SAMSUNG UE32B6000 Configuration

[Osmo]

I just brought myself a brand new UE32B6000 LED/LCD. Now I've never configured any tv before so I need to some help, are there reccomended websites that are good for this? I tried googling but nothing solid came up, just lost'd of the same questions.

For example.

Firstly; I don't know how to congifure the picture, picture options and advanced settings like white balance or gamma. Seriously is there like some guide where I can create a settings profile for each; gaming, movies, pc?

Secondly: I have a acer laptop home theater led. And it's top quality, and I hooked up my latop to the t.v via HDMI cable and I'm just viewing some HD content. Now on the T.v the pictures look better rendered and the darker colours are better, but on the laptop it looks much more sharper and certain images in videos or pictures just look clearer or maybe brighter, I don't understand why this is?

Lastly: I hear you can change the firmware from B6000 to a B7000 for viewing movies off your USB, by simply changing the name but I have no Idea how to do that, but I also don't want to brick it otherwise I'll be gutted.


The T.v is still good, looks beautiful, sound is great obviously there's no base, but it's fine. Menu layout is nice to.


Thanks.

[halfelite]

Goto avsforums. Search for your model number. People will post the settings they use, Also it could look different if your laptop is using a 0-255 and is still sending 0-255 color scheme to your tv. tv's use 16-245. Make sure all cinema/movie/game modes are turned off.

[Osmo]

iv already been there but couldnt find a settings guide for this particular tv

[mgz]

its going to be different panels tend not to be out of calibration in the same way at all times nor is the quality of the panels close enough that a single profile is functional for everyone.

[halfelite]

its going to be different panels tend not to be out of calibration in the same way at all times nor is the quality of the panels close enough that a single profile is functional for everyone.

That is somewhat true but will give you a close guess. Usually if you use the settings posted. then pop in a calibration video you are way closer then from factory.

[Osmo]

I'm very dissapointed with this t.v.

Xbox 360 viewing is a let own, blur-ray HD is excellent. Brightness is really good. Colours are slightly off and overdone. The is no balance in blacks and bright, it has to be bright to view the blacks.

I dunno.

I'm still playing around with the settings.

[BuriaL]

Turn off:
- Color enhancement
- Contrast enhancement
- Noise reduction
- Light detector

Set "picture smoothing" to standard
Turn on Auto aspect detection
Set backlight to max.
Set sharpness to minimum.
Set color to Neutral.
Play with brightness and contrast. Mine is set to C:80/100 B:75/100. Dont max the values.

On youre computer, set screen refresh to 60hz. Let the colors and brightness stay default.



Color and contrast enhancers ruins the original picture by making the colors more extreme.
Noise reduction alters the picture, i dont have any use for it.
Light detector makes my screen really dark for some reason.
On my sony, the "picture smoothing" feature is called "Motion Flow". It seems to make the screen flicker more when gaming, 100hz my ass.

Auto aspect makes the picture display the correct aspect ratio for 4:3 instead of pulling it to 16:9.

Backlight is the amount of light the screen gives off. Prolly uses more power, but setting it to max gives a bright picture.
Sharpness enhances some of the picture. I think it looks ugly.


Thats how i set up my tv. I played around with it alot to get a good picture.
Its surprising that the enhancement features makes the picture worse that when theyre off. Maybe some disagree, but i like to see stuff in the original contrast and colors.

Edit: typo

[Osmo]

Turn off:
- Color enhancement
- Contrast enhancement
- Noise reduction
- Light detector

Does contrast and colour come under enchanements? I don't understand.

Set "picture smoothing" to standard
Turn on Auto aspect detection
Set backlight to max.
Set sharpness to minimum.
Set color to Neutral.
Play with brightness and contrast. Mine is set to C:80/100 B:75/100. Dont max the values.

right

On youre computer, set screen refresh to 60hz. Let the colors and brightness stay default.

yeha it automatically goes to 60hz

Color and contrast enhancers ruins the original picture by making the colors more extreme.
Noise reduction alters the picture, i dont have any use for it.
Light detector makes my screen really dark for some reason.
On my sony, the "picture smoothing" feature is called "Motion Flow". It seems to make the screen flicker more when gaming, 100hz my ass.

is pc gaming different to xbox 360 gaming when it comes to all of this?

Auto aspect makes the picture display the correct aspect ratio for 4:3 instead of pulling it to 14:9.

How does this relate to me having a 1920x1080p resolutions?

Backlight is the amount of light the screen gives off. Prolly uses more power, but setting it to max gives a bright picture.

You know the LED backlight is completely different to the actual marketing of it, I expected some next gen type thing, but all it is is a backlight to light it up lol? Why not increase the brightness?

Sharpness enhances some of the picture. I think it looks ugly.

I know these are silly questions but;
What does sharpness look like? How do you identify sharpness?
Why does it look ugly?

