Toshiba C3030 Series [Settings Thread]

[nokiauk]

I am shortly about to obtain one of these sets and I know a few people on here have already got their's or have ordered one.

Thought it would be nice to have a seperate thread purely for the settings people are using whether it be general use, for DVD's or HD and games consoles.

i'm sure these setting will apply on all models from 32" to 42" so post away and then others and myself will be able to use these as a guide and experiement then perhaps post their own settings.

 

[Master Frodo]

I would also like to see others settings...

Still tweaking my settings, so will post once Im happy..

 

[Master Frodo]

Anybody?

 

[nokiauk]

got mine today,been playing and have ended up with these:

backlight:65
contrast:50
brightness:60
colour:50
tint:0
sharpness: +10
black stretch: on
mpeg nr: middle
dnr: auto
colour temp: normal

see how you get on, mainly watch Sky HD via HDMI.

 

[smorgan99]

Any more offers?

 

[smorgan99]

If anyone fancies posting settings for this set please go ahead!

 

[drewski]

I'll bump this one because I'd like to know what settings people are using too.

Normal SD TV looked fine at first, then I adjusted the settings to pander to my PS2 but it changed the signal for normal TV signals as well. The result is that TV looks a little rougher round the edges than before.

Anybody worked out how to get different settings for different inputs?

 

[lat1010]

got mine today,been playing and have ended up with these:

backlight:65
contrast:50
brightness:60
colour:50
tint:0
sharpness: +10
black stretch: on
mpeg nr: middle
dnr: auto
colour temp: normal

see how you get on, mainly watch Sky HD via HDMI.

Works well, especially for the HUMAX, much less pixalated

 

[advid]

..I've just ordered a Toshiba 37 inch C3030 and am waiting patiently for delivery...

Any of you owners care to put some pics of your setup here - I want front / 30 degree / 45 degree / side and back views if poss..

 

[nokiauk]

some pics on this thread

http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=485190&page=25

more here including view of connections

http://www.home-entertainment.toshiba.co.uk/consumer/products.nsf/pages/lcdplasma-regzac3030-32c3030d?opendocument

 

[risingsouth]

anyone with anymore settings-----pleeeeese

 

[M15ley]

The settings out of the box are horiffic to say the least so do the opposite and get that backlight way down (will save your screen in the long run too ).

Try these, preferably in an almost dark room (small light on in the background)

Backlight 25-30
Contrast 95-100
Brightness 65-70
Colour 40-45
Black Stretch - OFF
Colour Management - OFF
MPEG NR - OFF
Active Backlight - OFF
Tint +20
Shapness -12

Works for me

 

[risingsouth]

thanks will give it a try---what size of screen do you have

 

[smorgan99]

Been playing with mine and heres how I have my 32" set-up

Backlight 18 (lower at night)
Contrast 100
Brightness 70
Colour 45
Everything else OFF!
Tint 0
Sharpness -27

Looks good for me but it's all in the eye of the beholder eh?!?

 

[M15ley]

thanks will give it a try---what size of screen do you have

These settings are on my 37", not sure size should make much difference but you never know.

 

[luke_1983uk]

thank god for this thread been looking everywhere for some settings for the 32" model, i talked my mate into buying 2 of these, has anyone else got any other settings available?

 

[medicmanonet]

Hi all,

I tried a basic setup with a Video essentials DVD via a S-VHS connections althougth I havent got the blue,green,red filter things to set up colour correctly.

The below settings seem pretty good so far (sky is a bit hit and miss for me thougth -maybe down to bitrates)

Settings are:
Backlight 32
Contrast 92
Birghtness 52
Colour 29
Tint 0
Sharpeness +3

Black Stretch OFF
Mpeg OFF
Noise Off
Cinema On (didnt notice any differance)

Mpeg and noise might be worth trying turned on low.

Anyway much much better than out of the box

 

[ianwhiscombe]

I've got a 37".

Active Backlight OFF
Backlight 50
Contrast 100
Brightness 54
Colour 36
Tint 0
Sharpness -20
Black stretch Off
MPEG NR Off
DNR Off
Colour temp Warm

I have to say I am still playing around with it though. This setup seems to the best compromise I can come up with for watching Blue Ray discs, Standard Def discs, Freeview and playing a few games on the PS3.

 

[Dazza]

I've got a 37".

Active Backlight OFF
Backlight 50
Contrast 100
Brightness 54
Colour 36
Tint 0
Sharpness -20
Black stretch Off
MPEG NR Off
DNR Off
Colour temp Warm

I have to say I am still playing around with it though. This setup seems to the best compromise I can come up with for watching Blue Ray discs, Standard Def discs, Freeview and playing a few games on the PS3.

Close to the above but with Brightness at 40 & Colour at 45.

I would have a dabble with settings yourself first and then compare against other settings.
Interesting to see if other peoples settings vary greatly or like mine and ianwhiscombe are very similar

 

[bigmondy]

Has anyone used tx optimiser?

 

[rowlers]

just used the thx optimiser on my 37C3000PG. a little hard to adjust to get it right but looks like it has made an improvement!

 

[reima]

hi

has anyone suffered from dead or stuck pixels as well as back light problems.

thanks

 

[kp278]

bump

got mine this weekend. will try a few of the suggestions here and post back if i make any worthy changes

 

[donleeone]

Anyone got settings for a nice vibrant display on an xbox 360??

Thanks

 

[donleeone]

Am I right in thinking that you can only customize one of the picture setttings?