So is the banding not visible when the screen is anything other than black? I wonder if the firmware update for the ps3 would fix it. I have the other 40" Samsung the LN-S4051D and am considering getting a ps3 here soon.
Im trying to wait for just a few more bugs to be worked out of the system but am getting impatient.
8^)
When the ps3 is set to 1080p and when the screen is black, I can see these fine, horizontal lines on the screen that vary slightly in black level. They are really hard to notice from more than 4 feet away from my 40 inch screen and I can only notice them when the screen is black, so idk... I would just like to know is this minor problem normal (like with video compression), is it my TV, or is it the ps3 that could be doing this? Also, my TV is a samsung LN-S4096D...
Here's a crude picture I made of what it ruffly looks like (may be hard to see depending on your screen):
http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/2345/linesvb5.png

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