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Apr 25, 2024 08:09 AM By  Ryan Lim

Hi, The answer is yes. For the average person, the scanners and features on the ET-4850 and ET-8500 are good enough for digitizing photos.

Thank you !=))

Apr 19, 2024 11:38 AM By  Ryan Lim

Hi, Unfortuantely, we haven’t tested the Epson Perfection V600 Photo Scanner. That said, based on the spec, it should produce higher quality scans than both printers. The scanners on the ET-4850 and the ET-8500 are very similar and should produce the same quality scans.

“and should produce the same quality scans.” — Sorry if my post was too long and convoluted. But my main question was: “whether or not a reviewed AIO’s scanner features & quality, should typically be good enough for the average person that wants to digitize huge quantities (for us, approx 50~60 years) of old photos & slides,~” ?? In other words, should the “very similar” Epson ET-4850 or ET-8500 flatbed scanner features & qualities— likely “be good enough” for the digitizing/archiving of most people’s old printed photos & slides? — Thanks again.

The ET-4850 SE is on sale @ Sam’s Club [ samsclub.com ] in west michigan, USA, for $379 ! [ $449 - $79 ‘Instant Savings’ ], today on 13 April 2024.

Hello — Thank you for your incredibly helpful and informative reviews! I’ve referred literally hundreds of people, since 2017, here to your website.

In the ET4850’s Scan Quality text area, can you please expand further on what you’re referring to, when you say, “The scanner can also achieve an interpolated scanning resolution of 9600 DPI.” … as I cannot find any mention of it in the ET-4850’s Scanning section of the ET-4850 User Manual. Thanks again, Jack

Hello — Thanks so much for your very helpful and enlightening articles and reviews! I would like to see more information, or perhaps a new section on — whether or not a reviewed AIO’s scanner features & quality, should typically be good enough for the average person that wants to digitize huge quantities (for us, approx 50~60 years) of old photos & slides, as compared to e.g. - considering the option of purchasing the ‘Epson Perfection V600 Color Photo’ scanner - see amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Epson-Perfection-Negative-Document-Scanner/dp/B002OEBMRU/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

^ That’s our dilemma, or decision that we’re currently trying to make; e.g. - whether to purchase the:

Epson EcoTank ET-8500 AIO Printer (which seems to have the same scanner features & quality as the ET-4850 ? ) . . or the . . Epson EcoTank ET-4850 Wireless All-in-One ? (which seems to have the same scanner features & quality as the ET-8500 ? ) . . or the . . Epson Perfection V600 Color Photo scanner + a less expensive AIO (like a $200-ish AIO ?)

With the scanning of our old photos & slides being our main consideration, as we hardly seem to print very much anymore, in fact, we’re printing less and less as the years go by. So photo printing would also be a secondary consideration to our photo & slide scanning needs.

Thanks very very much if you’ve the time to reply and share your suggestions! Jack

The BEST BUY price for the LG QNED75 just dropped to $699.99 [from $849.99], $150. off ! So yes, please review this LG TV as soon as possible, for end-of-year pricing will likely be similar. — Thank you for all your magnificently excellent work & reviews !!

We’ve had our 65U8H for 6 months, set-up in our elderly parents’ room, running DirecTV satellite/cable only (no streaming), everyday, and have just recently noticed, perhaps due to the weather being warmer and the A/C being on, that our 65U8H is averaging/radiating approx 104~108+ degrees all over its front panel (measured with one of those hand-held pistol-grip digital thermometers). And approx 108 degrees at the entire length of the sets’ rear/top vent, and 96~99 degrees across its middle & lower rear, mostly. At those high temperatures…. I’m thinking that the electronics will prematurely cook and die, probably sooner rather than later. =((

In comparison, our Sony’s (X900 & X930) measure temps of approx 99 degrees (F) all over their panel front surfaces; with their panel rears feeling too cool to bother measuring.

Well, we opened box and set-up the 50UM7300 (w/ VA panel), due to only three days left on our 14 day return (for any reason) period. Thankfully I can report that we are very impressed and pleasantly surprised by the 50UM7300 VA panels’ picture quality (PQ): contrast, brightness, black levels, reflection handling & wide-viewing angles, (all of which spec’s & data apparently don’t exist on this planet :~\ ). As for uniformity and/or DSE… thankfully we were a winner in the so-called ‘panel lottery’. As our panel, after running several tests, appears flawless. Phew !=)

