I don't think that samsung outputs any form of 50hz, well thats what i gathered from the manual, so perhaps the screen tearing occurs on 50hz sources?
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It's definitely 720p @ 60z.
I changed xbmc to 1080i last night and didn't see the tearing once at all. I've never had it very bad though compared to a lot of people.Comment
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If it has the HD-Ready logo, it has to support both 50 and 60Hz for all HD resolutions, it's part of the certification.
The issue with the Samsung range was the visual tearing that occured for some people at 60Hz. This seems to depend on what firmware your set has. Many people have had their firmware upgraded by a Samsung tech. and it has removed them problem.
I have not used this set myself mind, I refrained from it because of the reported problems, though given the low price of the 32" unit, I kinda wish I didn't =/Comment
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How do you find out the firmware on the Samsung?Comment
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Really? Over on the AVForums all I've read suggested that Samsung were still sitting back and doing nothing about the people complaining and that they didn't seem to have much of clue as how to fix the tearing. Those who had engineers out (which were few and far between) said they just seemed stumped as to what to do next.Originally posted by Shakey_Jake33
If Samsung have fixed it with a firmware upgrade I'll be seriously thinking of putting my order in on this setComment
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My 32RE51B (slightly different looking) has never displayed any tearing, and I've probably watched/ played about 200 hours of 720p 60hz material.Comment
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Just out of interest...
Has anyone tried 720p at 50Hz? Does the refresh rate make a visible difference at higher resolutions? I can normally see the difference with standard definition stuff, but I wondered if it's visible at 720p/1080iComment
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Although this thread does seem to be going off-topic, I'll still add to this.Originally posted by Shakey_Jake33
Try this link here: http://anima.xs4all.nl/tearing/
Having a quick glance over this, it seems the models with the ROME firmware version are ok, and it's generally the GREENWOOD firmware models that are having the tearing issue.Comment
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it does say they are watching PAL dvds at 60hz, isn't that going to cause a problem like this anyway?Comment
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Well, I was under the impression the tearing only occured in 720p mode. If they are using DVI upscaling player, then maybe... but a traditional player running in 567i/p should not.Originally posted by EvilBorisComment
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I'm guessing that most of them are watching them through XBMC in 720p.Comment
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I looked at the Samsung too, for the 360, but the tearing issues are not too reassuring.
Though as stated this could be because the original Xbox is a bit glitchy at displaying HD.
I am now looking at the Hitachi 32LD7200, more expensive, but the picture is supposed to be amazing. There are two reviews over at www.homecinemachoice.com.Comment
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yeah Id i;d of had the money I'd of got that, its had multiple excellent writeups, it even has a motorised stand!
its a shame the difference between a 26" LCD and a 32" almost doubles the priceComment
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Also, I thought that all the tearing issues were reported with the 41 series, and 51 series has a better response time? Also, the tearing was originally reported as not happening over VGA, which the XBox 360 can output.
Back to Marcus's original question, if your TV can do a 1:1 mapping with the PC resolution, I'd be very much inclined to use it, rather than either 720p or 1080i. Even if you watch 720 video with a slight border to 1:1 map the source, you're not losing a hell of a lot of screen real estate, and that 50" telly gives you a hell of a lot to start with.
As for DVD playback, have you tried using DScaler and a 1:1 PC resolution?Comment
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The 51 series is the exact same television in a different case. (and it's got too much black imo...)Comment
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