Samsung 42 inch LCD HD Model #LN S4041D

I have a samsung lcd tv I bought December 2006. I have sound and NO picture. The samsung website and book tell you to check cables...blah, blah, blah. A 2 year old $1500 tv has an intermittent picture. Does anyone have this problem? Any ideas on what may be wrong? Geek Squad is $150 to even look at the tv. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

It's pretty difficult to go wrong in terms of picture quality these days. It's more about build quality and reliability. Main differentiators nowadays are brightness and contrast. Viewing angle used to be a differentiator but nearly everything is excellent nowadays. If it's bright enough for your viewing environment and you're happy with the black levels, and have confirmed it's viewable at all angles you might want to view it from, most of the rest is just marketing fluff (including any refresh rates higher than 60 Hz.)
I have a 46" AQUOS and am VERY happy with it. I paid about as much for it as that 60" unit costs now...
A used 46" 1080p Samsung for $500 is a pretty good deal too if it is in good condition. Don't buy it sight unseen - Test a few of the inputs and make sure there are no critical defects. (Cosmetic stuff like scratches to the bezel don't really matter, although they can be evidence of abuse - look for weirdness in the displayed picture with a good source such as a Blu-Ray player or at least high def digital cable via an HDMI input.)
*disclaimer* I am not now, nor have I ever been, an employee of Best Buy, Geek Squad, nor of any of their affiliate, parent, or subsidiary companies.

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I have hooked my macbook up to my Sony 40" LCD TV model LN-S4041D via an apple (Mini-DVI to DVI adapter) and then a (DVI to HDMI cable). My TV does not have a DVI input just HDMI and all of the other analog inputs. When I hook it up my i get an output on the screen but it is not mapping pixel by pixel to the TV's exact resolution. This is causing there to be a black bar all the way around about 2" wide (top, bottom, left and right). The tv's native resolution PC is (1360x768). Is there any way I can get the macbook to output this correctly. I have tried using DisplayConfigX and creating a custom resolution and when I try using that resolution my TV doesn't work at all. It can't find an appropriate signal from the macbook. I am building a Home Theatre PC and am planning on using a mac-mini or ITV when it is released but I would like to use my macbook in the meantime. Please Help!!!!

You should also consider posting your question to the AVS Forum (avsforum.com). You will likely find more people over there with info about this TV, even though they may own PCs and not Macs. The important thing to find out is if anyone, using any computer, has been able to get bit-for-bit working with that Sony. A lot of Sony LCD TVs have video processors that interfere with the ability of a computer to display on the TV at native resolution. Hopefully you won't encounter that.

Gradient banding in Samsung 20 inch LCD

Now idk where to begin, ok here's the best info i can give
I just assembled a new pc for graphic work/budget gaming 2 days ago:
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Now when i opened an old psd which contained some brushing and gradients, i could see bands in the gradients, even the wallpaper i put had bands on it. I even noticed that everything on my lcd looks hellish sharp, and when i force my head really close, i can see small square pixels all over the l cd. Is it due to the analogue output(VGA)?, should i switch to DVI?
I use 1600x900 res (native) at 32 bit
Then to test whether all gradients look the same, i opened a new ps document and made a black to white gradient, but it was smooth, there were no bands in there. But when i made a simple white box, applied full gaussian blur, and zoomed in around 2000% i could see the gradual bands again though not as bad as in the colored psd. It seems the problem only happens when i give a glow, or blurs. Then i played Splinter Cell Conviction (everything Maxed out) and again i could see gradient bands forming up in dark places, like when i die and a small cutscene is played, i could see gradient bands on the 4 corners. What could be the problem, is it the card? the lcd? i am new to lcd monitors so i dont know how to calibrate or whatever.
Please check if anyone else can see the bands on their lcd?

Regarding calibrating your display, it's not strictly necessary, but you did mention "oversaturation" in a post above. It's certainly your call whether you want to make your color-managed applications put out calibrated color.
Re switching to DVI, that's falling out of favor... How are you currently cabled to your monitor? HDMI? VGA? You've mentioned both. DVI would CERTAINLY be better than VGA.
This "Coarse effect" you speak of... Are you talking about jaggy fonts, or what? If so, do you have Font Smoothing enabled?
When I first switched from CRTs to LCDs (in 2004) I marveled that most graphics created by people using CRTs were actually butt ugly, simply because they could not see the actual image content very clearly and tended to overlook things and overcompensate for their own monitors' shortcomings.
On a good LCD using a good interface (DVI or better) you can see every pixel as a discreet element. That's a given.
After my switch from CRT to LCD I had to reset my perceptions - I had thoughts just like yours! After a while you start to realize that what may look oversharp and harsh to you may even still be too subtle for CRT users. For some time there's been a mix of CRTs and LCDs in the world, though honestly lately I've started to ignore the former as they are truly a dying breed (just try to buy a new CRT monitor nowadays). It is not wrong to concentrate solely on making graphics look good on ultra sharp LCD monitors. Don't be too hard on yourself for what you've produced in the past, when you couldn't "see clearly" yet.
That said, I should note that there are some LCDs that are not sharp at all. From time to time people post on this forum that they have trouble seeing the Photoshop UI elements at their fixed small size, and as you're no doubt aware now with your monitor there's really no problem seeing them on a very sharp display.
You could try taking a macro photo of what you're seeing on your display that you don't like. Other than that it's very difficult to communicate about such issues on a forum.
-Noel

