G60VX Owners Lounge

Got my G60VX today from Best Buy for $979.99 without taxes. I am extremely satisfied. The only ones BB had were ones with Norton pre-installed and ones with their so called "optimization" which is a total scam btw for $40 more. All they do is remove bloatware and say they sped up your pc by 50%.

Felt great as it was my first purchase over $1000 paid for in neatly stacked $100 dollar bills.

Reply 1 : G60VX Owners Lounge

just got mine today. i was in line at best buy since 8am launch day. i was the only one their. i was expecting thousands of people in line and people camping out over night....

Reply 2 : G60VX Owners Lounge

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Originally Posted by dzuchowski just got mine today. i was in line at best buy since 8am launch day. i was the only one their. i was expecting thousands of people in line and people camping out over night....

doesnt best buy open at 10?

Reply 3 : G60VX Owners Lounge

i wish the res on these werent so lame

Reply 4 : G60VX Owners Lounge

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Originally Posted by Logitech456 i wish the res on these werent so lame

Screen res might be low for some people but at least it's a very good quality screen.

So all is not lost.

Reply 5 : G60VX Owners Lounge

has anyone updated the drivers? should i update to the new 191.07 drivers

Reply 6 : G60VX Owners Lounge

i went to the 186.81 drivers off the nvida website and those seem fine. I dont know about any other drivers though.

Reply 7 : G60VX Owners Lounge

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Originally Posted by sfan786 i went to the 186.81 drivers off the nvida website and those seem fine. I dont know about any other drivers though.

Same here. Might try the 191.07 drivers later today.

Reply 8 : G60VX Owners Lounge

Should i go with intels vesion 13 of the wifi card or stick with version 12 that it came with.

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I just picked one up, tossed a T9900 in it. So far so good, I'll post up pics in a separate thread later.

Access files from lock hdd. Have the password.

My E6400 just died and I send it in for depot repair. I want to access my data files but is hdd lock in the bios. Does anyone know how I can access the data inside? I have all the passwords but no laptop. I wonder if there is a program allow .e to read the drive without the laptop. thanks

Reply 1 : Access files from lock hdd. Have the password.

I believe you will have to contact Dell Support regarding this issue, others have had this resolved in the past through their tech support. HDD BIOS password bypass discussion is not permitted on NBR forums, however, so this thread is now locked.

Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

I'm having major image retention issues a couple of weeks after getting my brand new Samsung PN50C7000 50 inch 3D plasma TV. Having something on the screen for seconds leaves me with an image that takes 30 minutes to and hour to wash out with either the scroll or a break in DVD. It's 2011, why hasn't this been figured out. What can be done to correct this?!?! Samsung? Please help me out Samsung!

Reply 1 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

Make Sure Pixel Shift is set to mid range.

Reply 2 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

I'm not sure I know exactly what you mean by mid range, but I changed the x & y settings from 4 to 2 (it ranges from 0-4). So far it's not doing much but I will give it time to test it out. Thanks for your suggestion.

Reply 3 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

pat32382,

Pixel Shift should have been at an ON setting by default.

Are you able to see a difference?

If you're viewing your picture in the "Dynamic" setting, try using Standard or Movie to see if that helps.

--HDTech

Reply 4 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

The pixel shift was on from the beginning but did not prevent horrible image retention.

Adjusting the pixel shift hasn't changed anything.

I have also lowered the brightness and contrast in every viewing mode because they ALL have bad image retention.

I haven't scheduled service yet because it's been a nightmare to get anything out of anyone and it's apparently my fault that my 6 week old tv is defective

Reply 5 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

pat32382,

I'm sorry to hear that you're still having a problem with image retention.

Why not have customer service troubleshoot or send a technician to inspect your television? I can't diagnose units sight unseen, but they can send somebody out to have a closer look if you're still in warranty.

--HDTech

Reply 6 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

Major issue with this TV. They replaced the board twice on my TV. It is still having image retention when image is paused for 60 seconds or when usings apps with boxes and frames. Eventually goes away but VERY anoying!

