new led telly...how to ajust picture for best results

[steveo3002]

got myself a new panasonic tv , it has lots of ajustments for the picture quality

while i can tell its not set up well , im not that sure what to ajust first and so on

are there any how to's for newbies to get a decent picture

[RedLeicester]

Sell it and buy a plasma


Other than that, get someone in to do a full ISF calibration, well worth it.

[MissChief]

Try www.avforums.com/pictureperfect first, then have a look in the specific model thread on AVForums and someone will have a decent set of values to use.

As a start I'd say to OFF any picture processing effects you can and set the preset to 'Cinema' or 'Warm'.

[FlossyThePig]

MissChief said:

Try www.avforums.com/pictureperfect first, then have a look in the specific model thread on AVForums and someone will have a decent set of values to use.

As a start I'd say to OFF any picture processing effects you can and set the preset to 'Cinema' or 'Warm'.

There is an article on lifehacker which guides you through the process. It uses a calibration disc, AVSHD-709, that can be downloaded. I used the process when I set up my Panasonic TV, initially I thought the picture was a bit poor but realised the colours were more subtle and realistic.

[MissChief]

There are a lot of people that seem to think a good picture is eye searingly bright with the contrast set way high and many TV's ship like this but as you said you end up with an unrealistic picture.

[STiG911]

Another way is to find yourself a THX test disc which guides you through various 'screen patterns' to get the ideal balance - Actually, if you have any of the Special Edition Star Wars DVD's (not sure about the Blu-Rays) THX set up is included on them, too.

[OldSkoolRS]

I recently bought a 39" Panasonic LED backlit TV for my conservatory (needs to be really bright during the day, hence why I didn't buy a plasma ). Although I have my own set of calibration equipment mainly for my projector, I found that the 'Cinema' setting isn't that far out anyway. In the absence of any test discs (thought the AVS HD709 one is free to download anyway) then it's not a bad starting point.

IMHO, don't just slavishly copy the settings posted by others (including reviews) since each display is different. By all means try using the test discs to set the basics such as brightness and contrast, but without a meter don't waste your time fiddling with the whitebalance or colour management settings.

It seems frowned upon, but I actually use the light sensor so that I don't have to keep fiddling with the backlight setting: During the day it ramps up to maximum so I can see the picture in bright sunlight (where I'm less bothered about absolute picture accuracy) and at night the backlight drops right down so my eyes don't hurt and the blacks look good.