less well HD
    Yeh its the motion I have a problem with, its almost like the definition is so sharp you feel the characters are in the room with you, but then the edges of each character seems to have a hardness which is odd. But with motion its more pronounced with old tv programs, I really liked the old tube tvs, would have one but don't have space. What setting do you change to deal with motion issues? Sometimes parts of the picture - i.e. a hand waving - will judder and to me that's just rubbish, as I said earlier, weird this doesn't happen on laptops, but I'm new to all this stuff. The choice is exasperating.
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    On our TV go to Expert settings within the Picture settings . You can alter Auto motion from there.. Its for things like fast moving Action movies etc..

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    The 'old' CRTs (and I had one for 37 years), had a very natural colour palette, good contrast (though that relied on a psychological
    'trompe d'oiel'
    ), zero motion blur, but only adequate resolution. It was, however, the culmination of nearly a century of development.

    Modern (back lit) LCD or LED displays have much, much better definition (just look at, say, a discussion programme where the contributors have a glass of water each available for them to drink. With modern TVs you can see 'through' the glass and see the distorted image behind. You couldn't do that with the old 625 system.)

    But they are not 'plug and play'. You have to 'calibrate' the display: set the colour gamut so that the blacks are black, whites are truly white without any tint, and flesh tones are natural. Don't use any animated cartoons for this, and avoid natural history programmes; unless you have been to the places visited, the colours may look impressive, but they can be unnatural if you rely on the set manufacturer's settings. Also check for unnatural contrast and the 'black line' around profiles set against a bright background.

    Personally I don't find motion blur a problem - but then I don't watch football or rugby on TV.

    Modern TVs are a revelation, but they do need setting up to achieve their best.
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    OLEDs are a genuine step change up in quality imo.
    Replaced my previous plasma, and was a lot better.

    Never got on with LCDs because of iffy backlighting.

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    I have suffered with Back lighting with LCD. but this is Jet black.. No signs of patchy back lighting..

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    Yeh the back lighting can be really off putting, characters faces often look like there is light reflecting off them. Watched a few old films last though and they were good, Robocop from 1987, that was amusing.
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    Been watching a few days now and getting used to it, the sound is quite nice for a TV, I don't go in for hooking it up to hifi, I prefer sound not to dominate too much when watching films, thanks to whoever recommended it, a good buy for £400 I think.
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