Samsung B650 Owner's Thread *Part 3*

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Originally Posted by neo6776

The 40" and bigger sizes have 1 fan.

Makes no noise at all.

In fact it made no noise on my old A656 which was the same as the A856 just had a different case.
Thanks for the answer.

One more thing, does this happen only on Samsung or is it normal in all major brands to have a fan in their bigger models?

Thanks
 
OK thanks to Rebuk's post in the last thread I have now got the Youtube widget working here in the UK. There is only one other widget available using this method and that is Accuweather, unfortunately it is stuck on Budapest. The display and contols bear no resemblance to the Yahoo widget system available in the UK but to my mind it is better with useful tools such as internet speed analysis.
That's interesting, I'm glad that it helped you :)
Do you have the latest (2001.0) firmware? When I set up my TV I had chosen Hungary as my country and Hungarian as my language but after upgrading to the 2001.0 firmware the language has changed to English. I think the TV has somehow lost or changed the previous country setting and that's why it set up the Internet widgets again but differently than before. Anyway in the 'Channel' menu the 'Country' setting is empty now and I don't remember that it was also empty before the update.
Dog, can you look at your settings if the 'Country' is empty on your TV as well?
I don't know how to set up Hungary again as my country without losing all my current settings.
 
1) Yes I am using 2001 firmware

2) Although the TV tuned in all the digital channels using Hungary as country they were all mixed up.

3) So I retuned the channels having selected UK as the country and the channels are now back in their logical order

4) Even though I have selected UK as the source for Digital TV channels, the internet Tv widgets are still Youtube and accuweather (now set up for my UK regional town) so I guess altering "Infolink country" from "None" to "Hungary" in the service menu and then resetting the TV is enough to convince internet TV that I am in Hungary and not the UK.

5) I am pleasantly surprised at the quality of youtube videos set to full screen on this 46" panel, the Samsung upscaling is doing an excellent job and is producing a better picture than my 22" computer monitor does. One thing that I haven't sussed out is why I can't log on to youtube from the B650 using a username and password that I set up from my PC.

6) The UK widgets seem to be Yahoo (Flickr) sourced but those in Hungary are Google(youtube)


PS, Wimbledon, BBC HD, Humax Foxsat HDR and a 46" B650 is absolutely fantastic, this equipment brings a whole new dimension to TV viewing especially sport !!


Any idea what should be the procedure for Region =ASIA_ATV , Tuner=SEC_T

This is a analog tuner for asia. Can widgets be brought this way when region=ASIA_ATV..?
 
2) Power up set and press reset for about 10 seconds until you get the message "Resets all settings to default values" then select OK and the set will reset.QUOTE]

Hi Dog, just in the process of doing this 'mod' but where is the reset button ?

Cheers
 
OK thanks to Rebuk's post in the last thread I have now got the Youtube widget working here in the UK. There is only one other widget available using this method and that is Accuweather, unfortunately it is stuck on Budapest. The display and contols bear no resemblance to the Yahoo widget system available in the UK but to my mind it is better with useful tools such as internet speed analysis.

Anyway here is how I did it.
1) From standby go to the service menu ( INFO, MENU, MUTE, POWER) then select "Control", then select "sub option", then adjust "Info Link Country" from None to Hungary. Power down set to get out of the service menu.

2) Power up set and press Exit on the remote for about 10 seconds until you get the message "Resets all settings to default values" then select OK and the set will reset.

3) When the set is powered up again after the reset, select English as the Language (if that is your language) but then select Hungary as your country (that option was not available before altering the service menu to Hungary). The set will then do its normal auto tune and find all the UK stations as normal even though it thinks it is in Hungary.

4) Now you can select internet and your widget display and options will be totally different from before (press accept a couple of times) but the crux of the matter is that you will now have the Youtube widget and it is pretty darn good too.

Just to let you know that last night I successfully changed my Widgets to the Ireland ones (i.e. youTube and Accuweather) by using this method posted by "gryzzor" a couple of days ago :

- Plug&Play menu, install and choose Ireland Country and langage
- Search Digital Channels
[edit - power down tv, then power up again]
- Pressed Internet@TV, the widget update it
- Then, after have Youtube, i go to menu and select France [edit - United Kingdom] country and langage
- Search again channels (this one is to class the channels in order)
and still have youtube and weather.
But now, i don't have the other widgets (twiter,texas,flicker....)

By doing it this way there is no need to go into the service menu! :thumbsup:
 
Sorry Nigel my mistake, press Exit on the remote (aprox 10 secs) until you get the message "resets all settings to default values" then select OK to reset the TV. I've amended my OP to reflect this, cheers.

By the way if you press Return on the remote for about 10 seconds you can carry out an internal diagnosis of the TV. Press Info on the remote for about 10 secs when watching a DTV channel and you will be given "signal information".

