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Dvd looks low budget on HDTV

post #1 of 7
6/22/09 at 9:35pm
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I recently acquired a Samsung LN-T4671F from a family member, my first HDTV. When I put in a dvd it's hard to explain but it looks like the film is low budget. We tested Star Wars III on it and the detail and picture is fine, I notice things in the movie I haven't before, but something about it makes everything look like bad animation. Is this something I'm just not used to, we have an HDTV in the living room, not mine, it's a Sylvania so not the best but it works, and when I watched a movie on there it was fine. Maybe there is too much detail, my friend also agreed with me on that statement after he watched a Blu-ray demo at a store. My equipment is Onkyo DV-SP502 dvd player and TX-SR703 receiver, hooked up by component video.

Thank you.
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post #2 of 7
6/23/09 at 12:19am

Re: Dvd looks low budget on HDTV

Turn down/off the "Auto motion plus" setting.
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post #3 of 7
6/23/09 at 6:09am

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
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post #4 of 7
6/23/09 at 7:42am

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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post #5 of 7
6/24/09 at 11:44pm

Re: Dvd looks low budget on HDTV

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Originally Posted by Stephen Tu
Turn down/off the "Auto motion plus" setting.
Yep, if this is the technology that gives film-based programming a cheap shot-on-videotape look (like many TV sitcoms), I also say turn it off!
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post #6 of 7
8/5/09 at 5:28pm
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Thanks guys. It works great now. The auto motion plus was the main culprit.
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post #7 of 7
8/8/09 at 1:06pm
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
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