Reply 7 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

nothing wrong with your tv except the fact that your tv is brand new and the phosphorus is extremely potent wait for like 200 hours then it will take atleast 30 minutes for images to stick ,if you wait for a 1000 hours it wil take 1hr . please change channels atleast once in 30 minutes ,dont watch in 4:3 and 21:9 then you will be all right.

Reply 8 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

my TV is 9 months old and I am still having this issue... And is is well over 200 hours... Just saying.

Reply 9 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

I bought the PS50C7705 a few months back and I still get image retention. The thing is that I have become used to the retention images and I have also experienced that many people don't even notice the retention if I don't specifically point it out to them.

I have never had a plasma-TV before so I don't have anything to compare with but I am starting to think that image retention is a very normal thing with plasmas and that the "break-in" time may be alot longer than 200 hours even up to a 1000 hours maybe more. I know Samsung has stated that their new line of plasmas don't require a break in time, personally I think that is b.s.

I usually get image retention from playing console games that have stats or hud visible in the same position. When I first got the TV it took a really long time for the images to disappear even when using scrolling and watching fullscreen videos. Nowadays most of the image retention disappears after a few minutes of using the scrolling feature.

I don't recommend buying a plasma for watching sports or playing video games, but if you like to watch movies and 3D material plasma might be the way to go. My brother got the the LCD version of the same tv I have and he told me that the 3D looks better on mine especially in fast moving scenes.

When you buy a plasma always remember to:

1. Set the contrast and brightness levels way down.

2. Watch as many fullscreen movies a possible both Full-HD and SD videos. (avoid letterbox or non fullscreen videos).

3. Use the scrolling feature regulary for around 15 minutes per time.

4. Limit your gaming sessions to 1-2 hours (Beware of games that have alot of static images).

5. Try to not get too annoyed about the image retention, it will go away. See it more like a feature than a problem.

I am alot happier with my plasma now than when I bought it, that said I don't think my next TV is going to be a plasma since I do game pretty much and I hate image retention.

Reply 10 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

It doesn't have to be that way. IR is inherent to Plasma technology but not all TV sets are made equal contrary to what manufacturers will say. I have 2 plasma TVs at home: A Samsung and a Panasonic. The Samsung will show visible IR in seconds while it will take several minutes (up to hours) to see IR on my Panasonic set (after more than 200h, with low contrast and all the screen protection on). Also the IR is always much less visible on my Panasonic set than on the Samsung. It may not be true for all Samsung vs Panasonic sets but it is at least certain that plasma technology can manage to have very managable (almost non-existant) IR in some cases. Unfortunately on my pn50c8000 image retention is so bad that I can't even pause a movie! So is it because of a technical decision from Samsung (run hotter cells for 3D and marketing numbers) or do I have simply a defective tv?

I'll probably never know. I've tryed asking a Samsung technician to check my TV but tough luck. For any kind of IR issue, well at least in Canada, you can forget about it... Expect no service unless you go to court with them.

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Thank you AnsBjork

Nice to know that your Panasonic doesn't suffer from the same IR as the Samsung. Yes it's very hard to know if the Samsung TV is defective in some way and causes the retention. I have read about the IR issue in a few forums and reviews of 7 and 8 series Samsung Plasmas and it seems to be quite common.

In the very first page of the user manual it clearly states tha IR is not covered by the warranty. Especially one statment in the manual gets me worried.

" Screen image retention
Do not display a still image (such as on a video game) on the plasma display panel for more than several minutes as it can cause screen image retention".

I think that Samsung needs to look at their own statements and always issue a clear warning to their customers that plasmas are not meat for video gaming. They should also be responsible about informing their retailers about this problem so they can inform their customers about both the benefits and the problems with their plasma panels, any responsible company would do so but Samsung seems to have neglected this.

Think I will contact Samsung here in Finland and have a chat with them.

