Cities: Skylines’ PlayStation version has a release date of August 15th. You can ruin tiny simulated peoples’ commutes on so many platforms!Samsung UN5. 5H7. Inch 1. 08. 0p 2. Hz 3. D Smart LED TV (2. Model): Electronics// Update June 1. Smart View function **I just wanted to kind of go into what someone can do with the Smart View function of the TV. Samsung 55" Class (54.6" Diag.) - LED - 2160p - Smart - 4K Ultra HD TV with High Dynamic Range: 4K Color Drive Elite; 4K Elite Black; Invisible Connection.
Samsung JU7. 10. 0 Review (UN4. JU7. 10. 0, UN5. 0JU7. UN5. 5JU7. 10. 0, UN6. JU7. 10. 0, UN6. 5JU7. UN7. 5JU7. 10. 0, UN8. JU7. 10. 0)2. 02 ANSWERED QUESTIONS. Additional Review Notes. LED Clear Motion. This TV has a backlight strobing mode, which can be enabled by setting 'Auto Motion Plus' to 'Custom', and 'LED Clear Motion' to 'On'. This reduces the apparent blur, but adds flickering and darkens the screen. Unfortunately, you cannot turn on that feature in game mode, so it is useless for gaming due to the high input lag. Difference between sizes. We tested the 5. 5. As with all Samsung TVs (and a lot of other brands too), the panel provenance varies between sizes. We do not expect a significant difference between them in terms of picture quality (with the exception of the uniformity, which is more of a problem on bigger TVs). Let us know if you got one with significantly different results from ours, and we will update our review. Have any suggestions for the fix? As a first step, try disabling the 'Auto Motion Plus' feature and see if that helps. I own both brands and tend to prefer Sony, but would appreciate your advice. This may be a deal- breaker. It's seven feet long. The game mode suffers from judder spikes every 1. You should really let your viewers know that this version of the TV should be avoided at all costs if you plan to game with it. Thanks for letting us know. We'll investigate further and add a note to our review. It seems similar to the 7. There is no obvious differences from the specs but it seems to come with a standard remote instead of the smart one. It would be expected tu use lesser quality panels too so screen uniformity wouldn't be on par with the JU7. Without testing it, this is as much as we can tell. Would you expect the picture quality to still be on par with this set? Or perhaps even better? Also will you please review one of the new LG 4k TV's? We expect the exact same picture quality on it, and we will confirm this in a few weeks when we review it. We currently have 3 new LG TVs here, but they are 1. We will get to a 4k LG probably in about a month or so. Update: The review of the JU7. Short answer: get the cheaper of the two because their picture quality are in the same ballpark. Long answer: Even though the picture quality is about the same, there are other differences that might swing you one way or another: The JU7. HDMI inputs on the TV, only via the One Connect Mini. The HU8. 55. 0 does, and you can also connect a One Connect (sold separately). The JU7. 10. 0 doesn't come with 3. D glasses (4 for the HU8. The JU7. 10. 0 has the new smart TV OS (called Tizen). The HU8. 50. 0 is slightly thinner and has a smaller bezel. The HU8. 55. 0 doesn't support VP9 codec (though Samsung could add VP9 with the 2. Evolution Kit). What type of cable is it? There is also a lot of other proof of this on the internet. When we tried using a cheap 3ft HDMI 1. TV was in PC mode and 'UHD Color' was set to 'On.' Thank you for bringing this to our attention. We have updated the review accordingly. Any idea how to find out which panel mine might have? Vizio's that use IPS instead of VA panels can be identified by the fourth character of the S/N, for example. If, yes, what other multi- channel formats will it pass? Does it have a 1. Specifically the 8. Thanks, as always! If you look at our DSE pattern, you can see the grid of the LEDs of the backlight. It's likely the 6. Can you explain something to me about HDMI cables? There are conflicting opinions out there. When they have almost the same specs? Is my Monster cable no longer good? We were able to transfer a 4k @ 6. HDMI cable. Are there any features in the new SUHD TV's that are worth me waiting for? We haven't tested them out, so we don't know how big of a difference that will make, but we expect it won't be a significant one for non- HDR content. I am mainly looking for a TV that handles fast- paced action scenes, football and basketball, and video games. Would you recommend this TV or another? It has good contrast and uniformity, good motion handling, and good upscaling capabilities, so action scenes and sports will look great. It also has low input lag, so it's a good choice for gaming. As in, can I use the gaming setting while connected with a PC? I do mostly PC gaming and would love the lower input lag. Both settings turn off many of the processing features on the TV. PC will let you get Chroma 4: 4: 4, but doesn't result in a significant decrease in input lag. Game mode drops input lag very low, but doesn't get you Chroma 4: 4: 4. Originally it was a subjective test, but now we automatically calculate the standard