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  • jpup
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    • Feb 2003
    • 4571

    #4861
    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

    Originally posted by FootballForever
    I change my settings and I trying to get used to the darkness, I set my contrast to 50 and brightness to 45, I have my shaprness to 15. What do some of you guys keep your sharpness on?
    You must have missed my half dozen posts on the questions that you have asked on the last 2 or 3 pages. I answered all of them for you just after you bought the set.

    Here are my settings for my 55" SXRD(try them before you knock them):

    Picture menu:

    Mode: Custom
    Advanced iris: Min
    Picture: 80
    Brightness: 44
    Color: 44
    Hue: 0
    Color temp: Warm2
    Sharpness: 30
    Noise reduction: Off

    --Advanced Settings--

    Black corrector: Off
    Gamma: Off
    Clear white: Off
    Live color: Off
    White balance: (see below)
    Detail enhancer: Off
    Edge enhancer: Off

    --White balance--

    R-gain: -2
    G-gain: -1
    B-gain: 0
    R-bias: -3
    G-bias: -2
    B-bias: -1

    Setup menu:

    Color matrix: Standard
    Power saving: On

    Don't base your setting on what someone with a totally different TV does, it doesn't make good sense. Did you go to CNET and use what they have? Something very close to that should be where your TV is set. There is nothing that you can do to make SD/analog channels look very good.
    Last edited by jpup; 02-14-2007, 08:21 AM.
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    • mjb2124
      Hall Of Fame
      • Aug 2002
      • 13649

      #4862
      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

      I used to keep my sharpness at 0, but when Chad B calibrated it, he set it to 40. I was a little surprised to see that as I had always heard sharpness should be at 0.

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      • ODogg
        Hall Of Fame
        • Feb 2003
        • 37953

        #4863
        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

        Originally posted by mjb2124
        I used to keep my sharpness at 0, but when Chad B calibrated it, he set it to 40. I was a little surprised to see that as I had always heard sharpness should be at 0.
        mine is at 0
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        • ExtremeGamer
          Extra Life 11/3/18
          • Jul 2002
          • 35299

          #4864
          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

          Originally posted by mjb2124
          I used to keep my sharpness at 0, but when Chad B calibrated it, he set it to 40. I was a little surprised to see that as I had always heard sharpness should be at 0.
          He has mine higher as well, but he also set it down lower in the service menu.

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          • CaptainZombie
            Brains
            • Jul 2003
            • 37851

            #4865
            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

            Originally posted by FootballForever
            I change my settings and I trying to get used to the darkness, I set my contrast to 50 and brightness to 45, I have my shaprness to 15. What do some of you guys keep your sharpness on?
            Originally posted by jpup
            You must have missed my half dozen posts on the questions that you have asked on the last 2 or 3 pages. I answered all of them for you just after you bought the set.

            Here are my settings for my 55" SXRD(try them before you knock them):

            Don't base your setting on what someone with a totally different TV does, it doesn't make good sense. Did you go to CNET and use what they have? Something very close to that should be where your TV is set. There is nothing that you can do to make SD/analog channels look very good.
            Football, getting base settings help, but it will all depend on the lighting of your room + how far away that you sit from the TV. Like everyone has said on here, you can't just change the settings and expect your eyes to take to the changes right away. You want to leave the TV for a few hours to 24 hours, or else the picture will look worse.

            I used the base settings for my tv that a calibrator had over at AVSForums, then I kept on tweaking them to meet the conditions of the room. You will not notice a change right away, and from your messages it sounds like your looking for instant results which won't happen.

            Like jpup says, SD/Analog channels will look like crap compared to HD channels. Pop in a DVD or Bluray movie to gauge if your TV looks good to you, if those look good then your TV is fine. If your guaging off of the SD channels also, your only making it worse for yourself and I bet you might be feeling some regrets.

            Make the changes and walk away from the TV.

            Originally posted by ODogg
            mine is at 0
            I have mine set at 0 also.
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            • fishepa
              I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
              • Feb 2003
              • 18989

              #4866
              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

              It would also help to get Avia or DVE to calibrate your TV. I just got Avia off ebay for $30 to calibrate my LCD.

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              • mjb2124
                Hall Of Fame
                • Aug 2002
                • 13649

                #4867
                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                He has mine higher as well, but he also set it down lower in the service menu.
                That must be it. Of course, with the naked eye I can't tell a difference between sharpness at 0 or 100 so it doesn't matter to me!

                This is also a prime example why other settings don't really work on all TV's. If anything in the service menu has been changed, then the picture preset settings are going to be way off from a non-calibrated user to a calibrated user.

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                • coogrfan
                  In Fritz We Trust
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 15645

                  #4868
                  Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                  Originally posted by coogrfan
                  I have a question regarding my new Vizio:

                  I hooked up my 360 with a VGA cable, and the color was screwed up (everything was green). I'm certain there's nothing wrong with the cable, it works fine on my monitor. When I use the component cables to hook up my 360, the picture is fine.

                  Is this a problem with the VGA input, or is there a setting on the tv that I need to change? If it's the tv, should I exchange it or is this something that can be easily fixed?
                  Ok, this is sort of embarrassing, but I'm going to put this out there for all the HD newbs (like me) who might be running into the same problem I was.

