Sony settings

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I have a sony 40W2000 LCD set and no matter what i use (THX set ups etc) I just cant seem to find a good all round setting for my colour/brightness/contrast i just seem to end up messing around for hours and now i think its a matter of ive been trying so many different settings i dont know what im looking at now.

My games seem too dark, broadcasts seem a bit washed out and blu rays dont excel, anyone got any numbers for me to try please??

 

[Anonymous]

The best setting for a Sony TV is OFF.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your help, youre amazing. Quality speakers BTW!!!!

 

[aliEnRIK]

Once youve set the contrast and brightness with the THX disc you should leave them well alone as theyre then CALIBRATED as they should be. The fly in the ointment is the backlight though. If you change that then youll probably have to change the brightness setting again.

Colour is simply a case of turning it up so that everything looks as natural as it can be.

Make sure ALL digital procesing modes are turned off (Noise reduction etc)

 

[Anonymous]

I googled the tv and came up with some reviews that suggested some best settings that look amazing on my PS3 by switching to accepting a pure HD signal but SKY+ looks like a 20 year old broadcast.

Back to the drawing board

 

[aliEnRIK]

PS3 should be set to AUTO so that COMPONENT is selected to play movies via dvd or bluray

RGB set to limited, super white ON

You can try upscaling dvds, it will probably look better. But my pioneer tv looks FAR better watching in SD and having the tv upscale

Sky ~ buy a decent scart (if you dont already have one)

The THOR from AMAZON is a very good starter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Thor-Scart-to-1-5m/dp/B0009E66SW

 

[Andrew Everard]

raypalmer:The best setting for a Sony TV is OFF.
What a useful contribution.

 

[laserman16]

Andrew Everard:raypalmer:The best setting for a Sony TV is OFF.
What a useful contribution.
Yup, really useful. I'll check on my settings and post again in a few minutes with them.

 

[laserman16]

Right here goes.Picture Mode- Standard.Backlight-4.Contrast-75.Brightness-50.Colour-60.Colour Temperature-Neutral.Sharpness-5.Noise Reduction-Low.Note,these settings are what I am happy with but it might be a starting point for you. Also once you have adjusted the settings give yourself a day or so to get used to them without messing with them.

 

[Anonymous]

I have a V4000 so it might be no help at all but here goes anyhow.

I found that after setting the contrast to low (stopped the whites looking clipped) and the output to RGB on the Sky+ box, that the best settings for my eyes are

picture mode standard

backlight 7

contrast 86

brightness 53

colour 47

sharpness 8

colour tone neutral

noise reduction off

advanced contrast enhancer on.

I played around for ages before arriving at these.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

GreenYamo:
I have a sony 40W2000 LCD set and no matter what i use (THX set ups etc) I just cant seem to find a good all round setting for my colour/brightness/contrast i just seem to end up messing around for hours and now i think its a matter of ive been trying so many different settings i dont know what im looking at now.

My games seem too dark, broadcasts seem a bit washed out and blu rays dont excel, anyone got any numbers for me to try please??

I have the same screen (and it's excellent when set up properly), ignore the ignoramus who posted earlier.

I cannot remember off the top of my head but I got my settings from someone online and it worked a treat. I've since played about a bit but I will see if I can find them and post back later.

 

[Gerrardasnails]

Gerrardasnails:GreenYamo:
I have a sony 40W2000 LCD set and no matter what i use (THX set ups etc) I just cant seem to find a good all round setting for my colour/brightness/contrast i just seem to end up messing around for hours and now i think its a matter of ive been trying so many different settings i dont know what im looking at now.

My games seem too dark, broadcasts seem a bit washed out and blu rays dont excel, anyone got any numbers for me to try please??

I have the same screen (and it's excellent when set up properly), ignore the ignoramus who posted earlier.

I cannot remember off the top of my head but I got my settings from someone online and it worked a treat. I've since played about a bit but I will see if I can find them and post back later.

Try these, write them down and then play about a bit if you are not happy.
For SD inputs:

Menu
_Settings
__Picture
Mode: Custom
Backlight: 4
Contrast: 80
Brightness: 44
Colour: 65
Colour Temp: Neutral (note: this was calibrated via service menu)
Sharpness: 5
Noise Reduction: Off

Menu
_Settings
__Advanced
All set to OFF
Colourspace: Normal
Gamma: High

I measured the gammas at (OFF: 2.6, LOW: 2.45 MED: 2.3, HIGH: 2.2). The choice is between OFF (2.6 is typical for CRT) or HIGH (2.2 is typical for monitor).

Menu
_Set-Up
Power Saving: LOW

For HD inputs:

Same as above but with
Brightness: 42
Colour: 59
Sharpness: MIN

Menu
_Picture
__Display Area: FULL PIXEL (this gives pixel perfect mode)

 

[Andrew Everard]

laserman16:Andrew Everard:raypalmer:The best setting for a Sony TV is OFF.
What a useful contribution.
Yup, really useful.
He's a disgruntled ex-Sony employee, IIRC.

But thanks everyone for your settings.

 

[Anonymous]

I find the dvd essentials a great tool! can be bought of amazon for somewere around a tenner! As gerrard says you can get a pretty fine picture on 40w2000

 

[laserman16]

Andrew Everard:
laserman16:Andrew Everard:raypalmer:The best setting for a Sony TV is OFF.
What a useful contribution.
Yup, really useful.
He's a disgruntled ex-Sony employee, IIRC.

But thanks everyone for your settings.

No problem. Hope its useful.

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks everyone just trying them all now, tried so many settings that everything started to look the same.

Thanks again a great response, Rich.