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How can I Calibrate my Panasonic Viera TC-L42E50 TV
The Panasonic Viera TC-l42E5 provides superb picture quality in a inexpensive price. It has several "smart" Internet apps though the one I take advantage of most, as an Amazon Prime member, Amazon Instant Video.
Everyone's taste and environment are very different, so they are what look good on mine. So I would like to offer you three ways to adjust the image settings. Calibrated 3 is my setting were set by eye averaging several different channels and and intended theme in a room with no light besides the TV screen. I take advantage of Custom and some reasonable settings (to my eye) for the built-in stuff.
The Calibrated 2; It is the configuration from a my neighbor. He uses the AVSHD patterns software. I take it to be an alternative for you.
I most certainly will eventually test further with my calibration discs (Spyder3 colorimeter), but also for those looking foe a superb beginning point from which to tweak - this may help you. Of course, for best results- you should adjust the image settings in the control room.
Panasonic Viera TC-L42E50 Picture setting
| Picture Setting |
Calibrated 1(Spyder3 Disc)
|
Calibrated 2
(AVSHD patterns) |
Calibrated 3(Without tool)
|
Picture Mode
| Cinema | Game | Custom |
Backlight
| 29 | 30 | 90 |
Contrast
| 95 | 90 | 96 |
Brightness
| 40 | 54 | 40 |
Color
| 70 | 64 | 40 |
Tint
| 0 | 5 | -3 |
Sharpness
| 25 | 25 | 75 |
Color Temp
| Warm | Warm | Normal |
Color mgmt
| Off | Off | Off |
A.I. Picture
| Off | Off | On |
C.A.T.S
| Off | Off | Off |
Video NR
| Off | Off | Off |
Mosquito NR
| Off | Off | On |
Motion Picture Setting
| Weak | Weak | Weak |
Black Level
| Light | Light | Light |
HDMI Range
| Nonstandard (needed for PC sources) | Auto | Auto |
3:2 PULLDOWN
| On | On | On |