Went to Best Denki again yesterday..after much contemplation, I got myself a 32" R8.. yup, that's exactly 4 months after i got my R7. So now my R7 goes to my living room.

Was considering the 32" Sharp PX but after looking at if for like 10mins, i noticed it had the same bluish black that drove me crazy on the R7 and it had only 2 HDMI ports. So I went back to the R8.

So far so good. This one doesn't have that bluish black backlight.. Instead this one is slightly greyish. The default setting is way too bright but at least I can adjust the backlight and brightness on this one.

Sigh..took me 2 tries to get a LCD panel that i'm satisfied with. Waste money.

Edit : Anyone knows where to get cheap HDMI cables? The cheapest I've seen is at Jusco selling @ RM 50.

This post has been edited by welwitchia: Jun 20 2007, 11:08 AM

i think playasia sellign for rm 25

so is the R8 good? i like tat model too, but still waiting for the price to drop

Coming from a R7 (maybe a defective one..but Samsung says is normal!!!) I can say its way better than my previous R7.

in wat terms?
nowadays plasma pricing also not bad ler...

I have pictures of my "blue backlight" R7 at home. I'll post them here when i get back.. problem is, they brought a replacement R7 to my house and its the same thing..blue backlight. When i was there at Best Denki last night, the Sharp PX and Samsung S7, S8 (to a lesser degree) panels also exhibit the same blue backlight.. I was told by the sales guy there that its normal..who knows, maybe it is.

So maybe I just like to nit-pick (yes..i'm pretty fussy ) but this R8 that i bought last night does not have that "problem".

too bad the +1 HDMI @ the side, must be shared, if not make it true 3 HDMI would be shiok

Here are the pictures i promised.


PS3 : U guys should know better, the background is supposed to be black


Phillips DVD screen saver. On the R8, the background is not blue but slightly grey.


Ghost Rider : Capture from Original DVD.

That about says it all, damn a$$ Samsung has the audacity to say its "normal"

So guys, becareful before u make u'r purchase.. Dont end with a lemon like mine.

This post has been edited by welwitchia: Jun 20 2007, 10:23 PM

so all this 3 pics from R8? u aredi do the settings? or is it still factory settings?

^ If these pics are from my R8, I be freaking pissed. No, they're from my "problematic" R7. The R8 is way better in terms of black levels.

phew... and i tot its from the r8
teruk black
but if plasma shud produce better kalers than the r8?

Damn. Even my Philips doesn't do that blue...

looks like better bring my ps3 along when i do any purchase

aiyor... i was thinking abt tat, but not quite possible lar

knn, later anything happen during the transition of the PS3 how?

will i did that once to test n projector.... damn nice

so u bought tat projector?

Aiya bro, the PS3 is a very solid machine la...what can happen? You plug in HDMI cable, power cable, connect to the TV in Best Denki.

Then you see PQ. No nice, then you don't buy, connect to another one. Okay what.

bro, im in jaybee town, aka cowboy town
later kena rob also lan lan

Ooo like that. Then cannot la scared you kena chase down and rob

now u know
put inside car also not safe

here unlike kl, ppl can demo tis and tat, jaybee they only let u see the demo dvd or HDD source nia

dont worry lah, may b they wonlt want u to band down