TV Reviews

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.

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" with such 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	Calibrated Dark
Backlight:	34
Contrast:	70
Brightness:	50
Color	50
Tint	0
Sharpness	0
Advanced Picture
Auto Brightness Control	Off
Black Detail	Off
Smart Dimming	On
Smooth Motion Effect	Off
Reduce Signal Noise	Low
Reduce Block Noise	Low
Film Mode	Auto
Color Temperature	Normal
Red Gain	100
Green Gain	103
Blue Gain	118
Red Offset	128
Green Offset	128
Blue Offset	122
	3D
Picture Mode	Calibrated
Backlight:	N/A
Contrast:	70
Brightness:	50
Color	50
Tint	0
Sharpness	N/A
Advanced Picture
Auto Brightness Control	Medium
Black Detail	Low
Smart Dimming	On
Smooth Motion Effect	N/A
Reduce Signal Noise	N/A
Reduce Block Noise	N/A
Film Mode	Auto
Color Temperature	Normal
Red Gain	128
Green Gain	113
Blue Gain	111
Red Offset	128
Green Offset	128
Blue Offset	128