LG 47LE8500 Calibration

 

Calibration: The 47LE8500 calibrated excellently to D6500 due to expansive and easy to access white balance controls. To dial the TV in perfectly follow the following settings:

Post Calibration Settings: Gamut / Color Management System
Energy Saving OFF Picture Mode ISF Expert 1 Backlight 38 Contrast 85 Brightness 58 H Sharpness 49 V Sharpness 48 Color 56 Tint G7 True Motion OFF LED Local Dimming OFF	Color Tint Red 1 7 Green 3 9 Blue -13 12 Yellow -2 -1 Cyan 3 -11 Magenta -3 0
Dynamic Contrast OFF Noise Reduction OFF Digital Noise Reduction OFF Black Level LOW Real Sinema OFF Color Gamut STANDARD Edge Enhancement OFF Color Filter OFF Color Temp WARM GAMMA 2.2 Method 10 Point IRE Pattern OUTER	White Balance Settings IRE Red Green Blue 100 10 7 -50 90 2 15 -24 80 -3 16 -31 70 -5 12 -25 60 -7 8 -26 50 -7 7 -22 40 -10 3 -20 30 -6 2 -16 20 -6 -1 -12 10 -5 -5 -6

HQV Video Board Processing Tests

With 480i Input

Jaggies 1: Good
Jaggies 2: Poor Result
Jaggies Flag Motion Test: Average, Blurry

Film Detail Test Race Car/Stadium Seating: There is a moire' pattern for a a split second before the LE8500 processors clean it up. But there is also flicker present and lots of background blur.

Film based Pulldown tests (applicable to DVDs)
Cadence 2-2 30fps: Poor. Flicker and shutter effects
Cadence 3-2 24fps: Average to Good
Cadence 2-2-2-4: Poor
Cadence 2-3-3-2: Poor

Mixed 3:2 Film with Added Video Titles: Good

With 1080p Input

Jaggies 1: Excellent
Jaggies 2: Excellent

Video Resolution Loss Test: Good to Excellent
Film Resolution Loss Test: Strobing in 3 boxes

HD Background: Lots of flicker and artifacts
Stadium Seating Test with Moire: TruMotion ON: Good still some moire'
TruMotion Off: Poor Stutter effects and jerky with some moire'