do I have to download it on my PC and then put it on a USB stick?
How do you check which firmware you're running btw?
Does anyone else have a problem with really short battery life on their remotes? I don't even use mine when I watch TV so it's mainly switching sources a few times per day and - the remote dies after less than a week! Sometimes it lasts a day or two only, sometimes more.
Edit: apparently this time it wasn't the batteries, it was just unresponsive. Annoying.
I don't know when it started for me but it wasn't like this when it was new. Might be because of the quality of my batteries...Same here! But this just happen! Had the TV since the launch day, and no worries. Suddenly, eating batteries. I have been using low quality for a while, after this new issues I changed to high quality(Duracel), and problem seems gone(for now)!
Super Strange!
`It's freesync over HDMI. I'm using a Samsung 40" UA40F6400AKXXA. But I suspect this method and driver will work for most Samsung tv's, since they apparently already have the necessary hardware.
My TV KS7000 55" has been on 1160 firmware for a couple of months, I noticed the website has 1168.2 and before that 1165, but my tv still says no update available. Does the USB method work if I I have a mac, is it just a matter of uploading the exe file onto my USB stick?
FreeSync over HDMI (for PC) on Samsung TVs, not sure to which models it applies
https://www.reddit.com/r/Amd/comments/674lxe/for_anyone_interested_ive_created_a_monitor/
I noticed this TV support PiP (Picture-in-picture) feature. I have a PlayStation 4 and 3 connected to the TV and no broadcast. Is it possible to take an advantage of this feature if I could watch Netflix whilst playing video games? Or could I plug in an USB media and watch videos off it whilst playing?
Finally after digging around forever i have found what i consider the best accurate settings. On my set they look noticeably better than the rtings settings which introduced a bit of blue hue to the blacks.These settings are from the user b_rad4 over at avs which he got his set professionally calibrated by an isf calibrator. Case in point these are the best settings you are going to get on this set besides of course getting a calibration done specifically on your set. I have to say the colors are much much better than my Panasonic GT50 plasma which has been calibrated, the ks8000 has a 10 point w/b control with cms for each color so it's understandable. The user also mentioned he has the AA02 panel (labeled on the back of the tv) so the settings might look even better if you have a matching panel. Also an interesting note from him:
A 10% windows pattern but it is still amazing it peaked at 1602 nits!
Anyways here are the settings. This is for SDR content obviously.
Backlight 11 (set for a room with bias lights on)
Brightness 45
Contrast 84
Colour 49
Smart LED Low
All processing stuff off
Color Space
Red
Red 28
Green 8
Blue 4
Green
Red 28
Green 50
Blue 10
Blue
Red 2
Green 7
Blue 40
Yellow
Red 50
Green 47
Blue 7
Cyan
Red 24
Green 46
Blue 48
Magenta
Red 34
Green 14
Blue 45
2 point
R offset -2
G offset 0
B offset -4
R gain 0
G gain 0
B gain 7
10 point
10%
8
0
0
20%
-7
10
-2
30%
-3
5
0
40%
2
2
2
50%
2
2
2
60%
2
2
2
70%
2
2
2
80%
2
2
2
90
0
0
0
100
0
0
0
For HDR gaming you have to give up the 10 point W/B settings which really sucks but the benefit to game mode over movie mode from what i have seen are: slightly better motion resolution, much faster response time, and higher peak brightness which i believe is the most important. Game mode is noticeably brighter than movie mode in HDR is this because of disabled effects/processing so they can increase the brightness? I would like to explore more of the Service Menu to see if you can calibrate the 10 point w/b for gaming and then this tv would be more than perfect! I have already managed to activate 2 other settings CAL-DAY and CAL-NIGHT from the service mode.
Here are my settings for HDR Game mode:
Backlight 20
Brightness 41 < lower than default because whites will clip majorly at 45+100 contrast
Contrast 98 < calibrated using FFXV brightness setting in HDR mode, any higher and the cactuar will start to clip to where you can't see it.
