LCD TV Reviews

Settings
Unit-to-unit sample variations, the viewing environment, and the source might render these recommendations less than optimum. They are provided only as a potentially useful starting place.

The settings here 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, Brightness, and Gamma, can shift the measure white balance, though the resulting visible change may be innocuous. Production line tolerances can do the same. We do not provide settings or access codes for service menus. Random alterations of such controls without detailed knowledge of what they do may corrupt a set's firmware. This will likely require extensive in-shop repairs not covered under the warrantee. Only an experienced calibrator familiar with the specific brand of set, and a clear understanding of which controls to use and which to avoid, should attempt Service menu calibrations. In any case, no service menus were used or needed in calibrating this set.

We strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many available display setup DVDs, such as Digital Video Essentials (DVD) or DVE HD Basics (Blu-ray). These will help you to set the basic controls correctly, brightness, contrast, sharpness, and sometimes color and tint. Experimenting with the more complex color calibration and other controls in the user menus will do no harm; the changes may be easily reset. But tuning a set "by eye" using these controls is no substitute for a full calibration, which is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician such as those certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.

	2D
Picture Mode	Movie
Backlight	48
Brightness	51
Contrast	60
Color	44
Tint	0
Sharpness	2
Size and Position	Default
Color Temperature	Custom
Red Gain	158
Green Gain	138
Blue Gain	63
Red Offset	126
Green Offset	127
Blue Offset	128
Advanced Picture Settings
Smooth Motion Effect	Off
Real Cinema Mode	Off
Noise Reduction	Off
Color Enhancement	Off
Adaptive Luma	Off
Film Mode	Auto
Backlight Control	Off or DCR
Ambient Light Sensor	Off