Brand new TV isn't showing the quality picture I expected

Like the poster below, you need to consider two things: is the feed you're watching in 1080 (HD) and is your TV set to play HD.

If you have both, you should have HD.

Check your settings, if your set has adjustable refresh rates make sure you are at the maximum refresh rate for your setting (which should be 1920x1080p).

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I'm pretty sure I'm missing something obvious, but cannot get the clarity this tv should be putting out. I'm now looking into possibly getting a professional calibration.

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do the HD samples in the store look better? (assuming you bought it locally)

you can download those to a USB stick or something and run them locally and see how they look.

at least then you could tell whether its a poor signal/source or your tv settings themselves.

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How much smaller is the TV in your bedroom, and how much farther away are you sitting from it in the bedroom?

Cox might output some channels/content in 1080i, but I believe the majority of the content is broadcast in 720p.

Is this a different TV from the one you had when we did your PC build, or is it the same? I recall the TV in your living room was fairly large, and the seating close enough that you'd definitely be able to discern the pixels in 720p. It could be simply a matter of perception. Smaller TV will have smaller pixels, and watching it from farther away makes it look significantly sharper. There's a pretty small window of view distance recommended for TVs based on size and resolution.

I have the same issue in my living room with a 55" 1080p TV. It can look pretty muddy when watching U-verse HD channels (720p) from 7 feet away when you compare it to the 32" TV in our bedroom, which we watch from 10 feet away.

Another issue is the scaling problems when watching content on a 1080p TV that's not 1080p. It doesn't scale perfectly, and often there's a ratio/picture size adjustment setting in the TV menu options.

How does the quality look when gaming at true 1080p?

Try these calibration settings:


--Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Backlight: 7
Contrast: 95
Brightness: 45
Sharpness: 0
Color: 50
Tint: G50/R50

Picture Size submenu:
Picture Size: Screen Fit
Position: [no change]

Auto Adjustment submenu: [Grayed out]

3D submenu: N/A

PIP: N/A

Advanced settings submenu:
Dynamic contrast: Off
Black tone: Off
Flesh tone: 0
RGB Only Mode: Off
Color space: Custom
White Balance: [see below]
10p White Balance: On
Gamma: +1
Expert Pattern: Off
Motion Lighting: Off [grayed out]
Black Enhancer: Off

Color Space submenu:
Color Space: Custom
Red: Red 46, Green 0, Blue 1
Green: Red 4, Green 56, Blue 2
Blue: Red 3, Green 0, Blue 50
Yellow: Red 50, Green 50, Blue 2
Cyan: Red 6, Green 52, Blue 52
Magenta: Red 48, Green 0, Blue 50

White balance submenu:
R-Offset: 25
G-Offset: 26
B-Offset: 25
R-Gain: 22
G-Gain: 25
B-Gain: 26

10p White Balance submenu:
Interval 1: Red -1, Green 0, Blue 0
Interval 2: Red 0, Green 0, Blue 0
Interval 3: Red 0, Green 0, Blue 0
Interval 4: Red +3, Green 0, Blue 0
Interval 5: Red +1, Green -1, Blue 0
Interval 6: Red 0, Green -2, Blue -1
Interval 7: Red 0, Green -2, Blue 0
Interval 8: Red -1, Green -2, Blue -1
Interval 9: Red 0, Green -1, Blue 0
Interval 10: Red 0, Green 0, Blue 0

Picture options submenu
Color tone: Warm2
Digital Clean View: Off
MPEG Noise Filter: Off
HDMI black level: Normal [grayed out]
Film mode: Auto 1
Auto Motion Plus: Custom
Smart LED: Standard
Cinema Black: On

Auto Motion Plus submenu:
Blur reduction: 10
Judder reduction: 0
LED Clear Motion: On

-- System menu
Eco Solution submenu:
Energy Saving: Off
Eco Sensor: Off

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