deviation of the values of the pixels. Our new test more accurately reflects the uniformity. Some people don't mind it at all, but if you walk past the TV you will definitely see the color shift. All I can say is WOW! Did a lot of research and rting. THANKS! I'm an engineer and was concerned about a few things: viewing angle, sunlight glare, and upconversion as nearly all sources will be upconverted. This TV is fantastic and I'm not easily impressed. Enjoy the new TV! Show us a picture where the Vizio M- series has text that is not as sharp as the Samsung TVs when both TVs are receiving a 4: 4: 4 signal. It tests for a whole host of things including 1: 1 pixel mapping, bit depth, chroma subsampling, and color gamut. The issue is that you can't tell from that test pattern what aspect or aspects are actually failing and which aren't. However, those TVs are actually 4: 4: 4 and don't show any of the typical signs of 4: 2: 2 or 4: 2: 0 like color bleeding and rainbows with text at all. However, they fail that specific test pattern for other reasons that aren't issues for normal monitor uses. However, in reality if you actually tried to use the TVs that you said were 4: 2: 2 or lower as a monitor you would see that they don't have any of the chroma subsampling issues that you claim they do. That is not to say that there aren't differences between the Samsung and Vizio TVs. There are most definitely issues with Vizio. However, 4: 4: 4 is not one of those issues. That can affect that test pattern you are using. That is why you have to turn on . If you are only testing for 4: 4: 4 you wouldn't have to turn on . All of those things could cause the TV to fail the test despite it being able to display 4: 4: 4 color sampling and some of those things won't be an issue for the majority of your readers. Here are a few pictures to illustrate our point. M6. 0- C3. 4k @ 3. Hz. 4: 2: 2. UN5. JU7. 10. 04k @ 6. Hz (Outside PC mode)4: 2: 0. UN5. 5JU7. 10. 04k @ 6. Hz (PC mode)4: 4: 4. You can see above that the Vizio makes the text look exactly like 4: 2: 2 on a Samsung TV in 4k @ 3. Hz outside PC mode. It is clearer than 4: 2: 0, but not as clear as 4: 4: 4. When we test for chroma, we always make sure to eliminate other aspects from the test, like 1: 1 pixel mapping or color gamut. Note that this only really matters when you use it as a PC monitor. It does not matter at all for movies/sports/TV shows. The UNxx. JU7. 10. UNxx. HU8. 55. 0? Looking at the 7. It is definitely the sharpest by far so why the lower score? The reason the JU7. Check out the Clearness pictures posted in the Q& A section of the Sony X8. C review. You can see exactly the impact of the backlight on the clarity of a picture, so the Sony can achieve the same look as Samsung for this. Not everyone likes that look, which is why we only rate how fast the pixels can transition from one color to another, and not how the backlight behaves. Apples vs apples, which TV is better? K picture and upscaling is my main priority. Should I exchange for a Sony? Both TVs are equally good at upscaling 1. Samsung is a lot better at upscaling 4. Otherwise, keep the Samsung. The picture quality actually looked better on the ju. Is this possible? With both TVs calibrated, they would look similar. The un. 55ju. 71. I don't know if I should get the UN4. JU6. 50. 0 vs UN4. H6. 40. 0 vs UN4. J6. 30. 0 vs UN4. JU7. 10. 0? I am not sure if I need to spend a few extra $$ on a 4k TV if it is not going to be too advantageous. My viewing distance won't be more than 1. At that size and distance, it's unlikely you would notice a big difference between 1. H6. 40. 0 or J6. 30. They have similar picture quality; the main difference is that the H6. D. Go with the cheaper option if you don't care about those options. It would be a deal breaker for me. Which is better in terms of picture quality? Is the newer model markedly superior for HDTV viewing in any of these respects, or are they essentially the same? If 4. K is not a major consideration, would one lose out in a significant way on picture quality by buying an H7. JU7. 10. 0? If you don't care about 4k, the H7. The 4. K feature is equivocal for my viewing distances. Are there any other significant differences in picture quality or performance between the H7. J7. 10. 0. Please confirm. Also, I see you lowered the black uniformity rating? Great website, thanks. The new score is more accurate. I really enjoyed your videos from last year. We're hoping to have a few up by the end of next month. I read today that Samsung released a firmware update for HDMI 2. A to all of its 2. SUHD and UHD TVs. I just got the UN6. JU7. 10. 0. Does this apply to my TV as well? This firmware update gives the ability to pass HDR content over HDMI. If this is true, then the JU7. HDR content, correct? It may be able to play HDR content, but it doesn't have HDR functionality (the ability to brighten highlights of the picture), so it won't do HDR as well as Samsung's SUHD TVS (the JS* line). For example, the W8. B black uniformity image looks significantly better than this TV, yet it earned a lower score (8. Is there a new rating scale? Or perhaps increased exposure when taking the picture? If you don't, 4: 4: 4 probably isn't important for you. It has somewhat better uniformity, which is good for movies and TV. It's likely that the JS8. Apart from that, the picture quality should be in line with the JU7. Vizio M Series 2. Review (M4. 