All Done :thumbsup: Now it brings a new life into my 46 650 !!

Just have to chage the picture/sound now, and its all sorted :smashin:

Cheers again DOG
 
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Hi, all

While playing of an mkv file, the picture freezes for a second and the playback stops. Seams like a corrupted file, but there is no problem when playing the movie on a PC. It always stops on the same position of the movie. However, it is possible to jump this position and then the playback continues. Tried with another movie, but the result was same. There were few positions in the file where this issue occured. Very annoying !!!

Does anybody faced the same problem?

BTW, any idea what is new in the new firmware 2001.0?

Regards,
 
Hi,

I got LE37B655(nordic model of 650, AA01) on Monday and updated it straight to version 2001. Very pleased to this TV, it's my first LCD-televison.

But, I have one problem with it.

Television starts automatically every 45 minutes(if it was shutdown).

I have changed Standy Mode Upgrade to "Off" (from Support -> Software Upgrade) but this setting seems to go back to "45 minutes" automatically.
When I make the change, it accepts it and I can even restart the television and it will remain "off". But when i stop watching television and shut it down it will start after 45 minutes. I triend also to go back to 1003 version of firmware but it doesn't help. Also reseted to factory defaults many times.

This is really annoying at least when youre trying to sleep =).

Is there anyway to change these settings in the Service Menu?

/Miikky
 
Does Youtube recognise your username and password when logging in from the B650? I can't get that to work for me.

Works fine for me m8.
 
Just to let you know that last night I successfully changed my Widgets to the Ireland ones (i.e. youTube and Accuweather) by using this method posted by "gryzzor" a couple of days ago :
- Plug&Play menu, install and choose Ireland Country and langage
- Search Digital Channels
[edit - power down tv, then power up again]
- Pressed Internet@TV, the widget update it
- Then, after have Youtube, i go to menu and select France [edit - United Kingdom] country and langage
- Search again channels (this one is to class the channels in order)
and still have youtube and weather.
But now, i don't have the other widgets (twiter,texas,flicker....)

By doing it this way there is no need to go into the service menu! :thumbsup:

Same way i did it.

Looks good. Youtube plays and looks good.

One thing though, i take it we cant enjoy the HD videos on youtube?
 
Hi, all

While playing of an mkv file, the picture freezes for a second and the playback stops. Seams like a corrupted file, but there is no problem when playing the movie on a PC. It always stops on the same position of the movie. However, it is possible to jump this position and then the playback continues. Tried with another movie, but the result was same. There were few positions in the file where this issue occured. Very annoying !!!

Does anybody faced the same problem?

BTW, any idea what is new in the new firmware 2001.0?

Regards,

Hi all,
Figured it out myself. The file was actually corrupted. So, my 40B650 is just OK.
I read in the previous posts that media player supports mkv profile up to 4.x. Found out that it plays 5.1 as well!!!
Regards,
 
Information for us B650T2P Users

Just for your information regarding the problem with not being able to install
the latest Firmware :-(

That tv set has a different CI Slot that is already CI+ compatible. Therefore the latest firmware for the TV sets with CI slots will not work!:eek:

We have to wait till proper firmware for the CI+ models will come around!

Firmware should be something like. T-CHLCIPDEUC
Firmware will come sometime as CI+ will be the new standard! :smashin:

Best Regards
 
Information for us B650T2P Users

We have to wait till proper firmware for the CI+ models will come around!
Firmware should be something like. T-CHLCIPDEUC
Firmware will come sometime as CI+ will be the new standard! :smashin:

Best Regards

Sorry..but can you please clarify what is CI Slot...and difference between CI+ and CI

My Model no is LA40B650T1R
 
Anyone having any lag when playing videos games? I have all the processing off, tried game mode, but it feels there's some slight lag which I didn't in counter on my other LCD.I have the la32b650 AA01 with the latest firmware.I'm talking about controller lag - everything registers a split second later.
 
Hi guys. I got my LE40B60 last weekend and I'm overjoyed with it. It's a massive upgrade from my 32" Tosh 32WLT66. My blacks are black now!

One problem I did find though: the first few minutes of Casino Royale (played from a Bluray source). There is a lot of shimmering fizz in the (very pronounced) film grain in the black&white sections. I'm sure this is down to one of the TV's post processing options, but, uhh, well, I have no idea where to start looking... Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I haven't calibrated the screen yet, or changed any settings at all except to switch game mode on on a few devices (annoyingly, I need to toggle game mode on/off on the PS3 input and it's a few menu levels deep) and play with the 100Hz option sliders (trying to make 24p look less like video). Can anyone recommend me a setup procedure?
 
Hi guys. I got my LE40B60 last weekend and I'm overjoyed with it. It's a massive upgrade from my 32" Tosh 32WLT66. My blacks are black now!

