tips to increase picture quality in led tv

[ramvalleru]

I own a Samsung ua40d5006 led tv and connected videocon d2h to it. The problem is am not able to enjoy the television channels like in my previous CRT. When I check the showrooms they are playing well. Is there any optimal settings I should make or avr receiver will do the job

 

[aakashr]

I own a Samsung ua40d5006 led tv and connected videocon d2h to it. The problem is am not able to enjoy the television channels like in my previous CRT. When I check the showrooms they are playing well. Is there any optimal settings I should make or avr receiver will do the job

sorry to disappoint you but CRT tv's are made for SD signals, so cable will always look best on CRT compared to flat panel tv's. Your LED tv is built for HD and will excel with HD content. If you have not already subscribed for HD, I suggest you do.
Also, in showrooms you might have seen HD channels being played hence the difference.

 

[ramvalleru]

Now dish providers are providing only few hd channels and If I subscribe to hd then I would watch star movies, movies now in hd and hence waste of money. Purchasing an avr will do the job as amplification is also built in it

 

[baijuxavior]

You need HD channels or HD content to see the best PQ on your HD TV. SD channels look better on CRT TVs. It is like watching mobile phone clips on a computer display. The clip may seem of great quality when watched on that small mobile screen, but not so on the bigger display.

Adding an AVR won't improve the picture quality. The AVR just acts as a switch to select hdmi inputs and to process audio. There are some AVR models with video upscaling feature, but nothing comes close to original HD content.

 

[aakashr]

+ 1 to baiju
Adding an AVR will not help.........its always GIGO : garbage in garbage out. If the original signal is weak and of poor quality, upscaling by the AVR might make it look slightly better but will never be able to convert SD to HD. Entry level AVR's mostly use Faroudja chip for upscaling which is not of great quality. Higher end AVRs use HQV Reon which is better but can never be the same as true HD content.
If you want to truly enjoy HD, you need to get HD channels..........which I understand is increasing.

 

[ramvalleru]

Yes I don't need true hd but upscaling. I'm going for Bose 201 v series and am limited to 22k for an avr which should into for

 

[Shivam]

Yes I don't need true hd but upscaling. I'm going for Bose 201 v series and am limited to 22k for an avr which should into for

Not related to your original query but -
Have you tried any other speakers before opting for Bose 201 v ?

 

[aakashr]

You have another thread for BOSE speakers.............suggest to use that for it. As much as everyone is trying to guide you NOT to go for BOSE, you seem to have your mind fixed on them. In the end it has to make you happy..............we are just trying to guide you, but it has to be ur decision. Many have regretted after buying BOSE after realizing what their limitations are.

 

[viper08]

Thumb Rule: Any output can not be better than it Source. If you want best PQ get the best signal. Upscaling adds artifacts to some extent and results may not close to expectations.
My 480P (Faroudja Chip) projector does a fantastic job when playing DVDs(480P by nature) and its awesome for HD (DVI) as well. Same 480p DVDs on 1080P tv simply look pathetic using even upscaling player.

There is no other option other than good old CRT to watch SD to its fullest.

 

[gvsriks]

Yes I don't need true hd but upscaling. I'm going for Bose 201 v series and am limited to 22k for an avr which should into for

I assume your LED Tv must be already doing upscaling if you provide SD signal before displaying as it is HD resolution.

 

[kaushik]

ramvalleru ,
hangon ,

40inch => HD STB --> 500-600Rs donation(!bills to STB company) no other go do upscale downscale medium scale none will help .

TRAP 1:
welcome to the world of marketing , 12 -13 stickers in your flat panel +
HD bluray playback in showroom .... new guy will dreams shell-out 50 -70k

TRAP 2:
AVR i want my avr !
question is why .. newbie thinks 5.1 is better than 2 channel .
reality ont dont shop for 5.1 for now as low cost speaker set is pain in
ears nice FS pair + stereo amp will do ,may be in <22k

 

[llks_18]

Resolution upscalers and AVR's are jst delays to the moot point that the PQ with SD signals look god awful on an LED TV. I have sat at my frnd's place a fair few times watching ESPN HD on his 40" Bravia which was good but any SD channel just seemed like a 360p Youtube vid at best..:annoyed:

 

[just4kix]

As far as I understand, the HD-TV does not upscale - it merely adjusts the resolution to its native size. Else manufacturers would have mentioned "upscales SD content to HD" as they do with the DVD players (with HDMI) and BDPs - even if the upscaling is not up to the mark. TV merely blows the pic from 576i (PAL cable/DTH) to 720i or 1080i - more like zooming.

Please correct me if I am wrong.

 

[omishra]

Try out below 3 settings which will keep TV picture top notch.

1. Keep brightness level enough to see details in dark and gray area.
2. Keep Contrast level enough to avoid washout of details in white area.
3. Keep sharpness just less than where borders start appearing around edges of small letters, lines and object boundaries.

Rest is left to content provider.

 

[manoj.p]

Resolution upscalers and AVR's are jst delays to the moot point that the PQ with SD signals look god awful on an LED TV. I have sat at my frnd's place a fair few times watching ESPN HD on his 40" Bravia which was good but any SD channel just seemed like a 360p Youtube vid at best..:annoyed:

The SD in India is 576i/25 PAL signal. Which means, 288p alternate frames. So it IS less quality than 360p Youtube video. Combine that with heavy compression and get awful picture quality. The broadcasters really need to step up and at least come up with SD progressive signal at 576p/480p. At least that will be DVD quality.

From my experience, video processor's can do a decent job at upscaling DVD quality signal to HD. Anything less resolution and it has very less data to interpolate and create HD resolution out of it.

 

[prosenjit]

just get a hd stb....nothing can help.even in that sd channles will be looking same.
and dont buy bose at 22k.......get a sonodyne amp+2 sonodyne bookshelfs or norge amp wharfe dale bookshelf.....
or a entry level onkyo 3400 complete set up.yes spkers in this package are not of greta quality.prvs set ups are much beeter.
by the way how are u connecting..using the hdmi off course.