Anybody with a Sony BDP-350?

[Realist01]

Can someone tell me which options to choose for the best possible picture? When I say options, I mean when going to the blu-ray menu. Thank you!

[discking]

Originally Posted by Realist01

Can someone tell me which options to choose for the best possible picture? When I say options, I mean when going to the blu-ray menu. Thank you!

Yes, select:

Tv type 16:9
Screen format: original
DVD aspect: letterbox
Cinema conversion: auto
Video output: HDMI + 1080P (assuming your set supports HDMI and 1080p)
BD-ROM 1080/24p: On (assuming your set supports 24p)
YCbCr: 4:4:4
xvColor: Off

[Realist01]

Thank you.

One more quick question. When it asks about video output, should I put Auto or 1080p. It says HDMI will work for both Auto and 1080p. Which would be better?

[Jason One]

Originally Posted by discking

Screen format: original

You're going to want to change that to "Fixed Aspect Ratio" if you want your 4:3 DVDs to be properly pillarboxed on your 16:9 display. "Original" will cause them to be stretched out horizontally to fill the width of the screen.

[crackinhedz]

what kind of TV and/or receiver do you have?

[Realist01]

I have a Samsung 630a.

[irns59]

Can anybody advise why on the HOME screen menu of the S-350 with the disc inside the tray, the movie icon on the menu do not show the title / icon of the movie ..?

[Jwilly019]

Originally Posted by Realist01

Thank you.

One more quick question. When it asks about video output, should I put Auto or 1080p. It says HDMI will work for both Auto and 1080p. Which would be better?

I believe I have my S550 (same thing for the most part) set to auto, but my display was only 1080i. If you have a 1080p display, then send 1080p. Or better yet, experiment and choose which looks best to you.