Sony KDL-46EX500 Calibration and Testing
Review Specifications Calibration |
Calibration: The EX500 was more difficult to calibrate than many recent TVs. There is error occuring in varying ire points creating a condundrum in where to tighten up color and where to just allow it to fall where it will. Gain controls may only be reduced on the EX500, when we needed to drive blue up. We ended up with error in the 40, 50, 60 range opting to let the middle float and keep the ends of the scale on scale. Off axis viewing dramatically affects blacks and grays when calibrating - making calibration difficult when color shifts at varying angles. See Viewing Angle section for more.
Sony KDL-52XBR9 Picture Settings |
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Backlight | 7 | Black Correction | Off |
Picture | 85 | Adv. Contrast Enhancer | Off |
Brightness | 55 | Gamma | -2 |
Color | 49 | Auto Light Limiter | Off |
Hue | R1 | Clear White | Off |
Color Temp | Warm 1 | Wide Color | Standard |
Sharpness | Minimum | ||
Noise Reduction | Off | ||
Motion Flow | On | ||
White Balance Settings |
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R Gain | 0 | R Bias | 9 |
G Gain | 0 | G Bias | 0 |
B Gain | -13 | B Bias | -20 |
Calibration to D6500K.
HQV Video Board Processing Tests
With 480i Input
Jaggies 1: A ruffle around horizontal - avg
result
Jaggies 2: Poor result at horiztonal
Jaggies Flag Motion Test: Pass
Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction: Pass on motion
lag but inconsistent foreground coloration
Film Detail Test Race Car/Stadium Seating: Very
pronounced moire' pattern. Poor result
Film based Pulldown tests (applicable to DVDs)
Cadence 2-2 30fps: Shutter blur poor
Cadence 3-2 24fps: Shutter blue poor
Cadence 2-2-2-4: Good result
Cadence 2-3-3-2: Good result
Mixed 3:2 Film with Added Video Titles: Pass
With 1080p Input
Jaggies 1: Slight in bottom bar.
Good result
Jaggies 2: Slight in bottom bar. Good.
Video Resolution Loss Test: Excellent result. No
movement
Film Resolution Loss Test: Strobing movement present in 3
boxes. Poor result
HD Background: Slight overcast flicker. Poor to
Avg.
Stadium Seating Test with Moire: No moire' but side to
side jerky judder effect when camera pans
Review Specifications Calibration |