Panasonic TX 32 LXD 70

Snoopdog · 23-12-2007, 00:24

Hope someone can advise me. Got the new tv yesterday but I can't seem to get the settings right for colour, contrast etc - are there recommended settings or is it purely preference? Also everyone seems short and fat (maybe this just needs some getting used to after an old-fashioned tele), but I have tried all the different Aspect settings - any ideas? On the upside - even the Spice Girls looked chunky!

Yours hopefully.

Ghostleader · 23-12-2007, 00:43

People should only look small n' chunky if native picture is 4:3 (What old people call square!) and you have widescreen t.v. stretch to fit the whole screen i.e. no black bars top and bottom. If connected to a digital box, make sure its settings are switched to wide screen output format.

Snoopdog · 23-12-2007, 11:16

Thanks Ghostleader - I will go and check that now.

Any other recommendations on general settings, or as I say does that come down to preference?

Snoopdog · 23-12-2007, 11:48

Thanks lots - that did work on addressing square people.

jamestay1 · 23-12-2007, 17:20

turn sharpness off.

Ghostleader · 23-12-2007, 19:07

Take the colour "slider" all the way down into black & white then slide it slowley back up the way until you get a natural skin tone balance on outdoor shot Brittish stuff (Emmerdale is a good example, when characters are outside, you then have skin tones & the greens of the grass, trees etc.) & on BBC News 24 the reds of the bottom left corner news bar should be red with a slight brownesh tint, no verging on pink reds!! Without a natural skin tone balance you will be viewing people like zombies with grey skin or orange spray tan freaks which is just wrong.

camels · 26-12-2007, 20:17

A good tip I was given a while back - on various "THX-certified" DVDs there is a calibration routine ("THXOptimizer") which will display test pictures and help you set up your screen. It's a bit simplistic but a reasonable alternative to expensive calibration tests/services.

Not sure whether you'd have one of these but the later Pixar movies since about 2000 (e.g. Monsters Inc in my case) definitely have it.

More details here:
http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/07/29/hdtv-calibration-done-dirt-cheap/

bfg20 · 26-12-2007, 22:36

Reset your TV back to factory settings.

With these TVs the 'normal' picture setting should be OK.

If it is on 'dynamic' turn the colour down. Try and get a 'natural' outdoors picture and then the studio settings should be OK.

Freeview or Sky or Sky HD should give a very good picture with this TV.

Snoopdog · 07-01-2008, 23:22

Thanks everyone for advice. I now have a near perfect picture and would definitely recommend this tv if anyone is considering it.

Cheers.

23-12-2007, 00:24	#1
Snoopdog Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,138	Panasonic TX 32 LXD 70 Hope someone can advise me. Got the new tv yesterday but I can't seem to get the settings right for colour, contrast etc - are there recommended settings or is it purely preference? Also everyone seems short and fat (maybe this just needs some getting used to after an old-fashioned tele), but I have tried all the different Aspect settings - any ideas? On the upside - even the Spice Girls looked chunky! Yours hopefully.

23-12-2007, 00:43	#2
Ghostleader Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Laughing at Sky fanboys! Posts: 714	People should only look small n' chunky if native picture is 4:3 (What old people call square!) and you have widescreen t.v. stretch to fit the whole screen i.e. no black bars top and bottom. If connected to a digital box, make sure its settings are switched to wide screen output format.

23-12-2007, 11:16	#3
Snoopdog Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,138	Thanks Ghostleader - I will go and check that now. Any other recommendations on general settings, or as I say does that come down to preference?

23-12-2007, 11:48	#4
Snoopdog Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,138	Thanks lots - that did work on addressing square people.

23-12-2007, 17:20	#5
jamestay1 Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 550	turn sharpness off.

23-12-2007, 19:07	#6
Ghostleader Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Laughing at Sky fanboys! Posts: 714	Take the colour "slider" all the way down into black & white then slide it slowley back up the way until you get a natural skin tone balance on outdoor shot Brittish stuff (Emmerdale is a good example, when characters are outside, you then have skin tones & the greens of the grass, trees etc.) & on BBC News 24 the reds of the bottom left corner news bar should be red with a slight brownesh tint, no verging on pink reds!! Without a natural skin tone balance you will be viewing people like zombies with grey skin or orange spray tan freaks which is just wrong.

26-12-2007, 20:17	#7
camels Forum Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Middx, UK Posts: 303	A good tip I was given a while back - on various "THX-certified" DVDs there is a calibration routine ("THXOptimizer") which will display test pictures and help you set up your screen. It's a bit simplistic but a reasonable alternative to expensive calibration tests/services. Not sure whether you'd have one of these but the later Pixar movies since about 2000 (e.g. Monsters Inc in my case) definitely have it. More details here: http://www.engadgethd.com/2005/07/29/hdtv-calibration-done-dirt-cheap/

26-12-2007, 22:36	#8
bfg20 Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 306	Reset your TV back to factory settings. With these TVs the 'normal' picture setting should be OK. If it is on 'dynamic' turn the colour down. Try and get a 'natural' outdoors picture and then the studio settings should be OK. Freeview or Sky or Sky HD should give a very good picture with this TV.

07-01-2008, 23:22	#9
Snoopdog Forum Member Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 1,138	Thanks everyone for advice. I now have a near perfect picture and would definitely recommend this tv if anyone is considering it. Cheers.

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