I would really appreciate if you would post your calibrated settings as you did with the LM9600. I've been using your 9600 settings on my 8600 and would love to compare the two.

Thanks,
Casey

I found some settings for the LM8600 here if you want to take a look. The past few TVs I've had have been from Samsung and the settings they post for them on that site are usually spot on. For my taste in picture quality at least. I'm going to look for my TVs here on hometheater.com to give them the test. Give it a nice comparison to what you have going on to see what you think. Hope this helps. -Kevin

We have owned this TV since August 2012. I bought this on sale from Tigerdirect and saved hundreds of dollars. My previous TV was just a normal 47" LCD with a low 60hz refresh rate. I was tired of seeing all the ghosting of dark images and there were color fluctuations...so I bit the bullet on this set. Simply put, the set is amazing! My friend has a Samsung 55" LED and this is a better image all around. The image quality is pristine and color reproduction is fabulous. Blur is nonexistent. Blacks are sharp and deep. Also, the 120hz-240hz refresh feature on most LCD/LED sets creates a "soap opera" image effect but this doesn't happen with the LG model. Thank goodness because that looks ridiculous. My friend's Samsung LED TV looks like that and drives me crazy. Even over-the-air HD programming looks great.

I have it hooked up to my PS3 and a Panasonic DMP-BDT220 3D Blu-ray DVD Player and the images are phenomenal. The 3D feature is incredibly realistic and makes the movies look even better. We were watching A Christmas Carol the other night and I was blown away and how flawless the image was. It is also nice wearing the passive glasses as they are lighter and don't need to be recharged...and if you need new glasses they are so cheap.

The smart apps are great, but we only use Netflix. I wish it included Amazon Prime streaming, but that works on our PS3 and bluray player. The image quality is just as beautiful using Netflix. We also use the network streaming features and it connects without any issues and streams perfectly. We have watched hours of TV over our home network.

Some downside that I experienced is that the TV broke after about 1 month of use. The left half of the screen began to flicker and was dimmed, which shouldn't be happening with such an expensive TV. Fortunately, LG was quick to send out repair people and the TV was repaired to perfection again. Also, the screen is incredibly glossy and this can cause viewing problems during daylight hours because of glare issues, however, it doesn't really bother me anymore. The remote isn't perfect and can be annoying when dealing with it going inactive or being unresponsive, but it was easy to learn how to use it. The last complaint I have is that the audio was out of sync with this TV. I didn't have an issue with my last TV, but I was able to fix the problem through a setting on my receiver, but it was incredibly frustrating until I found the fix.

*Note: I suggest check for low price at: Dualcorehdtvs.blogspot.com/p/lg-55lm8600.html

Overall, I absolutely love this TV. It has better image quality than any of the Samsung models I have looked and the 3D feature is a giant bonus that really brings movies and games to life. I would rather have purchased the 7600 model, but I got this one for cheaper so I cannot complain about that.

LM8600 - I want to keep this beauty so bad but without the calibration settings the picture just isn't right. PLEASE PLEASE post them here like you do for other LCD's
Much Thanks
Philip