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    Default help just ordered a new smart tv

    hi

    thought i would treat myself to a new tv after owning a panasonic plasma for the past 8 years

    just ordered this http://www.lg.com/uk/tvs/lg-47LB580V anyone got one similar and whats the best features to use ?

    i see it will let me play films off a usb stick which is a bonus as i have been using plex,now tv and chromecast

    hope im pleased with the pic after coming from plasma

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    It'll connect to plex over dlna but if you wanted a plex plugin you should have bought Samsung. Lg do have the exclusive for nowtv though so you'll get an app for that.

    Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    good news with people with lg tvs

    I looked on the site today and this link here http://www.lg.com/uk/support/smart-share when you click on the media link it downloads plex media server so I presume this should all work fine?

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    There wasn't a native client I could find when I bought one in 2013 so I took it back and got the samsung. The smart share just uses dlna and from my experience couldn't handle subtitles and was awkward brosing through my massive library. People suggested using the browser to get subtitles working but it was too much hassle.

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    can confirm tv finds plex server and works fine what a tv for the money love it

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    I bought the lg-55LB730V couple of weeks ago. It's a pretty decent TV but my only gripe is calibrating it. At the moment I'm finding the skin tones too plasticy and the amount of settings for changing the picture is mind boggling.

    Oh I phoned LG for some guidance as I was finding the 3D a bit of a strain on the eyes. LG said buy a more expensive HDMI cable .

    By trial and error I found that switching from left/right to right/left helped.

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    Quote Originally Posted by H4ss4n View Post
    I bought the lg-55LB730V couple of weeks ago. It's a pretty decent TV but my only gripe is calibrating it. At the moment I'm finding the skin tones too plasticy and the amount of settings for changing the picture is mind boggling.

    Oh I phoned LG for some guidance as I was finding the 3D a bit of a strain on the eyes. LG said buy a more expensive HDMI cable .

    By trial and error I found that switching from left/right to right/left helped.
    Hi that's the only thing I'm struggling with. I ran the picture wizard and it's ended up with a worse picture than when I started. Doh

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    If you have an iOS device, give this a try : THX tune-up"!

    It might be available on Android too but it helped me setup my Panasonic just fine

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    Default Re: help just ordered a new smart tv

    You tried sticking the model in Google with the word settings? Or have a look on AVForums as someone on there may already have done it. I had a hell of a time setting my Samsung Series 6 Smart TV up but now it is absolutely mint. Cannot believe the difference between that and the five year old Samsung LCD I had.


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