3- C1, M4. C1, M5. 0- C1, M5. C2, M6. 0- C3, M6. C1, M7. 0- C3, M7. C1, M8. 0- C3)2. 36 ANSWERED QUESTIONS. RTINGS you guys have phenomenal reviews. The Vizio M5. 0- C1 is the single lowest quality product I have ever bought, electronic or not. Yellow and green lines occasionally and literally slice through video on both Vizio televisions. This is not a quality product unless I bought two duds. Overall, this level of quality is unacceptable, and the lauding Vizio has received is spurious at best, from RTINGS as well. What are you watching when you're encountering this issue? Which one is better, the new M- series or the P- series? I really can't decide. We always buy the TVs ourselves. We don't want manufacturers to cherry- pick the review samples to get a better review. We bought our Vizio M 6. It is only 1. 08. It also doesn't have motion interpolation. However, the E actually has less motion blur than the M and P, which is a bit of a surprise. The M and the P are very similar. They have the same motion blur and overall picture quality. The only differences are the stand, the design (the M feels higher- end), the 1. M), the maximum luminosity (the P can get 2. P). The differences are minimal, so unless you specifically care about one of those elements, get the cheaper of the two. As a side note, if you want to know something that isn't covered in our review (or is not covered as well as you would like), let us know and we will test it out. HDMI 1- 4 vs HDMI 5. HDMI 5 behaves differently than the rest of the HDMI inputs. It only slightly reduces the backlight, without making any visible change to the motion blur. The feature works well on the E. Both settings interpolate motion and create the soap opera effect (even 'Reduce Judder'). Note that the long lighter motion blur trail problem is the same no matter the settings you choose for those options. Here are pictures of all different values, when fed 3. Reduce Judder 0. Reduce Judder 1. Reduce Judder 2. Reduce Judder 3. Reduce Judder 4. Reduce Judder 5. Reduce Judder 6. Reduce Judder 7. Reduce Judder 8. Reduce Judder 9. Reduce Judder 1. 0'Reduce Motion Blur' affects a 6. Hz input. Here are pictures of all the different values, when fed 6. Reduce Motion Blur 0. Reduce Motion Blur 1. Reduce Motion Blur 2. Reduce Motion Blur 3. Reduce Motion Blur 4. Reduce Motion Blur 5. Reduce Motion Blur 6. Reduce Motion Blur 7. Reduce Motion Blur 8. Reduce Motion Blur 9. Reduce Motion Blur 1. Firmware issues. Reviewed version: 1. Very often in our testing, even if 'Reduce Motion Blur' and 'Reduce Judder' were set to 0, the picture became interpolated. We had to reset it by setting 'Reduce Motion Blur' to 1 and then 0 again. Hopefully Vizio fixes this issue in a future firmware update, because it was frustrating. Update: As a workaround for the soap opera effect issue turning on by itself, turn on 'Game Low Latency'. The downside of this approach is it will also disable 'Film Mode'. Update: Firmware version 1. UHD appears to have fixed the interpolation issue. With the P Series, we could leave it at 0 for these tests, but it was blurrier on the M if we didn't increase it on those resolutions. Local Dimming. The local dimming on the M behaves slightly differently under the 'Calibrated' picture mode than it does in 'Calibrated Dark'. It is more aggressive under 'Calibrated Dark', but the difference is very subtle: Local dimming off. Local dimming on under 'Calibrated'Local dimming on under 'Calibrated Dark'Local dimming off Local dimming on under 'Calibrated'Local dimming on under 'Calibrated Dark'. The local dimming looks a lot more like on the E than the P. Like the E, it dimmed our white dot and cross in our tests, probably to reduce the appearance of blooming. The P keep the original brightness of the white elements. Therefore, if you care about the local dimming feature, the P is better, because it doesn't mess with the picture as much. Differences between sizes. I own the 5. 5 inch version of this TV and find that the . It does not merely dim the backlight but rather activates a strobing effect. It's distracting in bright rooms but quite tolerable in a light- controlled environment. If you don't mind sending us an email with your TV's firmware version, we'd like to investigate this further. I have seen in most cases trailing has been fairly significant with Sharp- based VA panels. However, once the demo models are in stores, we will bring a USB drive with our test materials and test multiple sizes on site. We will report back with results and comment on the differences. I have a question: how about HEVC support? It had judder and the sound cut a few times. In comparison, the Samsung JU7. The Vizio can do 4: 4: 4 4. K @ 3. 