LCD or OLED? - The TV Thread

[Giants4Natic]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Wild, this is what I posted several pages back........just lower the brightness a little bit. If you plan on running the slides, send me a PM because you will have to use different settings which are completely different from these.

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Picture mode: THX
Contrast: +49
Brightness: +60
Color: +54
Tint: -2
Sharpness: +58

--Advanced picture submenu
3:2 pulldown: On
Color temp: Warm 2
Color mgmt: Off
x.v. Color: Off
C.A.T.S.: Off
Video NR: Off
Blur reduction: On

Great job on these settings CZ

[WildFan22]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I will put this in effect on my lunch break.

I'm loving this TV and I don't know why I have shunned plasma for so long. Thanks you for the info.

[Artman22]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Wild, this is what I posted several pages back........just lower the brightness a little bit. If you plan on running the slides, send me a PM because you will have to use different settings which are completely different from these.

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Picture mode: THX
Contrast: +49
Brightness: +60
Color: +54
Tint: -2
Sharpness: +58

--Advanced picture submenu
3:2 pulldown: On
Color temp: Warm 2
Color mgmt: Off
x.v. Color: Off
C.A.T.S.: Off
Video NR: Off
Blur reduction: On

I'm watching and running the slides on standard picture settings with both brightness and contrast at 48. My question to you is, do you think it's safe to run the slides for 6-8 hours at a time? I'm running the slides for about 3 hours at a time since I don't want to over work my tv..

[mjb2124]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I'm watching and running the slides on standard picture settings with both brightness and contrast at 48. My question to you is, do you think it's safe to run the slides for 6-8 hours at a time? I'm running the slides for about 3 hours at a time since I don't want to over work my tv..

I ran them on my TV for approximately 20 hour increments at times. I'd start them at 11pm at night when I went to bed and would stop around 6-7pm the next day when I got home from work. There's really no problem running them that long...your TV won't get over worked.

[mjb2124]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Great job on these settings CZ

I just realized I won't be able to post my settings tonight...my wife and I are helping out my sister and watching my niece. Mine are very close to settings I found on Home Theater Magazine with a few tweaks.

EX: I didn't use Warm 2 because it had too yellow of a tint for my taste. It made the ice in hockey look too yellow so I used Warm 1. I also turned down cell light to 18...as this is my first Plasma, I was shocked to see the cell light so high, but I guess that's the nature of a plasma? There were a few other tweaks, but nothing major.

Here are the Home Theater settings:

2D
Mode: Movie
Cell Light: 20
Contrast: 90
Brightness: 57
Sharpness: 0
Color: 45
Tint (G/R): G50/R50
Advanced Settings

• Black Tone: Off
• Dynamic Contrast: Off
• Gamma: -1 to +1
• Color Space: Auto

White Balance:

• Offset: Red 26, Green 25, Blue 27
• Gain: Red 25, Green, 29, Blue, 26

10p White Balance: On
<table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr><td>Interval </td> <td>Red</td> <td>Green</td> <td>Blue</td></tr> <tr><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> <tr><td>2</td> <td>-1</td><td>0</td> <td>-2</td></tr> <tr><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> <tr><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> <tr><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td>-2</td></tr> <tr><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td> <td>-3</td></tr> <tr><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td>-3</td></tr> <tr><td>8</td><td>0</td><td>0</td> <td>-5</td></tr> <tr><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> <tr><td>10</td> <td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr> </tbody></table> Flesh Tone: 0
Edge Enhancement: Off
xvYCC: Off or N/A
Picture Options

• Color Tone: Warm2
• Digital NR: Off
• Noise Reduction: Off
• Aspect: Screen Fit
  

HDMI Black Level: Low
Film Mode: Auto2

3D
Mode: Standard
Cell Light: 20
Contrast: 100
Brightness: 45
Sharpness: 0
Color: 40
Tint (G/R): G50/R50
Advanced Settings

• Black Tone: Off
• Dynamic Contrast: Medium
• Gamma: -1 to +1
• Color Space: Auto

White Balance: All 25 (Default)
Flesh Tone: N/A
Edge Enhancement: Off
xvYCC: N/A
Picture Options

• Color Tone: As Required
• Digital NR: MPEG
• Noise Reduction: Off

HDMI Black Level: Low (where selectable)
Film Mode: Auto2

[mjb2124]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Question: Is it correct to watch regular HDTV in the "Screen Fit" aspect ratio rather than the 16:9 ratio? I noticed I'll see another few inches on each side/top/bottom when in Screen Fit mode (it seems 16:9 is slightly zoomed in). The only issue I've seen is that on some commercials it looks like Screen Fit has a bit of flickering at the top.

[Artman22]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I ran them on my TV for approximately 20 hour increments at times. I'd start them at 11pm at night when I went to bed and would stop around 6-7pm the next day when I got home from work. There's really no problem running them that long...your TV won't get over worked.

Damn lol.. 20 hours straight? That seems a bit exessive lol.. I'm going to run mine tonight. Thanks for the info.

