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Samsung UN75ES9000 3D LCD HDTV Settings

Settings

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.

The settings here that are most likely to translate reliably from one sample to another are those involving specific features with only a few setting options, such as Color Space, Gamma, and Noise Reduction. The ones most likely to be subject to sample variations are video controls offering a wide range of settings. This will be particularly true for white balance (gray scale) and color management (Samsung calls the latter Color Space, though it would be more technically correct to call it color gamut).

We strongly recommend that you find the optimum basic video settings for your sample by using one of the many display setup DVDs that are available, such as Digital Video Essentials (DVD) or DVE HD Basics (Blu-ray). A full calibration, particularly of the gray scale and color gamut, is best left to a trained and properly equipped technician, such as those certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) or THX.

Note: Some of the controls listed below are not accessible in all picture modes and at all source resolutions.

2D 3D
Picture Mode Movie Standard
Backlight 9 20
Contrast 80 80
Brightness: 46 45
Sharpness 5 5
Color 47 47
Tint (G/R) 50/50 50/50
Screen Adjustment As needed As needed
3D Settings:
3D Mode As needed
3D Effect Auto
L/R Image L/R
3D to 2D Off
3D Auto View On
3D Optimize –1
ADVANCED SETTINGS
Dynamic Contrast Off Off
Black Tone Off Off
Flesh Tone 0 0
RGB Only Mode Off Off
Gamma –1 to +1, as needed –1 to +1, as needed
Expert Pattern xvYCC: Off Off
Motion Lighting Off Off
Picture Options:
Color Tone Warm 2 Warm 1
Digital Noise Filter Off Off
HDMI Black Level Normal Normal
Film Mode Auto 2 Auto 2
Auto Motion Plus Off Off
LED Motion Plus Off N/A
Smart LED Standard Standard
Cinema Black On On

White Balance 2D (Custom)

RedGreenBlue
Offset252419
Gain192527

White Balance 3D (Custom)

RedGreenBlue
Offset252525
Gain102531

Color Space 2D (Custom)

R G B Y C M
Red 0 0 0 0 0 0
Green 0 0 10 0 0 0
Blue 0 0 45 0 0 0

Color Space 3D (Custom)

R G B Y C M
Red 36 6 0 55 0 53
Green 0 50 7 50 50 7
Blue 0 7 44 2 50 65

10p White Balance on 2D (3D N/A)

Interval Red Green Blue
1000
2000
300+1
4000
500–1
6000
7000
8000
900-4
10000

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COMMENTS
kent harrison's picture
Submitted by kent harrison on February 23, 2013 - 1:18pm

Nice tv,very expensive best Samsung tv i ever seen,the colors are not saturated i was very surprise but compare to Sharp elite,but thats a toss up.

1000's picture
Submitted by 1000 on May 21, 2013 - 2:57am

Guys, are you sure that the 2D colour space settings quoted in the SETTINGS link are correct ? Looks like way too many ZEROS there where actual values should be. I tried those colour settings and they are WAY off.

1000

Thomas J. Norton's picture
Submitted by Thomas J. Norton on May 29, 2013 - 6:23pm
The set is now long gone from our studio, but the values shown in the review agree with the settings in my notes.

You have undoubtedly run into the reason for the caution that always precedes our posted settings. That is, there is no guarantee that the settings that worked on our review sample will be appropriate for all possible samples of a given design, particularly units that may have been manufactured months apart. Our settings might work in some situations, but they are not intended as a substitute for professional calibration. That's the surest route to the best result.

1000's picture
Submitted by 1000 on May 30, 2013 - 3:39am

Thanks Thomas, I understand completely the variance in panels and devices connected etc.

But what I don't get is how, say, the color space settings for Red can be ZERO, green can be ZERO etc. It just doesn't make sense, red should surely have some value around 35-50 for red and so on ??

Cheers

1000

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