Passive 3D Settings // problems

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

I just recently purchased an LG 55LM6200 (55" LED 3D TV) that uses 'passive' 3D technology and the Sony BDP-S590 3D Blu-ray player -- I also purchased Rio 3D and Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D.

To me the 3D looks wrong. While watching Rio 3D, I noticed ghosting in many of the scenes and I found it very hard to focus when there was lots of rapid motion (turning TruMotion on/off didn't really help). I've tried adjusting the 3D settings on both the TV and the 3D Blu-ray player, but it just doesn't resolve the issues I'm having --it either removes the 3D effect entirely or makes the ghosting worse.

I sit about 7 feet away from my display and look up to my TV at an angle of about 20 degrees (the TV is on top of a 3-4 ft high TV stand). Does anyone have any ideas, or are others experiencing the same issues.

[banibale]

Based on my experience with the same problem nearly a year ago.
It was HDMI cable , when I replaced it for a high speed HDMI the problem was
Solved.. maybe is the same problem with yours.

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

I am using a high speed hdmi cable i bought at monoprice. Here`s a link to the exact hdmi cable i bought. I also have these cables. They both say they support 3D and I have swapped them to no avail. Any other ideas? The cables could be shorter -- maybe 5 or 6 ft.

[sookymonster]

Originally Posted by XXXsdesdeXXX

I am using a high speed hdmi cable i bought at monoprice. Here`s a link to the exact hdmi cable i bought. I also have these cables. They both say they support 3D and I have swapped them to no avail. Any other ideas? The cables could be shorter -- maybe 5 or 6 ft.

This might be silly, but have you tried the view-swap in your menu?

If its on the wrong way it just gives off a weird but still kinda 3D effect. Sometimes if you are new it actually might be hard to tell. For example if you are converting from 2D - 3D, changing this seems to bring the picture "out of" your telly..and this may confuse some people as to what position it should be set at.

If you are sitting pretty much in the middle and at or below the centre, you should be in your sweet spot provided you are back far enough.

Also I think Tru motion is supposed to be turned off to take advantage of the LG algorhythm which claims a full 1080P signal to each eye..Hope this can help.

[BD3Dfan]

Originally Posted by XXXsdesdeXXX

...I sit about 7 feet away from my display and look up to my TV at an angle of about 20 degrees (the TV is on top of a 3-4 ft high TV stand). ...

This might be the problem right there. Passive 3D TVs have a limited vertical viewing angle. If it isn't viewed straight on or close to straight on, the image becomes unviewable in 3D. This is a limitation of the tech and the best way to solve it would be to get the TV as close to level as your eyes, or vice-versa.

[Luther4]

Absolutely

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by BD3Dfan

This might be the problem right there. Passive 3D TVs have a limited vertical viewing angle. If it isn't viewed straight on or close to straight on, the image becomes unviewable in 3D. This is a limitation of the tech and the best way to solve it would be to get the TV as close to level as your eyes, or vice-versa.

This was exactly my thoughts yesterday when I read the OP's dilemma.

[banibale]

Totally false statements.. 20 degrees is just like sitting in the corner of a 4 seat sofa , that's exactly where I'm sitting and I get perfect 3D effects. Passive viewing angles are not that limited.. and if that was the case you see flat 3D not ghosting or xtalk. I recommend to check your setting , your hookups or make sure your set is not defective.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by banibale

Totally false statements.. 20 degrees is just like sitting in the corner of a 4 seat sofa , that's exactly where I'm sitting and I get perfect 3D effects. Passive viewing angles are not that limited.. and if that was the case you see flat 3D not ghosting or xtalk. I recommend to check your setting , your hookups or make sure your set is not defective.

From what I can tell from your HT gallery photos banibale you are sitting further back that 7 feet and your tv appear to be positioned at eye level, or very close to it. The OP stated he sits approximately 7 feet away (2.1 metres) and that he is looking up at his tv on a 20 degree angle, not that he sitting to the side at a 20 degree angle. Based on the OP's description, that could be enough to cause the issue he is having. Is it the cause of the issue though, maybe, maybe not.

[banibale]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

Based on your HT gallery photos banibale you are sitting further back that 7 feet and your tv appear to be positioned close to eye level. The OP stated he sits approximately 7 feet away (2.1 metres) and that he is looking up at his tv on a 20 degree angle, not that he sitting to the side at a 20 degree angle. Based on the OP's description, that could be enough to cause the issue he is having. Is it the cause of the issue though, maybe, maybe not.

Agreed.. but my tv is on the wall a bit higher than his.. The only time I get an ugly distortion is when I look down the tv while standing up . The 20 degrees thing is not the reason of his problems.

[Cevolution]

Originally Posted by banibale

Agreed.. but my tv is on the wall a bit higher than his.. The only time I get an ugly distortion is when I look down the tv while standing up . The 20 degrees thing is not the reason of his problems.

My mistake, after a 2nd look at your HT photos I can see now that your seating is not positioned at eye level, you are in fact looking up at approximately a 20 degree angle. I'm on my iPhone, and since the screen is so small, at a glace I thought those blue things were your feet in socks elevated on a reclining chair (I don't even know how I managed to get that impression since your logitech remote is sitting on the end), but now after a better look I can easily see that they are the arms of your lounge suite.

