Should I turn on dynamic contrast?

[RiseDarthVader]

So I heard dynamic contrast is meant to make your LCD appear to have deeper blacks in some scenes. So I was wondering if I should turn it on would it make my viewing of the movie better or worse?

[MoPe]

Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

So I heard dynamic contrast is meant to make your LCD appear to have deeper blacks in some scenes. So I was wondering if I should turn it on would it make my viewing of the movie better or worse?

Why not try it out, instead of asking? It's not like your TV could blow up or something.

[NJ_RAMS_FAN]

Originally Posted by MoPe

Why not try it out, instead of asking? It's not like your TV could blow up or something.

+1.. I left it on dynamic for a day.. did some switching.. didn't like it at all..

[[1080-p]]

Originally Posted by RiseDarthVader

So I heard dynamic contrast is meant to make your LCD appear to have deeper blacks in some scenes. So I was wondering if I should turn it on would it make my viewing of the movie better or worse?

better turned on

[WvuBill22185]

I heard that using dynamic constantly cuts down on your tv life span? Any truth to that rumor?

[callas01]

Originally Posted by WvuBill22185

I heard that using dynamic constantly cuts down on your tv life span? Any truth to that rumor?

I have heard that too, don't know if it is true or not. Personally I can't stand it, its like a car driving towards you with their brights on. I can say that using that feature usually give you false contrast and likewise with the black adjust it kills the shadow detail. these 2 features give you a picture that isn't what the director intended.

[prankster]

you can try turning both your black level and dynamic contrast to 'low' and bumping up your gamma a notch or two to avoid crushing the blacks.

[WvuBill22185]

I'll have ot try that, anyone have any idea if dynamic contrast cuts down on a tv's life span?

[austin126]

dynamic turns your tv into a spotlight. it will cut down on the life because the brightness is turned up to a 10. if you have a samsung i recommend putting it on movie mode and fiddling with the setings. you will have much more realistic colors and watching movies in the dark, it will not be as much strain on your eyes. ive had it both ways and putting it back on dynamic hurts my eyes now. good luck.

[bandit29]

I avoid any preset that is labeled "dynamic"..at first I thought "wow how cool" and then after awhile..things just look too bright and over saturated.

Not including color/sharpness settings, I think my Samsung's default setting for Dynamic is: Contrast 100, Brightness 80, and the Backlight 10. my eyes.

[lanceroz]

Originally Posted by austina126

dynamic turns your tv into a spotlight. it will cut down on the life because the brightness is turned up to a 10. if you have a samsung i recommend putting it on movie mode and fiddling with the setings. you will have much more realistic colors and watching movies in the dark, it will not be as much strain on your eyes. ive had it both ways and putting it back on dynamic hurts my eyes now. good luck.

Agreed, for movies aka Blu-Rays. Put it on the movie mode and leave the DC (Dynamic Contrast) and BL (Black Level) off. Or at least thats what I do, and am very happy with the results. Although I have other settings changed like WB (white balance) and color settings, and backlight but that is another story...

I originally thought: hey, "dynamic" means better. That's just simply not the case. Or at least to my eyes. Try pausing a movie once where whites are present on the screen with details inside the white object. Then turn on DC you will (should) notice that some of the details in that white object will disappear. Or at least they did for me...