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Update - 6th February 2008
I've had alot of PM's from people looking for settings for various different types of equipment over RGB Scart, so I'd recommend the guideline values posted below for all equipment over this connection.
For Sky HD/BluRay/HDDVD/HDMI DVD Players over HDMI, I'd recommend the same, but be sure and use Just Scan for HD Content, and 16:9 for SD.
Mode: Movie
Contrast: 75-90
Brightness: 42-50
Sharpness: 0-30
Colour: 40-50
Tint: 50/50
Colour Tone: Warm1/2
Backlight: 1-3 (may need to be higher in some environments)
Size: 16:9
Digital NR: Off
Movie Plus: Off
xvYCC: Off
Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma -1/0
Edge Enhancement: Off
Colour Space: Wide
My Colour Control: All 15, except White 15-20
White Balance
It's very difficult to advise settings for this section, but I'm going to attempt it based on my experience so far, so here goes:
R-Offset: 14-17
G-Offset: 10-15
B-Offset: 9-11
R-Gain: 3-7
G-Gain: 10-15
B-Gain: 10-30
Setup
Energy Saving: Off/Low
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These values should get you on the road to acheiving a better picture, but still some way off an accurate one, so your only hope of achieving an accurate Picture would be to go for ISF Calibration.
The White Balance settings are next to impossible to set correctly playing it by eye, but you should be able to get an idea of what looks OK and what looks totally Off by staying within the values provided. However, these value recommendations are based on the experience I've had with my set only. Your results could differ greatly going by these because of ambient lighting and possible variation between units.
Setting the Brightness (Black Level) and Contrast (White Level) somewhere near accurate is also very important. Investing in a calibration DVD such as DVE may be worthwhile in an attempt to fine-tune this area. I believe DVD's which carry the THX Logo also provide certain calibration patterns on their discs, which could aid you in this area, so it may be worth investigating.
Normal Colour Tone is what most people will prefer initially, because they will be used to a cooler temperature (nearer 9300k), however, a more accurate picture (nearer 6500k) will be achieved by using Warm1/2 Colour Tone. Most likely Warm 2, but on the 50" version reviewed by HDTVtest, Warm 1 took them closer to 6500k, so it can vary.
Initially when using Warm1/2 Colour Tone, people say the picture is too yellow /red looking. What I'd recommend is, apply settings using Warm1/2 and stick to them for a week, to give yourself time to adapt to the change, then switch back to Normal Tone and you should realise how artificial the colours look compared to how they were in Warm1/2.
Anyway, I hope this post is of help to people looking for settings advice under these categories, as it will save me alot of time replying to each individual PM.
Please Note: I've removed the original settings I posted in April 2007, as I believe you will achieve a more accurate picture with the ones posted now.
Update - July 22nd 2008
The following settings are for Xbox 360 over Component.
Please Note - You will need to set brightness using a test pattern to suit your own viewing environment. Other slight tweaks may be neccessary due to variations between Sets.
Mode: Movie
Contrast: 80
Brightness: 65 (Daytime) 58 (Night time)
Sharpness: 0
Colour: 53
Tint: 50/50
Colour Tone: Warm 2
Backlight: 1
Size: 16:9 (Just Scan for Sets that allow it to be enabled)
Digital NR: Off
Movie Plus: Off
xvYCC: Off
Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma -1
Edge Enhancement: Off
Colour Space: Wide
My Colour Control: All 15
White Balance
R-Offset: 17
G-Offset: 15
B-Offset: 11
R-Gain: 4
G-Gain: 14
B-Gain: 30
Setup
Energy Saving: Low
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I've had alot of PM's from people looking for settings for various different types of equipment over RGB Scart, so I'd recommend the guideline values posted below for all equipment over this connection.
For Sky HD/BluRay/HDDVD/HDMI DVD Players over HDMI, I'd recommend the same, but be sure and use Just Scan for HD Content, and 16:9 for SD.
Mode: Movie
Contrast: 75-90
Brightness: 42-50
Sharpness: 0-30
Colour: 40-50
Tint: 50/50
Colour Tone: Warm1/2
Backlight: 1-3 (may need to be higher in some environments)
Size: 16:9
Digital NR: Off
Movie Plus: Off
xvYCC: Off
Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma -1/0
Edge Enhancement: Off
Colour Space: Wide
My Colour Control: All 15, except White 15-20
White Balance
It's very difficult to advise settings for this section, but I'm going to attempt it based on my experience so far, so here goes:
R-Offset: 14-17
G-Offset: 10-15
B-Offset: 9-11
R-Gain: 3-7
G-Gain: 10-15
B-Gain: 10-30
Setup
Energy Saving: Off/Low
-------------------------------------------------------------
These values should get you on the road to acheiving a better picture, but still some way off an accurate one, so your only hope of achieving an accurate Picture would be to go for ISF Calibration.
The White Balance settings are next to impossible to set correctly playing it by eye, but you should be able to get an idea of what looks OK and what looks totally Off by staying within the values provided. However, these value recommendations are based on the experience I've had with my set only. Your results could differ greatly going by these because of ambient lighting and possible variation between units.
Setting the Brightness (Black Level) and Contrast (White Level) somewhere near accurate is also very important. Investing in a calibration DVD such as DVE may be worthwhile in an attempt to fine-tune this area. I believe DVD's which carry the THX Logo also provide certain calibration patterns on their discs, which could aid you in this area, so it may be worth investigating.
Normal Colour Tone is what most people will prefer initially, because they will be used to a cooler temperature (nearer 9300k), however, a more accurate picture (nearer 6500k) will be achieved by using Warm1/2 Colour Tone. Most likely Warm 2, but on the 50" version reviewed by HDTVtest, Warm 1 took them closer to 6500k, so it can vary.
Initially when using Warm1/2 Colour Tone, people say the picture is too yellow /red looking. What I'd recommend is, apply settings using Warm1/2 and stick to them for a week, to give yourself time to adapt to the change, then switch back to Normal Tone and you should realise how artificial the colours look compared to how they were in Warm1/2.
Anyway, I hope this post is of help to people looking for settings advice under these categories, as it will save me alot of time replying to each individual PM.
Please Note: I've removed the original settings I posted in April 2007, as I believe you will achieve a more accurate picture with the ones posted now.
Update - July 22nd 2008
The following settings are for Xbox 360 over Component.
Please Note - You will need to set brightness using a test pattern to suit your own viewing environment. Other slight tweaks may be neccessary due to variations between Sets.
Mode: Movie
Contrast: 80
Brightness: 65 (Daytime) 58 (Night time)
Sharpness: 0
Colour: 53
Tint: 50/50
Colour Tone: Warm 2
Backlight: 1
Size: 16:9 (Just Scan for Sets that allow it to be enabled)
Digital NR: Off
Movie Plus: Off
xvYCC: Off
Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma -1
Edge Enhancement: Off
Colour Space: Wide
My Colour Control: All 15
White Balance
R-Offset: 17
G-Offset: 15
B-Offset: 11
R-Gain: 4
G-Gain: 14
B-Gain: 30
Setup
Energy Saving: Low
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