[Anil111]

Hi

Any help with the problem below would be much appreciated.

The equipment:
TV: Sony 40w2000 (bought yesterday)
DVD recorder: Panasonic DMR-EX75
Satellite: Sky Digibox

The connections:
HDMI between TV (AV4) and DVD
Scart out of Satellite, into TV
Scart out of DVD, into Satellite
Arial into DVD
Arial out of DVD, into TV

The settings:
TV:

Picture
Picture Mode: Custom
Backlight: 3
Contrast: 90
Brightness: 42
Colour: 60
Colour Temperature: Warm2
Sharpness: 0
Noise Reduction: Off

Advanced Settings
Black Correction: Off
Advanced Contrast Enhancer: Off
Gamma: Off
Clear White: Off
MPEG Noise Reduction: Off
Colour Space: Normal

Screen
Screen Format: Wide
Auto Format: Off
Display Area: Normal

Setup
Light Sensor: Off
AV2 Output: TV
Quiet Power On: Off

DVD:
Picture: Comb Filter On
TV Aspect: 16:9
Progressive: On
TV System: PAL
HDMI Videoformat: Automatic
Aspect for 4:3 video: 4:3
AV1 Output: Video (with component)
AV2 Input: RGB/Video
AV2 Connection: Ext
Ext Link: Ext Link 2

Satellite:
Picture Settings
Format: 16:9
Scart Control: Off
Video Output: RGB
Contrast: High

The problem:
The picture quality for digital broadcasts are fine, but when trying to view either Satellite programs, DVD recordings or DVDs, the picture is not very sharp (or a bit fuzzy if I use technical lingo). A 4:3 screen size gives a slightly better picture, but it seems like such a waste of a perfectly good TV to not use the entire screen.
So, in addition to the above, what should the screen settings be on the 3 pieces of equipment mentioned above.

Thanks

[Scorpio]

ensure your connections are :-

Sky TV scart ---> DVDR AV2 (you have Sky set to RGB ensure that the Panny settings for AV2 match this)
DVDR HDMI ---> TV HDMI (as you have it)

Sky will pass its signal through the DVDR to the TV (watch this on AV4 as for DVDR)

The DVDR may even upscale Sky SD transmissions via HDMI), if it does you will be pleasantly surprised at the result. My SD stuff via Sky HD box HDMI to TV looks great.

Rgds,
Scorp

[Mr.B]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anil111

The settings:
TV:

Picture
Picture Mode: Custom
Backlight: 3..........8
Contrast: 90........60
Brightness: 42.....60
Colour: 60
Colour Temperature: Warm2...off
Sharpness: 0.....5
Noise Reduction: Off

Advanced Settings
Black Correction: Off...on
Advanced Contrast Enhancer: Off
Gamma: Off
Clear White: Off...on
MPEG Noise Reduction: Off...on
Colour Space: Normal

Screen
Screen Format: Wide
Auto Format: Off
Display Area: Normal

Setup
Light Sensor: Off
AV2 Output: TV
Quiet Power On: Off

your backlight seems low and your contrast high
if i remember correctly, these are my settings for that TV, dont forget you can change the setting for "all channels" or "individual channels"

[Anil111]

Thanks for you tips. I've tried both suggestions above, and still have the same problem. I have a feeling it may be down to the fact that it is SD signal.

I used to watch this on a 37" toshiba wlg66 and the picture was fine and sharp. Could it be that larger screens show up more of the transmission imperfections?

[bobcar]

The AV1 output should be RGB, you've got it set to composite.