Pioneer PDP4270XD Settings
The following settings were calibrated for HD broadcast and HD DVD performance via HDMI input in a dark viewing environment. There are several reasons why they won’t work for you, as they can all affect `final’ picture quality.
- Personal preference
- Ambient light
- Source material
- Player
- Intramodel variation
General
Contrast 0
Brightness 2
Colour 0-10
Tint 0
Sharpness -3
Pro Adjust
PureCinema
ADV – for HD movies
Standard – for DVD movies
Off – with video material, or if you’re experiencing artifacts with the above modes
Colour temperature
Manual
R High +1
G High 0
B High +1
R High 0
G High 0
B High -7
CTI Off
Colour management
R -8
Y 0
G +7
C -7
B 0
M 10
Colour Space 2
Intelligent Colour Off
Noise Reduction All Off
Dynamic Range Expander
Dynamic Contrast Off
Black Level Off
ACL Off
Gamma 3
Intelligent DRE Off
If the contrast control is set too low for you, you may try the following settings:
Contrast ~20
Gamma 2 for daylight and 1 for dark viewing conditions
Colour temperature Low
On our measurements, these changes boosted the contrast ratio but incurred a greyscale penalty above 80 percent stimulus.
For SD broadcast, I tend to make a few further adjustments given the wide quality of material.
Colour 0 to 10
Colour space 1
Sharpness higher than -3
Digital noise reduction Low to Mid
MPEG noise reduction Low to Mid
Don’t worry if all this doesn’t make any sense. I want to encourage you to experiment with these settings, knowing what they do and how they affect picture quality. That’s what so great about a TV like this. You get to tell the TV how they should show pictures and not the other way around. In the end, your eyes will be the judge.