Author Topic: Samsung 2011 UA40D5000 / UA37D5000 / UA32D5000 LED TV Full HDTV Review (Read 111847 times)

Quitacet · « **Reply #240 on:** Feb 01, 2012 at 03:57 PM »

Quote from: orpheus018 on Jan 30, 2012 at 08:48 PM

Sir, thanks sa reply.. sa USB ako nag play ng .mkv files. dunno bakit ganun... kakainis... need ko pa iturn sa .avi para mapanuod.... sayang yung copy ko ng Soul Eater na 720p ata... tsk tsk
Hi again Sir! thanks sa info.. hmm.. baka po yung sinasabi niyo is yung sa may corner? medyo accepted ko na talaga yung backlight since yun naman daw problem ng leds. ang naeexperience ko kasi is yung prang ilaw na nangyayari kapag pinicturan mo yung lcd monitor mo... ang hirap iexplain e.. hmmm try ko siya picturan.. baka makita sa pic..

thanks sa reply!

Baka auto dimming yang sinasabi mo (though di ko sure kung merong ganyang feature ang model ng tv mo), na biglang didilim at liliwanag at times when the TV is adjusting it's backlight.

sibsoper23 · « **Reply #241 on:** Feb 02, 2012 at 07:58 PM »

Mga sir mukhang problematic nga tong unit natin. Biglang dumilim ung right portion ng screen ko. Kanino ko ba ibabalik to sa shop ba o sa samsung na agad? Sabi kasi sa GadgetinStyle nung bumili ako 7 days replacement lang daw sila. Badtrip. Last December ko lang binili to.

oznola · « **Reply #242 on:** Feb 03, 2012 at 06:34 AM »

no point in bringing it back where you bought it di ba?7 days lang daw sa kanila. call Samsung and get that replaced. They (Samsung) will replace it for you or in some cases,they can contact the store where you bought it and make arrangements so that you can bring it back to the store and they will give you a replacement. ganun nangyari sa akin the last time.(and i really hope it is the last time

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sorry about what happened to your TV.

sibsoper23 · « **Reply #243 on:** Feb 03, 2012 at 07:50 AM »

Weird nitong unit ko, naging ok na ulit ung screen kanina, pero sabi ng wife ko nagkaroon na daw ulit ng black sa gilid, parang nag ooff yata yung led nya sa gilid.

jasonpogi · « **Reply #244 on:** Feb 05, 2012 at 12:16 PM »

ano kayang counterpart ng samsung's 37d5000 sa ibang brand? when i say counterpart, im referring to picture quality, price and aesthetics. gustong gusto ko na ung 37d5000 ng samsung pero ayaw ko mag take ng risk.

i need feedback from other users of different brands.

THanks!

Specter_Phi · « **Reply #245 on:** Feb 10, 2012 at 03:28 PM »

@onzola

I read your experience bro, their after sales really suck. Papalampasin nila talaga ng 1month yan bago ibalik pera mo, dami pa nilang palusot. And buti lang na natapos din yung problem mo with them. Mas maganda pag may defect, ibalik na agad sa kanila, para wala ka responsibility sa unit, kasi pag nasa iyo pa ang unit ang kung magka problema pa, sayang lang, baka di na nila honor. Marketing strat nila yan.

Also, was planning to buy 40D5000, pero based on your experiences, nakakatakot na..

I once have a 32" series 5 way back 2009, but after a year and a half, nagka vertical line sa right side and di na sakop ng warranty.

