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post #1 of 13
2/24/09 at 1:21pm
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Hey all, I purchased the LG50PG30 last week and I am currently trying to tweak it. I have used the calibration settings found on CNET but I am wondering what others are using as their settings and general opinion of this TV. Tweak TV also has settings posted but they are not complete it seems.

Paul
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post #2 of 13
2/24/09 at 1:42pm
The pg30 is a good entry level TV, especially for the price. It's blacks are a bit light when viewed in the dark and it has some other minor issues, but overall it gets the job done well. When calibrating my TV, I wasn't happy with the settings I found online as they all seemed to turn the image yellow-ish. The problem with getting TV settings from the internet is that they are not meant for your TV, since TV panel colors can differ even between the same make and model.

I actually prefer a bit of vibrance in my TV's image so I used a calibration website (generally intended for computer monitors) to setup the greyscale and colors for my TV. If you have a computer hooked of to your TV through HDMI you can try it. It doesn't work as well through the VGA input on the TV since the image processing is different.
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post #3 of 13
2/26/09 at 9:41am
I also purchased my 50PG30 last week and I am quite happy with it so far. I used calibration settings from news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10042546-1.html

I made a small change to their settings. I set contrast to 85 instead of 100. I then calibrated using Avia disc, Monster disc and THX optimizer. I am quite happy with the picture so far but I'm not done tweaking yet.
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post #4 of 13
2/26/09 at 12:09pm
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Funny I made the same change, lets stay in touch here and see if we can really get this thread going so we can get the most from this tv. Curious though, what are you feeding it in the way of cable tv and how does that look to you?
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post #5 of 13
2/26/09 at 2:57pm
I have the Bell Expressvu 9241 HD PVR connected with a HDMI cable. I got to say I can see a big difference between the HD content and the SD content. I find I can hardly watch SD content anymore as the quality is so poor compared to HD.
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post #6 of 13
3/1/09 at 9:05am
Here are my new settings after doing some tweaking. The yellows seemed to bright so I adjusted them down a bit.

Picture menu
Aspect Ratio: Just Scan
Picture Mode: Expert 1
Contrast: 65
Brightness: 36
Sharpness: 20
Color: 48
Tint: 0


Expert control menu
Fresh contrast: Off
Noise reduction: Medium
Gamma: High
Black level: High
Film Mode: On
Color Standard: [grayed out]


White balance: Warm
Red contrast: 10
Green contrast: -9
Blue contrast: 9
Red brightness: 0
Green brightness: 1
Blue brightness: 4


Color management system
Red color: 0
Red tint: 6
Green color: 0
Green tint: 15
Blue color: 0
Blue tint: -6
Yellow color: -5
Yellow tint: -2
Cyan color: 0
Cyan tint: 11
Magenta color: 0
Magenta tint: 1
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post #7 of 13
3/1/09 at 8:27pm
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I personally find this tv to be darker than some others as CNET says unless contrast is turned up quite high. I tried the settings you currently have and found them to be too dark for my liking but hey thats just me. I don't have the calibration tools that you do but here are my settings done by eye.

Picture menu
Aspect Ratio: Just scan
Picture Mode: Standard (user)
Contrast: 93
Brightness: 52
Sharpness: 60
Color: 60
Tint: 0


Expert control menu
Colour Temp: Medium
Fresh contrast: Low
Fresh Colour:Low
Noise reduction: Medium
Gamma: Medium
Black level: Auto
Film Mode: On

See what you think of these please, of course a year from now we will have done this 20 more times and still will be tweaking lol. These settings provide a brighter picture that I like though I am not fond of the "vivid" mode even though it also is brighter it's a little cool blue for my eyes.
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post #8 of 13
3/3/09 at 10:01am
Your settings on my TV seemed fine, although as you said it was brighter. I personally prefer my darker settings, especially watching late at night but hey thats just my opinion.

By the way, are you concerned about having your contrast up so high? A lot of posters recommend keeping it down until after the "100 hundred hour break in period."
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post #9 of 13
3/3/09 at 10:19am
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Originally Posted by Polksterpaul View Post

I personally find this tv to be darker than some others as CNET says unless contrast is turned up quite high. I tried the settings you currently have and found them to be too dark for my liking but hey thats just me. I don't have the calibration tools that you do but here are my settings done by eye.

