Give your TV a new home from IKEA
- Average user rating:
- My rating: 0 stars
Full user review
-
1.5 stars
"DNie is very bad on the HP-R4262"
Pros: Built-in ATSC and NTSC tuners, PC (vga) inputs, optical and coax digital audio outputs
Cons: DNie "enhancement" processing is unbelievably aggressive, making human faces look clay-like
Summary: Were it not for DNie, this Plasma TV would be an excellent product. Microsoft used it at an NAB convention (for broadcasters) to show off the quality of their Windows Media 9 encoding software. Great endorsement, BUT, they must have used the VGA (PC) input, which does not have DNie.
The TV tuners, component and HDMI inputs are all subjected to DNie, which over-emphasises bright and dark levels. This processing cannot be disabled. I've written to Samsung to ask for help but so far have been ignored.
The TV does not provide a way to turn DNie off. You're stuck with it.
Many calibration ISF certified calibration firms have also recognized DNie as a significant problem with these displays. I would not have purchased this display had I known how much distortion is introduced by DNie and certainly have recommended against this line of TV's (HP-R42xx and HP-R50xx series) to friends and acquaintances.
Without DNie, this TV would be excellent. With it, many SD and NTSC programs look better on my old Panasonic 27" CRT set.