[Blzer]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Question: Is it correct to watch regular HDTV in the "Screen Fit" aspect ratio rather than the 16:9 ratio? I noticed I'll see another few inches on each side/top/bottom when in Screen Fit mode (it seems 16:9 is slightly zoomed in). The only issue I've seen is that on some commercials it looks like Screen Fit has a bit of flickering at the top.

I watch it with "Screen Fit" (my TV calls it "Just Scan"). You're probably noticing that when you are watching a 1080i broadcast, as that's the only time that option is available anyway. Yeah, I leave it on there. You'll notice that with video games and movies, you will want it on this as well. If you have The Show, you'll also see why you get black borders with your pictures, because technically there is more image to see (thus you have to stretch out the image in the game's options).

[Skyboxer]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I hit the 150 mark on the scrolling colors etc...
Hopefully I'll have some glasses this weekend to try the 3D. I did play some games and they seemed to play good. Baseball and GOW.

[WildFan22]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I couldn't resist playing games for 4 hours. I downloaded Motorstorm: Pacific Rim, 3D space something, God of War 3, and Warhawk and I played MLB:11.

I was blown away by everything I saw 2D or 3D it was amazing. I had zero problems and zero image retention. I was careful not to pause or to play with a frozen HUD. It's not often that something outperforms your expectations and that's what happened for me.

3D motorstorm was supposed to be bad and I thought it was great. I can't wait to see more games with 3D content. Motorstorm 3 is now a day 1 purchase.

[mjb2124]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

Damn lol.. 20 hours straight? That seems a bit exessive lol.. I'm going to run mine tonight. Thanks for the info.

Well, you're supposed to run the slides for 150-200 hours so I tried to get that done ASAP. I've heard of people who won't even watch their new plasma until they run the break-in slides for the full 150-200 hours. So they sit the TV in the corner and just let the slides run until they reach the number.

I actually had the TV on for days straight while running the slides. I'd get home at 6-7pm and would start watching regular TV and then when I went to bed, I'd put the slides back on (I connected a USB thumbdrive with the slides so I only had to switch inputs). Never bothered turning the TV off as I didn't see the point.

With all that said, I heard running break-in slides is not necessary. However, I have yet to see even the slightest bit of IR and I've left the TV on a static menu image for a good 45min (accident..not intentional! ). So, while it might not be necessary, I'd recommend it. Can't hurt right?

[mjb2124]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I watch it with "Screen Fit" (my TV calls it "Just Scan"). You're probably noticing that when you are watching a 1080i broadcast, as that's the only time that option is available anyway. Yeah, I leave it on there. You'll notice that with video games and movies, you will want it on this as well. If you have The Show, you'll also see why you get black borders with your pictures, because technically there is more image to see (thus you have to stretch out the image in the game's options).

Interesting. If it's only available in 1080i, it must automatically switch when viewing 720p content... I thought it was still in "Screen Fit" mode during 720p though (isn't ESPNHD in 720p? I know it's in Screen Fit on ESPNHD). I'll have to pay more attention to it this weekend.

[Giants4Natic]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

On my Samsung I put screen fit only for blu rays and gaming.

For TV I put it at 16:9 which is the aspect ration for regular hdtv channel watching.

If you put it at screen fit then you might get the wiggly lines on the top

Not sure about 720P since I watch all channels on 1080i

[Artman22]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

On my Samsung I put screen fit only for blu rays and gaming.

For TV I put it at 16:9 which is the aspect ration for regular hdtv channel watching.

If you put it at screen fit then you might get the wiggly lines on the top

Not sure about 720P since I watch all channels on 1080i

Same here...

[CaptainZombie]

Re: Plasma or LCD? - The TV Thread

I couldn't resist playing games for 4 hours. I downloaded Motorstorm: Pacific Rim, 3D space something, God of War 3, and Warhawk and I played MLB:11.

I was blown away by everything I saw 2D or 3D it was amazing. I had zero problems and zero image retention. I was careful not to pause or to play with a frozen HUD. It's not often that something outperforms your expectations and that's what happened for me.

3D motorstorm was supposed to be bad and I thought it was great. I can't wait to see more games with 3D content. Motorstorm 3 is now a day 1 purchase.

LOL! It happens man, I was impatient when I got mine too. I probably should have ran the slides even though the set was broken in, but we will see if it was a mistake or not as the set ages.

Have the settings I posted working out ok for you? Wait till you watch some Blu-ray's on this set, your jaw will drop. My next set will most likely be 58" as long as I get the garage converted into a second family room in the future.

I don't have my PS3 on game mode, been using THX and have been happy with it. Hopefully you will enjoy your set more as the time passes, the G series is no slouch. If I had the money, I'd be all over the VT as that thing looks amazing. I saw an open box VT 54" @ BBY for $1999, but no way I would spend an extra $1K for 4". Like mjb, at that point I would be looking at the Samsung C or D series in the same class as Panny is costly with the VT. I can care less for 3D and the problem is that I wear glasses so putting another pair over my regular glasses just sucks.