Just got HDTV...

[Crim122]

And it still looks pretty grainy, I am really bummed about this.

[crackinhedz]

calibrate it.

read through some of the links.

[Crim122]

The TV? Man I do not even have the manual for this TV anymore UGHHH

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Crim122

The TV? Man I do not even have the manual for this TV anymore UGHHH

i thought you just got the tv? how is it connected? component? hdmi? what tv is it? go to tweaktv.com and search for your tv model and it will list the best calibration for it

[crackinhedz]

but can you adjust the color, contrast, tint, sharpness??

[prankster]

do you mean you just got hd cable / satellite?

you may want to try setting your sharpness to "0"

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by brett_day

i thought you just got the tv? how is it connected? component? hdmi?

I mean HD Cable, I am sorry. But its connected by red,green,blue wires. I then switched them out for my HDMI that my PS3 is used for and it STILL did not look any better. I dont understand how my PS3 looks crystal clear but my TV does not

[crackinhedz]

ah, I see.

You just got HD programming...not a new HDTV?

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by crackinhedz

ah, I see.

You just got HD programming...not a new HDTV?

No, not yet. This one is a Toshiba 720p we got over summer prior to my blu/ps3 days.

[crackinhedz]

if you are sharing picture settings...one will look better than the other.

what I would do is connect your cable into a separate connection. But you have to still calibrate for that input.

[brett_day]

Originally Posted by Crim122

I mean HD Cable, I am sorry. But its connected by red,green,blue wires. I then switched them out for my HDMI that my PS3 is used for and it STILL did not look any better. I dont understand how my PS3 looks crystal clear but my TV does not

not everything on HD channels is broadcast in HD...turn it to discovery hd theater, everything on that channel is 1080i HD content. Compression of the feed will degrade picture quality as well though, thats why cable/ sat will never look as good as blu! still need to calibrate the tv properly though

[Crim122]

Well the TV has NEVER been calibrated, and this game looks good when they are up close on the players but when it zooms out it gets really grainy

[brett_day]

what model number is the tv? i will find some settings for you to try

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by brett_day

what model number is the tv? i will find some settings for you to try

Toshiba 26AV500U 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTV

[brett_day]

Picture Settings

* Warm

* Contrast : 90
* Backlight : 20
* DynaLight : Off
* Brightness : 53
* Color : 50
* Tint : +17
* Sharpness : 40

give those a try then adjust to suit your eye! i would rec hd basics on blu though! you can get it for $10 then you can calibrate your set properly. hopefully these will give you a good starting point

[Crim122]

well it looks better, so I am guessing its just the channel. Because HD Theater channel looks great, but my ESPN's are not so hot

Which is the only reason why I got it

And it looks good on the ESPN channels when the camera is UP CLOSE, but when the camera is far away thats when it looks not so hot.

[rlf3911]

Originally Posted by Crim122

I mean HD Cable, I am sorry. But its connected by red,green,blue wires. I then switched them out for my HDMI that my PS3 is used for and it STILL did not look any better. I dont understand how my PS3 looks crystal clear but my TV does not

This is like being mad at a car for not moving when you dont know where the gas pedal is.

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by rlf3911

This is like being mad at a car for not moving when you dont know where the gas pedal is.

Well I hooked up my HDMI cable from the HD box to the TV, and the picture came up but there was no audio...I need to buy another HDMI cable too

[PanasonicPlasmaMan]

well its not gonna look as good as a blu ray movie its only 720p/1080i. Some channels look better then others. Olympics looked great on my tv and so does everything on Discovery. CBS football games look awful but fox looks good.

[Crim122]

Originally Posted by PanasonicPlasmaMan

well its not gonna look as good as a blu ray movie its only 720p/1080i. Some channels look better then others. Olympics looked great on my tv and so does everything on Discovery. CBS football games look awful but fox looks good.

Yeah I am starting to understand that, because ESPN is presented in 720p and looks good up close but not so hot far away, but TNT is 1080i looks damn good.