Nonetheless, with no spec’s or data of any kind to review, I wasn’t sure what to expect; I guess I had convinced myself to expect a rather dull, under-whelming PQ, (after seeing the dull, dark store-picture-loop at our local BestBuy store), lacking any super brilliance of any spectacular kind. Safe to say not anywhere near the caliber of the Samsung Q70, or Sony X900, or Hisense H8F, (all of which are rated higher than the UM7300 in the [ “Best 48”, 49", 50" ] review, here in rtings). However, the overall picture quality of the 50UM7300 (w/ VA panel) is indeed much brighter than I expected, with much better contrast and black levels than I expected. Reflection handling seems decent so far, in a semi-bright bedroom with lights on, and two 3'x5’ windows opposite the tv at approx 12’. Is the reflection handling as good as the IPS panel sizes? Could the refection handling spec’s be similar to the UM8070 w/ VA panels? Who knows? Another mystery. Here again, no data seems to exist for the 50UM7300 w/ VA panel. :~\

The PQ at wide-viewing angles is not only much better than I expected, but appears amazingly good, imo; in fact, as good or better than all of the IPS panels that I’ve viewed in store showrooms over the last six years! But why? Being a VA panel, shouldn’t the wide-viewing angles not be good ?:~\ Another mystery.

Nevertheless, after 3 days of use, we are very impressed by the 50UM7300’s picture quality, of which we would rate as good to very good in contrast, brightness, black levels, reflection handling & wide-viewing angles.

Upscaling of our DirectTV satellite signal seems excellent; 4K HDR videos via YouTube™ look brilliant & gorgeous!! Fresh out of the box, un-calibrated, without tweaking any settings (except for picture mode), motion blur was noticable on small fast moving objects like hockey pucks, and sports action, etc. I suspect mostly due to the 60Hz panel, from what I’ve read here in rtings, regarding 60Hz panels. Also noticed what looked like stutter whilst watching a 4K flyover video via YouTube™, but it could’ve just been the video ; not sure.

The WebOS smart interface is very smooth and fast, (we are now so glad we didn’t choose Vizio M507 or M558, due to their industry worst smart platforms and prevelent quality control issues, even though the Vizio PQ spec’s were better). Voice commands via the LG ‘Magic Remote’ work great. Settings UI is easy and intuitive to adjust. And the internal speaker sound quality is also much better than expected and much better than average, by our opinions.

So all in all, an excellent value, in our opinion, for a budget 4K TV in the low-to-mid $300 price bracket.

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Consumer Reports has the information you are looking for

Thanks. I saw that in the other post but didn’t want to have to subscribe to CR just for the 50UM7300 review. Although I suppose we could and then cancel within 30 days. Will check it out.

EDIT: When you type [ LG 50UM7300 ] into Consumer Reports, they’re showing the wrong model number, wrong refresh rate, no ‘Model year’, no mention of VA panel, etc-etc. So don’t think I’ll subscribe. If anyone’s seen legitimate spec’s for the 50UM7300 in CR, please post the main differences btwn the IPS vs the VA panel here, if allowed by the rtings website rules. Not sure about that. Thanks again.

Those two digits—in the LG tv codes—appear to be ‘modification’ code digits.
So some sort of modification; probably minor, though not seeing what kind. According to Forbes magazine, 7390 is UK; 7400 ?

SADLY, STILL NO 50" [ VA PANEL ] SPEC’S FOR COMPARISON !=(( … Whilst the LG 50UM7300 (with VA panel) remains on sale across North America, alas there’s still a huge black hole—of no spec’s, or no way to know and/or understand the spec differences—for the LG 50UM7300. =(( i.e. - VA panel: contrast levels?, brightness levels?, reflection handling?, color gamuts & gradients?, mixed usage ratings specifically for the 50UM7300?, and comparisons of the 50UM7300 with similarly priced tv’s (i.e. 50" TCL S525 [$320], Vizio M507-G1 [$400], etc etc. Have searched everywhere online & on youtube for over a week, but sadly haven’t found anything—spec-wise or comparison-wise—for the LG 50UM7300. Primarily trying to decide btwn those 3 tv’s. Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated !;)

Thanks for info above. In USA, and considering 49" IPS vs. 50" VA, but now I find this stuff on the RGB & RGBW (49"). So I’m trying to get this figured out. From reading above, it’s sounding like the 49" UM7300’s sold in the USA, and ie- at BestBuy;s in USA, probably do have the the RGBW panels as well? Which are not as accurate or less precise [https://www.rtings.com/tv/learn/what-is-the-resolution#rgbw] in displaying the desired colors? We’re shopping for a 92 yr old woman with Macular Degeneration (which I’m not really sure what that means)…who basically only has sight in one eye. Her situation is a mid -to- small size bedroom—where her farthest off-center viewing would be approx 6’ off cntr @ 10’ from tv. Can anyone share an opinion as to whether or not the (50") VA panel would be fine (or possibly better than the 49" IPS-RGBW panel), at that minimal off-cntr angle? Thanks very very much — if you’ve the time or able to share your opinion.