Color temperature (6500 Mode): 20 IRE: 7,152 K 30 IRE: 7,160 K 40 IRE: 7,027 K 50 IRE: 6,934 K 60 IRE: 6,986 K 70 IRE: 6,977 K 80 IRE: 6,757 K 90 IRE: 6,885 K 100 IRE: 6,761 K Brightness (100-IRE window): 38.3 ftL

Of the Olevia's two color-temperature selections, the 6500 mode proved to be the more accurate. Grayscale tracking was ±652 degrees K of the 6,500-K standard from 20 to 100 IRE - below average performance. The set has no user-menu settings for adjusting white balance, and its service-menu adjustments only apply to the component-video inputs. Color-decoder tests showed no errors for both the TV's HDMI and component-video connections. Compared with the SMPTE HD specification, the set's measured red color point indicated a fairly high oversaturation, while its green point showed a bluish bias.

Overscan - the amount of picture area cut off at the edges of the TV's screen - measured 0% for 1080i/p-format high-definition signals with the Screen Crop mode switched to the Off setting. The set displayed 1080i/p and 720p test patterns at full resolution for both HDMI and component-video connections, although slight edge enhancement was visible on the HDMI input. Screen uniformity was fair, with picture contrast falling off substantially at off-axis angles beyond 15º. There was also a slight amount of screen clouding visible on gray full-field test patterns, as well as on regular program material - particularly, video images with large patches of white.

The Olevia failed the film-resolution test on the Silicon Optix HQV high-def test disc, and jaggy picture artifacts were occasionally visible on 1080i-format movies that I watched. Upconversion of standard DVDs proved to be average, although the set's Video Noise Reduction settings weren't very effective at removing noise and grain from less than pristine pictures.

Test Reports RSS Feed More Test Reports Back to Homepage What's New on S&V