You dont need to do that, easier to just open the back cover of the remote, take one battery out and put it back in, it will turn on afterward. Been a FW bug since the begining.
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Samsung KS8000 / KS7000 |OT| Because crossing the Atlantic Ocean adds 1000 KS.
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Ha, yup. This has been my solution sine the beginning. Only happens about once a month.
Lol. I thought I was alone for a while too, but no.
It was really common for me at one point but recently it's been mostly ok. I find that turning the tv off without leaving it to idle or turning it off on its own makes it happen a lot less. But maybe it's just coincidence.
HAH. Seems I'm not the only one who does this. It's super frustrating.
Since we're all sharing things about owning this TV, I figure I'll just drop in this quick tip for those who might not know.
If for any reason you want to really hard reboot the tv if something isn't acting right, hold the power button on the remote until you see the Samsung logo pop up.
If for any reason you want to really hard reboot the tv if something isn't acting right, hold the power button on the remote until you see the Samsung logo pop up.
Lmao I been doing the back cover, one battery removal combo for seemingly months now too. It's just that recently it hasn't been working and now I have to press the power button extra hard at weird angles to even get this shit on and off.
Hmm, I never looked into the Roku stuff but that remote can turn the TV on and off? Or just navigate menus
Jeez I thought the remote trouble was just me. Hah. But anyway I have another problem that I just cannot fix no matter what I try. I have a Chromecast Ultra and the TV just does not display anything. Tried every hdmi and it sometimes recognizes that something is plugged in and even names it Chromecast sometimes but nothing ever shows up on the display at all. The Chromecast itself works on other tvs/monitors I tried, and every input on the tv works with other devices I tried. Really have no idea what to do.
Yeah, it happens maybe once every two weeks or so to me. Another quirk of owning this tv lol. Its become like that good ol' car you've had in the family for years and you know the in's and outs of it lol.
I did not know that though lol. Thanks :-) Only had to do this once... I have a sound system connected directly via PS4-Surround sound via Optical cable and I have my Cable box working with the Bluetooth soundbar, and weirdly one day... the cable box just stopped working with the soundbar. Had to hard reset.
I've also tried this trick, but for some reason it stopped working the last few times so I had to unplug the set :/
well, actually now I'm just waiting like 3-5 seconds and try turning it on again and it works. Before that I removed the cover and removed one battery as well.
I always just use my cable box remote to turn on the TV and I've never had a problem turning it on, ever. I almost never use the TV remote for anything except there are few apps that require the back button which my Cable remote has but it isn't mapped right or something. But for Youtube and Netflix (99% of what I watch streaming) the generic cable remote works fine.
I actually don't even like the remote. It's small and annoying to use and would prefer a more traditional remote with the normal amount of buttons.
That's annoying.
I have add to home on my nvidia shield, but since the update every time I turn the TV back on it's disappeared.
Wtf, same here. lol I thought maybe I dropped the remote and broke something in it physically for this to keep happening over the years.
Good to know it's not something I did then at least if it's happening to multiple people.
I think that's just an assumption. As I and others have pointed out, a universal remote doesn't seem to have these problems. So is it the TV or the remote? OR some kind of pairing issue with both? Does the Samsung remote use IR?
So from this post, it would seem that the included remote itself may have some flaw and there's probably no way to "patch" the remote.
I have turned off every damn eco setting on this damn television and it's still dimming... wtf. Especially using PS4 Netflix. I just jumped over to the browser to post this and I'm watching the screen "pulse" from dim to bright and back. Like every 20 - 30 seconds it dims and then comes back when I scroll the page.
It's infuriating. Well, not quite... but still really damn annoying.
It's infuriating. Well, not quite... but still really damn annoying.
I've started leaving my contrast at 100 and accepting 1000nits values for games.
I only ever turn dynamic contrast on if the game is not behaving correctly
What picture mode are you using? (Movie, Game, etc.) Some are worse than others with the backlight "pulsing".
Is this in HDR or SDR mode?
What is your Smart LED setting? If you have it turned off the entire screen will dim instead of just individual sections.
