Samsung owners. Dynamic, movie or standard mode?

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I keep reading people put their tv's in movie or standard modes. I find the colours a lot more muddier and the picture overall less sharp in both these modes.

Anyone else running in dynamic or is it just me? Also sharpness I think should be on 50. Some people say put it to 0, but i'm sure this softens the picture. I think 50 is in the middle and is the real zero.
 
I did used to use the dynamic setting but found that it can overexadurate colours, the only modes i use now are standard, gaming and movie as for the sharpness i like to keep that low, 20 would be the max for me.
 
Standard & 20 here & it looks Mint, Only had it 3 days though so what the **** do I know :p
 
Took me ages to egt it perfect for me. Samsung LE37M86BD

This is what I have it for, for SD Sky through HDMI
Mode - Standard
Contrast - 90
Brightness 50
Sharpness 40
colour 51
COlour tone 51
backlight 7
Colour space - wide
Digital NR - off
DNIe - on
Movie plus - off

Detailed setup
Black adjust - medium
Dynmaic adjust - medium
Gamma - 0
Edge enhancment - off.

Although I expect it varies a lot between tv's even if it's the same model.
 
Standard all the way.

Popular opinion seems to be to set contrast high (80+), brightness around 30-40 and all gimmicky options (dynamic contrast, black adjust, etc.) turned off. Then adjust to suit - personally I like black adjust on low for my TV and have dynamic contrast on for my Wii as it gives the image a bit more 'pop' :)
 
Generally (for my Samsung LE40M86BD) people will tell you to put it in Movie mode cause it gives a more life-like picture. Dunno how well it translates to other models, but it is always recommended for this set.
 
Got my settings for the LE40A656 from AV Forums which uses Movie

Howerver since updating to the latest firmware 1020.1 i have tweaked them a bit, but in general i use AlanCD's settings for HD as a good start, here they are to say you looking throught the thread

My User Settings for Standard Definition (SD) - Samsung LE40A656

Suitable for DTV Freeview, Sky+ box etc. No Service Menu settings have been changed. These settings are for all firmware versions.

Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Backlight: 3 (Sky+: 2 or 3)
Contrast: 85 (Sky+: 70)
Brightness: 45
Sharpness: 5
Colour: 45
Tint: G51/R49 (Sky+: G50/R50)

Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma: 0
Colour Space: Custom
Flesh Tone: 0
Edge Enhancement: Off
xvYCC: Off

Custom Colour Space Red|Green|Blue
Red: 32 | 0 | 0
Green: 21 | 27 | 0
Blue: 0 | 0 | 38
Yellow: 48 | 13 | 0
Cyan: 16 | 19 | 38
Magenta: 34 | 0 | 40

White Balance
R-Offset: 26
G-Offset: 25
B-Offset: 25
R-Gain: 13
G-Gain: 25
B-Gain: 15

Picture Options
Colour Tone: Warm1
Size: Auto Wide
Screen Mode: 4:3
Digital NR: Off
HDMI Black Level: Normal
100Hz Motion Plus: Low
Blue Only Mode: Off

Setup Submenu
Entertainment Mode: Off
Energy Saving: Off
Click to expand...

My User Settings for High Definition (HD) - Samsung LE40A656

Suitable for blu-ray players, DVD Upscalers etc. No Service Menu settings have been changed. These settings are for all firmware versions.

Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Backlight: 3
Contrast: 90
Brightness: 45
Sharpness: 0
Colour: 52
Tint: G50/R50

Detailed Settings
Black Adjust: Off
Dynamic Contrast: Off
Gamma: 0
Colour Space: Custom
Flesh Tone: 0
Edge Enhancement: Off
xvYCC: Off

Custom Colour Space: Red|Green|Blue
Red: 23 | 0 | 0
Green: 0 | 38 | 0
Blue: 0 | 0 | 43
Yellow: 43 | 43 | 0
Cyan: 0 | 46 | 48
Magenta: 27 | 0 | 45

White Balance
R-Offset: 26
G-Offset: 25
B-Offset: 25
R-Gain: 13
G-Gain: 25
B-Gain: 15

Picture Options
Colour Tone: Warm1
Size: Just Scan
Screen Mode: 16:9
Digital NR: Off
HDMI Black Level: Normal
100Hz Motion Plus: Low
Blue Only Mode: Off

Setup Submenu
Entertainment Mode: Off
Energy Saving: Off
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I use game mode for xbox, should try those settings above really for other viewing. Although I think pes needs tweaking too as game mode looks crap

Game mode has no adjustment on a656
 
Game mode tends to lock down the settings so you can only change certain limited settings. Better using Movie mode and tweaking the settings to suit. Because I spent over a grand on my Samsung, I went to the expense of buying a sensor to calibrate my set by software as opposed to using my eyes.
 
I was trying to find something like that the other day. You got any info on the sensor?

I use game mode to cut down input lag aswell, not purley for the picture
 
i wish there was a way to alter settings in game mode... its neccessary to cut out the input lag but game mode frankly looks crap. way too bright, way too sharp and washed out colours. i dont understand why they have looked out really basic settings :/
 
When I connected my PC to my LE32R87BDX, some 720p files look good but other appear too orange. How do two files look completely different when they are the same file type with the same picture settings? I don't want to have to change the contrast, etc everytime I want to play different movies.

Are there any ways to fix this?

Thanks.
 
ojste said:
i wish there was a way to alter settings in game mode... its neccessary to cut out the input lag but game mode frankly looks crap. way too bright, way too sharp and washed out colours. i dont understand why they have looked out really basic settings :/
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less processing = lower input lag. Thats why, basically.
 
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