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Unregistered guest | Ok, I got an Akai 42" plasma TV as a Christmas gift. I'm aware that it is probably not the top of the line, but for the price, it seems to put forth a good picture. I've been messing with the settings to improve the picture, but I'm still not completely satisfied. I'm not terribly sophisticated in this area. Any suggestions out there other than trial and error? Are there good movies or tutorial DVDs to help calibrate the settings? It seems that during a dark scene on regular TV (Law & Order), the picture comes in especially blotchy. Blackness is extremely pixellated. Bright colors tend to bleed a bit, so I turned down the brightness and increased the sharpness. Any word on what the factory pre-sets do? My TV has 'movie', 'dynamic' and 'standard' in addition to 'custom' settings.... Also, one last thing - after watching a DVD and then switching to regular TV, the picture is terrible. I've had to turn the TV on/off for it to improve - is anyone familiar with that? |
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Bronze Member Username: Nbk13nwNewport News, Virginia USA Post Number: 12 Registered: Dec-04 | I would try using "custom" mode and adjust from there. Maybe try setting the contrast below 50, the color at or just above 50, brightness maybe the same and tint down below 50. Sharpness is added to the signal, it is something that never exists in the first place, so you may want to turn it way down There are several things you can by, Digital Video Essentials and Avia DVD's to help tune. But, as always, an ISF certified tech may be the best answer. I realize that my answers are vague and simple, but the settings are what looks good to you and more detail can be had if you need them, just ask. You will have to adjust a setting for each input. "Movie" usually turns off any enhancments. |
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tbuddha Unregistered guest | jaferino, I noticed the same problems to some extent when I first got my Pioneer Elite Pro-910HD which IS a top of the line unit. I still wasn't really satisfied after using the Digital Video Essentials and also the Avia calibration DVDs. Then I discovered the so called "steaming rat" method. (Great name, huh?) http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=261309 You can go to the avsfourm and read it yourself in detail, but to sumarize it involves turning down the "color" settings until the flesh tones look convincing but not too pale, then dialing down the "brightness" (which is actually turning up the blackness levels) as low as you can while still retaining shadow detail in dark scenes (you may have to give up some of this detail depending on your unit), and finally easing down the "contrast" to the point that brightly lighted objects look natural with no glaring highlights. Hope this method helps. |