| The default settings on any new television | | | | grey just becomes white. |
| are not necessarily the ones that will | | | | |
| produce the best picture at home in the | | | | Brightness: Brightness is the intensity of |
| living room. Settings that are too high or | | | | black within the picture on the television. |
| too low can result in an early demise of the | | | | With brightness turned up to maximum, blacks |
| screen or simply provide a poor picture. | | | | will become grey. The level should then be |
| Ideally the picture settings on the | | | | slowly reduced until it first becomes black |
| television should be adjusted to coincide | | | | again. |
| with the lighting conditions in the room | | | | |
| where it will be viewed. Settings on all | | | | Sharpness: A television with the sharpness |
| televisions can be adjusted and some even | | | | set too low can have a blurry picture while |
| allow resetting the controls for the various | | | | having it set too high can result in a |
| input devices. | | | | "grainy" picture. |
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| Picture control settings can be accessed | | | | Color/Saturation: Adjusting the color is |
| through the television set up menu. It is | | | | important to achieve a realistic picture. |
| easiest to make the appropriate adjustments | | | | Many automatic settings are insufficient. |
| by purchasing or renting a test pattern DVD | | | | When unable to use a test pattern, many |
| although it is possible to use other pictures | | | | experts advise using skin tone as a good |
| on the screen with known colors to determine | | | | guide in adjusting color to the optimal |
| the new settings. An example of a known color | | | | level. |
| would be a scene with a snow covered | | | | |
| landscape when adjusting contrast or the | | | | Basically, the important thing to remember is |
| white within a picture. | | | | that factory set controls on a television are |
| | | | not set up for the viewing conditions in most |
| The following modifications are common: | | | | homes and to get the outstanding picture |
| | | | consumers pay for and to assure the longevity |
| Contrast: Contrast is the intensity of white | | | | of the television, some adjustment is |
| within the picture on the television. If the | | | | necessary. Video Essentials and AVIA are two |
| intensity of white is too high there can be a | | | | test pattern tools that are available to |
| loss of detail in the picture or increased | | | | assist in adjusting setting on the television |
| deterioration of the phosphors in a plasma or | | | | for clear, vivid, color accurate images. |
| CRT screen. By adjusting the contrast to the | | | | |
| lowest setting, white will become somewhat | | | | Get the most out of your television or shop |
| grey. From here the contrast is advanced | | | | for a new one at homemedias.info, the |
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