I let the master buy a 46" LCD set on Saturday (OK, I made him do it )

but I find it weird to watch a movie on it, suddenly everything looks like a soapie It's hard to explain, it's like before, things filmed in panavision looked like a MOVIE, now everything has that 'filmed in video' look, it's so clear! I've turned down the sharpness and contrast and it still looks weird to me!



anyone else found this?

I have a 42" LCD/HDTV....and porn never looked creepier!! It gives that whole "peeper hiding in the closet" vibe....

reneGade20 said:

where do you get HD porn?
all I've watched so far on blu-ray was Horton Hears a Who

ZombieKitten said:

some of the vid makers (Vivid for example) have some titles in Blu-ray and HD format...its very disconcerting to say the least to paraphrase Nino Brown in "New Jack City"....I could see the pimples on the booty!!

reneGade20 said:

jeez
I'll stick to redtube and my imagination!!!!

ZombieKitten said:

I'll send U a link!

U need to tweek the settings until the picture looks natural to U! Especially with these flat panel ones!

Amaxx said:

I've been tweaking until my wrist went numb already

ZombieKitten said:

The TV!!!! Not the Hubby!

Amaxx said:

ZombieKitten said:

Sorry! but U left that door wiiiiide open!
On a serious note! Go to the menu! There must B a Picture Mode sub menu!

What brand did you get?

I can only speak to the Samsungs, but there are modes that adjust all aspects of the picture to preset levels for different genres. You may find something you like without having to mess with each individually.

Mars23 said:

Samsung

Amaxx said:

It has every tweak imaginable.
At night "movie mode" is good colour/brightness wise, I think I am just not used to such clarity it feels WRONG to me

ZombieKitten said:

There you go!

I will say, especially animation has a different quality in HD. On standard DVDs, if you're upconverting, they take on a different quality as well. I'd be interested to see if you can play a DVD without upconverting if you prefer the image quality.

what's the tv brand and exact model number? I can look up the exact optimal settings for most tv's

ZombieKitten said:

Well maybe U need 2 go back 2 your Black & White HMV!

ufoclub said:

Series 6 46inch (LA46A650)

Mars23 said:

I guess I could just play it through the normal DVD player and see

Horton Hears a Who seemed very "live" if you know what I mean.

Mars23 said:

There are 3 preset modes: standard - movie - dynamic
each of which are easily changed to suit, and you can press reset to go back if you mess it up. Is there an option to save new user presets too?
[Edited 10/5/08 22:50pm]

ZombieKitten said:

Not sure on that. I have no remote batteries to check with right now either. I haven't used the TV remote since the 1st setup.

What I did is use the THX optimizer that can be found on many discs to set my audio and video. You can order the glasses you need from www.thx.com. I've been very pleased with the results.

Mars23 said:

what do those do?

https://www.costore.com/p...30793E.jpg
[Edited 10/6/08 0:20am]

ZombieKitten said:

They are a filter. There are a bunch of colors on the screen. When you get them all the same shade of blue through the glasses, that is the optimal setting according to THX.

Mars23 said:

ah! OK, so you only use them to calibrate, not to watch movies

ZombieKitten said:

Did you mean the Samsung LN46A650?

These are the optimal settings for a dimmed (darkened) entertainment room. This might be too dim for a bright sunlit room, and you could adjust it a bit brighter after these settings are put in:

--Picture menu

Mode: Movie

Backlight: 3

Contrast: 93

Brightness: 44

Sharpness: 0

Color: 52

Tint: G50/R50



Detailed settings submenu

Black adjust: Off

Dynamic contrast: Off

Gamma: +3

Color space: Auto

Flesh tone: 0

Edge enhancement: Off

xvYCC: Off



White balance submenu

R-Offset: 25

G-Offset: 26

B-Offset: 25

R-Gain: 24

G-Gain: 23

B-Gain: 14



Picture options submenu

Color tone: Warm2

Size: Just Scan

Digital NR: Off

DNIe: [grayed out]

HDMI black level: [grayed out]

Film mode: [grayed out]

Blue only mode: Off

Auto motion plus 120Hz: Off



--Setup menu

Entertainment: Off

Energy saving: Off

ZombieKitten said:

I agree.

Check out this thread titled "Anyone else think 120hz makes film look like video?"


http://www.hometheaterfor...video.html

And this one http://forum.videohelp.co...39250.html

alexandernevermind said:

Hey thanks! And funny this person was also watching Pirates: Dead Man's Chest!!!


So it isn't only me

ufoclub said:

Thanks UFO
no, it is definitely LA, that is what it says on box and back of TV

ZombieKitten said:

those settings should still apply! Good luck.

ufoclub said:

sweet! im assuming that these work for most recent samsung LCDs?


when watching any of mine at night i typically have the backlight adjusted to a near lowest setting and put it on movie mode. The brightness hurts my eyes when watching tv in the dark.

i have this TV, but the one with the square base, and a 40" and a 36" samsung last years models (all black cases)