grainey stuff on whites

[KBMS]

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong in my settings.

I watched Home Alone last night and some scenes with whites in the distance like snow or clouds are "buzzing" with a grain like look and I noticed this in Rambo also, the whole movie was pristine except when they are on the river the white clouds in the distant sky are "buzzing"

I am assuming this isn't grain as it is color specific, but something else?

[mroe3469]

Originally Posted by KBMS

Just wondering if anyone has any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong in my settings.

I watched Home Alone last night and some scenes with whites in the distance like snow or clouds are "buzzing" with a grain like look and I noticed this in Rambo also, the whole movie was pristine except when they are on the river the white clouds in the distant sky are "buzzing"

I am assuming this isn't grain as it is color specific, but something else?

I have had this myself on some movies. The close up was crystal clear but far away was grainy. I think some movies are made like this, however I could be wrong. I have watched other movies and everything is crystal clear. The settings on the tv were the same for both. Sorry for not really having an answer for you. When I first got my tv the first movie I watched was like this. I was not very happy. Try some other movies and see what happens.

[mroe3469]

What I forgot to mention was all of the colors on my set were doing this. Anything in background on certain movies was like this. Not just my white.

[JasonR]

I would reduce your sharpness first, and then look into calibrating your set.

[KBMS]

Originally Posted by JasonR

I would reduce your sharpness first, and then look into calibrating your set.

Thanks, I was figuring I needed to play with contrast or sharpness. I've calibrated using suggestions form the AVSfourm site, and the picture looks great a la Rambo etc except for this grainy white thing that is bugging me

[JasonR]

I would say what you are probably seeing is instances of film grain, which can be exaggerated by the sharpness dial greatly.

[KBMS]

I think when it is across all colors it is film grain. Mine seems to be white specific, or maybe that it is just more noticeable against whites