                  It turned out that the problem I was having was due to the fact that I had neglected to change my Xbox 360's output to match the native resolution of the Vizio. I had previously been using my 360 with the same Gateway 19" w/s monitor I use for my pc, and had the resolution set at 1280x720. Once I switched the 360's output to 1360x768, everything was copacetic.

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                  • RoyalBoyle78
                    Aka."Footballforever"
                    • May 2003
                    • 23918

                    #4869
                    Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                    Originally posted by jpup
                    You must have missed my half dozen posts on the questions that you have asked on the last 2 or 3 pages. I answered all of them for you just after you bought the set.

                    Here are my settings for my 55" SXRD(try them before you knock them):

                    Picture menu:

                    Mode: Custom
                    Advanced iris: Min
                    Picture: 80
                    Brightness: 44
                    Color: 44
                    Hue: 0
                    Color temp: Warm2
                    Sharpness: 30
                    Noise reduction: Off

                    --Advanced Settings--

                    Black corrector: Off
                    Gamma: Off
                    Clear white: Off
                    Live color: Off
                    White balance: (see below)
                    Detail enhancer: Off
                    Edge enhancer: Off

                    --White balance--

                    R-gain: -2
                    G-gain: -1
                    B-gain: 0
                    R-bias: -3
                    G-bias: -2
                    B-bias: -1

                    Setup menu:

                    Color matrix: Standard
                    Power saving: On

                    Don't base your setting on what someone with a totally different TV does, it doesn't make good sense. Did you go to CNET and use what they have? Something very close to that should be where your TV is set. There is nothing that you can do to make SD/analog channels look very good.
                    will these worka nd look good if I used for my PS3 settings and dvd settings?
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                    • ExtremeGamer
                      Extra Life 11/3/18
                      • Jul 2002
                      • 35299

                      #4870
                      Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                      Originally posted by FootballForever
                      will these worka nd look good if I used for my PS3 settings and dvd settings?
                      Seriously man, just put the settings at whatever you are comfortable with. If you like the picture, then leave it there. You bought the warranty correct? Then who cares.

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                      • fishepa
                        I'm Ron F'n Swanson!
                        • Feb 2003
                        • 18989

                        #4871
                        Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                        Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                        Seriously man, just put the settings at whatever you are comfortable with. If you like the picture, then leave it there. You bought the warranty correct? Then who cares.
                        Or buy Avia or Digital Video Essentials DVD and calibrate yourself, then you know the colors are correct.

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                        • RoyalBoyle78
                          Aka."Footballforever"
                          • May 2003
                          • 23918

                          #4872
                          Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                          Originally posted by ExtremeGamer
                          Seriously man, just put the settings at whatever you are comfortable with. If you like the picture, then leave it there. You bought the warranty correct? Then who cares.
                          yup, I think your right...



                          These are my settings and I'm keeping them, I kinda have the set for all, game, dvd, tv..

                          Mode: Vivid
                          Advanced iris: 2
                          Picture: 72
                          Brightness: 53
                          Color: 42
                          Hue: 0
                          Color temp: cool
                          Sharpness: 25
                          Noise reduction: Off
                          Last edited by RoyalBoyle78; 02-14-2007, 01:49 PM.
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                          • mjb2124
                            Hall Of Fame
                            • Aug 2002
                            • 13649

                            #4873
                            Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                            Originally posted by fishepa
                            Or buy Avia or Digital Video Essentials DVD and calibrate yourself, then you know the colors are correct.
                            Exactly.

                            FF - If you spent this much money on a TV, why wouldn't you want the proper picture? Spend the $20 or $30 on Avia or Digital Video Essentials and get the picture quality as close to perfection as those discs can do. They're VERY easy to use. It just takes some time to sit down and do it. Either that or hire a calibrator to get it perfect.

                            Using settings posted on the internet is not a good idea as you have no idea what that person has done to their TV (ie: was it calibrated or not?). Plus each and every TV is different.....even identical models.

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                            • RoyalBoyle78
                              Aka."Footballforever"
                              • May 2003
                              • 23918

                              #4874
                              Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                              Originally posted by mjb2124
                              Exactly.

                              FF - If you spent this much money on a TV, why wouldn't you want the proper picture? Spend the $20 or $30 on Avia or Digital Video Essentials and get the picture quality as close to perfection as those discs can do. They're VERY easy to use. It just takes some time to sit down and do it. Either that or hire a calibrator to get it perfect.

                              Using settings posted on the internet is not a good idea as you have no idea what that person has done to their TV (ie: was it calibrated or not?). Plus each and every TV is different.....even identical models.
                              I have the Digital Video Essentials, but for some reason it just confuse's me, I may be slow when it comes to this...
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                              • pb4201
                                Rookie
                                • May 2003
                                • 367

                                #4875
                                Re: HDTV Questions and Answers Thread

                                Guys,

                                I'm finally going to jump into the HD era with 2 tv's. I originally wanted to get the 60 inch SXRD but because of limited space I think i'm gonna go with a 56 and hang a 32 right next to it. Here are the TV's i'm thinking about...please let me know your thoughts...



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