I just finished an initial calibration of my Samsung HL-S6187W, but I didn't address any of these issues. I am very new to calibration, but how can I reduce or eliminate these artifacts? Thanks in advance.

I just finished an initial calibration of my Samsung HL-S6187W, but I didn't address any of these issues. I am very new to calibration, but how can I reduce or eliminate these artifacts? Thanks in advance.

I had the 6187 (but replaced and upgraded to 6188):

Noise: hard to say what this is as half-a-dozen things can cause "noise". Check/replace cables, power supplies, surge protectors, bad circuitry. Most likely improperly calibrated contrast/gamma/brightness/greyscale, and the fact that rear-projection DLPs have a lot of "mosquito noise" that is a function of the bright screens upon which the picture is displayed. There is not much to do for this but calibrate the TV properly which means turning down the contrast to less than "surface of the sun" levels. Also, make sure you're not sitting too close as that maximizes the mosquito noise of the screen.

Overscan: is the problem that you have too much and don't know how to reduce it? Or that you reduce it in the service menu, but it won't "stick" after powering off?

Pincushion: you're hosed... no adjustments possible. You can try slightly shifting the bezel, but some sets are just worse than others....

Check out my TECH LINKS for more on these issues with the Samsung DLP's, as well as how to properly calibrate it.

Cheers,
Doc
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