Finally upgraded to 37" TV

[JaseGill]

All,

Well after much questions here and on an AV Forum or two I took the plunge.

On Friday evening I bought a Samsung UE37D5000 37" LCD TV and its great.

 

I was worried it would give me problems having tried an older HD Ready Plasma. Didnt have any. One good hint came from an AV Forum.

 

People had experienced problems with scaling on screen when using the HDMI input. In Samsungs there is an ability to rename a channel, so renaming it to PC fixes it. You wouldnt expect that to work but it worked perfectly for me.

 

Have done some RoF, SWTOR and A10c already and I can say its such a difference.

 

Anyone planning or worried about doing the same I'd say go for it as long as you can ensure its a full HD 1080 TV and in my case I paid a bit extra to get a 100Hz model as I figured 50Hz was below the ability of my rig at this resolution.

[JG14_Smil]

I love my 37 incher I was amazed anyone said not to use one.

[Gunnergolly]

I was thinking of replacing my 23" monitor with an LED TV.

 

If i go for a 37" TV i'd be sitting about 0.6m away from it using my current computer desk. I was wondering wouldn't this be a bit too close for comfortable viewing ???...

 

I recently had to RMA my HD7950 card as it failed after only a weeks use, so i've reverted back to using my old HD5870 graphics card.

 

Would the HD5870 be sufficient to drive a single 37" or 40" TV ?, i currently have a dual monitor setup with a 22" monitor sat on top of a 23" monitor using halios.

 

If i were to buy a TV then i would probably just use the TV on it's own initially without my Halios touchscreen monitor....however i would miss Halios !!!.

 

I was thinking along the lines that if my HD5870 was up to the job, they'd be little point in buying a replacement HD7950.

 

When my RMA refund money comes through i was thinking of spending the money on a TV instead.

 

Regards

Gunner...

Edited March 8, 2012 by Gunnergolly

[cichlidfan]

Pixels are pixels. 22" or 37" and 1080 is still 1080. The physical size has nothing to do with whether a video card can handle it.

 

EDIT: At a half meter away I would find it too large for some things. Depends on the game really.

[JaseGill]

I sit much further way now, yet it still feels much bigger and a a result much better immersion.

Maybe this is due to the fact that it much more life size than a 22".

 

As the previous poster says 1080 is 1080. I was scared bigger pixel = worse picture. How wrong I was :-)

J.

[emenance]

Welcome to the over 30 inch club. im 25 inchs away from my 32 inch. I like it. I think I could live with 37. I dont know about 40

[blackbelter]

Getting my 42 inch passive 3D TV on Sunday. Yeah~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

[Gunnergolly]

Jasegill

 

How did you rename the channel to PC on your Samsung TV ?.

 

I have the same model TV as you.

 

I'm having problems with scaling and can't seem to find where you can rename the channel.

 

Maybe i'm doing something wrong as i've only just bought the TV, however going from a 22" monitor to a 37" TV to my eyes the picture looks alot more blurry.

 

I guess this is due to the fact that i'm now stretching the 1920x1080 resolution over a much larger area.

 

Are there any other settings that i can adjust on this TV to get a better picture ?...

 

Regards

 

Gunner.....

[JaseGill]

Gunner,

Sorry for the late reply,. lifes been a bit hectic.

 

To rename the channel I did this:

 

1. Hit the remote Source Button,

2. Hit the remote Tools Button,

3. Select the input youre plugged into (I use HDMA1/DVI) using arrow keys,

4. Hit the Enter button on remote in the centre of the Arrow Keys,

5. Select Edit Name, hit Enter on the Remote again and select PC,

6. Job Done. Have a cuppa/beer/stiff drink.

 

Hope this helps,

J.

[Depth]

Hmm, I don't have that tv so I'll just skip to step 6.

 

Thanks :)

[hassata]

:D

 

Should be Menu>Picture>Picture Options for scaling. I think 16:9 should do it (or try Screen Fit)

[Gunnergolly]

Gunner,

Sorry for the late reply,. lifes been a bit hectic.

 

To rename the channel I did this:

 

1. Hit the remote Source Button,

2. Hit the remote Tools Button,

3. Select the input youre plugged into (I use HDMA1/DVI) using arrow keys,

4. Hit the Enter button on remote in the centre of the Arrow Keys,

5. Select Edit Name, hit Enter on the Remote again and select PC,

6. Job Done. Have a cuppa/beer/stiff drink.

 

Hope this helps,

J.

 

Easy when you know how !!!.

 

Works a treat now.

 

Thanks

 

Gunner.....

[Ramstein]

I love my 37 incher I was amazed anyone said not to use one.

 

i have used a 46" lcd hdtv with hdmi cable since 2008,, actually since 2009, 2008, it sat dark while I lay in a hospital bed.. far away..

 

int he inter, it works great, but int he summer, I have to have an air conditioner nearby, because of the heat fromt he pc and tv in the small room, and I get fevers fromillness, so the tv cooks me fromt he front while the a/c blows cool air on my back..

 

basically, the 46" lcd tv puts out a lot of heat... you wouldn't know that if you just have it in a big room and sit far back...

 

also, you would think you woul see smal objects easier and rom further away, ubt it isn't the case, but it's still a big picture... and very enjoyable..

 

I don't have a smaller monitor, the last one I had (crt) burned out a couple years ago,, ad I won this lcd tv in a contest, just in time when I became bedridden and was unable to walk... or even fly or use a joystick,,,

 

but when my health improved it's been really nice to have a large screen...

 

but now I really need a better computer,, as mine is getting too old and is having hard time keeping up with the cpu and gpu power and specs for the newer flight sims..

 

enjoying the fact that the hdmi is just plug and play, no need to worry about setting size settings and such...

 

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