Hehe, I could shave it in just like my 85u!

I could see where it would annoy, but Im used to plasmas so it does not bother. One plus is that the reflection area still shows a dark black during the day. My plasma seemed to have green blacks during the day, but I think it's just the screen coating.

If I had to pick a better daytime screen, it'd be the shiny Regza.

As far as your Dad goes, I cannot stop saying how good the price is on this model compared to other LED local dimming sets. The LG LH90 is nice, but has less zones and is just a fugly tv. I also do not like their Trumotion programming.


From what I understand, the 670u is a Samsung 950 panel, with Toshiba addons and programming, which might be what allows the lower price. This is not substantiated though.

Local dimming zone numbers are what helps in better blacks, so I've found a way to test the zones, and will do so tonight. Someone tried it on a LH90, so I'm gonna try the same experiment on my tv to confirm.

LH90 96 zones
LHX55 240 zones
Samsung 8500 Unknown
670u Unknown

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For anyone interested, I hooked up a laptop and tested the number of local dimming zones.

12 across
8 down

This is less than I thought, but equal to the LG LH90. I'd assume this is why the Toshiba is priced so much less than the Samsung 8500, but whether the number of 8500 zones is worth $1700 more is unknown (as well as the number of 8500 zones).

They are laid out in such a way where letterbox and side bars are just about as black as the bezel.

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Gregg is coming to calibrate tomorrow morning. Will post charts after he is done and I get them. I'm pretty sure the colors are going to show a good deal of improvement.

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Ask him how the Toshiba compares to the new Sammys LED'S and LG's after calibration. I imagine pretty close.

Yeah, thru all my research, the Samsung 8500 is superior in black, just because it has more dimmable zones. The LH90 is pretty good, but has artifacts with its Trumotion.

I'll let you know how the colors come out.

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Directv/Choice Xtra
2 HR22-100's

We bought this set in Jan and we absolutely love it. We "tweaked" it a little over a couple of weeks but we are definitely happy.
It replaced a 65" Toshiba rear projection that we trudged up the stairs to my sons room. He had a 50" Sammy DLP that is sitting in the middle of the living room while we figure out what to do with it.

Tis a very nice set.

If you feel like messing with settings, try these:

Backlight 35 dark, 45 day light
Contrast 90
Brightness 8
Color 3
Tint 11
Sharp 0

Colormaster OFF
Dynalight ON
Dynamic Contrast 0
Static Gamma -3
Color Temp - All 0's
Clearscan 240 - ON
Film Stabil - Standard

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Toshiba 55SV670U
BDP-320/Denon 1909
Directv/Choice Xtra
2 HR22-100's