TV Reviews

Unit-to-unit sample variations, the viewing environment, and the source might render these recommendations less than optimum. They are provided only as a potentially useful starting place.

All the settings here are for controls found in the user menus. Those settings most likely to translate reliably from one sample to another involve specific features with only a few selections, such as Gamma. The ones most likely to be subject to sample variations are video controls offering a wide range of adjustment, such as white balance (grayscale) and color management (called Color Space here). It’s also unknown if different sized sets in a manufacturer’s same model range will perform optimally with these settings.

We strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many available display setup Blu-ray Discs. A full color calibration, however, is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician such as those certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.