0 FPS just like the Sony does. Also can you add a note that says that the Vizio M- series smaller than 6. FPS? Thanks for pointing that omission out to us. We'll keep our eyes peeled and we will post if we notice any major changes if/when we do get the update. If so, what video card was used? We are using a GTX 9. It would also be good for connecting a PC, for the same reason. Something buyers may want to keep in mind. Could this be a software bug? Do you think the same over- sharpening bug that was affecting the P series is affecting the other HDMI ports? It is intended, which is why Vizio says to use HDMI 1- 4 for better picture quality (for example, when you plug a 1. HDMI 5, there is a warning on the screen that advises you to use 1- 4 instead). HDMI 5 probably has a simpler processing pipeline to allow for additional bandwidth, as well as lower input lag. The over- sharpening bug that you mentioned on the P Series was only present in a earlier firmware version last year. Vizio fixed it in a firmware update. However, it doesn't allow 1. FPS even when I set the graphics card to show resolutions that the TV was not reporting that it could handle. Can you post the timings that you used for that? It locked up on me when I tried to force 1. FPS. The mouse disappears on a white background when I try it with my M5. None of them worked properly for those two resolutions and frame rates. It didn't required anything special except creating the custom resolution in the nvidia panel. It is possible that smaller sizes don't support these frame rates. If somebody else confirm this problem too, we will update our review with that information. Furthermore, are the last set of pictures in the QA section labeled 4. K indicating the PQ resulting from native 4k sources on HDMI 1- 4 and HDMI5? The reason I ask is because I have an Onkyo TX- NR6. I can simply use as my upscaler, but it won't matter if PQ of HDMI 5 sucks regardless of the input resolution. I'm very concerned that buying the M8. C3 will mean that in the future my UHD blu- ray device will be relegated to HDMI 5 b/c it's the only one to accept HDCP 2. PQ will be sub- par. It's not a significant difference, and not really a of decreased quality on 4k input. The biggest difference is for the lower resolutions, especially interlaced 1. The overall picture will be good. It is only evident on Calibrated and Calibrated Dark picture settings. I took this picture. I can't figure out if it's a color processing issue, brightness of the LEDs, or something else. Regardless, I now understand that this is not an issue limited to a random defective TV. Is anyone else noticing this, and is there anything that can be done? Our M6. 0- C3 doesn't have that problem. While you are the first that report this issue to us, the fact that you have exchanged it for another unit and still have the same issue means it is not just a one off problem. Thanks for letting us know and sharing your photo. If other visitors also report this issue, we will update our review to mention it on the 5. Usually, it's only uniformity and sometimes motion blur that varies, unless there is one size that has an IPS panel (like the 5. In that case, the viewing angle is better, but the contrast ratio is worse. Vizio doesn't have a good track record of stable firmware. They release updates often, but they sometimes introduce new issues. They will probably fix the motion interpolation feature turning on by itself, and maybe (but less likely) the under- sharpening of 4. It wouldn't change the score of our review though, because we just worked around these flaws. HDMI 5 works, but not well? Normally, it's not noticeable, but if you are using a TV as a PC monitor, that extra information can be the difference between blurry and sharp, clear text. Chroma 4: 4: 4 means that no color information is sacrificed, and a TV that supports it can work well as a PC monitor. HDMI 5 behaves differently from the other inputs on this TV (different input lag & upscaling), but it still does not support Chroma 4: 4: 4. It was recommended for the average user to go for the E series instead because of the small difference in quality for the substantial price increase. My question is, how substantial of a quality increase is present considering the roughly $3. The M also has slightly better uniformity, but not enough to justify the upgrade. On the whole, not a big difference between the two. If you don't care about 4k, or if you want a TV with less blur, the E is still a better deal. And what processor is used on the M5. C1? Would it make more sense to wait for 1. There really isn't any 1. Even when there is, the difference between the two shouldn't be significant. I was wondering if you tested the 4: 4: 4 chroma capabilities on the IPS panel models. Would the panel technology even make a difference in 4: 4: 4 support, or is it strictly a firmware issue? That said, you can find IPS and VA TVs both that have chroma 4: 4: 4, and IPS TVs actually work better for use as a monitor, because the viewing angle is important when you're sitting close to a large screen. It doesn't have an IPS panel, but the picture quality is very good (good contrast, decent uniformity, little motion blur), and it can do 4: 4: 4 at 4k@6. TVs we've seen can.
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