From: <Saved by Microsoft Internet Explorer 5>
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2004 14:29:32 -0600

| Pre-calibration assessment: | | | | | | | |
Gray scale was not bad but it was too dark, making blacks look good but details were lost. | | | |
Colors are very vivid and bright, but slightly "artificial" looking. | | | | | | |
Convergence was dead on, no adjustments were needed | | | | | | | |
Stability tests indicated the HDMI input was rock solid, with no line shimmer or pixel breakup. | | | |
Component inputs were also very stable, with slight line shimmer/breakup when displaying grids of less than 1/16th of an inch spacing.
Color Geometry was shown to be very uniform throughout the display, with slight dark spots in the corners, the upper right being the worst
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*WARNING* Settings may vary between sets, but this is what worked for me. | | | | | |
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| Component inputs | | | | | | | | |
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| Standard | Dynamic | Theater | Game | | | | | | |
Tint | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
color | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | |
picture | -7 | 10 | 3 | -10 | | | | | | |
brightness | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | |
detail | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
Color temp | low | high | Low | High | | | | | | |
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| HDMI input | | | | | | | | |
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| Standard | Dynamic | Theater | Game | | | | | | |
Tint | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
color | 4 | -3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |
picture | -7 | 10 | 3 | -10 | | | | | | |
brightness | 12 | 10 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | |
detail | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | |
Color temp | Low | High | Low | High | | | | | | |
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Digital Noise correction: Low for all settings | | | | | | | | |
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| Color Management: | | | | | | | | |
I use OFF for most settings. I left it ON on my "Game" setting. | | | | | | |
ON- it boosted the greens quite a bit, making grass and astroturf really JUMP out. I like it turned on for HD football and videogames. |
ON- threw off the reds slightly, and lightened up the blues to some degree. Turned yellows slightly orangish. | | |
OFF- was a smoother and more acurate look with less color bleeding on the edges. | | | | |
OFF- was the only way to get an accurate reading with the test equipment | | | | | |
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| Dynamic Gamma: | | | | | | | | |
I left it ON for all settings, I switch it OFF when watching SD TV. | | | | | | |
ON- darkened the blacks, but you lose a slight amount of detail in the dark areas. | | | | |
OFF- a very soft "washed out" look. Dark areas had more detail, but mainly due to blacks turning a dark gray, making them more visible.
OFF- made SD TV look better. The softer look hid the flaws and graininess of the analog signal much better. | | |
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| Final judgment: | | | | | | | | |
Theater mode using HDMI was about as close to perfect (D6500k) as this TV will get. | | | | |
Grayscale was corrected by adjusting brightness and picture, and leaving Dynamic Gamma On. | | | |
Blues are dead on in all settings | | | | | | | | | |
Reds are dead on with HDMI, about 95% correct with component. | | | | | | |
Greens are 95% with HDMI, 85% with component. | | | | | | | |
Green is the least crucial of the 3 colors, so variance with it is quite acceptable | | | | | |
Overall brightness, color, and smoothness was much better than DLP and LCD sets that "Dave" has worked with | |
Pixel spacing was tigher than LCD and DLP, resulting in a smoother but less sharp looking picture. | | | |
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