One problem I did find though: the first few minutes of Casino Royale (played from a Bluray source). There is a lot of shimmering fizz in the (very pronounced) film grain in the black&white sections. I'm sure this is down to one of the TV's post processing options, but, uhh, well, I have no idea where to start looking... Can anyone point me in the right direction?

I haven't calibrated the screen yet, or changed any settings at all except to switch game mode on on a few devices (annoyingly, I need to toggle game mode on/off on the PS3 input and it's a few menu levels deep) and play with the 100Hz option sliders (trying to make 24p look less like video). Can anyone recommend me a setup procedure?

Hi m8

it's worth tweaking the picture setup, look here:
TweakTV | Samsung LN-40B650 - TweakTV
 
Sorry..but can you please clarify what is CI Slot...and difference between CI+ and CI

My Model no is LA40B650T1R

Hi,

The CI (Also called Common Interface Slot) is used to directly insert encryption cards into the TV set (for Nagravision, Cryptvision etc.)

The CI+ Slot is available since Q2/09 from some Vendors and contains completely different hardware on the signal layer.
Main difference between these two is that CI+ is enforcing a full encryption of the signal stream within the TV-Set. -> So no unencrypted sinal out on any connector! -> There is no analog gap!

What the R is now related to is a good question. Do you have the name of your firmware available?

Thanks
Shandrakar
 
Is there a method of setting the default source for when the TV is powered on?
I have a TV ariel and an HDMI connection, but when I switch the TV on it always displays EXT2 first. I 'think' its trying a few sources and then stops on the last one it tries, but can I tell it to always display TV when I switch it on?

Didn't see anything in the manual.

Thanks
 
I have just bought a LE45B650 (love it) and I can't for the life of me get the firmware updated (it is on 1008) via usb. I have tried the file in the root of a usb, two drives, in the folder, out of the folder, with and without the .exe, renamed the bin to .(nothing), but no joy with either the menu based update or pressing source and power on. I have tried both USB sockets

I simply get the error file could not be found.

T-AMBPEUMD-1023.0.bin is the file I have created from the .exe. I have downloaded a few times too!!

Anybody got any pointers... this shouldn't be so hard!!
 
I have just bought a LE45B650 (love it) and I can't for the life of me get the firmware updated (it is on 1008) via usb. I have tried the file in the root of a usb, two drives, in the folder, out of the folder, with and without the .exe, renamed the bin to .(nothing), but no joy with either the menu based update or pressing source and power on. I have tried both USB sockets

I simply get the error file could not be found.

T-AMBPEUMD-1023.0.bin is the file I have created from the .exe. I have downloaded a few times too!!

Anybody got any pointers... this shouldn't be so hard!!

Hi Juzzy,

I guess you downloaded the wrong firmware. The name of the exe file you need is T-CHL7DEUC.exe.
Once downloaded, copy it on the USB drive and then execute it from there. This will create all necessary files. Then put the USB drive in the TV and choose "Software Upgrade".
Regards,
 
I've been a very happy and very sad owner of an LA37B650 for a week now...

Bright and colourful blu rays like "a bug's life" and "Planet Earth" look fantastic. However anything with people in it look terrible and I see red blurring around the edge of peoples faces, hairline, eyebrows when they move (very noticeable in close ups).

I set my camera up on a tripod and took some photos at 100th of a second which hopefully demonstrates my problem as in theory I've only captured 1 frame. I have attached a photo out of 700 I took (probably not the worst but it demonstrates the problem). I'm not sure if this is the same issue some other users have experienced. Happens regardless of what settings I've tried and my panel type is AA01. I plan to give Samsung a call tomorrow I desperately hope there is a solution as the shop had to order the TV in for me and I doubt they will happily take it back.
 
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I've been a very happy and very sad owner of an LA37B650 for a week now...

Bright and colourful blu rays like "a bug's life" and "Planet Earth" look fantastic. However anything with people in it look terrible and I see red blurring around the edge of peoples faces, hairline, eyebrows when they move (very noticeable in close ups).

I set my camera up on a tripod and took some photos at 100th of a second which hopefully demonstrates my problem as in theory I've only captured 1 frame. I have attached a photo out of 700 I took (probably not the worst but it demonstrates the problem). I'm not sure if this is the same issue some other users have experienced. Happens regardless of what settings I've tried and my panel type is AA01. I plan to give Samsung a call tomorrow I desperately hope there is a solution as the shop had to order the TV in for me and I doubt they will happily take it back.

That's what I get. I also get yellow trails on hair and skin tones too. What's your motion resolution like? It's easier to see on games but on my set it is terrible. Everything goes blurry with even the slightest of movement.
My set has been deemed faulty by an engineer and I'm currently negotiating a swap/refund.

If I were you, I would get a swap/refund. try to get one with an SQ panel. I'm almost certain these problems only affect AA and CN panels as nobody with an SQ panel is reporting anything abnormal (unless they can't see it?)
 
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