How can I get the best possible picture quality on my LED HDTV?

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Dr.Jackal

I've recently purchased a 50" Sony Bravia 1080p 120Hz LED HDTV and while the picture quality of quite good straight out of the box, I'm sure it could be better. I haven't really altered the settings at all so does anyone know if there are particular settings to get the best possible picture? I do have it hooked up with a HDMI cable.

Answer
You cannot use anybody elses numbers because the adjustments are there to compensate for YOUR source devices, your cable and your particular television.

Go get a Pixar BluRay or DVD. In the disk setup menu you will find test patterns and instructions on setting your basic Brightness, Contrast and Color. This is important because televisions are set to nearly 100% brightness and contrast at the factory to be 'eye-catching' if the unit is used for a floor demo. Properly setting these values - will NOT look as good at first. But fine details will become noticeable, wide areas of solid colors will be more solid and not swirl with other colors, etc.

This is a basic calibration you are doing. You can always order the new Disney WOW disk, the Speiers and Munsel or good old Digital Video Essentials. These disks have more test patterns, are more involved but give you lots of great tutorials.

Start with a Pixar disk. This may be all you need.

Also - go into the TV and turn OFF various optional processing like 'motion flow' and other things. While these things do make motion smoother and make some details pop out - it can create un-natural effects like the 'soap-opera' effect. (Once you see this - you will know what I am talking about.)

Oh - and congratulations on the purchase.

What is the best type of TV you can buy?

rollingskt

I don't care about the price. I mean what is better LCD, Plasma, DLP, LCOS, OLED,SED,FED,CRT, or any other tv type, which has the best picture quality?

Answer
On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being worst and 5 being best:

LCD
Brightness: 5
Response Time: 1
Viewing Angle: 2
Contrast/Color: 3
Contrast/Black Levels: 1
Geometry: 5
Longevity: 4
Resolution Flexibility: 2
Slimness (small thickness): 5
Lightness (small weight): 5
Power efficiency: 4
Value (Inches per dollar): 2
Availability: 5

OLED
Brightness: 5
Response Time: 4
Viewing Angle: 4
Contrast/Color: 5
Contrast/Black Levels: 3
Geometry: 5
Longevity: 4
Resolution Flexibility: 2
Slimness (small thickness): 4
Lightness (small weight): 5
Power efficiency: 5
Value (Inches per dollar): 1
Availability: 1

Plasma
Brightness: 3
Response Time: 4
Viewing Angle: 5
Contrast/Color: 5
Contrast/Black Levels: 5
Geometry: 5
Longevity: 3
Resolution Flexibility: 3
Slimness (small thickness): 4
Lightness (small weight): 4
Power efficiency: 1
Value (Inches per dollar): 2
Availability: 4

DLP Rear-Projection
Brightness: 3
Response Time: 5
Viewing Angle: 2
Contrast/Color: 5
Contrast/Black Levels: 3
Geometry: 5
Longevity: 3
Resolution Flexibility: 3
Slimness (small thickness): 2
Lightness (small weight): 3
Power Efficiency: 4
Value (Inches per dollar): 4
Availability: 3

CRT (curved-screen)
Brightness: 4
Response Time: 5
Viewing Angle: 3
Contrast/Color: 5
Contrast/Black Levels: 4
Geometry: 2
Longevity: 5
Resolution Flexibility: 5
Slimness (small thickness): 1
Lightness (small weight): 2
Power efficiency: 3
Value (Inches per dollar): 5
Availability: 2

CRT (flat-screen)
Brightness: 4
Response Time: 5
Viewing Angle: 5
Contrast/Color: 5
Contrast/Black Levels: 4
Geometry: 5
Longevity: 5
Resolution Flexibility: 5
Slimness (small thickness): 1
Lightness (small weight): 1
Power efficiency: 3
Value (Inches per dollar): 4
Availability: 2

As far as pure picture quality, your best option of what's on the market now would actually be CRT. Unfortunately you can only find new ones in standard-definition these days, and even those are becoming harder to find. CRT's are also the most affordable.
Good plasmas come close to CRT quality. DLP and OLED are pretty good too. LCD offers good brightness, but suffers in its black levels and contrast, as well as response time.

I would like to see some progress on FED and SED televisions be made. I truly believe that if the electronics makers invest as much into developing these technologies as they did into LCD's (and the subsequent brainwashing of the consumer market into thinking that LCD's are so great) then we'd have a near-perfect TV on our hands: they can offer the picture quality better than a CRT in a plasma-like profile while using half the power of an LCD.

My personal choice (of the technology that's already out there on the consumer market and readily available):
CRT > Plasma > DLP > LCoS > LCD.
And I'd put LED on par with the DLP and FED and SED on par with the CRT.

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