Official UNXXD8000 settings / calibration thread thread

Originally Posted by MGwhat

I figured this was a good thread to start because the official owner's thread is mostly repeated questions and quality issues (as most owner's threads are). Not to mention many requests for settings people use.

So to get started here are two of the more common settings.

CNET Review settings - http://forums.cnet.com/7723-19410_102-524957.html

--Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Backlight: 10
Contrast: 96
Brightness: 51
Sharpness: 0
Color: 47
Tint: G50/R50

Screen adjustment submenu:
Picture Size: Screen Fit
Position: [no change]

Auto Adjustment submenu: [Grayed out]

Advanced settings submenu:
Black tone: Off
Dynamic contrast: Off
Gamma: -1
Expert Pattern: Off
RGB Only Mode: Off
Color space: Custom
White Balance: [see below]
10p White Balance: On
Flesh tone: 0
Edge enhancement: Off
Motion Lighting: Off
xvYCC: Off
LED Motion Plus: Cinema

Color Space submenu:
Red: Red 59, Green 0, Blue 0
Green: Red 10, Green 55, Blue 10
Blue: Red 0, Green 6, Blue 61
Yellow: Red 53, Green 50, Blue 0
Cyan: Red 4, Green 49, Blue 50
Magenta: Red 37, Green 4, Blue 41

White balance submenu:
R-Offset: 19
G-Offset: 18
B-Offset: 20
R-Gain: 31
G-Gain: 29
B-Gain: 24

10p White Balance submenu:
Interval 1: Red 2, Green 2, Blue 2
Interval 2: Red -1, Green -1, Blue -1
Interval 3: Red 1, Green 1, Blue 0
Interval 4: Red 3, Green 3, Blue 2
Interval 5: Red 6, Green 4, Blue 3
Interval 6: Red 7, Green 6, Blue 4
Interval 7: Red 5, Green 6, Blue 4
Interval 8: Red 3, Green 3, Blue 2
Interval 9: Red 1, Green 1, Blue 0
Interval 10: Red -2, Green 0, Blue -1

Picture options submenu
Color tone: Warm2
Digital Noise Filter: Off
MPEG Noise Filter: Off
HDMI black level: Normal [grayed out]
Film mode: Off [grayed out]
Auto motion plus: Custom
-- Custom settings:
Blur reduction: 10
Judder reduction: 0
Smart LED: Standard
Cinema Black: On

TweakTV Settings - http://www.tweaktv.com/tweak-my-tv/c...un55d8000.html

Picture Modes
Picture Mode : Movie
Aspect Ratio : 16:9
Color temperature : Warm 2
Picture Settings
Backlight : 12
Contrast : 95
Brightness : 45
Color : 46
Tint : G50/R50
Advanced Settings
Blacktone : Off
Dynamic Contrast : Off
Gamma : 0
Expert Pattern : Off
RGB Only Mode : Off
Color Space : Custom
White ABlance : Factory Default
10 pt. White Balance : Off
Fleshtone : 0
Edge Enhancement : Off
otion Lighting : Off
xvYCC : Off
LED Motion Plus : Off
Picture Options
Color Tone : Warm 2
Digital Noise Filter : Auto
MPEG Noise Filter : Auto
Auto Motion Plus : Off
Smart LED : Standard
Cinema Black : On

Please share your own settings, methods and experiences with us! Also I think would be a good place to discuss any picture quality issues you may have had and settings adjustments made to fix them.

Originally Posted by MGwhat

Thanks for the replies. I had not seen that particular thread.

I will say though that i DID post this thread initially on the LCD page, only to be told that it should be here.

Seems odd as both forums have settings threads for various models.

Mods you can do whatever you want with either thread.

Originally Posted by MGwhat

While I agree that not all displays behave identically, I do think some commonly used settings available online can be used a good 'starting point' to be later tweaked by the individual user. If they're as useless as you claim why do sites post them?

I for one also value the feedback of specific settings people use. For example "I used the CNET settings but ran into some clouding in dark scenes. In my experience lowering the backlight helped"

What is the point of this entire sub-forum if not to share and discuss different settings and experiences?



http://httparchive2.avsforum.com/avs...5#post21161305 Where a user told me to post my post here

Remember not everyone has the same expertise or interest as you with regards to specific settings and calibrations. Perhaps you would have this entire sub-forum be comprised of one post that says "You should just pay 200-400 to have it professionally calibrated".

I would almost go so far as to say a majority of visitors to this forum fall into the low-expertise category which is why they come here in the first place; for information and feedback. This is supported at least in the UNXXD8000 official owners thread where pretty much once a page someone is asking for the settings others use.

And again I would argue against the premise that discussing or sharing calibration settings should not be done in the calibration sub-forum.




I didn't request action by a moderator, I'm just stating in my post that I'm open to any action by one if my post does violate any terms of use.

I would advise you to take your own advice if you have a problem with this thread.

Otherwise, please let us noobs have our fun and share our experiences.

Originally Posted by MGwhat

While I agree that not all displays behave identically, I do think some commonly used settings available online can be used a good 'starting point' to be later tweaked by the individual user. If they're as useless as you claim why do sites post them?