Picture too good? Is there a setting to fix this?
1331994
This is a common problem with some HDTVs. If you jack up the contrast and sharpness to maximum, you'll eliminate all the artistic qualities that make films look the way they do. I saw a bunch of demo units in the store showing Fifth Element and King Kong and they looked simply awful, exactly as you said: looks like shot for TV using a consumer digital camera. I prefer to watch movies the way the filmmakers meant for me to watch them. (though this is highly variable, due to people's screen sizes, color calibration settings, etc.) AutoMotion, TrueMotion, or whatever the manufacturers call it, may be fine for sports games and car races, but I don't want to mess w/ a film's original artistic representation. DPs (directors of photography) and cinematographers get paid tons of $$ to make a film look good and stylize. Why ruin it w/ edge enhancement, frame doubling, etc?
234687
Hello there....sorry to hear that you are having issues. I bought mine for my son. He told me that he is using the factory settings, default, and the picture looks great. try using the default settings, if that does not work you may want to return it. Hope this helps....good luck.
741965
Just turn off the Tru-Motion setting. I agree it looks horrible and I don't understand why it is the default. Maybe it is nice for sports and games, but for movies it immediately cuts about 40 million from the production value.
75492
You can adjust the aspect ratio so that it fills the entire screen, but that would distort the picture somewhat. I like to put it in 4:3 mode, so it looks like a normal picture. Burn-in warnings be damned! But you'll be watching the important stuff through the HD air antenna anyway.I think the SD picture is just okay. It's a bit pixelated (probably because of the size of the TV) and the colors don't seem as sharp as my 23-year old Sony Trinitron. Once you see the HD picture, SD will look that much worse.
260792
It sounds like there is a prob with the pixels.. i would return it, and get a replacement.
1618314
I had that issue at first. Try adjusting the display settings first, you may have to adjust the actual picture size if it's just too big.
1809313
You may be viewing in the full-screen mode which distorts things. Try using a different setting like actual size I believe.
795286
I gave the unit to a friend last Christmas. As I recall, there was a button on the remote (aspect ratio maybe??) that changed how the picture filled the screen. May have to hit it several times to get proper proportions.
1432553
Another reveiwer posted this, I used these settings as well and it looks great. http://www.plasmatvbuyingguide.com for the TH-50PX60U: Picture Mode Standard Picture +22 Brightness +8 Color -1 Tint -4 Sharpness -14 Color Temperature Warm
1917617
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.
2068885
Greg, I am also watching the Olympics on Comcast HD and not experiencing a lot of the pixelation you mention, mostly during the fastest figure skating spins, and camera moves on other sports. In fact, I am blown away with the picture on this event. I have not changed my 120-Hz (whatever its called) setting from the factory preset, and it would be the only thing I suggest looking at. I also have the picture set on "Movie" mode, the others presets are just too saturated, bubble-gum colors... though I doubt that makes a difference. Hope you can resolve this.
1303316
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....
216037
Hey Mark, Try setting the camera to the "P" on the dial (stands for Program AE). Once you do, click the Q. MENU button on the bottom right of camera. Select the ISO setting and change it to 200 or 400. I'm having the same issues as you with this camera and its poor low light performance. To get better shots indoors, it helps to crank up the ISO to a higher setting. The downside is that the picture may come in a bit grainy. The higher the ISO, the more grain, but at least you'll have a brighter and clearer picture. At ISO 200 and 400, you shouldn't have too much grain for it to ruin the picture. Let me know if it works!
1846031
Well let me put it this way, you are blowing up the image to fit with no more data available. That said SD willalways look like crap on a larger screen, that is a fact of life. I dont find this tv to be any worse or better then my Sharp or my Panny. Bottom line, blow up a 35mm negative and a 8 x10 negative to a poster and guess which will look better, same thing here.
1209067
Generally, most hardware things do a lousy job of downscaling image size - you will usually get a much better result if you scale them down using decent software to the "native size" of the display before loading them. (I just bought one of these and haven't got it yet, but it might even make sense to see if it looks better with pix at 640x480 or at 688x488 (which Poldim says is the res of the samples they provide).
713070
If it's at a different angle (up high or down low) you can adjust it. If it's to the right or the left, the picture will be slightly distorted
765855
Well your half way there. Try another of the settings like Game view or another. It should improve. At first I didn't like the picture so I kept trying different view settings until one was real clear. Good luck.