Configuring Setting up a Plasma TV

[admin_exported]

I remember seeing a post on here on how best to configure the settings for a new TV but can't seem to find it?? I also read about a good setup dvd that you can buy - could someone please point me in the right direction?

Thanks

 

[jase fox]

You could use the THX optimizer found on most fox titles

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks - I will try my Star Wars DVD later today if I can find the THX optimiser. Any advice on waht I should do with the brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness etc. on first setting up my tv. I have just setup my Panny TH-42PZ85B for the first time.

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

[quote user="pptdgc"]
Thanks - I will try my Star Wars DVD later today if I can find the THX optimiser. Any advice on waht I should do with the brightness, contrast, colour, sharpness etc. on first setting up my tv. I have just setup my Panny TH-42PZ85B for the first time.

Thanks

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I have this set and found it to be very good out of the box with only a few tweaks on the normal setting.

Contrast - as it is (approx. 85%)

Brightness - as it is (50%)

Colour - down about 5 button presses (approx 35%)

Sharpness - as it is (50%)

Colour balance - neutral

PNR - off

Colour management - off

Overscan - off

IFC - off

This should give good you a good starting point. It is obviously just my opinion and experience but if this does not give a good picture, you could have a faulty set as my first two were!!

I would suggest that you use these settings or tweak them to your taste, and resist altering them for a day or so that you become familiar with the various aspects of the picture and then do some fine tuning possibly via the optimizer.

 

[D.J.KRIME]

Buy a copy of the DVE dvd.

 

[professorhat]

Just use the THX optimiser on the Star Wars DVD, it takes you through several steps to get the correct levels for the colour, contrast etc. which will suit you.

 

[jase fox]

Ye i agree that the THX optimiser is very good for settings of contrast & colour although i find the brightness setting is to bright on the THX optimizer, i actually used my eyes to originally set up & callibrate my tv for colour, brightness etc & then when i used the THX optimiser i found that there settings were the same as what id already done (give or take a slight twitch) so your eyes are great judges as what could be a great looking picture to you may not be to someone else, its all down to personal preference at the end of the day!! Happy tweeking !!