Pioneer 9G Owners Thread

[lvl52dungeon]

Originally Posted by paulst10

Has anyone tried turning the brightness down using B's settings ?? I turned mine down to -3 and the black levels seem so much better, adding an eerie effect to darker scenes .. watching I Am Legend and The Descent, the deeper blacks added more atmosphere and was totally engrossing in a nearly dark room

Mine is at -3 for live action and for animation i put it down more to -10.

"crushed" blacks and whites

[dpgs]

Originally Posted by AV Junkie

What's the best contrast setting for Sky HD to the 6090?

Medium seems to be the recommended.

[AV Junkie]

Originally Posted by lvl52dungeon

Mine is at -3 for live action and for animation i put it down more to -10.

"crushed" blacks and whites

My 6090, using DVE on HD DVD, matches B's recommended +1

[aandpwoodley]

Originally Posted by AV Junkie

My 6090, using DVE on HD DVD, matches B's recommended +1

B's settings is 32, did you mean Brightness.??

[AV Junkie]

Originally Posted by aandpwoodley

B's settings is 32, did you mean Brightness.??

I did, yes.

[paulst10]

Originally Posted by aandpwoodley

B's settings is 32, did you mean Brightness.??

Yes contrast was 32 & brightness was +1 .. IIRC

I now have mine at contrast 32 & brightness -3 or -2 (personal preference and just seems a lot blacker and more atmospheric)

[AV Junkie]

Originally Posted by paulst10

Yes contrast was 32 & brightness was +1 .. IIRC

I now have mine at contrast 32 & brightness -3 or -2 (personal preference and just seems a lot blacker and more atmospheric)

I tried turning down the brightness level a couple of notches to decrease black level but could definitely see a loss of shadow detail when doing so (I found black hair is a good thing to look at whilst tweaking) . The DVE disc actually demonstrated that 0 was a touch low and +1 a touch high. If only I could get +0.5 I'm sure a ISF calibration will sort that later

[paulst10]

Originally Posted by AV Junkie

I tried turning down the brightness level a couple of notches to decrease black level but could definitely see a loss of shadow detail when doing so (I found black hair is a good thing to look at whilst tweaking) . The DVE disc actually demonstrated that 0 was a touch low and +1 a touch high. If only I could get +0.5 I'm sure a ISF calibration will sort that later

I still havent got round to playing my DVE disk .. I need to sort the XE1 saga out first

FYI .. I had the XE1 replaced today and couldnt get it display an image on my screen everytime after updating the firmware .. it seems ok now but gonna give it trial run tonight

Fingers crossed it will be OK

[ChundanaUK]

Originally Posted by paulst10

Yes contrast was 32 & brightness was +1 .. IIRC

I now have mine at contrast 32 & brightness -3 or -2 (personal preference and just seems a lot blacker and more atmospheric)

I found there is no difference in idle luminance when you go below 0. Dropping any lower than that doesn't increase black level it just reduces shadow detail. I must admit though that +1 as Steve advises i think seems to increase noise in darker areas. I guess im saying that 0 is a happy medium.

[Meridius]

ok i need to get a dvd player sorted for this tv this week been offered the yamaha DVD-S2700 for £200 new or the Pioneer LX50 for £250 which is the better player the picture and 5.1 sound quality and which is better for the tv

thanks for any help these seem to be the only 2 dvd player sworth looking at

can the DVD-S2700 do 576i ?

[Phil Hinton]

Just a quick mention to all the guys asking what the better settings are and so on. We should be releasing around 6 tutorial videos in the very near future where some of the best ISF/display experts in the country will take you through exactly how to set up the main controls correctly and what to look for. Once set, along with your sources (a very important part that people forget!) you should never have to change the actual settings depending on material. There is also a video which explains exactly what happens when you hire an ISF professional as well, everything covered so you know what you are paying for etc.
I hope these will be popular, the presenters will be Neil Davidson, Graham Goodbun and Steve Kemp (bumtious), first one should be published in a week or so.

(oh and we use a 6090 for all the tutorial video stuff, which could just be an added bonus?)

[kingfats]

Cheers Phil seems a new direction for the forum,good stuff looking forward to it.
All the best.

[inferno_red]

I brought a 5090 the other day, wow! What a TV. The picture quality is superb. Im using Bumtious's starter settings which looks sublime.

Quick question regarding settings. I use a PS3 for Blu ray and DVD. What Drive mode and film mode should I use for the PS3 input? Same also for watching Digital TV using the Pioneer tuner - what drive mode and film setting? Thanks

[AV Junkie]

Originally Posted by inferno_red

I brought a 5090 the other day, wow! What a TV. The picture quality is superb. Im using Bumtious's starter settings which looks sublime.

Quick question regarding settings. I use a PS3 for Blu ray and DVD. What Drive mode and film mode should I use for the PS3 input? Same also for watching Digital TV using the Pioneer tuner - what drive mode and film setting? Thanks

Info HERE

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by inferno_red

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Quick question regarding settings. I use a PS3 for Blu ray and DVD. What Drive mode and film mode should I use for the PS3 input? Same also for watching Digital TV using the Pioneer tuner - what drive mode and film setting? Thanks

Hi inferno_red.
DVD via the PS3 you might as well send 1080p Purecinema will be irrelevant with this setting but leave on Advance for Blu-ray PS3 > 1080p/24 to AUTO.
Leave in Drive mode 1.
Freeview >Drive 2 and Purecinema to OFF.
All the best.