Projector Reviews

Unit-to-unit sample variations, the viewing environment, the source and, particularly in a projector, the screen size and gain, the distance from the projector to the screen, and the lamp age, might render these settings less than optimum.

The settings that are most likely to translate reliably from one sample to another are those involving specific features with only a few selections, such as Gamma and Noise Reduction. The ones most likely to be subject to sample variations are video controls offering a wide range of adjustment, such as white balance (grayscale) and color management (where available). Even relatively small differences in the common control settings, such as Contrast, Black level, and Gamma, can shift the white balance, though the resulting visible change may be minor. Production tolerances can do the same.

We strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many available display setup discs, such as Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark. These will help you to set the basic controls, Brightness (Black level), Contrast, Sharpness, and sometimes Color and Tint, correctly. Experimenting with the more complex color calibration and other controls in the user menus will do no harm; the changes can be easily reset. But calibration is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician who has been certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.

The settings here are for 2D only. The display was not calibrated for 3D.