I played around with the sharpness, I don't know when in the settings do you play around with it, but I really didn't see any differences.

Thats how i set up my tv. I played around with it alot to get a good picture.
Its surprising that the enhancement features makes the picture worse that when theyre off. Maybe some disagree, but i like to see stuff in the original contrast and colors.

A similar thing with me. It's like both the original and enhancments have their good pros and cons, the enchanments have this overcooked look to it but it makes the screen look better etc.

thanks this is all new to me.

[halfelite]

You have to also note there is two different types of LED tv's. There is the cheaper LED tv' were the leds are around the edge. IE edge lit tv's and they have specific zones. They pretty much function the same way a normal LCD does with the exception of a little more zone control. Then there is local dimming LED tv's. This is where the LED sit behind the LCD and they are clustered together. And a section can turn off at a time to get a true black. Local dimming is were LED tv's really shine.

Go get yourself the AVIA Guide to Home Theater or Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics. you can find them in torrents or buy them. If you are still not happy. you can usually find a pro to do it for around $250 the right way. Remember there is also hidden menus to get into for every tv for even more fine tunning. Just never ever use store mode/burn mode.

[Osmo]

You have to also note there is two different types of LED tv's. There is the cheaper LED tv' were the leds are around the edge. IE edge lit tv's and they have specific zones. They pretty much function the same way a normal LCD does with the exception of a little more zone control. Then there is local dimming LED tv's. This is where the LED sit behind the LCD and they are clustered together. And a section can turn off at a time to get a true black. Local dimming is were LED tv's really shine.

Go get yourself the AVIA Guide to Home Theater or Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics. you can find them in torrents or buy them. If you are still not happy. you can usually find a pro to do it for around $250 the right way. Remember there is also hidden menus to get into for every tv for even more fine tunning. Just never ever use store mode/burn mode.

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

[sdedalus83]

As far as the laptop issue is concerned, you're probably cloning the display.  I'm pretty sure your laptop doesn't have a 1080p display, so your problem lies in trying to display a non native resolution on the TV.  Set it up so that the laptop's screen turns off when connected to the TV, and the resolution to 1920x1080.

[fohfoh]

As far as the laptop issue is concerned, you're probably cloning the display.  I'm pretty sure your laptop doesn't have a 1080p display, so your problem lies in trying to display a non native resolution on the TV.  Set it up so that the laptop's screen turns off when connected to the TV, and the resolution to 1920x1080.

Agreed. Though mine is maxed out via S-video, your HDMI should be able to do better. If you have the short cut, there should be around 3 settings. One is clone, one is TV only, one is laptop only.

[halfelite]

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

Nothing sucks about an edge lit LCD. both ways have there goods and there bads. The only difference LED gives you over a normal lcd is a truer black color. If you set the screen to black on an edge lit/normal lcd the screen still gives off some light. If you do it on a local dimming the screen gives off no light.

It takes about a month to truly get the best picture out of your tv. All your inputs will behave differently and you have to find the middle setting for it all to work. Only real high end tv models have independent settings per input. I would start by downloading a calibration dvd. it will get you 90-95% to a nice picture. then fine tune on the input you use the most.

[sdedalus83]

As far as the laptop issue is concerned, you're probably cloning the display.  I'm pretty sure your laptop doesn't have a 1080p display, so your problem lies in trying to display a non native resolution on the TV.  Set it up so that the laptop's screen turns off when connected to the TV, and the resolution to 1920x1080.

Agreed. Though mine is maxed out via S-video, your HDMI should be able to do better. If you have the short cut, there should be around 3 settings. One is clone, one is TV only, one is laptop only.

Or extended desktop - letting you use both at different settings.

[Osmo]

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

Nothing sucks about an edge lit LCD. both ways have there goods and there bads. The only difference LED gives you over a normal lcd is a truer black color. If you set the screen to black on an edge lit/normal lcd the screen still gives off some light. If you do it on a local dimming the screen gives off no light.

It takes about a month to truly get the best picture out of your tv. All your inputs will behave differently and you have to find the middle setting for it all to work. Only real high end tv models have independent settings per input. I would start by downloading a calibration dvd. it will get you 90-95% to a nice picture. then fine tune on the input you use the most.

Right a calibration dvd? never heard of one but ill have to check that out.

As far as the laptop issue is concerned, you're probably cloning the display.  I'm pretty sure your laptop doesn't have a 1080p display, so your problem lies in trying to display a non native resolution on the TV.  Set it up so that the laptop's screen turns off when connected to the TV, and the resolution to 1920x1080.

this worked thanks, looks much better, has gained sharpness and maintained rendering.

[BuriaL]

Contrast enhancement is "dynamic contrast".

