4K TV Reviews

Unit-to-unit sample variations, the viewing environment, and the source might render these recommendations less than optimum. They are only provided as a potentially useful starting place. Note that the usefulness of the Color Tuner settings provided here may not produce the best possible result on another sample (this will be true even of pricier sets).

For settings such as Backlight, Brightness, and Çontrast, we strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many available HD/SDR setup discs, such as the Disney "WOW" or the Spears and Munsil High Definition Benchmark (a Spears and Munsil disc for Ultra HD/HDR has just been released as of this writing)). These will help you set the basic controls correctly, though are not designed for color calibration. Experimenting with the color calibration controls in the user menus will do no harm; the changes may be easily reset. But adjusting these by eye is unlikely to produce an accurate result and is no substitute for a full color calibration. The latter is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician such as those certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.—TJN

Color Tuner SDR (CMS controls, Hue, Saturation, and Brightness, not used for SDR)