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tiffanywest
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Great sorround sound and image quality! I'm thinking of buying myself a Bravia, and I just spotted a really good offer for it on bit.ly/3uQcai at wavee, featuring the products at less than $100!!!

sinclairj75
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I had the same problem initially with the sound quality. I was going to return the tv, but after doing some research tried to use some s-video cables and that fixed the issue. The coaxial cables just down provide what we need to use our tv.

jason32038
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ATTENTION!!! I've had this 40RV525U for nearly year and it IS NOT a REGZA! It's a step below a regza. My tv has HDMI problems and the tv has low sound.

HTSbrand
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It did pretty well although there were some issues with video processing and resolution clarity to maximum HD output. But it compensates all the minor weak spots by delivering excellent color, contrast and fine black details.

brutalback94
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Hi I have a question...How do I convert my videos into other formats (so that I can edit them in other programs) but without loosing my HD quallity? If you could e-mail me to zvonko.sopka@yahoo.com TNX!!!!!!!!!

larryali
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Hi, I have the exact problem connecting wireless with at&t 2 wire. can u tell me how you turn off the password on the modem/router? also for step 5 where do you get the code? Thanks, Larry

kymelo512
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can you put the videos from the camera onto windows movie maker just by plugging it into the computer from the usb cord or something?

Peeter Joot
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This TV worked for two weeks or so, then it displays a green noisy grid over most of the screen after being on for a few minutes. It doesn't appear to be the screen itself since the display calibration pictures and the screen saver icon are both clear and crisp, but with either the component (DVD) or HDMI (cable box) the display is unviewable. We will be exchanging shortly, and hopefully the replacement will be better. Two open-box/return units on the shelf at best buy is slightly disturbing. Why did they get returned?

Slider
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I was very pleased with this product until the sound and picture started cycling on and off. I was told by Sony it needed a software update and I responded by asking them if it was defective and they said no that it was just a glitch--lol, what's the difference. They suggested a download fix, the repairman suggested a new circuit board was in order. I have the extended warranty and I think a new circuit board is just what the "doctor" ordered also, after all it's only a "glitch".

jameshale
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Read your very nice review and am interested in possibly purchasing....but why this line:

"I popped the DVD into my Pioneer DVD player and experienced a very high quality picture although it is not 1080i or 1080p quality."

If the camera states that it is "Full HD 1080x1920," why are you claiming it is not?

I am also on Mac. Non-Intel based though. G5 dual PowerPC Sys 10.5.7 which will run iLife 09 and iMovie...supposedly. Do you need an HD version of iMovie?

Thank you.

fspinel
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Thanks for your information....turns out I have the exact same problem...when the image is low light, the TV automatically dims to the point where you cannot see the image!! I´m sending it back!

Advanced Audio video
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The problem is not LG. In fact, the problem is not the player at all. It all has to do with the way any film is shot. Many movies are 2.31:1 (sometimes called 2.4:1). This will even happen with some DVD's. In theaters, they use an anamorphic lens to correct all pictures to fill the screen. Until there is a standard of shooting, this will always be common. You enve mentioned you have a 16:9 TV. If you watch ESPN, you may notice that many times they will have bars on either side with the letters ESPN on either side. They are doing this because the picture would actually have black bars on either side if they didn't. The reason is they are using older camera's (less expensive) for shooting these shots. Your pictures are not cropped, but show in different aspect reatio's, as you already have some knowledge of. This is common in the industry at present, but not a problem with your player.

brianbuys
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Update! the Medigate MG-M2tv is a turning out to be a great player! Looks like Mediagate just released a Korean language firmware too for the MG-M2TV. found the link on xpcgear.com http://www.xpcgear.com/mediagate-mg-m2tv-korean-rmvb-player-hdmi.html

AT MEDIA
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Sorry. Never mind. SAMSUNG is crap! Played disc for 8 minutes then died out again.

AT MEDIA
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Same thing happened to me. Try to reset the Player and upgrade the FIRMWARE. Here is the link to reset samsung players. So far so good, it's up and running again.

http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/popup/pop_troubleshooting.jsp?ia_cd=03010200&model_name=DVD-1080P8

brianbuys
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It's true this is a very good player for the money though it does have buggy issues as many have reported. Too bad western digital has not released a firmware version yet to fix these problems. once they do this will be a hard to beat player since it can do ALMOST everything you would want it to do. Seems there are two types now: with and w/o hard drive. those with HDD like the Mediagate or Popcorn hour are a good choice. those w/o hard drives like the WD TV, IOMEGA Screenplay are good too but you have to attach some sort of external usb storage anyway. So choose wisely. If you are looking for something that may be better than the WD TV, search for this: "Mediagate MG-M2TV". this is the newest player from Mediagate which can do everything the WD TV can but actually supports more formats like RMVB (real video) for many Asian videos. so this is one item i'm really looking forward to. hoping the reviews are good on this one.

wants it to work
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It went back 3 times. I got a call this morning: LG offered to refund my money. I accepted.

I really do not know where/what the problem was. It could be the TV - an LG 32LH40. Heck, it could be the cable, although I sent that back so they could try it. But they apparently wanted to cut their losses and I accepted their offer. The alternative was a new system and if I had problems with that I'd have to go through the 3-returns process again. I decided "no."

I think it's a nice Blu-Ray player, except for the HDMI problem I experienced. If you get one and enjoy it, good.

griffin6002
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Films that are shown at 120hz look like video because our brains process images at the equivalent of about 60hz. Film has traditionally had that "dreamy" look because it was shot at 24 frames per second, which introduces motion blur, (many things in life move faster than what 24 frames per second can capture as a still image). I was just looking at this TV and other 120hz models at Best Buy. They were playing clips from "Pirates of the Caribbean and Speed. The picture was razor sharp, but it was TOO sharp. The movies did not look the way they looked in the theatre when they were projected on film at 24 frames per second. The lack of any motion blur was unnatural. In case you're interested, the reason why your computer screen will flicker and you will get headackes if your refresh rate is set below 60 hz is also because your brain processes images at the equivalent of 60hz. Wagon wheels appear to spin in the opposite direction when they are spinning around at the equivalent of 60hz because of this reason, also. As for the TV, I have to go with a 60hz set. I could never watch movies on a 60hz set.

kschlag
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Great reviews

styl3s
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Bought this today at Sams Club, i originally went to get a samsung 40" but for 100 less and 2 inches bigger with the same specs i couldn't resist, the quality compared to higher end models obviously isn't as good but for under 1000 this is one the best HDTV's i have seen, im still tweaking it out but blu-ray/PS3 games look absolutely gorgeous with HDMI and XBOX 360 w/ component.

If you are looking for a TV under 1000,900,800 i highly suggest this, its 42", 1080p great contrast/colors my ONLY complaint are the blacks, they are so black on some scenes you can't see certain things but like i said im tweaking.

very satisfied.