How to get a crisper picture on a LCD

notakid

Inactive wrote: »

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.

I love a good instruction manual! Translated badly from Japanese to English you really have to concentrate.:think: It focuses the mind! Our last tv had an instruction manual the size of war and peace and it made no sense whatsoever!

At first I thought it was me, but all the owners posted that they couldn't understand a word of it!:rotfl:

KillerWatt

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!

Because you haven't set it up properly.

Read http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv/lcd-tv-calibration.html for what's what.

notakid

KillerWatt wrote: »

Because you haven't set it up properly.

Read http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv/lcd-tv-calibration.html for what's what.

Thank you, thats just what Iwas looking for

Off to twiddle!

ukcarper

Other than using a HD source you can’t alter the fact that the resolution of the picture is the same whatever the size the TV so the smaller the screen size the sharper the picture will be at a given distance.

Hammyman

notakid wrote: »

Its a no make Axon? I think, they haven't even badged it! !

There is the problem. You have a TV with a low rent panel so you'll get motion blur, poor contrast ratio and the upscaler in the TV won't be worth a toss.

The only reason it may have good reviews is because its been reviewed by people who've never owned a decent LCD/Plasma and think that it was a bargain because it was 1080p for £250 or whatever.

BTW, the optimal viewing distance of a 40" TV where you'd notice the difference between 720p and 1080p is 5.5ft. Anything over that and you'd have done better buying a good quality 720p TV rather than a low rent 1080p.

Hammyman

KillerWatt wrote: »

Because you haven't set it up properly.

Read http://www.lcdtvbuyingguide.com/lcdtv/lcd-tv-calibration.html for what's what.

Its a crappy low rent panel. Not only will it not have sufficient contrast but there will be no way to adjust the settings in the menus to alter the colour gamut, assuming that the panel even actually has sufficient range to come anywhere close.