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Just connected my macbook to a Samsung 37" LCD thru the HDMI port. Works a treat bar one issue...on non-moving images, colours which aren't whites or blacks, namely brighter colours, there appear small vertical lines. These seem to appear around the areas where there is a substantial difference between 2 colours (example the outline of a face against a lighter or darker background).
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TinkerTool didn't make any difference for me. I played around with it and found that there was no improvements using it or disabling font smoothing.
I have watched DVD's on this LCD being played with my MacBook. I have seen 2MB+ full screen digital pictures. Both the DVD and digital pics look absolutely amazing on it.
It's only the fonts that appear blurry or in some areas they appear to have a shadown to the right. This happens with any text that appears in every app.
Keep in mind too, Windows Vista looks perfect on this display, but my prized MacBook looks really sub-par.
I'm not quite following you on changing the display preferences to change to pixel size to that of the MacBook...

Damaged Samsung 32" LCD TV

To Whom it May Concern,
I purchased a Samsung 32" LCD TV in store at Best Buy on July 28th. Not wanting to handle the television too much I had an in-store manager carry it to the checkout station and he bumped the center of the box against a blind corner he could not see. Harmless enough I thought and I didn't have him check the TV to see if it had been damaged since the bump seemed rather slight. I transported the unit home myself and awaited the delivery/set-up of my HD Direct TV satellite so that I could enjoy the newest addition to my home theater with all the trimmings. Well to my dismay, after pulling the TV from the box just a few days after I purchased it, that rather benign bump caused by the in-store manager cause a very small ding in the screen but when the television is turned on it looks like the entire LCD is smashed and I have no idea how I'm going to get BB to believe that I didn't cause that in transit. Can it even be repaired? I'm sooo disappointed and frustrated. HELP!!!
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I would take it back to the store for an exchange, the sooner the better. Bringing back the same day or next definitely helps as far as believability in concerned. So don't delay any longer, explain the situation without losing your temper out of your self described frustration. Customer service workers are typically more willing to help a fellow PERSON out who are kind, courteous, and sincere. In a public place, the term PERSON usually goes away with the presence out a hostile customer, who is then seen more as a threat than a human being. Worst case scenario would be to contact consumer relations at 1-888-BESTBUY if a legitimate complaint needs to be placed.
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Try resetting the TV to factory defaults.
MENU > Setup > Installation > System Status > System Information > Factory Defaults.
More information can be found starting on page 49 of your user's guide.
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In my macbook pro 15 inch mid 2012 model, my cpu and gpu will get very hot, when gaming or rendering sometimes over 200F. The fans only spin at max about 2900 rpm, when their max is 6400. I downloaded a fan control app, but how can i fix it?

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Hi rhaughan,
I see that you have concerns about your operating temperature of your computer while using resource-heavy applications such as gaming applications. I have an article that will address some of the concerns you have mentioned:
Mac notebooks: Operating temperature - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT201640
While there are third-party utilities that measure the temperature of a notebook computer, it is important to understand that these utilities are not measuring the external case temperature. The actual case temperature is much lower. Never use third-party applications to diagnose possible hardware issues—instead, contact Apple or go to an Apple Retail Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider.
You should also see this article for even further information about your fans:
Learn about the fans in your Mac - Apple Support
http://support.apple.com/en-is/HT202179
Thanks for being a part of the Apple Support Communities!
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What is the problem with 15-inch Macbook Pro model 2011 after connecting to TV with HDMI chord?

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Hey there! Welcome to the Discrete GPU issue clube ... post your relate here >>> 2011 MacBook Pro and Discrete Graphics Card
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MacBook connecting with VGA to Samsung 40" LCD TV -- picture is offset

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just didnt want to make this sound like a sob sitiuation and also inspire others what can be done.
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Well as I suspected I love OWC company I pulled out the mac hard drive , they offered me a Macdrive free trial program to check your drive on PC Windows and yesSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS it all there nothing lost
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BarrettF77 wrote:
I understand that minidisplay port does do audio and that a 3rd party is releasing a cable that does just this instead of 2 adapters to make it work without audio.
Who confirmed that to you? I'm having major difficulty finding out if the Mini DisplayPort does indeed have audio capabilities. So far it's not looking god, which seems like utter madness.

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Samsung 42 inch LCD HD Model #LN S4041D

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