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Picture Settings for Blu-ray Playback
Picture Settings Tips for Correct Setup
Picture Settings for Blu-ray Playback
Tips for correct setup
Blu-ray provides the best picture in today’s home cinema. But you have to make sure that video signal reaching the screen matches the original on the disc as perfectly as possible. Where mastering errors or poorly recorded film content leave room for improvement, the player’s settings can be a great help — it’s possible to improve the video signal and to tailor it to the characteristics of your chosen display device.
Unsurprisingly, though, this takes work — from checking whether the current settings are correct, to trying out all of the available parameters. One last tip: you might save yourself a lot of hassle by doing the unthinkable: reading the manual!
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Tips for correct setup. • The best picture comes from 1080p signals at 24 frames per second. This format only transmits via HDMI. • If 1080p video isn’t possible because of older devices in the signal chain, 720p and 1080i are the next-best choices. Use tricky film scenes to check whether 720p or 1080i performs better. (For a selection of such scenes, check out our earlier article Picture Quality Testing. • Activate “Film” mode for Blu-ray material that requires de-interlacing; if this runs into problems, switch over to “Automatic” mode. • Switch off xvYCC, and set Deep Color to automatic. • Select YUV or YCbCr as the HDMI colour standard wherever possible. • Your very first step should be to calibrate the display, with all of the player’s controls in a neutral position. • Leave the sharpness and noise reduction set to zero. Only activate these if you really have to. • Wait until you’ve calibrated the screen properly before using the player to balance out any of its potential deficiencies. |
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