Reply 12 : Samsung pn50c7000 image retention

Just to be fair I wanted to add that the Samsung pn50c8000 is an excellent tv set in all regards excepted for IR. In my case it is a major annoyance, but for all of you who keep your tv turned off at all time and use it as a 2000$ wall decoration then it will do just fine. :P

Seriously, when you experience IR when changing channels (the IR of the channel grid stays for a few minutes) or when going through the menus of DVDs/BlueRays, or when pausing a movie, or when gaming, or when watching weather/sport/news channels or when watching non 16:9 signal or when using the tv menu or when using internet (this is a Wifi compatible tv after all), you can expect to have this problem most of the time. This is especially frustrating since any issue (hover big it may be) related to IR is not covered by the warranty.

It's like having a supercar that you can only drive on perfect roads while it's not raining. It may be fine for well heeled hard core drivers but not fun for the average Joe picking up his grocery.

This is the kind of important information that I would like to have seen in the review by Cnet but the only mention of it is in the 2 pages review is ''If you're worried about burn-in (we aren't)''. Not much of a warning...

Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

Cons.....



(1) Right from the get go, my system was not snappy. Programs (All of them) started up slowly including IE8/9, Battery Extend program/Toolbox, Word, etc that I had to wait and wait for it to open. With the i5-2540 and 6 GB of memory one would think it would open quickly. Watched a few reviews on YouTube and what I saw was some fairly fast load up times for programs, but not mine.



(2) Screen ? Goodness, I gave it a chance. At first I did not mind the lousy small viewing angle, but over time it did bother me, since I use the notebook on my lap in a chair or plane. I had to make sure the angle of the screen was just right, and could not move my head or legs one bit or it would go off the ideal viewing angle and had to keep adjusting. Not good and this is what turned me against the system the most. It was bright, but only if one cranked up the brightness but that took a power drain hit. 13 would be the least setting for me. I like it bright.



(3) Some have reported fast boot up times, but not (55 seconds up to 1 min 5 seconds) for me, even after uninstalling some programs and stopping some process from "Service" which also included a few Start Up programs as well. With the 7200 rpm 320Gb HDD I had and Lenovo Enhanced Experience 2.0, one would think the system would boot up faster. Maybe it would have if I opted for the SSD instead. Unknown, but a disappointment just the same. 10 second boot up that had been anounced by Lenovo was not what I experienced or close to it. Maybe I did something wrong ?



The Shut down time was about 9 seconds, which was the best part, no complaints.



(4) Had trouble with burning the rescue and recovery CD/DVD, but finally got it made. Unknown if it would work or not when needed. Last disk towards the end gave me a disk error, and this happen twice. Finally the third try it went thru. This was not a real complaint, but a concern.



(5) Battery Power program could be better. Too many settings one can opt for and confused me at first and took time playing with it to find the best power setting for my taste.



(6) Price Match. Nothing to do with the system, but I called twice and one email asking for a price match, and was told it would take 48 hours. 7 days later and still Lenovo did not give me the price match and the tech I spoke to could not understand this either. Too late since I returned the system and it is now 8 days and still no price match. Disappointed. It would have given me $166.00 off the original price. Also too bad that I had to pay the 15% re-stocking fee, but its my money.







(1) Quick shut down time.

(2) Solid construction.

(3) Great keyboard to work with.

(4) Good support. Used it once only, so unknown if that would be constant.

(5) Not too heavy, but wish it was a tad lighter. At home, no big deal. On the road it could go either way.

(6) FingerPrint reader was a joy to use since I dislike typing in passwords.

(7) Integrated video was just fine for me watching some movies/YouTube. No games played.

(8) Speakers were good, not great. Did not expect better for a notebook, but the sound for movies was more than enough for me.



Others may gloss over some of my complaints and reason for the return. But when you have to view the system and work with it on a daily basis, the system has to be right for the individual.



Hearing more of the X220 IPS screen, I think that one would be best for my 65 yr old eyes. Just hope after some more reviews from users with this X220, I can pull the trigger and get it. No hurries at this time, which I should have listened to myself early on for the T420.

