Xbox 360 Is anyone out there using an Xbox 360 with the Samsung HL-S6187W 61" 1080p DLP HDTV? I am curious to know if you must use the "game mode" or if you can play games without it. I have heard rumors of older Samsungs having delay issues when pressing buttons etc. I would like to avoid this fate. My primary goal is to purchase this TV for Video gaming. Xbox 360 Is anyone out there using an Xbox 360 with the Samsung HL-S6187W 61" 1080p DLP HDTV? I am curious to know if you must use the "game mode" or if you can play games without... » Read More Xbox 360 Is anyone out there using an Xbox 360 with the Samsung HL-S6187W 61" 1080p DLP HDTV? I am curious to know if you must use the "game mode" or if you can play games without it. I have heard rumors of older Samsungs having delay issues when pressing buttons etc. I would like to avoid this fate. My primary goal is to purchase this TV for Video gaming. « Show Less
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Thank you so much for your reply. Looking at spending 2k+ for a television gets kind of scary. The only reason I want it is for the Video game goodness I can get. I had a friend that had an old samsung 3 years ago and it had delay issues. He would push the button and a half second later his guy would shoot. arg. I would be so pissed. So I appreciate you putting my fears to rest. If you are playing gears of war then I bet it rules.
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i have 360 and its works fine. it displays 1080p through the composite inputs. older dlps had a rainbow effect because it did not refresh fast enough. this one has no such problems. you will not be disappointed. especially madden and gears of war!
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Actually the Xbox 360 can output 1080p via VGA cable and Component Cables which this TV supports. The update was released several months ago but some people will have problems depending on there TV set.
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Thanks, Tolik - you helped me decide- upgradability and the game modes are big things. The Samsung seemed to have more power but I've learned you can't really rely on what they say the wattage is. I haven't owned enough Samsung equipment in the past to know what to expect - the TV is great but a sound system is another story.Mark - thanks for the CD info - for some reason I thought I'd get even better sound with a dedicated player ... if you can give me the model # on the Kenwood I might be interested (with over 400 CDS, a changer is sweet.).Don
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I haven't noticed any lag and my games worked perfectly. I'm using one of the HDMI slots. I haven't switched to Game Mode (to my knowledge) as suggested in the other response, but will try that to see if that makes a difference. Very happy with this Samsung.
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its over kill xbox's are meant for tvs (720p max) so the extra $150 dollars you spend on resolution is money wasted you will not notice a difference between this and a $200 32in 720p tv (they say with an hdmi the xbox can put out 1080p but all the games are set in 720p to not fry the gpu)
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Cecilia,There is a game mode that can be selected for any of the HDMI inputs by "editing the input", and changing the option to "Game" that will greatly reduce lag usually associated with picture processing.Thanks for your interest in Samsung products.--Mr. S
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Guys I believe I was one of the first people who reported this issue....and eventually gave up on getting any help here....so I pieced together some info myself and solved the riddle. The older model elite and pro versions of the Xbox have some major issues with this receiver. The only way to avoid HDMI handshake issues is to run the HDMI from the Xbox straight to the TV and then run an optical audio cable to the receiver (this is not a bad solution neccesarily bc the Xbox can only output 5.1 audio as is the limitation for an optical audio cable - 7.1 is a PS3 thing bc it is HDMI 1.3a and Xbox 1.2) Anyhoo, I noticed that people with the new Slim Xbox's weren't having this problem. I went to the Xbox forums and found that with the old Xbox's this is a known problem and cannot be fixed. So I got a new Xbox Slim with Kinect. Before hooking it up, I found that the "BD" HDMI slot is the only one with HDMI Passthrough which helps a lot with HDMI handshake issues (this receiver has a 1.4 slot and the Xbox a 1.2 even the new Slim is 1.2). Now I have no problems whatsoever with Netflix movies cutting out or any other issues. So the only resolution is to get a newer model Xbox (Slim). Hope this helps and I wish someone would have been there to tell me that a long time ago to save me a lot of time
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I've hooked up HDMI to my 61" samsung (not led model) and it is full 1080p coming from my xbox 360. I heard its rare for a tv to accept 1080p signal from component but not impossible. HDMI is 1080p for sure though.
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To the best of my knowledge, there are no input lag concerns for plasma televisions. Burn in was a common concern in the past, but that no longer remains an issue. I game on a plasma and whenever I have any ghosting on my screen, all I have to do is change the channel (or input) and it immediately goes away.Hope this helps.S.L. Madden
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Yenner, Try switching to the HDMI input, and input the following: MENU &gt; System &gt; General &gt; Game Mode Thanks for your interest in Samsung products. --Mr. S
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I had the same problem. I hooked up the rca to see the screen with rca selected on the xbox cable and maybe under settings too in a menu. Then back to componet and turn the xbox on and off with componet. Worked ever since. I have an old xbox 360 with no hdmi so not sure if the new ones have the selector on the connection when it goes into the xbox, but basically after switchin back and forth the componet worked and no problems since.
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I recently purchased this TV and am extremely pleased with the picture quality. My son does play Xbox games on it and loves it. I am not aware of a game mode, however, I have not noticed an issue with lag. Good luck with your research.
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I second this question. I dont plan on getting a PS3 (i own a 360 :-), but I too have heard problems with it not working with HDMI on other things like Direct Tv's box and stuff. Any help would be great!
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Hey Amit, I have had the TV for 4 months, and have almost exclusively played my xbox 360 on it. If there are any burn in issues, I dont see them! I think a little common sense with regards to setting the TV to dim after inactivity, or even shut off (mine does automatically after fifteen minutes of inactivity). Anyway, Ive had no problems! Games look beautiful on this TV, by the way.
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Thanks for the response BryanWhat about xbox gaming. Since the 450 is only 720P how would xbox games that are formatted in HD look? Would I loose image quality since this is not a 1080P?thanks
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Although this is an old question, my answer may help new buyers. I've owned this TV since 2010 and the "ghosting" effect on darker images in games has annoyed the H out of me for the last 4 years. Now that my warranty is about to run out I don't feel guilty about buying another tv. Apparently this is a common complaint on Samsung LED's.
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I have had this TV for over a year now and I game on it. I've played Rock Band, The Last of Us, Uncharted, GTA5 and other games, and I have absolutely no problems with lag. Make sure you set it on game mode, however.