Any suggestion guys for a 40" LED TV? Bibili na rin sana kami.

jep222 · « **Reply #246 on:** Feb 12, 2012 at 07:48 PM »

parating na bukas yung dalawang UA40D5000

sana swertihin

fingers cross

a2 · « **Reply #247 on:** Feb 15, 2012 at 08:03 PM »

mukhang nabiktima na rin kami ng bleeding issue. nagkaroon ng maliit na bleeding on the top left corner of our UA40D5500, napansin ko kanina lang while i was watching a blu-ray movie. our unit is only 3 weeks old. should we have it replaced kaya? kasi naisip ko baka hassle lang kasi baka hindi maintindihan nung taga samsung yung bleeding issue saka medyo maliit lang naman sya baka di nila mapansin. kaya lang o.c. kasi ako eh even minute details napapansin ko and medyo di na ako mapakali kanina while i was watching the movie madalas ako napapatingin dun sa corner kung saan may bleeding.

oznola · « **Reply #248 on:** Feb 16, 2012 at 06:02 AM »

Quote from: a2 on Feb 15, 2012 at 08:03 PM

mukhang nabiktima na rin kami ng bleeding issue. nagkaroon ng maliit na bleeding on the top left corner of our UA40D5500, napansin ko kanina lang while i was watching a blu-ray movie. our unit is only 3 weeks old. should we have it replaced kaya? kasi naisip ko baka hassle lang kasi baka hindi maintindihan nung taga samsung yung bleeding issue saka medyo maliit lang naman sya baka di nila mapansin. kaya lang o.c. kasi ako eh even minute details napapansin ko and medyo di na ako mapakali kanina while i was watching the movie madalas ako napapatingin dun sa corner kung saan may bleeding.

sorry to hear about what happened. kung oc ka ngang talaga,you wont live knowing na may ganyan yan unless you give up and just live with it. ang hirap nyan kasi di ka na maka focus dun sa pinapanood mo masyado. yun bang everytime may dark scenes mapapatingin ka na dun sa corner na yun to see how bad it is.

decide. may chance na lumabas pa sa ibang areas yan since nagkaroon na. if you ask me,get a refund and get another brand. should have done that nung na-refund ko yung sa akin.

good luck

a2 · « **Reply #249 on:** Feb 16, 2012 at 11:43 AM »

Quote from: oznola on Feb 16, 2012 at 06:02 AM

sorry to hear about what happened. kung oc ka ngang talaga,you wont live knowing na may ganyan yan unless you give up and just live with it. ang hirap nyan kasi di ka na maka focus dun sa pinapanood mo masyado. yun bang everytime may dark scenes mapapatingin ka na dun sa corner na yun to see how bad it is.

decide. may chance na lumabas pa sa ibang areas yan since nagkaroon na. if you ask me,get a refund and get another brand. should have done that nung na-refund ko yung sa akin.

good luck

yun nga sir, ang hirap talaga pag o.c. katulad kanina nanood nanaman ako ng movie pero napapatingin talaga ako dun sa corner and dun din sa ibang sides kung mayroon na din bleeding. btw thanks for the advice sir, siguro i'll just observe na lang muna sana hindi na madagdagan pa.

yajter · « **Reply #250 on:** Feb 16, 2012 at 12:50 PM »

ask ko lang, noob ako pagdating sa audio.

my tv is UA37D5000, ang set-up sa audio, TV optical out > HTIB optical In. pag nag-play ako ng USB movie thru USB port ng TV, sa sound menu, nakahighlight ung PCM at Dolby, grayed ung DTS. does it mean pedeng passthru ng DTS kung DTS audio ng movie na i-pplay?

TIA

dmgamer3 · « **Reply #251 on:** Feb 18, 2012 at 04:11 PM »

Nakabili ako ng UA40D5500 from SnS.

After 9 months nasira yung parang isang panel light niya sa upper right. Di siya umiilaw agad agad. pag uminit yung unit(after 15-30 mins) chaka pa siya umiilaw.

Samsung after service was very fast in my case. 5 days replaced na agad. Ang kaso ay di nila maexplain kung baikit nasia kaagad yung TV.

Sabi nung nag ayos nung tinanong ko yung cause ng sira:
1. Power surge pero since naka avr and surge protector siya sabi ko mejo malabu yun. SO sinabi niya yung reason 2.
2. normal breakdown ng unit-- Ito daw yung main reason

Nagisip ako kung panu nangyari yun, 9 months and normal breakdown daw.. Then I read from forums that the TV comes with a very high backlight/brightness setting.
I left it as is noon kasi iniisip ko na safe siya since its the settings coming out of the box.

