Just read this thread again and am wondering if I have understood something correctly.
At least one person says it has a built in facility for 'freesat'.
So, does that mean I could just connect a satellite cable from a dish and get freesat?
It has a socket for an 'F' connector?
That may well clinch it for me despite the lack of interest from my family.
dog-man
I am not boasting about how much I have spent to get the best, on the contrary I am just trying to educate people who possibly don't know how good 3D is if its seen on a bigger screen in the home than most people realise.Originally Posted by echelon
and I posted this earlier
so it sounds more like boasting and one-upmanship to me , more like a p***ing contest as to who has the biggest and can p*** the farthest
so its still a load of nonsense in my book and the sort of guff I expect to hear from people like "ginger media" evans with his big house and ferrari`s etc
My TV, projector, screen and the extra bits to get 3D using my Optoma projector probably cost around 50% of the cost of the TV that this thread was originally about.
So I have a better quality picture and a better 3D experience, as 3D on anything under 72 inch isn't really worth watching apart from the novelty factor, for much less outlay.
A Dog man says there isn't much broadcast in 3D, apart from the SKY 3D channel and a few other satellites.
When colour TV came out there was only BBC2 showing colour and even that wasn't 100% of the little time that BBC2 was broadcasting back when it started.
Many people have full HD TVs now yet the only full HD content you can get is from Blu Rays or downloaded off the net, live TV is only 1080i/720p from most sources.
As with full HD there is a lot of 3D content available on Blu Rays or off the net.
For anyone who still thinks its a gimmick and not worth it, do yourself a favour and go and see it on a decent sized screen, then you will be able to see for yourself how good it is.
You shouldn't really dismiss something without knowing anything about it. Its a bit like saying I don't like China but I have never been there
dog-man (23-04-2013)
for those of us that live in the "real world" we dont have to try everything just to know if its good or bad for us
I havent eaten bull s*** either but know I dont want to try it
I havent smoked either, but dont see why I should start just to find out what COPD and emphysema are like !
you have your opinion, and so does everyone else, so dont come on here like a J.W. knocking at the door trying to convert everyone to your tunnel vision way of thinking. the average uk home cannot use an 84 inch projector and neither would myself or others wish to do so. I am not even sure the walls in my hovel are that tall !!!
"plebs" like us have to "make do" with a 40 inch screen (much less than 72 inches) in a corner, which is still more than twice the size of my dads old black and white crt tv when we only had 3 channels to choose from unlike the "andr*w mitchells" of this world who live in mansions. I have seen large screen projectors in pubs and clubs and have never seen one that I thought was ok, never mind "good". just washed out cr*p in MY opinion
I also fail to see why I should wear TWO pairs of glasses to watch tv when I have never even liked wearing ONE pair of glasses to do so and you have got no right to tell me any different
go peddle your biased b*llsh*t ideology somewhere else and try to keep the thread on topic as it was about a samsung tv from what I remember and not your warped ideas on 3d projectors and nonsensical posts about massive tv,s that dont even fit in an average home
quoting other people`s posts and taking the p**s out of them isnt allowed on here so quit doing it. you gave your opinion in one post and so I gave mine in another subsequent post - end of !!
and while I am "at it" keep your political statements off the forum too like your barbed retort from this morning in the "flag and dragons" thread. judging by some of your recent biased posts you dont have the right to "educate" anybody as you cannot claim the moral high ground when you are writing in the gutter on various banned topics here, professor brian cox has earned the right to "educate" people whereas you only have the right to voice your opinion within the rules here, as does everybody else
any more posts had better stick to the actual topic which was about the :-
Samsung UE55ES6800 55" 3D Smart TV
Dreamcatcher (23-04-2013)
Yes it has Freeview HD and Freesat HD. There is an F connector.
echelon (23-04-2013)
I was about to post but...DC pipped me to it. Just check that theYes it has Freeview HD and Freesat HD. There is an F connector
model you purchase has dual inputs Freeview HD and Freesat HD.
I have the same model as DC, the 7000, 40" which is large enough
for us and space available. Never bothered with the 3D, though
overall am happy with the Samsung TV. The Smart addition is
handy should you miss a prog using catchup & mine runs well on WiFi.
Regards catoro.
echelon (23-04-2013)
you can also add a usb stick for recording on found quite handy, till my kid found it now its full of her programs
read they are fussy on makes you use but can confirm sandisk cruzer slice works fine.
Mine has an input for external drive for recording or timeslip, but..
can't use USB stick. However.. it accepts a USB stick for updating
software off the Net.
What I do miss is an external TV out, old Plasma had one. Probably
to stop you recording from the Net. I used to use the TV out for a TV transmitter.
Regards catoro.
cosworth4x4 (23-04-2013)
strange i had a hdd here hoping to have used it but would not even power it up, if i recall correct you have run software to convert the usb for it to be recognized , im sure its still here somewhere ill dig it out should be useful to a few people.
Don't know about the 6800 but the 7000 and 8000 models have a satellite tuner. When I set the TV up I connected my motorised dish and stuck it on 28.2E to get Freesat. Anyway I've just moved the dish to 19.2E and now tuning in free TV channels. Thought I'd mention it because if the 6800 will do the same then the OP might be able to sell the idea to his family.
echelon (23-04-2013)
Just done some more research and yes, this model does have an inbuilt freesat tuner.
Still struggling to sell it to my family though! :(
I think they are all luddites!
dog-man
Well found M8. Where did you do your research - post 44? lol
yeah they scan other sat quite easily , i used mine on 23.5 to update my sat bg card with a conax cam.
they prob could have made switching from Ariel to sat a bit easier .
Dreamcatcher (23-04-2013), echelon (23-04-2013)
I wanted evidence from more than one source to be sure.
dog-man
Why is it not easy to switch from Ariel to Sat?
I have taken the plunge and ordered one.
Will be delivered on Monday morning.
dog-man
Well done. It's easy to switch. Couple of clicks on the remote.
samsung are noted for their speakers being underpowered i've a 3d 46inch lcd and the picture is stunning but are thinking of up grading with having a triple tuner ultimo all the hd from uk and foreign looks really good, but it all comes down to personal choice
takes 9 clicks on the remote to switch from one to the other ,could have been made a lot simpler i think or even a button on the remote as it is a major feature of the set .
her is the usb adjusting software for anyone that wants it .
dog-man (24-04-2013)
What exactly does this do?
dog-man
it converts a usb stick so it can be used to record on .
dog-man (24-04-2013)
Ah, Thanks.
dog-man
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