I've got a Panasonic TH-37PX60U HDTV and the OPPO DV-981HD DVD player and just received the Avia Guide to Home Theater 1999 disc from Block Buster on-line (ie I've been waiting forever).

I'd like to make some video adjustments for the DVD Player, but am a bit new to all of this and just have a couple of questions.

1. The Panasonic has 3 delivered picture modes: Vivid, Standard, and Cinema. I'm primarily interested in optimizing one of the modes for the OPPO DVD player. I never use Vivid, so I was thinking I'd make the adjustments to that mode (ie color, tint, sharpness, etc...) and leave the other 2 alone. Then use this mode when watching DVD's. Is this typically how it's done?

2. In addition to the 3 picture modes, there a number of other video settings that, when changed, impact all three picture modes. How are these typically set when making these types of video adjustments. They are:

-Color Temp: (ie Warm, Cool, Normal)
-Color MNG: (manual states enhances green and blue...especially outdoors).
-Video NR
-3D Y/C Filter
-MPEG NR
-Black Level (ie Dark, Light)

3. Since I'm primarily interested in adjusting one of the picture modes to optimize the OPPO DVD player (ie Vivid mode): Would I typically need to make adjustments to both the TV and DVD player to get things optimal when working with one of these Avia Dics.....or just to the TV?

Thanks,

I've got a Panasonic TH-37PX60U HDTV and the OPPO DV-981HD DVD player and just received the Avia Guide to Home Theater 1999 disc from Block Buster on-line (ie I've been waiting forever).

I'd like to make some video adjustments for the DVD Player, but am a bit new to all of this and just have a couple of questions.

<<By "ajdustments for the DVD player" do you mean you want to use AVIA to calibrate the DVD player or to calibrate the TV? Please clarify.>>

1. The Panasonic has 3 delivered picture modes: Vivid, Standard, and Cinema. I'm primarily interested in optimizing one of the modes for the OPPO DVD player. I never use Vivid, so I was thinking I'd make the adjustments to that mode (ie color, tint, sharpness, etc...) and leave the other 2 alone. Then use this mode when watching DVD's. Is this typically how it's done?

<<I would go with Cinema (for Sony owners reading this that's 'Movie'), but if Cine is too dark for you, you are safe with Standard. I'm not sure how picture modes are set up by brand - internally or via user settings, but in most cases Vivid, Standard, and Cinema will allow you to adjust the user settings. Typically picture presets have bizarre service menu settings that allow them to look whacked out - like "Vivid", or no settings at all - like "Cinema".>>

2. In addition to the 3 picture modes, there a number of other video settings that, when changed, impact all three picture modes. How are these typically set when making these types of video adjustments. They are:

-Color Temp: (ie Warm, Cool, Normal) <<Set this to Normal or Warm before calibrating>>
-Color MNG: (manual states enhances green and blue...especially outdoors). << Disable >>
-Video NR << 86 >>
-3D Y/C Filter << ? ! >>
-MPEG NR << disable >>
-Black Level (ie Dark, Light) << another gimmick to adjust picture to match lighting conditions. You should take steps to customize the room to the set, not the set to the room >>

3. Since I'm primarily interested in adjusting one of the picture modes to optimize the OPPO DVD player (ie Vivid mode): Would I typically need to make adjustments to both the TV and DVD player to get things optimal when working with one of these Avia Dics.....or just to the TV?

<<As stated previously, Vivid mode is used when the airport runway lights are out. Use Standard or Cinema, Normal or Warm color temp, and shut off all the sweetners you named. Then calibrate. As for your player, if it has it's own Contrast, Bright, Color, Tint, etc., center them out(zero). If it has a sharpness, and if it's too soft in the factory position, raise it one click - this helped a lot on my JVC DVD-VHS combination>>

Thanks,


See my <<replies>> within. ^

In addition, you should check if user settings are global(meaning they apply to all inputs) or are per-input(meaning you have to duplicate the settings manually or can calibrate through each input).