Looking into HDTVs

[Omnipotent]

SO it's the same thing as an LCD, just is thinner and uses less power, does nothing for the image?

[Nitsuki]

One thing that have turned me off about plasmas is how much heat they dish out, now i'm not sure how good they are at not doing that nowadays but that has always been my selling point to myself to get an LCD. The one time I used a plasma was at my friend's game room and holy shit that room became an inferno with the 360 on, just keep in mind also, more heat = higher electricity bill, considering you may use the A/C quite often.

HOWEVER if you are in a very well spaced room, like a living room for example, a plasma wouldn't be too bad of a choice.

My preference is just LCD, don't bother with the overpriced LEDs either.

[Mabubeezareel]

Yup, pretty much. Overall, they can achieve higher levels of brightness and higher static contrast ratios, but whether or not that offers a better picture quality is subjective.

[winterwinter]

Yup, pretty much. Overall, they can achieve higher levels of brightness and higher static contrast ratios, but whether or not that offers a better picture quality is subjective.

that's might be right.

[Akiyama]

I've actually been trying to calibrate my TV as well, though I've looked for my particular model online to see if anyone had suggested settings. It's a bitch, though. Some blacks look good, while others.. I can see pixelated shit in it. I also see random green on spots on the TV when it's in certain lighting, but the picture outside of that is usually pretty darned good. It's an older TV (a couple years old anyway) .. Samsung LN-T2353H.. I mean it's a nice TV. My grandmother got it for me, and it's actually the last thing she got me before she got real sick and passed away, so I didn't really want to replace it, but I dunno. Anyone have suggestions on calibration or what I could do to make the picture 'pop'?

A little rundown.. I've actually been watching TV for a while on the Dynamic Setting with the 10 Backlight >.> Little did I know that it was a bad thing. WHen I went looking around online, everyone was like 'backlight 2-5 is usually best, and dynamic is terrible', so I didn't really know this. I guess the colors did look a bit unrealistic and bright.

[kareface]

Calibrations can be tricky if you've never done them before. The DIY solutions can do a so-so job, but your best bet is to buy or borrow a colorimeter or spectrophotometer. Cheaper ones are usually easier to use because they are targeted for people who don't calibrate for a living. They'll come with software and help with adjustments. Better quality spectrophotometers require a lot of understanding and experience to use. The end result can be better but almost nobody will be able to identify a difference. The real difference will be in the experience of the calibrator. If you plan to DIY you'll need to get access to the service menu. Calibrating using only the default controls is pointless. Each manufacturer and many of the lines have different methods for accessing it, you'll just have to find out what your TV requires. If you plan to go this route and want some help let me know. Just remember, don't calibrate until your TV is very well broken in. Also make sure you calibrate each device. Every HDMI input needs to be calibrated. Don't use those idiotic settings lists that people have for your model of TV. If you want to use them as a starting point that might be alright, but it isn't a easy fix.

[Akiyama]

Yeah.. I"ve been using those stupid settings that just come with the TV. Mine came with Dynamic, Standard, and Movie and I went from there lol. I've heard bad things about going to calibrate through the service menu and then something happening, causing the TV set to just get fucked up. I've had this TV for a good couple years+ though so it's definitely broken in. I guess I'd need to look at getting those colorimeters/spectrophotometers and all that. D: If you know anything about my particular model of TV.. lemme know.

[kareface]

I'll see what is out there, I've worked more with panny's and poi's.

[octopus]

One thing about the LED panels, google "LED clouding". It appears to be something that cannot be fixed...

[Akiyama]

I've heard about LED Clouding. Shitsux.

And thanks for the hand, kareface. whatever you can find would be cool.

[Isiolia]

One thing about the LED panels, google "LED clouding". It appears to be something that cannot be fixed...

Clouding is a general LCD issue, LED panels simply aren't immune like one might think.

[Nitsuki]

my old 32" samsung that is now in the master bedroom suffered from clouding after 5 years of use, i sucks horribly but in the end, i'm not using it for gaming anymore so it's not a big deal to me. It did its purpose just great.

I would like to research a lot more into calibrating my samsung C630, I know very little about calibration and i've done some calibration to the best of my ability, but i really wish to go further. Any help I would appreciate also. I'm just waiting on the repair guys to come to warranty repair my HDMI 1 port as I have sorta damaged it like an idiot because I used a heavy DVI cable w/ an HDMI>DVI adapter and the weight caused damage to the port.