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4.5 stars
"Excellent HDTV with Settings Recommendation"
Pros: Very Great Picture
Cons: The Settings Must be Treaked
Summary: The key to this tv is adjusting the settings as follows:
Settings:
Contrast: 85
Backlignt: 50
Dynalight: On
Brightness: 60
Color: 45
Tint: -35
Sharpness: 90
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Middle
Static Gamma: 0
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -5
G Drive: +10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Green Hue: 0, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
The skin tone problem in the CNET review is totally corrected by adjusting the tint.
If you readjust these setting this is by far the best HDTV dollar for dollar.
Updated on Oct 22, 2008Pros: Very Great Picture
Cons: The Settings Must be Treaked
Summary: The key to this tv is adjusting the settings as follows:
Settings: (UPDATED)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 50
Dynalight: On
Brightness: 55
Color: 40
Tint: -25
Sharpness: 90
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Middle
Static Gamma: 0
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: +10
G Drive: +5
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: 0, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue: 0, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +10, Brightness: +10
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: 0, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
The skin tone problem in the CNET review is totally corrected by adjusting the tint.
If you readjust these setting this is by far the best HDTV dollar for dollar.
Updated on Nov 28, 2008Settings: (UPDATED AGAIN)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: -35
Sharpness: 90 (or adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: 0
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: +10
G Drive: +5
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: 0, Saturation:0 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue: -5, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue: -10, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: 0, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: 0, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
This is the best picture yet, skin tones are 100% correct as the yellow/oragne saturation in skin tones are gone. ENJOY THE T.V. - TVEXPERT
Updated on Dec 28, 2008Settings: (FINAL and BEST update)
Ignore the older (above) settings!
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: -25
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: +5
G Drive: -5
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:0, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue: 0, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -5, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: 0, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
This is the best picture yet, skin tones are 100% correct and look natural. All colors look very accurate. These are the best and final...ENJOY THE T.V. - TVEXPERT
Updated on Dec 29, 2008THIS IS HUGE!! you must adjust the settings from MOVIE: MODE ONLY!!!!
Updated on Dec 31, 2008Settings: Based on Professional Calibration
BEST ACCURACY POSSIBLE!
You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: -15
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
You won't believe how good and accurate the T.V. looks- like its a whole new T.V..
ENJOY THE T.V. - TVEXPERT
Updated on Jan 17, 2009You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: -10
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:0 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -15, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Current settings slight tweaks on Calibrated settings above. - TVEXPERT
Updated on Jan 17, 2009You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: -15
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -15, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
This is the best possible picture in my opinion -TVEXPERT
Updated on Jan 18, 2009You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -15, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -10, Brightness: 0
I believe I'm done tweaking this TV, Good luck - TVEXPERT
Updated on Feb 1, 2009You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-15, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -25, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Just when you thought it couldn't get any better...BEHOLD!! - TVEXPERT
Thank you for submitting your feedback!
Updated on Feb 10, 2009You must adjust from Movie :Mode (its has a different color base)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 50
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 70, 85 or 90 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-15, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -25, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
I keep tweaking and everyone benefits...........TVEXPERT....Enjoy the new settings.
Updated on Feb 11, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +10, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +10, Saturation: +5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+5, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
TIME to SAY Goodbye..............ENJOY these outstanding Settings- TVEXPERT
Updated on Feb 15, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:0 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+5, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Very Accurate Picture....True to Life..ENJOY the T.V. - T.V. EXPERT
Updated on Apr 11, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+5, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Adjust in red saturation- looks even better- ENJOY -T.V.EXPERT
Updated on Apr 14, 2009These settings are good for Blu-ray, dvd, Directv HD (cable HD), and Xbox 360....as for sharpness, 70 and above is great (due to SD sources upscaled / upconverted to 1080i or 1080p). For HD you adjust for video noise vs. edge sharpness.
Updated on Apr 15, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -10
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Adjust in yellow hue- looks even better- ENJOY -T.V.EXPERT
Hopefully this is PERFECTION and the LAST update.................
Updated on Apr 17, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -10
G Drive: -5
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Adjust to G Drive (-5) for better grayscale ENJOY .. TVEXPERT
Updated on Apr 21, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50, 60, 70, or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -5
G Drive: -5
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Adjust to B Drive (-5) for even better grayscale ENJOY .. TVEXPERT
Updated on Apr 22, 2009You must adjust from MOVIE mode(more accurate primary colors)
Contrast: 95
Backlight: 40
Dynalight: Off
Brightness: 55
Color: 45
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 50 or 55 or 60 or 65 or 70 or 75 or 80 or 85 (adjust to your prefrence)
Advanced Settings:
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Static Gamma: -5
Color Temperature: Warm
B Drive: -5
G Drive: -5
Noise Reduction:
DNR: off
MPEG Noise Reduction: Off
ColorMaster:
Colormaster: On
Color Palette Adjustment: Red; Hue: +5, Saturation:-5 Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Green; Hue:-10, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Blue; Hue: +5, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Yellow; Hue:+10, Saturation: -5, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Magenta; Hue: -20, Saturation: 0, Brightness: 0
Color Palette Adjustment: Cyan; Hue: -5, Saturation: -15, Brightness: 0
I leave the tweaking to someone else ..ENJOY .. TVEXPERT
- 10 replies to this review
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Sorry if I offended you. I assumed you were using electronic calibration. Since these measurements are subjective I prefer the CNET brightness calibration of 52. Your color balances are better than theirs.
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The settings are based on 5s because in estimating it just works. The settings are based on 100, 50, 20, 10 point increments; its called Math. People have 5 fingers on each hand - its called counting, its based on nature. - TV EXPERT( besides the settings look GREAT!!)
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Great settings and thanks for the work! Question though - why are the settings in increments of 5 when the controls allow for more precision?
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Hello your most recent update (April 11th) I'm amazed , I am watching the dark knight on my blueray player and the colour/black scenes are awesome! one question what sharpness level do you prefer im caught up between 70 or 85 , 85 sometimes looks a bit to sharp in some scenes and are these settings good with hd digital cable as well ?
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The Settings can be used in HD or SD -ENJOY -T.V. EXPERT
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are these settings for hd or sd.lol u have done a ton a tweaking
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If you adjust settings from movie mode the settings are based on movie mode in prefrence, you can tell by the tint/tone of colors. So if you start in movie mode, prefrence is still in movie mode.
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how do i keep it in movie mode? everytime i change the first setting it goes back to preference mode? can u please help me out with that thank u.
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Turn off Dynalight and Dynamic Contrast to brighten and stop "washout."
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I am trying to learn more about adjusting settings to optimize my HDTVs. The settings you gave for the Toshiba look terrible on my TV. This is just personal preference, the are washed out and dark. Any suggestions?
