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Just to confirm the 55P605 is the same as the 607 just with a different remote?
Yup! I have the 605 and it's great!
Just to confirm the 55P605 is the same as the 607 just with a different remote?
Wonder what's been corrected/fixed from the initial release. Tempted to do a factory reset on my TV to receive this update.
Can someone confirm this update has FALD enabled in game mode?
Yup and you get most of the same features by using the Roku app on your phone.
Yup! I have the 605 and it's great!
So is game mode available on this TV when in an HDR game?
Yup 4k with HDR enabled in game mode has a 14 MS response time. I've had my set for 2 months and couldn't be happier.
Pro tip for any Comcast xfinity customers with this TV: You can download the xfinity beta app and it functions just like your regular X1 cable box. Live TV, On demand, DVR, etc. Pretty slick. I just pulled out my second cable box which will save me $10/mo.
Pro tip for any Comcast xfinity customers with this TV: You can download the xfinity beta app and it functions just like your regular X1 cable box. Live TV, On demand, DVR, etc. Pretty slick. I just pulled out my second cable box which will save me $10/mo.
FYI they are going to start charging for using the app (I think $8 a month) once it leaves beta. At least that was their plan as of a few months ago.
Pro tip for any Comcast xfinity customers with this TV: You can download the xfinity beta app and it functions just like your regular X1 cable box. Live TV, On demand, DVR, etc. Pretty slick. I just pulled out my second cable box which will save me $10/mo.
Awesome... but how do we convince Comcast to scrap the 1TB data cap? I got a P605 a couple of days ago and my biggest question is whether j can actually afford (bandwidth wise) to stream 4K content.
Is this not sold outside the US?
spectrum too seem to be offering a separate "spectrum stream" product instead of requiring a separate digital box or dvr rental
that would be fucking lame. is that even cheaper than renting a separate box?
Awesome... but how do we convince Comcast to scrap the 1TB data cap? I got a P605 a couple of days ago and my biggest question is whether j can actually afford (bandwidth wise) to stream 4K content.
I could be wrong, but I don't think streaming from Comcast's dedicated services counts toward your cap.
Hopefully someone here can help because I can't find an answer online. So PC games like shadow warrior 2 and RE7 work just fine with HDR (though RE7 is REALLY dark with it enabled). However I can't get Mass Effect Andromeda o work in either HDR10 or Dolby Vision. The game defaults to HDR10 but isn't recognized by my TV and is washed out. When I enable Dolby Vision, the whole screen turns pink. I've tried this with HDR on and off in the display options and with various settings enabled in the NVidia control panel. No matter what I select, I get the same result. I do have the HDMI port set to HDMI 2.0 on the TV settings. Seeing how they are no longer patching the campaign, I was hoping someone could shed some light on what's causing this issue.
Anyone have any ideas?
Unfortunately not. I don't know if it's true but I read somewhere it may have to do with licensing issues with the Roku OS and the European markets.
This is an issue with Nvidia drivers and Microsoft.
https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1003426/geforce-1000-series/hdr-problem/5/
Some people have got it to work but it requires usually older drivers and other things.
Supposedly from some reports the new windows update, the "Fall" update fixes this issue and lets HDR stay off on desktop (so the colors don't look all washed out) and HDR games will turn it on automatically.
I think it's like $2 a month cheaper. Here is the exact language from their website:
'Is there a charge for using the XFINITY Stream Beta app on Roku?
Customers will not pay equipment charges with respect to their use of Roku devices. All other fees associated with a customer's service will apply, except that, during the Beta trial, Service to Additional TV charges for services to outlets connected to Roku devices are being waived. On conclusion of the trial, you will be informed of the charges that will apply for connecting this device with your XFINITY TV service and will have the opportunity to opt in."
Streaming using the Roku app doesn't use any bandwidth.:
"Will the XFINITY Stream Beta app use data from my XFINITY Internet Data Usage Plan?
Live TV, XFINITY On Demand and Cloud DVR recordings will not count against your Internet data usage threshold if you are connected to your in-home XFINITY network. The XFINITY TV video service delivered through the XFINITY Stream Beta app is not an Internet service and does not touch or use the Internet. Rather, it is a Title VI cable service delivered solely over Comcast's private, managed cable network, so it will not count toward your XFINITY Internet Data Usage Plan. Usage of any other apps on Roku devices, including any TV Everywhere apps accessible with your XFINITY TV credentials, do use the Internet and will count against your XFINITY Internet Data Usage Plan."
Unfortunately if you want to get rid of the data cap you'll have to pay them an extra $50.
Cox Communications is doing this exact same thing now.. 1TB Data Cap and you have to pay $10 per 50GB for overages. Or you can pay an extra $40 or $50 for unlimited internet. As it stands right now I've paid an extra $30 to $50 every month for my overages since it started but i'm too stubborn to pay the straight up $50 for unlimited.
