Hello,
Ive written in this forum several times, i want to get the best picture out of my vizio 1080p fifty inch tv, i went to avs forum.com and i got the dve basics disc.. i am so confused... i did what it told me to and my picture is really bad, im wondering if anyone has any pointers for me so i can get my picture right?
Thank alot guys

Follow the directions.

Once again you ask us to solve your problems without giving us a single detail of what's wrong.

the colors and stuff are off, i mean its not one individual thing thats wrong, i watched the dics twice thats over three hours of watching, i belive i followed the directions right

ah, the stuff.

You are going to have to get specific, if you want any real answers.

What settings did you come up with? Maybe if you post your calibrated settings someone with the same set can spot something obviously wrong.

Really the calibration part is only about 20min worth of content on the disc. You don't need to watch the whole 3hrs of it.

You haven't followed any of our directions right, so I don't believe you when you say you have with DVE.

Did you go to AVS and find a thread for your TV? Did you see what users there found to be good settings? Did you try them out on your TV? How did that work out for you?

Providing us with specific information does not consist of telling us "the colors and stuff are off." Not knowing much about your brand of TV, I'm not sure what the proper stuff setting should be.

Is the color to vivid, not vivid enough, just plain wrong? What about brightness and contrast? Color temperature? Sharpness?

You didn't mention the model here -- it might be nice to mention the actual model # you have as Vizio now has quite a few 50" plasmas. I have a friend with the older 50" Vizio plasma, and after tweaking with DVE (SD DVD) it looked like a different set when it came to good DVD content. You must be missing something here.

-beebs

I don't believe this guy is real.

I believe this is the J6P we fear. Ask him to burn a firmware update disc for his BD player...do it!

Try logging on to tweaktv.com, register with them and look up the settings that most people have found best for your particular make and model of TV. Just click on tweak my TV and that's all there is to it. It may not be perfect but the settings can be pretty good.

You know, come to think of it. I've seen someone pull a similiar "duh it just dont work good" act on two other forums. Similiar, but not the same, MO... dense, short on answers, long on complaints.

-beebs

The following is all you really need to know in order to best set your TV (and it was an answer you received in your other thread):

I didn't respond after reading this thread a couple days ago, but have some new thoughts after reading again.

As others have stated, it's hard to help without a little more detail of what you think is wrong. What do you mean by "the colors are off?" Do reds look orange, or are they not bright enough to your liking?

The reason I ask is that as mentioned in the reply above this one TVs come from the factory in what is typically referred to as "torch mode". This means the settings are cranked up to make the set look bright in a showroom setting. These settings should basically never be used in a household surrounding.

So if you used DVE correctly, the levels would not be nearly as bright as when you first turned on your TV out of the box. This does not mean they are "wrong" by any means, but at first they may seem rather "dull". It partially depends on your taste - if you prefer a very bright picture, then correctly calibrated settings may not seem right.

As others have stated, search on your model number at AVS or TweakTV to see some settings others are using. They shouldn't necessarily match yours exactly, as people have different tastes, room lighting, etc. But they should be in the general ballpark. I used some settings I found on AVS when I bought my plasma and gradually changed a few of them more to my linking.

So I guess my point is, if your general feeling is that it's not "bright enough", you may have done it exactly right. A TV should not be "bright"...

I decided to finally check out what other people with my model of TV have their settings at, but I wasn't able to find anything on AVS or TweakTV.

I wonder if I'm putting in the wrong model number or something.

And this might be somewhat unrelated, but I figured why start a new thread. But anyway, I often notice when I'm watching certain things that I am definitely losing part of the picture at least at the bottom of the screen. I can tell because subtitles often are slightly obscured. Any way to change the settings on the TV to fix that?

Telling us what model of TV you have and what sources you're using that are cut off would make answering your questions a lot easier.

In lieu of those details, my answer is "maybe."

The model number is Samsung HLR4667WAX/XAA and it's when using the HDMI source. I notice it most frequently when I'm just watching cable through the DVR, but I've noticed when playing a movie as well. But again, that's all through the one HDMI input I have (thank you Monoprice switcher).

HDMI isn't a source, it's a type of connection. What I mean is, are you using a regular DVD player, Blu-ray, PS3, etc.? Is your cable/DVR high-definition or standard definition? It sounds to me like your TV is zooming in on the picture.

I'll try to find some info about your TV later this evening.

I am aware that HDMI is a type of connection; that's why they are hooked up using those cables. But depending on your TV, it will list your different video options either as source or input, which is why I needed you to be more specific on what you meant by source. And since all of the components are hooked into the one input, I didn't think it was really necessary to give a run-down of my components. But anyhow ...

Cable HD DVR
PS3
Xbox 360
PC
Panasonic DVD Recorder

As I said, it's not an extreme crop, but if I am watching certain titles that have subtitles very low on the screen, it is not uncommon to have the descenders on the letters be unviewable. It can be a little annoying sometimes.

And no, the cable box doesn't have the zoom function turned on.

I didn't say your cable box was zooming, I said your TV might be. HDTVs have different aspect ratio settings.

Uh, I read your message and I didn't say you said that, hence the smilie. That's just usually what people default to.

Clearly we aren't able to communicate with each other. I'm done.

I searched Samsung HLR4667 at AVS and found plenty of threads. Give that a try.

Took the words right out of my mouth. I almost posted the same sentiment in my previous response.

Set your televisions pic size mode to "Just Scan" and you should get the entire image on screen.