Learn how to tweak your LCD TV resolution for optimum picture quality.
In this course, you’ll learn how to properly set the basic picture controls available on most LCD sets to maximize your home-theater viewing pleasure.
In this course, you’ll learn how to:

• Create proper room lighting.
• Dim the TV’s backlight.
• Control the brightness and contrast.
• Set up your color correctly.
• Further fine-tune your TV settings.
• Have your TV professionally calibrated.

Begin to explore how to calibrate your LCD TV to get the best possible results.

So you’ve finally stepped up and ditched your bulky tube television for a sleek new flat-panel LCD set. Problem is, like most televisions, LCDs are preconfigured to make an impact on the sales floor of your local electronics superstore, not in your living room. These default settings are usually way too bright and garish to accurately represent real life. Here’s how to properly set the basic picture controls available on most LCD sets to maximize your home-theater viewing pleasure.

• To get started with this project, we recommend that you have the following:
  An LCD flat-panel TV
• A “daylight” lightbulb (which glows at about 6,500 degrees Kelvin)
• A home-theater setup DVD, such as Sound & Vision Home Theater Tune-Up or Digital Video Essentials
• Take stock of what you already have and what you need to get. To shop now, click here to print your shopping list.

Learn how to set the proper lighting for your TV room.
Because most people turn down the lights to watch a movie, our recommendations are designed to deliver a better DVD picture in rooms with controlled lighting. Unless you’re sitting at the minimum viewing distance for your LCD television’s size (see the chart), you shouldn’t watch movies in complete darkness because it can cause eyestrain. The ideal setup is to place a dim light directly behind the television and leave the rest of the room dark. You should also try to prevent any light in the room from reflecting off the LCD screen, as glare will hamper image fidelity

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