Question about sharpness

[skatalite]

I just got done reading a large number of settings people use on their plasmas. One thing that stuck out to me was a majority of people have their Sharpness at 0 or close to it. Hardly any of these users mention their lighting conditions, and only CNET mentioned they were in a dark room using these settings.

So, I'm curious: Is Sharpness level purely up to taste/preference? Or is there some reason behind low levels?

Thanks!

[nugent]

Originally Posted by skatalite

I just got done reading a large number of settings people use on their plasmas. One thing that stuck out to me was a majority of people have their Sharpness at 0 or close to it. Hardly any of these users mention their lighting conditions, and only CNET mentioned they were in a dark room using these settings.

So, I'm curious: Is Sharpness level purely up to taste/preference? Or is there some reason behind low levels?

Thanks!

A quality monitor being fed a quality signal has no need to have the sharpness level artificially increased.

[scweb13]

Absolutely not needed for blu-ray. Helps with SD movies and tv though.

[erict]

My sharpness on my Panny 50PZ85U is set at 56.

[JasonR]

Adding sharpness tends to introduce/enhance artifacts. I think if everyone dialed down the sharpness, you would have a lot less people complaining about "grain".

[erict]

Originally Posted by JasonR

Adding sharpness tends to introduce/enhance artifacts. I think if everyone dialed down the sharpness, you would have a lot less people complaining about "grain".

That is true but it also depends on what set you have. They all handle their settings different. With mine being set at 56 is the norm for my particular set and I don't even have a hint of grain unless it's what the producer wanted in the movie. Even with a pro calibration it is set within the same area +/-.

[genkifd]

i have used various calibration pictures to take off any artificial enhancements. Generally if you increase the sharpness a white edgeing start to appear which makes the picture look unnatural....

on my sxrd i had edge enhancement on max with sharpness on 38 at first now its on 0 and sharpness on 18.... the picture looks more natural...

[skatalite]

Interesting input, everyone!

[Deciazulado]

You could display a sharpness test pattern (There's one on many Sony BDs, type 7669 when on a Menu) and from your normal sitting position adjust sharpness from the minimum to try even out all the frequencies (they should look about equal in "contrast") but before adding edges to the lines (edge enhancement). This accounts for eyes, display size and viewing distance. (If you have a projector, focus the lens first )