Brigtness and contrast setting revert to default on my PN42A450: When ever I change the brightness setting on my 42" plasma it remains for a few minutes then revert to the old setting. is there a problem with my tv or am I doing something wrong?
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You seem to have chosen "display model/store" mode when you first turned on your set, it reverts back to defaults every 10 minutes or so in that mode. Recommend that you check your manual, I believe there is a way to adjust that. also, check avsforum for correct settings for this display (check the 50" thread, the two sets are basically identical, so most activity is there). Found it, it is in the setup menu. good luck.
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In all honesty, the default settings on this guy were pretty amazing. I did mess with the brightness a bit, but other then that I left it alone. I recommend you play around with the settings as the previous comment said. Everythings going to be different according to your tastes. You can also google/youtube the monitor settings as well. People usually post their settings there.
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I have two different tv's hooked up to it. My old plasma has virtually no lag and my led has lag. I don't think it's due to the splitter though. So, I would say it's not a noticeable difference than before.
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contrast 67bright 40sharp 0color 45color tone warm 1just eyeballed it to these settings, I heard THX DVDs like Cars have a feature that helps calibrate the picture settings, haven't tried it yet though.
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I found the G10 to be brighter in the store, but of course it was playing a Blue Ray. However, in my research, I found that the G10 actually puts out more light than a typical plasma, therefore better picture in a bright room. The TV may have been playing in THX mode which is dimmer and supposed to be played on that setting in a dark room...ex. at night watching a movie to simulate theater color. During the day, play the G10 at the Custom color setting. I dont have mine yet. It arrives tomorrow and will be located in a brighter room, so hope all works out!
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Overall "brightness" is about the only perk of an LCD set. You would not even notice that a plasma is "dimmer" once you got it home and plugged it up. The best way to experience the overall quality of an HDTV is in a dark room. A dark room is where Plasma shows its real beauty and LCD shows its ugly side. The issues with LCD technology like bad viewing angles, ghosting, flashlighting, clouding etc. were enough to send me to plasma.
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This is the hardest TV I have ever had problems with settings. Lot of this is preference but this this is what I have with dishnetwork 2D (tv service will make a difference). Picture Mode standard user, Blacklight 100, Contrast 80, Brightness 30, Sharpness 15, Color 50, Tint G21, Color Temp C50, Advance Control- Dyanamic Contrast high, Dyanamic color High, Super Resolution Medium, Gamma Low. I have not messed with 3D which is different. at least this will give you a start. Hope it helps.
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My new 50" S30 is not as bright as the 3 year old 42" (720p) Panasonic plasma it replaced.The picture quality, however, is much better than the old plasma.It took me a couple of weeks to get used to it, but now it doesn't bother me (installed in my basement, little natural light)And keep in mind no plasma will be as bright as a LCD HDTV.
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This TV has different "Scene" settings which it selects based on the input type. You can also change them by the remote control. I find all of them to look dark and have a color cast except for the "standard" one.
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Check this forum for your favorite setting. I used post 274's setting and it looked great~ Don't use the setting right out of the box, it's horrible and way too bright. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=901174
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I had Best Buy replace my LED with a Plasma. They were unfamiliar with the problem. Sort of surprising. But they were very nice about replacing.
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I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both decently lit (not total daylight) and darkened rooms. Good luck. I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both... » Read More I actually picked this up from CNET and it seems to work. First, use your TV's "warm" color temperature setting for the input that you want to adjust. Next, start with the "standard" picture settings and adjust the following items to these listed numbers: Contrast - 78; Back Light - 75; Dynalight - ON;Brightness - 37; Color - 46; Tint - 0; Sharpness - 48. These numbers work well, and had been adjusted by the original writer to go with HD-DVD Digital Video Essentials. This, to me, would be an excellent way to start, as the colors are rich and work well in both decently lit (not total daylight) and darkened rooms. Good luck. « Show Less
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I think I found an answer to the issue. The problem I had is that I changed the settings immediately to "Dynamic," which raises the brightness significantly, and is only supposed to be used in a very bright room. When I put the settings back to normal everything looks great and the side light issues disappear. I guess I just need to listen to the suggestions of what the different picture modes are for.
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Good points all around. Indeed, a new plasma set should be run for the first 100-200 hours at moderate contrast levels in order to allow the phosphors to burn-in more evenly. The higher "dynamic contrast" settings are awful for home use and are really only useful in extremely bright lighting conditions and to get potential customers' attention in the showroom. That being said, the recommended calibration settings above are simply a good starting point for someone who's new to tweaking the settings on their new 42B450.
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maybe double check the settings menu, I saw a "dynamic contrast" in there somewhere. Don't know if it would help any, or if it's default on or off, I was clicking all over the place! It could also be using more power to light up the screen? Is your video card good for the resolution? Just guesses....
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Not when watching TV or movies. When displaying solid white or color screens, I can see a slight bit of uniformity issues, but not during regular content. Also when I was playing a game on the PS4 and the TV was in Game Mode, I saw flashlighting/clouding during black loading screens, but not during gameplay. I guess Game Mode turns off the Local Dimming?
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Same question here. I did a calibration with the THX calibrator on the Monsters Inc DVD (some commentators recommend this as an inexpensive way to calibrate). Much of the calibration could not be done. I did find that for watching movies, according to the THX calibration, brightness should be at 100 and contrast at 36- this is contrary to the advice of another reviewer who urged max contrast. I'm using hdmi in from a Philips upscaling DVD player, and optical out from the tv. I'm not getting the back channels on my Logitech speakers and am scratching my head about that.