[banibale]

Originally Posted by Cevolution

My mistake, after a 2nd look at your HT photos I can see now that your seating is not positioned at eye level, you are in fact looking up at approximately a 20 degree angle. I'm on my iPhone, and since the screen is so small, at a glace I thought those blue things were your feet in socks elevated on a reclining chair (I don't even know how managed to get that impression since your logitech remote is sitting on the end), but now after a better look I can easily see that they are the arms of your lounge suite.

Lol..lounge suit I wish.. I live in a crappy apartment in Bronx ny . Btw the rent really cheap all you need is balls to live in this neighborhood because it's pretty dangerous .

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

Originally Posted by sookymonster

This might be silly, but have you tried the view-swap in your menu?

I have an option that says left/right and right/left I assume this is the option you are referring to? I will try to play around with that when I get home. Besides 3D options, what other settings should be changed? For example, should I use something other than 'Vivid' like 'Cinema Mode' or change brightness, contrast, or some other settings?

[banibale]

Originally Posted by XXXsdesdeXXX

I have an option that says left/right and right/left I assume this is the option you are referring to? I will try to play around with that when I get home. Besides 3D options, what other settings should be changed? For example, should I use something other than 'Vivid' like 'Cinema Mode' or change brightness, contrast, or some other settings?

I'm playing around with the setting on my tv looking for the reason of your problem, I strongly believe is the left and right eyes setting . When I switch that I get all the problems you're getting .. so try that and let us know..

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

Originally Posted by banibale

I'm playing around with the setting on my tv looking for the reason of your problem, I strongly believe is the left and right eyes setting . When I switch that I get all the problems you're getting .. so try that and let us know..

I will and I really appreciate everyone's feedback. I will try it when I get home.

[sookymonster]

Thats what I have been suggesting all along...

Good luck.

I would take it off vivid mode and i would leave the view point at o (zero) , this moves the plane of the 3D back and forth. Leaving it o you will see things as the director intended and wong get screen 3D violations.

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

Originally Posted by banibale

I'm playing around with the setting on my tv looking for the reason of your problem, I strongly believe is the left and right eyes setting . When I switch that I get all the problems you're getting .. so try that and let us know..

Changing the left/right and right/left setting did help in conjunction with depth and viewpoint.

Originally Posted by sookymonster

Thats what I have been suggesting all along...

Good luck.

I would take it off vivid mode and i would leave the view point at o (zero) , this moves the plane of the 3D back and forth. Leaving it o you will see things as the director intended and wong get screen 3D violations.

I decided to leave the viewpoint setting at "0" as you have suggested and I also changed the depth to "0". These two changes vastly improved what I am seeing. Thanks! Which 3D title do you guys suggest that I use to sell my wife on the 3D tech? She complains if it`s depth only - so it`ll need some pop out moments. I currently only have Rio 3D and Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D and neither exhibit real pop out moments.

[keb33509]

Journey to the center of the earth and A Turtles Tale.

[XXXsdesdeXXX]

Originally Posted by keb33509

Journey to the center of the earth and A Turtles Tale.

Thanks for the recommendations. Any others?

On a side note, the thing that's messing with me the most, in terms of 3D viewing, are the things in the foreground of the 3D image -- it's feels like the foreground image is too bright and too fast moving which distracts whatever's behind it in a bad way. I love the way the depth looks when I adjust the viewing settings all the way to the extreme of -10, it gets rid of the problem with the foreground image being too bright and distracting, but it then creates an annoying double image -- ghosting effect. I believe I greatly exaggerated my viewing angle previously -- it's more like a 5 degree angle that I have when viewing the TV from the sofa. I'm still looking for ideas -- any are greatly appreciated. In addition to my TV having 3D settings, my Blu-ray player has a depth setting than can be adjusted (-2) through (+2)

[Jsmith82]

Originally Posted by XXXsdesdeXXX

I just recently purchased an LG 55LM6200 (55" LED 3D TV) that uses 'passive' 3D technology and the Sony BDP-S590 3D Blu-ray player -- I also purchased Rio 3D and Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D.

To me the 3D looks wrong. While watching Rio 3D, I noticed ghosting in many of the scenes and I found it very hard to focus when there was lots of rapid motion (turning TruMotion on/off didn't really help). I've tried adjusting the 3D settings on both the TV and the 3D Blu-ray player, but it just doesn't resolve the issues I'm having --it either removes the 3D effect entirely or makes the ghosting worse.

I sit about 7 feet away from my display and look up to my TV at an angle of about 20 degrees (the TV is on top of a 3-4 ft high TV stand). Does anyone have any ideas, or are others experiencing the same issues.

Hello - my thoughts, you need to run a network cable to your 3DBR player and update it, that's all (unplug the network cable from your computer and run it to your BR player, turn it on without any disc in it, it should automatically detect the cable and scan for updates. After updating, manually scan for any more updates. Turn off the player afterwards, unplug the cable, then fire it back up).

I had the same experience with Rio, Drive Angry, and Darkest Hour. The 3D looked "off", was really tough on the eyes and ghosting was horrible. Turns out it was a firmware problem with the player, the left eye and right eye were playing out of sync causing any scene with motion to look incredibly ugly, eye straining as well. The issue was caused by disc encoding.

Check out my topic here to read a better explanation. My 3Dtv is a 47in LG Passive and the picture rocks , my player is also LG (I see you have a Sony). I've heard of this problem with LG, Sony, and Phillips, see if that helps you out.