Can anyone tell me a setting that will not give my new TV too much stress in the lights?

Di ko na masyado iniisip picture quality, ang mahalaga sa akin ay yung lifespan ng TV. hehehehe

Current settings ko since napalitan ng bagong TV panel:
Picture Mode: Standard
Backlight 9
Contrast 100
Brightness: 40
Sharpness: 50
Colour: 50
Tint (G/R): G50-R50
Is my settings safe from early breakdown?

Can anyone give me another setting kung di ito ok, yung ilalagay ko sa panglahat basta di masisira agad at watchable naman...-Movies, HD gaming, SDTV shows, Standard def movies

Ito yung sirang nangyari sa unang unit ko. Mga January nangyari ito. May mga nakita din ako sa net na nagsasabign nagkakaprob yung mga TV nila lalo pag malamig pero pag mainit yung panahon or uminit na yung TV ay naaayos naman yung TV nila:

Any comments on what could have happened?

dmgamer3 · « **Reply #252 on:** Feb 18, 2012 at 04:21 PM »

Quote from: sibsoper23 on Feb 02, 2012 at 07:58 PM

Mga sir mukhang problematic nga tong unit natin. Biglang dumilim ung right portion ng screen ko. Kanino ko ba ibabalik to sa shop ba o sa samsung na agad? Sabi kasi sa GadgetinStyle nung bumili ako 7 days replacement lang daw sila. Badtrip. Last December ko lang binili to.

Nangyyari din sa UA40D5500 ko yan, pero pinalitan na nila. 9 months bago nag ganyan pero iba yung location. sa tingin ko baka may backlight sa panel na di gumagana.. check the pics of mine, di ko napicturan na nagka ganyan eh pero same na same din iba lang location..

Pareho din ng sinasabi mo, minsan biglang nawawala nalang yung problema. Lalo pag uminit na yung unit or mainityung panahon..

In your case, sana mejo mas maalam yung tech-guy. sana masabi niya lang agad na ano ba talaga naging problema. then please share it with us dito sa forums.

sibsoper23 · « **Reply #253 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 03:23 PM »

Nakuha ko na yung replacement ng TV ko. Maganda yung black and walang backlight bleeding. Kaso nung kinabit ko na sa digibox using AV connection. Gray color lang tapos ngayon di na madetect. Kakainis di ko tuloy magamit ung digibox. Napansin ko dati AV connection ung source pero ngayon component ung lumalabas. Di ko naman makita ung option kung pano gawing source ung AV or Component. Baka may alam kayo mga bro na setup para maayos ko to. Thanks.

zuplado · « **Reply #254 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 04:51 PM »

got my 40D5000 2 weeks ago, so far so good. sana walang prob na lumabas, dumating na din yung free bluray player ko and to my surprise meron kasamang ultra slim wall mount. N I C E !

dmgamer3 · « **Reply #255 on:** Feb 19, 2012 at 11:16 PM »

Quote from: sibsoper23 on Feb 19, 2012 at 03:23 PM

Nakuha ko na yung replacement ng TV ko. Maganda yung black and walang backlight bleeding. Kaso nung kinabit ko na sa digibox using AV connection. Gray color lang tapos ngayon di na madetect. Kakainis di ko tuloy magamit ung digibox. Napansin ko dati AV connection ung source pero ngayon component ung lumalabas. Di ko naman makita ung option kung pano gawing source ung AV or Component. Baka may alam kayo mga bro na setup para maayos ko to. Thanks.