Every set is different but to me that brightness is pretty high, which would cause your blacks to look like a really dark gray and less "inky" which will ruin contrast. Here are my HDR game mode settings for comparison:
HDR Game Mode
Backlight - 20
Brightness - 43
Contrast - 100
Sharpness - 15
Color - 51
Tint G50/R50
Digital Clean View - Off
Smart LED - High
Film Mode - Off
HDMI Black Level - Low (Not used for HDR)
Dynamic Contrast - Low (I consider DC Low a necessary evil for most HDR games. Some don't need it but a lot of them just look too dim without it. Any higher than Low is crushing detail)
Color Tone - Warm 2
Gamma - 0
White Balance - 2-Point - Defaults (All 0s)
Color Space - Auto
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Chromecast Ultra works fine for me. I got it because I got tired of the jamming and crashing apps in the Samsung OS.
I also have that stupid Samsung remote issue where you have to remove a battery and plug it all back together for it to work sometimes.
Even low is most definitely crushing details.
The KS8000 is usually a very accurate TV out of the box. Rtings.com rated it one of the most accurate ever out of the box. So in my case the default movie settings are very good, and even game mode is quite good as is, albeit with the sharpness being cut down to 0.
Do you know what panel type you have? It should be on the back of the TV. I have an S model which is Samsung's panel. I do know at least one other variation exists. Maybe that explains all this washed out HDR talk, because with my S panel I've never seen anything like that, and I wouldn't even consider using dynamic contrast because it looks just right as is.
Yes but the crush is very minor compared to the other two settings and it greatly helps with the games where standard HDR is dim-looking such as Hot Shots Golf PS4. As I stated, I consider DC evil, but in this case a necessary one with my panel and well-lit room.
I have the AA02 panel from AU Optronics and I've never had a problem with washed-out HDR either. With some games it's slightly dimmer than I'd like with DC off but overall I'm very pleased with the picture, contrast, and color. Ultimately, this was a very popular set and there are variances over time even from the same panel manufacturer. In addition, some settings DO change over time with firmware updates. That's why users should do their own calibrations with a test disc instead of just copying somebody else's settings off the Internet.
Brightness at 50 is way too much.. 45 should be the max value. I have it at 38 for HDR. Contrast at 95 is ok. DC off for pretty much every game.
Is this a thing people actually do?
Backlight on 20 for SDR is absolutely insane on my set. Like even on the brightest afternoon it's crazy. At night, LOL.
On the subject of washed out HDR, Black Ops 4's implementation seems to be either really bad or just outright bugged. Dropped the in-game brightness slider to the lowest setting and it's still not right.
I'm guessing everyone else is in the same boat on this one? Saw the same complaints in the game's OT.
I'm guessing everyone else is in the same boat on this one? Saw the same complaints in the game's OT.
The slider doesn't do anything, I think the game is a little brighter than it needs to be in HDR. I'm not sure if it's been patched, as I don't think it's as bad
You shouldn't akeays trust those sliders in game. More than a few times I've noticed the slider and example being completely off. I believe the default settings looked perfect.
so guys. I usually game with dynamic contrast on as I liked the pop. first time in a long time I tried gaming with it off. man shadow of the Tomb raider looks so good with it off specially in dark scenes. daytime is definitely not as vibrant. are there any settings you play with to make daytime look more vibrant? God of war am also looks fun with dynamic contrast off
I used to do this before we got separate SDR/HDR settings. Now, I drop SDR down to 13 I think
Agreed. I haven't detected a problem. The beta seemed a bit bright. My TV was lifted about a food higher since, I like the image a bit better
Came in here for this too. This TV isn't considered an LCD right? I have it at 200 so I'm ballpark w you
It doesn't matter really, it does nothing but adjust for brightness.
Guys, Red Dead Redemption 2, whats the HDR settings you select at the start of the game?
I went with 300, despite them saying "we recommend 100 for LCD " or whatever.
300 Just seems right to me. On PS4 Pro btw. with Dynamic Contrast on.
I went with 300, despite them saying "we recommend 100 for LCD " or whatever.
300 Just seems right to me. On PS4 Pro btw. with Dynamic Contrast on.
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This looks fine on my KS7500. 100 totally seems too dim. Wish Rockstar had a better calibration method for HDR though.