How to get a crisper picture on a LCD

notakid

We have recently replaced our 32 inch LCD telly with a 40 inch see following specs)

•Full HD 1080p.
•Freeview digital tuner.
•40in TV with widescreen visible screen size.
•Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels.
•50Hz.
•Brightness 550cd/m2.
•Response time 0.001ms.
•Viewing angle 178/178 degrees.
•Progressive scan.
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The picture on our old tv was very crisp but the picture on the new LCD looks brighter but much baggier if that makes sense! The colours don't seem to move with the action, and to be truthful I've seen the similiar picture on my friends plasma large TVs.

Is it just because its a larger screen? Can I do anything to make it crisper? We have it plugged into the sky plus box with a normal scart?

Any advice will be welcome!

Many thanks!

thescouselander

An SD picture on modern TV is always going to look a bit rubbish. You need to feed your TV with a proper HD source via the HDMI socket.

penrhyn

By default the brightness and colour settings on new TVs are to bright and contrasty, explore the various picture settings.
As above though you need an HD source to get the best out of your HD TV.

BTW What is the make and model.

notakid

Its a no make Axon? I think, they haven't even badged it! :rotfl:but I think its another name for Matsui?

A bargain at Argos! :cool: Which may be going back!

The problem as well is there was no instruction book included, I've rang customer services and they are sending one thru but I'm not techie enough to know what is best from the default settings without reading the booklet. Blue screen on or off? I've no idea!

Im just a little confused as we had a great picture with our old telly with the same set up. And that was one of the first LCD tvs on the market!

macman

Are you sitting too close to it?
The optimum viewing distance on a 40" is going to be greater than on a 32" obviously.
And the 'viewing range' on an LCD is less than on a CRT.
Matsui? Oh dear...

penrhyn

You tend to get what you pay for, not all LCD panels are as good as each other.

notakid

But surely, as I said, my original LCD was one of the first produced so by default its going to better than that because of the way things progress?

However, the picture on my original LCD was much crisper than this one. This picture is similar to a friends telly which is top of the range 50 inch plasma fed into her HD sky box. Its loose and baggy with bright colours!

I will try to change the settings from default once I get the instruction booklet.

Inactive

notakid wrote: »

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I will try to change the settings from default once I get the instruction booklet.

You don't need an instruction book to alter settings, just go in to the menu and set them to your own liking.

Most of these cheapo non branded TV's are basically rubbish.

KillerWatt

notakid wrote: »

But surely, as I said, my original LCD was one of the first produced so by default its going to better than that because of the way things progress?

While the panels have improved vastly, what you see at the end all depends on the quality of the rest of the set.

There are only a handful of companies that make LCD panels, and they sell them to all the manufacturers who then wrap their own electronics around it.

Brand name = decent electronics = decent picture.

No name = cheap electronics = not so good picture.


As others have said though, you really need to ditch the analogue connections if you want to see any type of improvement (as well as set the TV up properly rather than factory defaults).

I'd also check the picture settings in your Sky box and make sure that RGB output is enabled, and that 16:9 is selected for the screen ratio.

If when you enable the RGB out you cannot get a picture, that simply means your SCART lead is not fully wired.

notakid

Inactive wrote: »

You don't need an instruction book to alter settings, just go in to the menu and set them to your own liking.

Most of these cheapo non branded TV's are basically rubbish.

I did check reviews before buying and it has good reviews.

I do not expect it to be wonderful, as I've said. I don't understand why a old LCD nearly a decade old gives a better picture than a more modern version!

I do need the instruction manual so I can read up on blue screen as I have no idea what it is or what it does. I have changed the settings already, the setup is very straightforward, but I'd rather have information to hand to know what I'm doing.

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notakid wrote: »

I do not expect it to be wonderful, as I've said. I don't understand why a old LCD nearly a decade old gives a better picture than a more modern version!

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Part of the worsening of picture quality will be down to the increased screen size, which will magnify any imperfections.

I have never read an a TV instruction manual, I always set mine up with the remote control and on screen menu.