Picture menu
Aspect Ratio: Just scan
Picture Mode: Standard (user)
Contrast: 93
Brightness: 52
Sharpness: 60
Color: 60
Tint: 0


Expert control menu
Colour Temp: Medium
Fresh contrast: Low
Fresh Colour:Low
Noise reduction: Medium
Gamma: Medium
Black level: Auto
Film Mode: On

See what you think of these please, of course a year from now we will have done this 20 more times and still will be tweaking lol. These settings provide a brighter picture that I like though I am not fond of the "vivid" mode even though it also is brighter it's a little cool blue for my eyes.

With the contrast set to 93, you are probably washing out the white detail at the top of the spectrum. It may be a good idea to get a calibration DVD or use your computer/laptop to go to a site with some calibration images on it.

@Flash6256
You're right about the high contrast and brightness increasing the chance of image retention and burn-in, especially in the first 100-200 hours of a plasma TV's life. Several channels keep their logo on the screen all the time, so it is something to watch out for.
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post #10 of 13
3/4/09 at 2:37pm
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cnet recommends the following settings.

Picture menu
Aspect Ratio: Just Scan
Picture Mode: Expert 1
Contrast: 100
Brightness: 34
Sharpness: 20
Color: 48
Tint: 0


Expert control menu
Fresh contrast: Off
Noise reduction: Medium
Gamma: High
Black level: High
Film Mode: On
Color Standard: [grayed out]


White balance: Warm
Red contrast: 10
Green contrast: -9
Blue contrast: 9
Red brightness: 0
Green brightness: 1
Blue brightness: 4


Color management system
Red color: 0
Red tint: 6
Green color: 0
Green tint: 15
Blue color: 0
Blue tint: -6
Yellow color: 0
Yellow tint: -2
Cyan color: 0
Cyan tint: 11
Magenta color: 0
Magenta tint: 1

They have the tv cranked to 100 contrast because they also found the tv darker than normal. I have at least 100 hours of break in complete and see no burn in issues. Also I have the ISM set to orbitor which I believe is a pixel shifting type technology to reduce the risk of burn in (correct me if I am wrong). I wonder if the cnet crew actually uses a tv thats has been broken in since I have noticed that this tv has gotten brighter with use or it seems like it to me. I really wasn't sure about the picture on this tv for the first 2 weeks but now I am totally happy with it. I really found it way to dark on many movies such as Dark Knight where the clouds and fog were hesitating as they went across the screen. With my new settings I see none of that happening. Now I am not saying that my settings are the be all end all but I am saying that I believe you need to crank up this tv's contrast a little more than most tv's to get the same level if you like it brighter than darker. What do you find is working for you Vythiel ? I did notice that while watching Water World (crappy movie but looks good) last night as well as Starsky and Hutch that I may turn down contrast to 90 now and see how that looks. My other tv is a 32" lcd so I compare it to that and it seems to me that this tv is brightening with time. I am loving this tv now BTW, really great considering the great price I got it for.
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post #11 of 13
3/8/09 at 8:51pm
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Originally Posted by Polksterpaul View Post

Hey all, I purchased the LG50PG30 last week and I am currently trying to tweak it. I have used the calibration settings found on CNET but I am wondering what others are using as their settings and general opinion of this TV. Tweak TV also has settings posted but they are not complete it seems.

Paul

Just got my 50pg30, too. And I tried out the cnet settings and liked but they never save!

Can anyone tell me how to get the settings to save? I've been changing the Expert 1 settings but it does not save after i turn the TV on and off.
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post #12 of 13
3/9/09 at 8:29am
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Originally Posted by Browell View Post

Just got my 50pg30, too. And I tried out the cnet settings and liked but they never save!

Can anyone tell me how to get the settings to save? I've been changing the Expert 1 settings but it does not save after i turn the TV on and off.

The settings should save automatically. The only time I have seen the settings revert to their default is when I had the TV hooked up to my PC. At non-standard resolutions, the settings would change back to what they were before I customized them. What input device do you have attached to your TV?
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post #13 of 13
3/9/09 at 8:50am
Can anyone tell me how to get the settings to save? I've been changing the Expert 1 settings but it does not save after i turn the TV on and off.[/quote]

Hi Browell,

Check out page 33 of your owners manual regarding your "Initial Setting." You may need to change your "Mode Setting" from "In Store" to "Home." The "In Store" setting does not allow your to save video adjustments.

You can adjust your "Initial Settings" in the "Option" menu.
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