- Joined: December 1969
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Re: Dvd looks low budget on HDTV
This is a common problem for new HD owners. Buy or rent a calibration disc like Digital Video Essentials or Avia II so that you can properly set the brightness, color, "sharpness" and other user controls on the set. The factory settings are always wrong (designed to make the HD image "pop" on the store sales floor, not to produce an accurate picture.) SD television and DVD looked so awful on my first HD set that I assumed it was defective and thought I'd have to return it. 15 or 20 minutes with DVE and I was amazed at how much better everything (including the HD content) looked than it had in the store.
Before you even track down a calibration disc, do what Stephen said and turn OFF the "auto motion plus" setting and then turn the "sharpness" control (which artificially enhances the edge of objects by actually adding video noise to the signal) down to no more the 10%. I'll be you see at least a 60% improvement in the image just by doing those two things.
Regards,
Joe
- Joined: March 2000
- Post Count: 584
Re: Dvd looks low budget on HDTV
I second the calibration, it is a must. Turn of any type of Dynamic, bright or sharpness mode as well. Out of the box the set is calibrated to burn your eyes out
Turning these features off will also use less power and extend the life of your HDTV while giving you a better picture.
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- Joined: August 1999
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looks like the the 120 refresh rate motion thing is the new widescreen problem. I have it on my tv.. sure it takes a while to get used to it. but now its second nature. but still the best in the long run.
play around with it on sports and animated features.. you might change your mind.
Jacob
My Home Theater Equipment:
Philips 47pfl7403D/F7 Onkyo 605 7.1 Receiver Aiwa Speakers and Sub woofer Panasonic 80 Blu ray Toshiba bdx2000 Sony PlayStation 3 Blu ray Direct TV in HD with DVR