Actually madalas mangyari sa akin yan, kahit tanggalin at ibalik ko lang yung parang connector niya na color green sa tv side at multiple component wires/av wires sa digibox side... try mo lang tanggalin tapos ibalik ulit hanggat makilala niyang a/v yun at hindi component. Pag nakilala na niya na a/v yun wag mo na siguro tanggalin ehhehehe

sibsoper23 · « **Reply #256 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 08:32 AM »

Naka Ilang tanggal balik na ko ayaw pa rin eh. Black and White pa rin lumalabas. Pero pag try ko sa ibang tv namin ok naman ung digibox. Hindi kaya sa dun sa connector. May mura bang AV to HDMI na cable para un nalang gagamitin ko.

sibsoper23 · « **Reply #257 on:** Feb 20, 2012 at 09:05 AM »

Mga sir, may nagupdate na ba sa inyo ng firmware ng tv natin? May difference ba? Baka kasi yun yung solution ng AV/Component connection problem ko.

chunkified06 · « **Reply #258 on:** Feb 22, 2012 at 10:10 PM »

Hi all, i just bought a UA40D5000 (last Feb 19) and i played my 13GB Avatar movie thru my laptop and connected via HDMI cable to the LED TV. Normal ba na parang hinde sya full screen, kase may parang black part yung upper and lower screen? defect ba yun..the file is MKV and played using VLC..is the bleed issue?

raider125jeigh · « **Reply #259 on:** Feb 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM »

Quote from: chunkified06 on Feb 22, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Hi all, i just bought a UA40D5000 (last Feb 19) and i played my 13GB Avatar movie thru my laptop and connected via HDMI cable to the LED TV. Normal ba na parang hinde sya full screen, kase may parang black part yung upper and lower screen? defect ba yun..the file is MKV and played using VLC..is the bleed issue?

e baka naman po ung file e may black border sa taas and baba which is normal sa mga Blue ray rip

izoom nyo po

bleed hmmmMMm.....wala naman masyado black scene and avatar hihihi

45caliber · « **Reply #260 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 06:14 AM »

Quote from: chunkified06 on Feb 22, 2012 at 10:10 PM

Hi all, i just bought a UA40D5000 (last Feb 19) and i played my 13GB Avatar movie thru my laptop and connected via HDMI cable to the LED TV. Normal ba na parang hinde sya full screen, kase may parang black part yung upper and lower screen? defect ba yun..the file is MKV and played using VLC..is the bleed issue?

check mo yung resolution ng laptop.. pag sa laptop mo ba play may balck bars din sa itaas at ibaba... alam ko nga sa avatar eh full screen siya..

45caliber · « **Reply #261 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 06:17 AM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM

e baka naman po ung file e may black border sa taas and baba which is normal sa mga Blue ray rip

izoom nyo po

bleed hmmmMMm.....wala naman masyado black scene and avatar hihihi

full screen ang lahat ng version ng avatar as far as i know.. may dark scene na konti.. dun sa pinapalo niya yung mga bulaklak.. hahaha ibang dark scene yata hinahanap mo.. pero pagkakaalam ko yung x-art ang walang dark scene, may close up pa nga.... hehehe minsan kopya ako ng mga files mo... joke

questforthegoodlife · « **Reply #262 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 07:15 AM »

Quote from: 45caliber on Feb 23, 2012 at 06:17 AM

full screen ang lahat ng version ng avatar as far as i know.. may dark scene na konti.. dun sa pinapalo niya yung mga bulaklak.. hahaha ibang dark scene yata hinahanap mo.. pero pagkakaalam ko yung x-art ang walang dark scene, may close up pa nga.... hehehe minsan kopya ako ng mga files mo... joke

1.78:1 aspect ratio ng avatar

questforthegoodlife · « **Reply #263 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 07:29 AM »

Quote from: a2 on Feb 15, 2012 at 08:03 PM

mukhang nabiktima na rin kami ng bleeding issue. nagkaroon ng maliit na bleeding on the top left corner of our UA40D5500, napansin ko kanina lang while i was watching a blu-ray movie. our unit is only 3 weeks old. should we have it replaced kaya? kasi naisip ko baka hassle lang kasi baka hindi maintindihan nung taga samsung yung bleeding issue saka medyo maliit lang naman sya baka di nila mapansin. kaya lang o.c. kasi ako eh even minute details napapansin ko and medyo di na ako mapakali kanina while i was watching the movie madalas ako napapatingin dun sa corner kung saan may bleeding.

