New Plasma Tips wanted

[DarkTXKnight]

So I have a new Philips 50pfp5332d37 50 in plasma and Id like to know if there are any tips for setting this up and getting the best picture. I have digital comcast cable, but Im not using a box. When connected to the catv port, the analog channels (2-58) are kind of fuzzy. The digital channels are much better though.
Is there any software or other resources I should follow to properly set this up and burn in?? any advice is appreciated.

 

[PurdueRy]

Originally posted by: DarkTXKnight
So I have a new Philips 50pfp5332d37 50 in plasma and Id like to know if there are any tips for setting this up and getting the best picture. I have digital comcast cable, but Im not using a box. When connected to the catv port, the analog channels (2-58) are kind of fuzzy. The digital channels are much better though.
Is there any software or other resources I should follow to properly set this up and burn in?? any advice is appreciated.

get Digital video essentials or AVIA and calibrate your contrast and brightness settings along with the color. Contrast is a big cause of burn in as most all manufacturer's ship their TV's with overly bright and too high a contrast to attract customers to their "excellent picture" :roll:

If you don't want to do that, at least turn the television's video mode to "normal" or "default" as opposed to "Vivid" or equivalent that it ships with. That should help quite a bit.

 

[pennylane]

Like PurdueRy said, Digital Video Essentials or Avia are the best "cheap' solutions. You need a color filter to get the color right (both discs come with a color filter).

To get the absolute best picture, ISF calibration is best (where a guy actually comes and does it for you), but it costs a couple hundred bucks. Most people who've had it done have said it's well worth the price.

If even the cheap solution is too much work, you can try googling your TV or checking avsforum for your TV. Most new TV's have some baseline settings to use. Just be warned that TV's do vary a little bit, so those settings may be off.