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  1. Setting up an LCD TV

    So my wife and I finally got an LCD TV today. It's a 46" Sony Bravia Z series. We need to set up the system so the colors don't look washed out and it's optimized. Is there a disk or something to buy that'll make this easier? I don't really know what to do with some of these settings (IE Gamma). Regular TV looks all weird - some of this is from the fact that we're currently just using the old coaxial cable input for the tv for now, but I'd imagine it should still display everything properly.

    What wisdom have you?
    Boo, Hiss.

  2. The best route is to pay to have it professional calibrated. If you're not going to do that, then I would recommend Digital Video Essentials. There's a standard def one, and versions for both HD-DVD and BD.
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  3. Here's links from amazon to all of them.

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  4. Go to AVS forum and find the settings thread for your tv. Usually everyone that got theirs calibrated will post the results and they all end up pretty similar. It's the closest you'll get without a calibration yourself. You can use a calibration disc like DVE from there to fine tune.

  5. THanks guys, I'll check this stuff out.
    Boo, Hiss.

  6. #6
    Regular TV looks weird because it is a non HD signal being displayed on a HD set. Welcome to the future.

  7. Quote Originally Posted by icarusfall View Post
    So my wife and I finally got an LCD TV today. It's a 46" Sony Bravia Z series.
    I've been thinking about getting the 46Z4100 as well. It's a great looking television for the price.

    If you have any of the Star Wars films on DVD, Lucasfilm has a THX optimizer on the discs. It's not perfect, but it's a quick fix for your sound and television setups, until you can get a complete calibration disc.
    Last edited by gamevet; 28 Mar 2009 at 01:28 AM.

  8. Here is the AVS thread. You'll have to search the thread for picture settings.

  9. Quote Originally Posted by gamevet View Post
    I've been thinking about getting the 46Z4100 as well. It's a great looking television for the price.

    If you have any of the Star Wars films on DVD, Lucasfilm has a THX optimizer on the discs. It's not perfect, but it's a quick fix for your sound and television setups, until you can get a complete calibration disc.
    Check out Sears. We ended up paying $1500, which is cheaper than the amazon price.
    Boo, Hiss.

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    Regular TV looks like muddy AIDS on an HDTV.
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