If ure really particular about the blacks and no backlight bleeding go for plasma. A lot of people have a lot of expectation looking for the really good video quality ---> go plasma! LCD or LED backlit or edgelit tvs will always have backlight bleeding. That is the limitation for these two technologies.

It is sad to see that a lot of owners here have issues with the led bulbs. Have those units replaced as u can see from the pics u posted those portions are dark already which means the LED bulbs are busted.

My unit is already turning 1 year old this march 5. Thankfully no issues like the ones posted here in this thread.

chunkified06 · « **Reply #264 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM »

Quote from: raider125jeigh on Feb 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM

e baka naman po ung file e may black border sa taas and baba which is normal sa mga Blue ray rip

izoom nyo po

bleed hmmmMMm.....wala naman masyado black scene and avatar hihihi

Thanks for the reply. Kung wala, sira defective ang unit ko..? I bought this in Savers Appliance in Roosevelt thru an online reseller..i got it for 36500..

chunkified06 · « **Reply #265 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 10:43 AM »

Quote from: questforthegoodlife on Feb 23, 2012 at 07:15 AM

1.78:1 aspect ratio ng avatar

would this mean na normal lang yun? or i can set this at this ratio to make it full screen..parang sayang kase yung spaces na yun and it defeats the purpose of buying a 40" pag may area na not covered..

oznola · « **Reply #266 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 11:22 AM »

Quote from: chunkified06 on Feb 23, 2012 at 10:39 AM

Thanks for the reply. Kung wala, sira defective ang unit ko..? I bought this in Savers Appliance in Roosevelt thru an online reseller..i got it for 36500..

how about other files?movies?sources? sa TV ba ganun din pag nanood ka? sa remote may button dun na P.Size try pressing it several times to change the settings. explore mo muna mga settings ng TV mo.wag mo muna assume na may sira or what.

avid0n3 · « **Reply #267 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM »

May nakapagpagana na ba ng Audio Return Channel (ARC) sa mga tv na 'to kapag kinabit sa ARC-enabled home theater? O hindi supported ng Series 5 itong ARC?

With that said, kaya ba nitong palitan yung digital fiber optic cable (toslink) na ginagamit from TV -> HTIB para magkasound yung external speakers kapag nanonood ng over-the-air channels (o kapag nagplay ka ng movie thru USB ng TV mo)?

Toslink ba yung best connector for these scenarios? Thanks!

Clondalkin · « **Reply #268 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 01:16 PM »

ARC should be clearly described and specified in your TV manual (what does your TV manual say?); and "ARC" is clearly marked on a specific HDMI port - hindi lahat ng HDMI port are ARC-compliant because you only need one anyways.

Yeah, your 2nd paragraph describes how it should be with ARC. Bale 2 way yung single HDMI connection ng TV (going in for video and audio, going out (return) for audio only). So lalabas dapat yung TV sound sa external speakers.

BTW, someone posted in AVSForum that as of Oct 2011, samsung.com indicates that Series 5 HDTVs do not have ARC-compliant HDMI.

Quote from: avid0n3 on Feb 23, 2012 at 12:42 PM

May nakapagpagana na ba ng Audio Return Channel (ARC) sa mga tv na 'to kapag kinabit sa ARC-enabled home theater? O hindi supported ng Series 5 itong ARC?

With that said, kaya ba nitong palitan yung digital fiber optic cable (toslink) na ginagamit from TV -> HTIB para magkasound yung external speakers kapag nanonood ng over-the-air channels (o kapag nagplay ka ng movie thru USB ng TV mo)?

avid0n3 · « **Reply #269 on:** Feb 23, 2012 at 02:22 PM »

Thanks Clondalkin! Sadly, yung HTIB ko lang pala yung ARC-compliant. Series 7 pataas lang na Samsung TVs ang supported ang ganitong feature. So I guess bibili pa ako ng separate toslink cable.