MeaMaximaCulpa

Hi Cyborgx,

And thanks for the very informative response! I have been very busy lately, and have not have time to follow up anything. But today I am in Bangkok, and will check PowerBuy, PowerMall and the LG stores at the big malls, to see if they have any knowledge about the topic. I will also get my g/f to check with Piyanas and Central, she knows someone in their tech importing arm that might help with both a pro and the calibration discs. We will also try to get hold of Joe, the guy you mentioned.

I will report back my findings, but it might take some time until I have something worth posting about. And then I will probably also have more questions...  

Thanks again, I appreciate your help!

Brgds
MMC

Hi IW,

I tried your suggestion, and it found my TV, but it didn't have any settings stored for it.  

But thanks anyway, I will not give up the quest for the perfect picture!  

Brgds
MMC

Hi Cyborgx,

And thanks for your help, we seem to be getting a little closer now! I will try out your suggestions, and contact Joe as well. My sources will be mainly DVD upconverted to 1080p, Bluray and SD TV. The latter doesn't matter much, but the two former are important. I connect both using HDMI via an Onkyo 876 receiver, and from what I understand it is probably best to just pass the Blueray signals unaltered through the receiver to the TV. As for DVD, it can be deinterlaced and upscaled in either player, receiver or the TV. Which is best I dunno, when I get the player I can do some tests I guess. Have you got any preferences here?

I will try to get some calibration discs here, I guess Piyanas is the place for suchlike? Any particular discs you want to recommend? (For a manual tweak mainly). If I cannot find them here, I will ask my g/f to pick some up in the USA, she will be going there shortly.

Finally, I do feel I have a good grip on the audio part, I have dual subs, and spent some time placing the speakers as well as I can. I use Audyssey to help optimise the room response, and that plus Dynamic EQ makes a very audible difference (improvement). I will add a carpet to improve further, but I stop short of ugly acoustic panels in the living room!

Again thanks for your help, I will report back later about any progress and if I find out something worth sharing.

MMC

Thanks Astral,

I have actually now found a way to get into the service menu using a long sequence of codes from a Philips Pronto put into a programmable remote. I have such a remote (Logitech Harmony 900), but I do not dare to start messing with the service menu myself, since the combination of no equipment and no knowledge could mean a bricked unit.

I will try to contact LG, perhaps I can get a technician to come to my house and help me set it up, if I make a small donation to the "technicians' annual ball"? LG has a factory in Rayong from what I have heard, so there must be someone locally that has the required knowledge and equipment. When I had a problem with my current TV a couple of years ago, they were very good in fixing the problem promptly and professionally.

After the break-in period of around 200 hours, when the set has "settled down" I will also try settings I find on the net, but that doesn't replace a proper calibration of greyscale and suchlike. And each set is different, also the ambient light conditions vary. But perhaps I fuss too much over nothing? I have an LG 50PQ30-R which is "HD ready" at 768 lines, and this set has never been calibrated, but gives an incredible picture with DVDs anyways. But now I want that next step up to Bluray quality and bigger screen.

If I find anything of use for others I will report back here!

Brgds
MMC