Blurry Image (1 Viewer)

[Antonio_B]

I just received my new 57HX84 and i hooked it up to the receiver and the satellite.
After all that,the picture looks blurry and certainly not crisp.
By the way,even the DVD picture is so-so.
Do you guys have an idea what sould i do?

 

[John S]

Have it professionally calibrated. This should include focus.

I would assume your hooking up your video signals via either Component Video and/or DVI/HDMI. If not, certainly do this before judgement.

Svideo and Composite can be quite poor on screen sizes that large.

 

[Shane Martin]

Is this your first "Big Screen"?

If so this is "normal" as you will find "Crap in crap out" with regards to picture.

That said there are a few things you should do in order to improve it.

1. Remove the protective screen if you can. To me it was a huge improvement.
2. Use the AVIA dvd to calibrate your set. While this won't be equal to a professional calibration, it will improve the image quality ALOT. Also if you feed your set a non progressive scan signal it won't appear to be clear. If you don't already have a progressive dvd player, I would get one ASAP and then hook it up via a good set of component cables.
3. Do your convergence. Most sets have 9 point and 56 point convergence. Doing that is important.

Doing these 3 things will improve your picture quality immensely.

 

[John S]

I actually had this set sort of confused on the model number.

This set is usually pretty darn good...

It has auto focus, and a whopping 56 point manual convergence. heck yeah, the previous poster is right on....

Do the convergence, and auto focus, calibrate it even with a basic THX optimizer available on so many DVD's these days, and it should be pure great. If not after that, then call the place you got it from.

 

[Antonio_B]

Yeah this is my first RPTV ever,so i'm a bit overwhelmed.

Now when i go into the options,i notice there's an option called "Convergence",i tried it but i don't feel like it's very useful.

BTW,nope i don't have a Progressive Scan DVD player but i tought the television would automatically get you into the "Progressive Scan" mode without the necessity of buying a new DVD player.

Oh and do you know how to take off that protective screen,can a technician do it?

 

[Antonio_B]

Just a few more details about the TV.
I'm currently sitting 7 feet away from my 57",so is it too close?
I don't know but i have that feeling that my picture quality is getting worse...

And do you think all my Video/Audio cables/wires can have a negative impact on the television picture if they're all scrambled?

 

[Shane Martin]

Yes IMHO. What I'd consider a perfect distance for you is 10-11 feet back. 7' from a 57 is too close. Combine that with the size and you magnify the issues. Now if its blurry with HD, then that might concern me.

 

[Antonio_B]

Thanks Shane for the reply but there's a question i edited while you were answering so you probably didn't see it,here it is:

And do you think all my Video/Audio cables/wires can have a negative impact on the television picture if they're all scrambled and so near to the wall?

 

[Shane Martin]

I wouldn't think so unless they are getting damaged somehow.

I would just make sure your power cables are away from the other cables.

 

[Antonio_B]

That's exactly my problem,power cables are mixed up with audio/video cables.
I can get the best picture possible by pulling the TV away from the backwall so that there's much more room for all the cables,but once i push the TV against the wall with all the cables, I can notice some serious video degradation(parasite).

What do you suggest?Direct all the power cables in a different way so that they don't touch audio/video cables?

 

[John S]

Nothing on the other side of the wall that could be causing interference is there??? It does happen.