new LG tv - can't get picture "right"

[cjanderson]

gone from a samsung LCD tv to a

LG - 49UH620V Smart 4K Ultra HD HDR 49" LED

And I can't find a picture setting i am happy with. We have sky HD connected to it (via HDMI)

The blue background of the sky menu is now quite a muted blue compared to how it was.

But, if i change the picture settings to get the sky bluer, then all the tv shows look too dark.

None of the various modes (Vivid/game/Photo/Sport) seem to be quite right either. All seem too dark.

Maybe its the much higher resolution (1200?) or the 4k Uktra HD bit and just needs some getting used to. Maybe i need to have Sky Q? (though that won't help with my xbox or the built in Nowtv/freeview)

[Q]

Hey. Long time eh..

Is there a personal mode where you can change all the individual settings?

Making the Sky Bluer would be colour you are changing but if things are too dark then that would come under Brightness. I know you know that but does changing the settings help with it?

What resolution is the TV?

Have a look at the HDR setting..
Try another HDMI socket to see if same.

[wasted]

I have the LG49UH668V and use the following settings, they may help...

(copy and pasted from another site)

On the control image options, select [isf] Expert (Bright Room). This will darken the image, by default.

-Backlight: 100
-Contrast: 95
-Brightness: 60
-H Sharpness: 20
-V Sharpness: 15
-Colour: 50
-Tint: 0

Expert Controls:

-Dynamic Contrast: Low
-Super Resolution: High
-Colour Gamut: Extended
-Edge Enhancer: On
-Colour Filter: Off
-Gamma: 1.9

White Balance:

-Colour Temperature: Warm2
-Method: 2 Points
-Pattern: Outer
-Red: 6
-Green: -10
-Blue: 8

Colour Management:

Red: S 0 T 0 L 0
Green: S -10 T 0 L 0
Blue: S 0 T 0 L 4
Cyan: S 0 T 2 L 0
Magenta: S 0 T -4 L 8
Yellow: S 0 T 1 L 0

*S = Saturation, T = Tint, L = Luminance*

Picture Options:

-Noise Reduction: Auto
-MPEG Noise Reduction: Off
-Black Level: Auto
-Real Cinema: On
-Motion Eye Care: Off
-TruMotion: Clear

You often get people over at the AV Forums posting their settings for accurate colours in the model's specific thread. The defaults are usually a bit off (and migraine inducing).

I usually find I don't really like their properly calibrated settings though and do a bit of tweaking to my preference.

edit: or try those settings above

[cjanderson]

thanks, i changed it all to those settings (though no option with mine to do Black level auto (its on or off)

i think it may be my sky box as the tv menu items look amazing. So shall play around with hdmi leads a bit.

[wasted]

I find my sky box does not give quite as good an image as my consoles or from USB drives connected to TV with films on (which look amazing) Maybe just tweak it a bit to your liking.

[Q]

Originally Posted by wasted

I find my sky box does not give quite as good an image as my consoles or from USB drives connected to TV with films on (which look amazing) Maybe just tweak it a bit to your liking.

Sky Box sound is lower than everything else and you can't change it either..

[basegreen]

I think there's some minor adjustments you can do to some sky boxes. Can't remember the exact details but I remember something that changed the menu look slightly without adjusting tv settings

[douglasb]

Not sure you can adjust the box image but there is this :

http://www.skyeurope.tv/change-picture-settings

[aliman5000]

I suppose it depends how fussed you are about picture quality - and I say that as professional calibration can be had for around £200 if you’re close to a city.

Not only will it give you the best picture on all inputs (sky, Xbox etc) the calibrator will work with you to get a picture you are happy with.

Now we are moving towards 4k and HDR being a bit more of ‘the norm’ you obviously want the best possible image from your investment.

Alternatively there will be a thread for your TV at avforums.com where they at very helpful advice wise.

[The Bear]

I'd suggest upping the gamma by one or two and messing around with the colour settings and presets i.e. Warm, Natural, Cool, etc. Increasing the backlight will help too.

[arma_uk]

Originally Posted by cjanderson

thanks, i changed it all to those settings (though no option with mine to do Black level auto (its on or off)

i think it may be my sky box as the tv menu items look amazing. So shall play around with hdmi leads a bit.

the LG options could be input-specific, so you might have to copy from (e.g.) HDMI to TV - see if the settings are different for each source.