Pioneer Kuro 5020 colour banding? - Blu-ray Forum

blurayuser09 · 02-11-2009, 02:53 AM

I love my new Kuro 5020, but occasionally I see colour banding in pictures. It happens when the image is a smooth gradient of a colour going from darker to lighter, resulting in discrete banding steps that are visible.

Anyone else seen the same thing? Do I have a defective unit?

sokrman14 · 02-11-2009, 02:55 AM

Most tv's have it to a degree, it is the result of them juicing up color and contrast. You can either tone down the TV on your own, or get it calibrated.

Sonny · 02-11-2009, 03:27 AM

I have not seen any banding on either of my 5020's or on my 151. What are your setting?

blurayuser09 · 02-11-2009, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sonny

I have not seen any banding on either of my 5020's or on my 151. What are your setting?

I am using the "Sport" setting, and also brightness +3.

stickb5 · 02-22-2009, 02:40 AM

Do yo see this problem with regular TV material or you see it with all the sources, DVD, Blu Ray, games, HD signals and standar signals?

sheedoe · 02-22-2009, 03:16 AM

It could be the material. For example, take a look at the fourth pic in my gallery "coming to Theaters". I guess some materials are either intended to show the color banding or they were mastered in low-bit color.

Hammie · 02-22-2009, 03:19 AM

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Originally Posted by stickb5

Do yo see this problem with regular TV material or you see it with all the sources, DVD, Blu Ray, games, HD signals and standar signals?

+1

Sounds like a source issue. It usually is the result of some highly compressed transfers.

PootieThang · 02-22-2009, 04:33 AM

Sorry if I am stealing your thread but my friend just recently got a 5020 from work (Ultimate Electronics) and when watching his tv, and using his PS3, howcome I see rainbow trails sometimes? Am I just not used to plasmas?

stickb5 · 02-22-2009, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by louhamilton

+1

Sounds like a source issue. It usually is the result of some highly compressed transfers.

+1, and also, i think that your brightness setup at +3 is high you should bring it down to 0 or -1.

graf1k · 02-22-2009, 07:34 PM

I haven't seen any banding on anything but the occasional movie/show on HD cable that was obviously highly compressed.

That said, you should definitely turn the brightness down. Also, you should only really use the Movie, Game, or Optmium setting on Kuros according to D-Nice's review on AVS Forum. The sports and standard settings look really strange to me.

02-11-2009, 02:53 AM	#1
blurayuser09 Member Member since:Feb 2009	Pioneer Kuro 5020 colour banding? I love my new Kuro 5020, but occasionally I see colour banding in pictures. It happens when the image is a smooth gradient of a colour going from darker to lighter, resulting in discrete banding steps that are visible. Anyone else seen the same thing? Do I have a defective unit?

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02-11-2009, 02:55 AM	#2
sokrman14 Special Member Member since:Mar 2006 Location:Omaha, NE Home Theater Gallery:9 Blu-ray collection:32 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Most tv's have it to a degree, it is the result of them juicing up color and contrast. You can either tone down the TV on your own, or get it calibrated.

02-11-2009, 03:27 AM	#3
Sonny Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Aug 2007 Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray reviews:6 Trading Score:1	I have not seen any banding on either of my 5020's or on my 151. What are your setting?

02-22-2009, 02:40 AM	#5
stickb5 Member Member since:Feb 2009 Location:Long Island, NY.	Do yo see this problem with regular TV material or you see it with all the sources, DVD, Blu Ray, games, HD signals and standar signals?

02-22-2009, 03:16 AM	#6
sheedoe Senior Member Member since:Apr 2008 Location:Brooklyn, New York Home Theater Gallery:28 Blu-ray collection:133 Blu-ray reviews:4	It could be the material. For example, take a look at the fourth pic in my gallery "coming to Theaters". I guess some materials are either intended to show the color banding or they were mastered in low-bit color.

02-22-2009, 04:33 AM	#8
PootieThang Active Member Member since:Jan 2007 Blu-ray collection:102 Trading Score:11	Sorry if I am stealing your thread but my friend just recently got a 5020 from work (Ultimate Electronics) and when watching his tv, and using his PS3, howcome I see rainbow trails sometimes? Am I just not used to plasmas?

02-22-2009, 07:34 PM	#10
graf1k Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:🆇🆇🆇🆇 Trading Score:198	I haven't seen any banding on anything but the occasional movie/show on HD cable that was obviously highly compressed. That said, you should definitely turn the brightness down. Also, you should only really use the Movie, Game, or Optmium setting on Kuros according to D-Nice's review on AVS Forum. The sports and standard settings look really strange to me.

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