Samsung C69000 Calibration and Testing

 

HQV Video Board Processing Tests

With 480i Input

Jaggies 1: Pass – Very good result
Jaggies 2: Good, had slight trouble with bottom bar
Jaggies Flag Motion Test: Pass

Motion Adaptive Noise Reduction: Pass
Film Detail Test Race Car/Stadium Seating: Pass .3 of a second before eliminating moire video noise.

Film based Pulldown tests (applicable to DVDs)
Cadence 2-2 30fps: Pass
Cadence 3-2 24fps: Pass
Cadence 2-2-2-4: Fail
Cadence 2-3-3-2: Call it

Mixed 3:2 Film with Added Video Titles: Pass

With 1080p Input

Jaggies 1: Pass – very good.
Jaggies 2: Pass

Video Resolution Loss Test: Pass – Good result
Film Resolution Loss Test: Pass, one of the best results we've seen with superb HD processing conversion of film

HD Background: Pass Stadium Seating Test with Moire: Pass

Calibration: Calibrating white balance was somewhat difficult on this LED TV. Blue tones were especially difficult to dial in perfectly as they lacked consistency. To dial in close to D6500 start out by changing the Picture Mode to Movie and Color temperature to Warm 2 and follow the following picture settings:

White Balance Settings
Red - Offset	30
Green - Offset	25
Blue - Offset	19
Red - Gain	17
Green - Gain	19
Blue - Gain	44
Picture Settings
Picture Mode:	Movie
Color Temp:	Warm 2
Brightness:	44
Contrast:	93
Color:	43
Tint:	G47/R53
Sharpness:	10
Backlight:	7
Picture Settings
Black Tone:	Off
Dynamic Contrast:	Off
Gamma:	0
Flesh Tone:	Off
Edge Enhancement:	Off
Digital NR:	Auto
HDMI Black Level:	Low
Film Mode:	Auto 1
Color Filter:	Off