Question: re Sharpness control on DLP TV - Blu-ray Forum

charlieray1 · 11-06-2009, 05:25 PM

I know there is a whole lot of knowledge on this site, so I thought I'd try for a little free advice!

I have often seen posts advising people to turn off the sharpness control on their sets. I have an older 50" Toshiba DLP, the 52HM84. (And no, there are no listings for that model on the Tweat TV site). The sharpness was preset at 50%, and I've kept it at that, after tweaking the other settings. There is no "on" or "off" setting, just 0% to 100%.

Here's my question: Obviously I want the most accurate picture possible. I assumed that 50% was a neutral setting -- one that gave me an unaltered picture -- am I wrong? If I turn the sharpness down to 0%, does it give me a more accurate picture, or am I taking the it out of focus by going below the mid-way point?

Hope that makes sense! And thanks in advance.

genkifd · 11-06-2009, 05:55 PM

sharpness settings on most tv are generally set on very low or even 0 in some cases. set too high gives you this artificial white line around the image creating the illusion of sharpness.... mine is set around 20 generally.

11-06-2009, 05:25 PM	#1
charlieray1 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Victorville, CA Blu-ray reviews: 1	Question: re Sharpness control on DLP TV I know there is a whole lot of knowledge on this site, so I thought I'd try for a little free advice! I have often seen posts advising people to turn off the sharpness control on their sets. I have an older 50" Toshiba DLP, the 52HM84. (And no, there are no listings for that model on the Tweat TV site). The sharpness was preset at 50%, and I've kept it at that, after tweaking the other settings. There is no "on" or "off" setting, just 0% to 100%. Here's my question: Obviously I want the most accurate picture possible. I assumed that 50% was a neutral setting -- one that gave me an unaltered picture -- am I wrong? If I turn the sharpness down to 0%, does it give me a more accurate picture, or am I taking the it out of focus by going below the mid-way point? Hope that makes sense! And thanks in advance. Last edited by charlieray1; 11-06-2009 at 05:32 PM.

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11-06-2009, 05:55 PM	#2
genkifd Active Member Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Melbourne, Australia Home Theater Gallery:10 Blu-ray collection:259	sharpness settings on most tv are generally set on very low or even 0 in some cases. set too high gives you this artificial white line around the image creating the illusion of sharpness.... mine is set around 20 generally.

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