Help with sharpness setting?

[admin_exported]

Just wanted to know what number setting for 'sharpness' i should have my sony LCD at when watching both high def and SD? Any advice would be appreciated

 

[True Blue]

General concensus is to switch it off completely. Mine is switched off on my Pana. See if you like it like that, can take your eyes a while to notice a difference so keep each setting for a few days first before making up your mind.

 

[Anonymous]

I'd disagree. On my Pioneer set, turning sharpness all the way down doesn't just stop sharpening, it actively softens the image. Bizarrely 'off' seems to be about -3, even though the scale runs from -15 to +15. It's unlikely that settings for Sony or Panasonic TVs will be the same. You need to get hold of a test pattern with a grid or at least lines with high contrast (white on black, for example). Turn sharpness down to the point where any ringing or smearing between the foreground and background disappears, but no further. Digital Video Essentials includes a really good pattern for setting sharpness.

 

[Gazuk]

I too agree that if the sharpness is turned off the image is just too soft and not sharp enough especially on sd material but also hd. I have mine set about half way on my panny plasma.

 

[beater]

I turned the sharpness down on my panasonic plasma and also thought the picture looked to soft if not blurry so have turned mine back up.

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[Anonymous]

The sharpness turned of on my pana but on +1 on my onkyo 875! I get less edge noise(or what ever you call it) running it that way.

 

[bryster]

Although we have different sony models I have previously scoured the internet for best settings and the general concensous is to st the sharpness at about 35. Thats assuming your model has sharpness values from 0-10.

 

[drummerman]

bryster:
... and the general concensous is to st the sharpness at about 35. Thats assuming your model has sharpness values from 0-10.

I feel a challenge coming up ...

 

[Anonymous]

I feel about 12 white russians coming up....

 

[Anonymous]

Now your talking! ;-)

 

[Liam19]

Agreed with those who say 'off' looks too soft - to my eyes, doing this robs Blu-ray of any kind of wow-factor on my Panny plasma. I generally leave mine at around 60% - this looks good to me without screwing up motion / introducting noise etc.