Just taken delivery of a 32DW6557 to replace a 32PW6506 that had poor geometry, fishbowl on NTSC and a big blue patch.
The 32DW6557 has none of the faults listed above. But, the picture is lacking in fine detail for mid- to dark tones. Impossible to correct using available settings. Brightness in particular seems VERY sensitive, a few notches either way changes from too dark to too light.
It seems as if the gamma setting (or whatever is the equivalent in TV) is way wrong. I can't get into the service menu using the codes listed for other Philips TVs. I'd be a bit hesitant too. The TV was bought from Rackhams Leicester who are only too happy to replace/refund - but they say they cannot send out an engineer. Pity, if it is something like a gamma setting then a simple tweak should fix it. Another, possibly related, imperfection is that B&W movies are slightly sepia tinted unless the colour is turned right down. Again, it may due to individual RGB gamma (whatever) settings being wrong.
Any ideas? Other than send it back - which is the top option at present.
Anyone been in to the service menu on the 6557?
Cheers,
-JJM
The 32DW6557 has none of the faults listed above. But, the picture is lacking in fine detail for mid- to dark tones. Impossible to correct using available settings. Brightness in particular seems VERY sensitive, a few notches either way changes from too dark to too light.
It seems as if the gamma setting (or whatever is the equivalent in TV) is way wrong. I can't get into the service menu using the codes listed for other Philips TVs. I'd be a bit hesitant too. The TV was bought from Rackhams Leicester who are only too happy to replace/refund - but they say they cannot send out an engineer. Pity, if it is something like a gamma setting then a simple tweak should fix it. Another, possibly related, imperfection is that B&W movies are slightly sepia tinted unless the colour is turned right down. Again, it may due to individual RGB gamma (whatever) settings being wrong.
Any ideas? Other than send it back - which is the top option at present.
Anyone been in to the service menu on the 6557?
Cheers,
-JJM