The aspect ratio matter if you watch different tv channels or the tv get different input from different sources. Some tv shows use 4:3 and some 16:9. On a widescreen you get a "pillarbox" when displaying 4:3 correctly. Its a black line on each side of the picture.
With a pc youre software should take care of the aspect for you. If you set a resolution that the tv dont support, youll get no picture..

"Auto Motion Plus" is what youre samsungs "image smoothing" feature is called.
For the most accruate gaming picture its prolly best to turn off.
For tv shows and sports its prolly gives a less choppy picture. Good movies and series are allready smoothed and tampered with, so it prolly dont matter.

Samsung seem to have something called "Edge Enhancement". Try turning it off.
Sharpness enhances the edges of a picture. Less sharpness means "smoother" picture. High sharpness means sharp edges and "grainy" picture.

Backlight is like having a lightbulb where the dimmer is the backlight. Every screen have different amount of actual light it emits.


This tread actualy got me to start tampering with the contrast and brightness again. Less brightness actualy gives a better picture i think.. With C:75 B:62 i seem to get more colors..
I feel slightly obsessive

By the way, the calibration dvd..dont you need a calibration tool for that?

Edit: Misleading typo.

[halfelite]

By the way, the calibration dvd..dont you need a calibration tool for that?

No. that at home ones wont set RGB perfect but close enough. same with brightness. They walk you through each step with an image displayed telling you to adjust a setting till the picture looks right. And so on. its just a bunch of test patterns that you use to adjust to the most true color your eyes can see. Its not as accurate as a real calibration tool. but its better then nothing.

Most of them take you through at least 5 steps. steps 1-3 can be done to near perfect using just the dvd. 4-5 is when having true calibration equipment comes in. You can get close enough without though.
black level
white level
sharpness
color saturation
tint

http://www.videoessentials.com/DVE_HDBasics.php is one of the easiest to understand. Any thx certified movie will have at least one test pattern under the setup menu. its not as in depth as these.

The discs usually contain sample scenes of say 1080p to see if you get a 3:2 pull down causing judder or a 3:3 pull down.

[mgz]

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

Nothing sucks about an edge lit LCD. both ways have there goods and there bads. The only difference LED gives you over a normal lcd is a truer black color. If you set the screen to black on an edge lit/normal lcd the screen still gives off some light. If you do it on a local dimming the screen gives off no light.

It takes about a month to truly get the best picture out of your tv. All your inputs will behave differently and you have to find the middle setting for it all to work. Only real high end tv models have independent settings per input. I would start by downloading a calibration dvd. it will get you 90-95% to a nice picture. then fine tune on the input you use the most.

no alot of people are mislead by the LED marketing and led to believe its an actual LED tv similar to the 11" OLED tv that sony has had out for a while thats lik 1000$

[fohfoh]

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

Nothing sucks about an edge lit LCD. both ways have there goods and there bads. The only difference LED gives you over a normal lcd is a truer black color. If you set the screen to black on an edge lit/normal lcd the screen still gives off some light. If you do it on a local dimming the screen gives off no light.

It takes about a month to truly get the best picture out of your tv. All your inputs will behave differently and you have to find the middle setting for it all to work. Only real high end tv models have independent settings per input. I would start by downloading a calibration dvd. it will get you 90-95% to a nice picture. then fine tune on the input you use the most.

no alot of people are mislead by the LED marketing and led to believe its an actual LED tv similar to the 11" OLED tv that sony has had out for a while thats lik 1000$

Reminds me of all the people who can't differentiate between dual core, two cores, and core2 duo. Love the magic of marketing.

[halfelite]

I have EDGE LED, this greatly sucks. I should have done my research, but then again my t.v looks beautiful. I'll check out that guide thanks, but not sure about spending more money,

Nothing sucks about an edge lit LCD. both ways have there goods and there bads. The only difference LED gives you over a normal lcd is a truer black color. If you set the screen to black on an edge lit/normal lcd the screen still gives off some light. If you do it on a local dimming the screen gives off no light.

It takes about a month to truly get the best picture out of your tv. All your inputs will behave differently and you have to find the middle setting for it all to work. Only real high end tv models have independent settings per input. I would start by downloading a calibration dvd. it will get you 90-95% to a nice picture. then fine tune on the input you use the most.

no alot of people are mislead by the LED marketing and led to believe its an actual LED tv similar to the 11" OLED tv that sony has had out for a while thats lik 1000$

Oh how true. To bad the life span on OLED is not that great. What is it orange or blue that goes out like 5 years before the rest of it and the horrible burn in. LED tv's that most people buy are better on the buck electricity wise at least. and they do offer a better true black level.

That stupid sony xe-1 was like 2 grand when it first hit the stores. and its not even 1080p. it slike 576p or something. Samsung showcased a 40" OLED which no one will ever afford. OLED is just not meant for tv I dont think. It has its applications but not in a tv set.