Colour 49
Smart LED High
All processing stuff off
Gamma: +1
Color Space
Red
Red 28
Green 8
Blue 4
Green
Red 28
Green 50
Blue 10
Blue
Red 2
Green 7
Blue 40
Yellow
Red 50
Green 47
Blue 7
Cyan
Red 24
Green 46
Blue 48
Magenta
Red 34
Green 14
Blue 45
2 point
R offset -2
G offset 0
B offset -4
R gain 0
G gain 0
B gain 7
Looks almost the same as movie mode, maybe a tad more saturated because of higher brightness. I wouldn't use movie mode for gaming, it is too dim for me even at max lol.
I also made this little comparison with horizon just taking a picture from my iphone comparing sdr vs hdr, of course pictures can't fully capture the immense brightness HDR brings but you can see the added depth easily. Before when i was using rtings settings i would always play in SDR because the image looked washed out in HDR. With these settings it's the opposite, SDR looks bad now.
I built a little Kodi box with a Raspberry Pi and connected it to this TV. The TV somehow just recognized it and made the remote immediately useable with the Pi without me setting anything up. Why is this TV so smart?
Both your TV and the Pi support HDMI-CEC. A feature that has been part of HDMI pretty since the start.
Is this your first hdtv?
Both your TV and the Pi support HDMI-CEC. A feature that has been part of HDMI pretty since the start.
Is this your first hdtv?
So your TV remote just automatically works with all your HDMI-CEC devices? I've never personally seen that before. You sure are a snarky little one, aren't you?
Finally after digging around forever i have found what i consider the best accurate settings. On my set they look noticeably better than the rtings settings which introduced a bit of blue hue to the blacks.These settings are from the user b_rad4 over at avs which he got his set professionally calibrated by an isf calibrator. Case in point these are the best settings you are going to get on this set besides of course getting a calibration done specifically on your set. I have to say the colors are much much better than my Panasonic GT50 plasma which has been calibrated, the ks8000 has a 10 point w/b control with cms for each color so it's understandable. The user also mentioned he has the AA02 panel (labeled on the back of the tv) so the settings might look even better if you have a matching panel. Also an interesting note from him:
A 10% windows pattern but it is still amazing it peaked at 1602 nits!
Anyways here are the settings. This is for SDR content obviously.
For HDR gaming you have to give up the 10 point W/B settings which really sucks but the benefit to game mode over movie mode from what i have seen are: slightly better motion resolution, much faster response time, and higher peak brightness which i believe is the most important. Game mode is noticeably brighter than movie mode in HDR is this because of disabled effects/processing so they can increase the brightness? I would like to explore more of the Service Menu to see if you can calibrate the 10 point w/b for gaming and then this tv would be more than perfect! I have already managed to activate 2 other settings CAL-DAY and CAL-NIGHT from the service mode.
Here are my settings for HDR Game mode:
Looks almost the same as movie mode, maybe a tad more saturated because of higher brightness. I wouldn't use movie mode for gaming, it is too dim for me even at max lol.
I also made this little comparison with horizon just taking a picture from my iphone comparing sdr vs hdr, of course pictures can't fully capture the immense brightness HDR brings but you can see the added depth easily. Before when i was using rtings settings i would always play in SDR because the image looked washed out in HDR. With these settings it's the opposite, SDR looks bad now.
So your TV remote just automatically works with all your HDMI-CEC devices? I've never personally seen that before. You sure are a snarky little one, aren't you?
I thiiiiiiink I had this enabled, but then the PS4 would turn on when I scrolled past its input when trying to select something else.Can it control ps4?
If you have a ps4 pro, boot up Horizon Zero Dawn and be prepared to drool.I just joined the club and got a 65 inch KS8000. I haven't really changed many settings yet, but it's gorgeous out of the box. Can't wait to tweak it and put it through its paces.
