Sony KDL-40BX421 Operating Instructions - Page 29

Using the Picture Settings, MPEG Noise

Page 29 highlights

Using the Picture Settings Option Description Picture Mode Displays the options selected in the Scene Select settings (page 20). When Scene Customized picture Select is set to General, the options below can be selected. viewing Vivid Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness. Standard Select for standard picture settings. Recommended for home entertainment. Custom Select to store your preferred settings. Cinema For film-based content. Suitable in a theater-like environment. Photo For standard viewing of photographs. Sports Optimizes picture quality for viewing sports. GameStandard For standard picture suitable for games. Game-Original Adjusts the game picture according to your preference. Graphics Optimizes picture quality for viewing graphics. Reset Resets the current Picture settings to their defaults, except Picture Mode. Backlight Adjust to brighten or darken the backlight. Picture Adjust to increase or decrease picture contrast. Brightness Adjust to brighten or darken the picture. Color Adjust to increase or decrease color intensity. Hue Adjust to increase or decrease the green tones. Color Temperature White adjustment Cool Neutral Warm 1/Warm 2 Select to give the white colors a bluish tint. Select to give the white colors a neutral tint. Select to give the white colors a reddish tint. Warm 2 gives a redder tint than Warm 1. Sharpness Adjust to sharpen or soften the picture. Noise Reduction Select to reduce the picture noise level. Select from High, Medium, Low and Off. MPEG Noise Reduction Select to reduce the picture noise in MPEG-compressed videos. This is effective when viewing a DVD or digital broadcast. Select from High, Medium, Low and Off. CineMotion Provides improved picture movement and reduces picture blur and graininess for filmbased content. Select Auto to represent original film-based content as is. Using the Menus (Continued) 29

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64

29
Using the Menus
Using the Picture Settings
Option
Description
Picture Mode
Customized picture
viewing
Displays the options selected in the
Scene Select
settings (page 20). When
Scene
Select
is set to
General
, the options below can be selected.
Vivid
Select for enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.
Standard
Select for standard picture settings. Recommended for home
entertainment.
Custom
Select to store your preferred settings.
Cinema
For film-based content. Suitable in a theater-like environment.
Photo
For standard viewing of photographs.
Sports
Optimizes picture quality for viewing sports.
Game-
Standard
For standard picture suitable for games.
Game-Original
Adjusts the game picture according to your preference.
Graphics
Optimizes picture quality for viewing graphics.
Reset
Resets the current
Picture
settings to their defaults, except
Picture Mode
.
Backlight
Adjust to brighten or darken the backlight.
Picture
Adjust to increase or decrease picture contrast.
Brightness
Adjust to brighten or darken the picture.
Color
Adjust to increase or decrease color intensity.
Hue
Adjust to increase or decrease the green tones.
Color
Temperature
White adjustment
Cool
Select to give the white colors a bluish tint.
Neutral
Select to give the white colors a neutral tint.
Warm 1
/
Warm
2
Select to give the white colors a reddish tint.
Warm 2
gives a redder
tint than
Warm 1
.
Sharpness
Adjust to sharpen or soften the picture.
Noise Reduction
Select to reduce the picture noise level. Select from
High
,
Medium
,
Low
and
Off
.
MPEG Noise
Reduction
Select to reduce the picture noise in MPEG-compressed videos. This is effective when
viewing a DVD or digital broadcast. Select from
High
,
Medium
,
Low
and
Off
.
CineMotion
Provides improved picture movement and reduces picture blur and graininess for film-
based content. Select
Auto
to represent original film-based content as is.
(Continued)