Reply 1 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

The screen issue is a valid one and lets face it these crappy screens ruin everything. With a decent screen the T420 would be my first choice.



You may also want to check the E420 which has some kind of new vibrant view screen which is supposed to be somewhat better. Trouble is I haven't seen one in person.



I am leaning toward the x220, but something is telling me to wait. Mostly my wife.

Reply 2 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

About the lagging when opening programs etc., did you consider clean installing the OS? Maybe that would have helped. I recently bought a X201 (as in the sig) and it came with all the ususal stuff including the EE 2.0. I swept it all out. Re-installed the OS and my programs. But I do use some of the ThinkVantage software (like System Update and Power Manager), which I also installed. But after doing this, things were just fine - programs opened quickly, startup and shutdown times were snappy and everything - as far as I can see - works perfectly.



But in the context of your other comments/ observations, I can see why you sent back the T420. Hope you have a good experience with the X220 when you decide to buy it.



Cheers!

Reply 3 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

dosent win 7 get faster after a week or so? i've certainly noticed large improvements with boot time etc after a week as it learns your usage patterns etc.

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Originally Posted by afhstingray dosent win 7 get faster after a week or so? i've certainly noticed large improvements with boot time etc after a week as it learns your usage patterns etc.

Yeah...sorry, I should have mentioned that. I have heard that too. But since I prefer the clean install, I do it anyway.

Reply 5 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

btw i've been rather impressed by the lenovo software, other than the popup bug that i managed to solve, its been very frugal with resources, certainly light years ahead of anything i've seen on dell's and acers, not too sure about HP.

Reply 6 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

The screen issue(s) are going to hurt Lenovo and the other OEMs. I don't understand why they are making or buying the screens they are today. Every time I fire up the T61p and look at the 15.4" 1680x1050 screen I wonder why they would want to change that.

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Originally Posted by SR45 Cons.....Others may gloss over some of my complaints and reason for the return. But when you have to view the system and work with it on a daily basis, the system has to be right for the individual.

what laptops have you used in the past? were there any that you find acceptable?

Reply 8 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

also maybe you should check your power settings, some of the profiles are geared towards power saving. even the maximum performance profile on my x201 had some settings that were lower than max, check that.



but i agree, i could not live with a screen that crappy....its shocking really.

Reply 9 : Why I returned my T420 after 1 week

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Originally Posted by Thors.Hammer The screen issue(s) are going to hurt Lenovo and the other OEMs..

Don't think so... With a forum filled with topics about sub par screen quality and even more topics about how much people hate the new 16:9 screens and X220 1366x768 res, people still seem to line up to get a T420(s) or X220.

Probably "all" HP laptops affected?

I just saw that I have problem in Event Viewer - Error reporting;



GetPanelBrightnessTables() failed : e_BIOS_INVALID_COMMAND_TYPE



Im not alone.. HP support doesen't respond:

HP WA Services Err 0 - HP Support Forum



So check your Event Viewer HP users and report.

Disc drive question

Does anyone know if this drive is sata Amazon.com: Dell slim 8X Dual Layer DVD+/-RW / CD-R Burner Drive for Dell Inspiron 300m 500m 510m 600m 8500 8600 9100 Latitude D400 D410 D420 D500 D505 D510 D520 D600 D610 D800 Presicion M60 M65 M7 Laptops: Computer & Accessories

Reply 1 : Disc drive question

All D-Series optical drive things are PATA. At least, I've never found one that wasn't.

Reply 2 : Disc drive question

Do you know where I can find one under twenty?

Reply 3 : Disc drive question

Don't think you can find 'em new for that price, but right there on that Amazon page it already says "4 used from $4.99"...

Can't use HP Recovery

Hi,

I just bought dv6-6060.

I used windows tool to shrink c: and create a new partition.

Because of that now i can't use HP_recovery (f11).

It gives boot error if i try to use f11.

I think that's because windows tool change hd from basic to dynamic.

Any way i can use HD recovery again?



Thanks