If you have a ps4 pro, boot up Horizon Zero Dawn and be prepared to drool.
Yes, and fyi, the back button works kind of like the ps button. Hold it down for a little, and get the quick menu.Can it control ps4?
So from what I've read, the majority of setting recommendations say to leave dynamic contrast off, but sometimes the image just looks so dark while it is off. Like running around in a forest at night in Horizon Zero Dawn is so dark it is hard to see, so I decided to at least set the dynamic contrast on low and that helped. Don't know if that's something I just need to get used to or if I should be cranking up the brightness if I have dynamic contrast off.
I've been messing with my settings once I started Horizon too and I've got DC on medium. I have a load of other different changes I haven't seen get posted much either that I'm just eyeballing too, like gamma at 3 instead of 0. I also tweaked the color space and white balance too into values that are different from what everyone's been saying so I might have to post my settings and see what everyone thinks. I wouldnt crank up your brightness (on this TV it mostly just greys the black levels). And keep in mind everybody's set has some differences too and color space settings from one person to another might be too red for someone who has a warmer set of the panel lottery.
Are people interesting in giving any random people's unprofessional settings a go to see how they stack up in here ?
I don't seem to have the option of Game Mode. It shows up in settings, but it's greyed out and says I can't switch to it. Anyone know what the deal is?
Guys, one question. Should I turn on HDMI UHD Color for 1080i content (TV) and 1080p content (normal PS4 and Switch)?????
Will these settings work for video content too?Very much loving these settings, the colour space settings seem pretty much spot on for me, was finding auto quite washed out and native over-saturated. Works well for all content. I leave the HDR settings on all the time for game mode, apart from turning the backlight down for SDR, and still looks great for SDR.
Thanks for posting them!
So from what I've read, the majority of setting recommendations say to leave dynamic contrast off, but sometimes the image just looks so dark while it is off. Like running around in a forest at night in Horizon Zero Dawn is so dark it is hard to see, so I decided to at least set the dynamic contrast on low and that helped. Don't know if that's something I just need to get used to or if I should be cranking up the brightness if I have dynamic contrast off.
Will these settings work for video content too?
I'm coming to the conclusion that there are different ways of implementing HDR, and I'm just going to have to get used to different settings for different sources.
Netflix HDR, for instance, looks awful at anything other than DC Medium. It's dingy, it's dark, it looks like there's a grey filter on the screen, but DC Medium lifts the whole image and makes it look "normal".
Amazon Prime HDR and Blu-Ray HDR look best with DC set to low. With DC off, it's a bit gloomy - daylight scenes look like early evening. With DC medium, it's a bit over-saturated. Low is perfect.
Games vary wildly. Some games (like The Last Guardian) dim the screen when HDR is activated so need DC Medium to bring them up to the correct brightness but others (like FFXV or The Witness) don't dim at all when HDR is activated so only look correct with DC Off. (FFXV with any form of DC is absolutely eye-wateringly bright). I haven't played Horizon Zero Dawn so can't comment on that.
I'm sure it's just because it's a new technology and there's no commonly accepted way of implementing this stuff. Just be prepared to play around with settings for now and go with whatever looks best for the individual thing you are trying to watch.
Go below it to special modes or something like that.
It's inside the menu right below the one where it's greyed out.
I only really see a change in detail being resolved when going to high DC. Low and medium just seem to make things a bit brighter.You an literally watch detail disappear when you turn dynamic contrast on. I don't recommend it for anything HDR.
Sounds like your TV is defaulting your source input's device type to something that doesn't support game mode (PC device type for example). Try editing the input, changing it to Game Console and see if that allows you to choose game modeFinally got home to check this. That's the menu it's grayed out in.
Picture > Special Viewing Mode > (Sports Mode | Game Mode | HDR+ Mode)
Game Mode in that last section is grayed out. Clicking on it says "This function is not available".