HD tip

[fortyfive]

I'm assuming most or all of you have already figured this out, but if you're dazed and confused like me here it goes...
Yesterday, for the first time I changed the "entertainment" setting on my TV. By default it goes to "game" setting when playing PS3. I changed it to "sports" instead and...WOW! The colors came alive like never before! Even the sound is more realistic and authentic. I flicked it back to what it was before and I can't believe the diff. From what I heard you're supposed to play on the "game" setting because it is optimized for gaming and otherwise the screen will lag a bit. Not true at all in my case. It's 100% better looking with no lag whatsoever. I'm sure results vary from TV to TV, but it's worth a shot. This game keeps looking better and better........

[Mr. Franchise]

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Well it makes sense...lol

[fortyfive]

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Well it makes sense...lol

I did say I'm dazzzzzzzzed and confused. lol

[BigWilly]

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I'm assuming most or all of you have already figured this out, but if you're dazed and confused like me here it goes...
Yesterday, for the first time I changed the "entertainment" setting on my TV. By default it goes to "game" setting when playing PS3. I changed it to "sports" instead and...WOW! The colors came alive like never before! Even the sound is more realistic and authentic. I flicked it back to what it was before and I can't believe the diff. From what I heard you're supposed to play on the "game" setting because it is optimized for gaming and otherwise the screen will lag a bit. Not true at all in my case. It's 100% better looking with no lag whatsoever. I'm sure results vary from TV to TV, but it's worth a shot. This game keeps looking better and better........

Is this for LCD TVs only? I have a 50" Toshiba Plasma, and I don't have any inputs like that - there's 8 inputs such as DVD, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, TV, etc...but nothing like what you're talking about. Which is why I'm wondering if it's just LCD TV that have these options.

[jgarcia]

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Is this for LCD TVs only? I have a 50" Toshiba Plasma, and I don't have any inputs like that - there's 8 inputs such as DVD, HDMI 1, HDMI 2, TV, etc...but nothing like what you're talking about. Which is why I'm wondering if it's just LCD TV that have these options.

I have a 50" Samsung Plasma and I have it, Im pretty sure yours does too, just go your settings

[BigWilly]

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I have a 50" Samsung Plasma and I have it, Im pretty sure yours does too, just go your settings

Ok, I'll check it out tonite. Thanks

[grisch44]

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I have a 50" Samsung Plasma and I have it, Im pretty sure yours does too, just go your settings

Many TV's have different out of the box picture settings like this. Or you can get an HD calibration disk, customize your settings to best fit your room setup as a lot depends on how much light and what kind you typically have in your room. This is the best looking game I've had on my 133" projection screen (Sony RS-10 projector). The colors pop, the lighting is excellent and the attention to detail is amazing. Anyway, sorry for the tangent. Glad you discovered some preferred picture settings.

[dbly32]

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He means color settings....although I have no idea how changing the picture mode would improve your sound. Placebo effect going on....my TV (Panasonic 50" plasma) has a THX mode, but it's more for watching movies in darkness so I just use the game mode.

[Grinder12000]

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Never considered that - I'll have to look. I have my own settings but will click on Sports.

BTW - I HATE to say this but watching the AS game last night Hoffman threw a pitch and I was expecting to see the little gray strike zone box pop up.

MLB 09: The Show - OH - It's THAT Good!

[super44444444]

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Can someone tell me which is better for gaming plasma or lcd? Also with plasma what about burn in? Thanks

[bcruise]

This....

That's why I get a good laugh when people say uniforms aren't the right color - most of the time their own TV is the problem!

Mine isn't professionally calibrated nor do I have a "game" setting, but I spent a lot of time getting the color and brightness just right.

[Kevin_D]

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Anybody got a Vizio? Just wondering what y'all use?

[fortyfive]

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He means color settings....although I have no idea how changing the picture mode would improve your sound. Placebo effect going on....my TV (Panasonic 50" plasma) has a THX mode, but it's more for watching movies in darkness so I just use the game mode.

Actually the settings I am referring to do change more than "color". And yes the sound is changed as well. But thanks for the psycho-analysis:wink: I imagine some if not most are playing on "game" mode. I am playing on "sports" mode. This is meant to watch TV sports on this mode. But it actually looks superb for The Show. It's an LCD btw. 720 whatever. Looks amazing.

[dbly32]

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Yeah right after I posted that I figured your TV probably has a setting that would change your audio settings (bass/treble, etc) so sorry about that!

[authentic]

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I just played a game on Sports setting on 1080p and my mind is still being blown away.