I spoke with a few different customer service reps about these overage charges, and I've been told each time that "Only 1% of our customer base even comes close to exceeding the 1TB Data Cap" ... ok, so why do you even NEED to charge us if ONLY 1% of your customer base is exceeding the limit??? "Because all the overages are putting major strain on our systems and this was the only way to get people to stop using as much data"
Yet they offer unlimited data for $50 and it's somehow no longer a problem if someone uses like 5TB? What happened to all that heavy strain on the system?
Such a load of greedy crap
I'm sure this has been asked multiple times by others so excuse my repetition..
I bought this tv and it just arrived today. Any setup tips/recommended settings?
I followed Rtings guide but didn't touch the color space or white balance.
http://www.rtings.com/tv/reviews/tcl/p-series-2017-p607/settings
Basically:
Picture mode: movie
TV brightness: normal for SD, brightest for HDR
Picture size: auto
Local contrast: high
Backlight: 20 for SDR, 100 for HDR
Brightness: 50
Contrast: 100
Sharpness: 0
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Color temperature: warm
Under 'Expert picture settings' in the smartphone Roku app I have noise reduction turned off and gamma around 2.2.
Really happy with how everything looks at these settings. Almost everything will switch automatically, so you will have to calibrate for separate settings when watching in SDR and HDR. The only setting I change manually when viewing SDR or HDR content is TV brightness between normal (SDR content) and brightest (HDR content).
Hope that helps.
when in games, why does it look like local dimming , dims my whole screen? i keep reading how local dimming makes screen even brighter but mime gets dimmer. is my set borked?
i generally don't find local dimming as useful for gaming unless its like a dark game. its mostly a video thing with me. especially with stuff that has black borders. i love my inky letterboxes. lol
although that might be changing with more stuff implementing hdr. damnit destiny 2.
are people having to lower the gamma in hdr picture modes to get back some of that shadow detail? i currently have it set to 1.8 cuz 2.2 often seem too dark
Just got mine in and got everything up and running!
Its glorious!!! Worth every penny!
Even the way this thing handles antenna channels is amazing. Feels like cable.
So this and the PS4 Pro go well together? How's the HDR?
I got this tv and the Pro within weeks of each other and I couldn't be happier. HDR is amazing as long as it's implemented well in the game. Horizon Zero Dawn, Wipeout, Resogun, and BF1 all look fantastic in HDR.
Does this TV have the "real" or "fake" HDR I keep hearing about?
Sorry I don't know know much about tv technology lol
Snagged one of these for $399 last weekend. Destiny 2 in 4K HDR is incredible.
It's real HDR. The peak brightness doesn't reach 1000 nits like some high end displays but it's plenty bright to take advantage of HDR. What you're thinking of are TVs that can accept a HDR signal but lack the display to support it. This TV has a wide color gamut, nice peak brightness, a 10-bit panel, support for HDR10 and Dolby Vision. All things you want in a real HDR TV.
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Local dimming improves contrast, not brightness. The whole screen should appear dimmer, though only slightly. The higher your local dimming setting, the more it'll appear to dim. Local dimming won't be dimming the bright areas of a scene though, so I wouldn't worry about the brights not being bright with it enabled. You can also turn down the setting to better fit your liking.
Thank you. Last question I have is somebody mentioned a sharpness bug above
Is that present in all models or is it just a bad luck thing? And is there a fix for it?
With CEC enabled, HDMI devices do turn off when the TV is turned off, but the TV's remote can't be used to navigate the menu of our PlayStation 3 or Samsung UHD Blu-ray player, which is possible on many other TVs with CEC.
I've had this issue with a Denon receiver and my Sony KDL55W800B and it happened once or twice a month. Is have to hold down a couple buttons on my receiver to completely clear the internal memory, and then it would work again. I had my settings saved on the computer so I could quickly (~5 min) restore everything, but it was about.Just bought this TV a week ago and hooked it up to my old Yamaha rx-v671 receiver. Enabled hdmi arc on the tv and receiver and it worked great...until today. All of a sudden the tv no longer recognizes the receiver. Tried every troubleshooting option I could find: powering on and off, resets, new hdmi cables, updating firmware, etc. and it still won't work. Has anyone else experienced the arc handshaking just not working on the tv anymore?
Just read the reviews linked in OP. It's 14ms. I'm sure rtings has info on both models for you to compare.How is the input lag on this when gaming in 1080 P with HDR?
Also is there any difference between the P series and the C-Series in terms of input lag?
And how do Blu-ray movies look on this TV?
I read rtings and it seems like only 1 port is good. I want gaf opinions.Just read the reviews linked in OP. It's 14ms. I'm sure rtings has info on both models for you to compare.
Snagged one of these for $399 last weekend. Destiny 2 in 4K HDR is incredible.
Snagged one of these for $399 last weekend. Destiny 2 in 4K HDR is incredible.
I read rtings and it seems like only 1 port is good. I want gaf opinions.
only one port is good? whats up with this? I planned to buy this tv next week for both the XB1X and PS4 Pro.