Out of curiosity which panny did you have and what did you replace it with. Only reason I ask is, I have found most plasmas to be much better for gaming than LCD panels
**Samsung ES8000 2012 LED TV Thread**
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Out of curiosity which panny did you have and what did you replace it with. Only reason I ask is, I have found most plasmas to be much better for gaming than LCD panels
Indeed, due to the 0.0001ms response time, but the cheaper the plasma the worse the phosfurs.
im waiting to see how the new ones pan out, and also the es7000/8000 as they do sound impressive, and pana seem to be lagging behind and smart tech.
Today i had the pleasure of unboxing and setting one of these beauties up, BUT i also had the job of reboxing it later on.
The telly looks great, for a LED the blacks are pretty amazing, very little sign of blue on dark scenes and the motion is very well handled.
Voice control and motion control is a bit Meh, and very hitnmiss, BUT the one i recieved has a major issue, it kept locking up, changing chanel volume or trying to access the smart function caused it to freeze.
when i did get it to work, it randomly changed to japanese lol, so its going back and another will be on its way.
Hopefully this is a one off and the next i can leave out and demo fully.
The telly looks great, for a LED the blacks are pretty amazing, very little sign of blue on dark scenes and the motion is very well handled.
Voice control and motion control is a bit Meh, and very hitnmiss, BUT the one i recieved has a major issue, it kept locking up, changing chanel volume or trying to access the smart function caused it to freeze.
when i did get it to work, it randomly changed to japanese lol, so its going back and another will be on its way.
Hopefully this is a one off and the next i can leave out and demo fully.
Just happened to wander into a very well known high street electricals retailer and, surprisingly, they had the 46" version on display and the picture quality was STUNNING. Not only was the image pin-sharp, but the colours and brightness were extremely vivid; easily the best set on display in the shop.
The bezel is so thin it looks like the image is just floating in mid air and the thickness/depth is impressively thin too. In fact, it made the set seem deceptively small compared to most of the other TVs of the same size because it has virtually no bezel.
The downside was it was marked up at £1899 (I'm sure it can be found cheaper online). What I want is a set with THAT panel, dispense with all the smart TV features and sell it for about....£600
Well worth going and seeing it in the flesh if you're considering getting one
The bezel is so thin it looks like the image is just floating in mid air and the thickness/depth is impressively thin too. In fact, it made the set seem deceptively small compared to most of the other TVs of the same size because it has virtually no bezel.
The downside was it was marked up at £1899 (I'm sure it can be found cheaper online). What I want is a set with THAT panel, dispense with all the smart TV features and sell it for about....£600
Well worth going and seeing it in the flesh if you're considering getting one
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Small bump to this, we had 3 models delivered last week, another 40es8000 and a 40/46es7000 all of which had issues, they were very slow to respond, and would lock up loads, and at random times reboot.
Today samsung released a new firmware 1005.5 and all three are now super fast, and really responsive.
Voice commands work great, guesture is a bit odd, but it does work.
One thing that is missing and probably the most daft of all is NO Bbc iplayer yet :/
Today samsung released a new firmware 1005.5 and all three are now super fast, and really responsive.
Voice commands work great, guesture is a bit odd, but it does work.
One thing that is missing and probably the most daft of all is NO Bbc iplayer yet :/
Exactly what apps do you get in the way of video streaming? Any Netflix?
Il have a look in a bit and report back.
You have to download it from here,http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/UE40ES8000UXXU-downloads
save it to usb, extract then pop it into the tv, then go to menu/support/update/update via usb.
save it to usb, extract then pop it into the tv, then go to menu/support/update/update via usb.
No probs
Sounds like a relatively painless process
Its really simple tbh, it does take a while to download though
samsung servers must be getting hammered for it.I have my 46 inch ES8000 but I was tempted to take it back. After unpacking and attempting to set it up, I encountered so many issues:
1) TV reboots itself every ten minutes or so
2) Software updates hanging when attempting to connect (TV is using a wired connection)
3) No UK TV catchup apps
4) Samsung Hub not loading properly, "Your Video" disappearing
5) Slow and unresponsive UI
Only tonight after browsing the samsung website did I find the manual firmware update. After flashing that on every issue has been fixed but the TV still needs UK catchup apps.
1) TV reboots itself every ten minutes or so
2) Software updates hanging when attempting to connect (TV is using a wired connection)
3) No UK TV catchup apps
4) Samsung Hub not loading properly, "Your Video" disappearing
5) Slow and unresponsive UI
Only tonight after browsing the samsung website did I find the manual firmware update. After flashing that on every issue has been fixed but the TV still needs UK catchup apps.
If you had read this thread earlier you would have spotted the link i posted for the updates
WHY the released the TV's so buggy is beyond me, as no OTA release has been made and many people wouldnt be awar about it.
How are you getting on with the TV after a couple of months. Should have mine soon.
I currently have a 40" Sony X2000 that I have had for about 8 years and was intending to replace it with the 46" ES8000. My Sony has a massive bezel and I have just measured corner to corner and its 52"!! I have just compared the size of the 55" ES8000 and its only 1.75" bigger each side!! Missus said as long as its in the same ball park size wise then she is fine with it....55" here we come
I currently have a 40" Sony X2000 that I have had for about 8 years and was intending to replace it with the 46" ES8000. My Sony has a massive bezel and I have just measured corner to corner and its 52"!! I have just compared the size of the 55" ES8000 and its only 1.75" bigger each side!! Missus said as long as its in the same ball park size wise then she is fine with it....55" here we come