JUST BOUGHT LG42LF66 FULL HD 1080P WOULD LIKE 2 KNOW BEST XD ENGINE SETTINGS AND COLOR,BRIGHTNESS,CONTRASR AND SHARPNESS SETTINGS THANKS J.SINGH

Quality is in the eye of the beholder. Female have 2 times the color receptors in their eyes so they tend to be more particular about colors. Adults over the age of 19 begin to yellow their eye lens until brightness and contrast become a major issue as young as 40. And critics don't mind offering their opinions especially on TV settings. The easiest way to gain their incite is to google the "manufacturers name" followed by the "model number" and the word "review". Good luck.

Personaly I think these settings are the best for the insignia
Contrast: 38
Brightness: 50
Sharpness: -50
Color: 45
Tint: G3
Backlight: 3

A 1080p set will only show 1080p if the broadcast or satellite co sends it. I don't know of any cable co's doing that as yet. True HD isn't in full motion as yet. 720p is your best right now unless you have a Blue Ray DVD Player along with a 1080p full hd movie then you can watch full HD.
A lot of stations are running 1080i which is good for slow motion movies. 720p is best for fast action movies.

After searching the owners manual I find that there is nothing mentioned about the screen resolution i.e. 480p to 1080p.

This set is capable of your desired resolution and as far as I can tell it auto selects because it senses the input video and decides which is the best setting for that source.

It's important to understand that you need 1080p video to use it at it's full capabilities. It won't give you a 1080p resolution from a VCR or a standard DVD player. You need a DVD player that is capable of producing a 1080p encoded video. Some satellite receivers are capable of that but you need to make sure you know what resolution that you are sending to the television.

Local TV stations won't usually broadcast HD at 1080p. Your best bet is to use a DVD player that is capable of that high resolution for your best picture.

Please note that what it says in the owners manual about "Resolution" has nothing to do with the 480p, 720p or 1080p signals, your set selects that automatically it will start by selecting the 1080p then goes to 720p then 420p it's dependent on the video you send to the set.

Please note the "resolution" function is actually like a "sharpness" control.

Your video input (tuner, VCR, DVD, games and etc.) is likely your problem.

Dear sir,

Here is the some settings for best view in Samsung HDTV
try this
Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Cell Light: 10
Contrast: 84
Brightness: 54
Sharpness: 0
Color: 54
Tint: G50/R50

Advanced settings submenu
Black tone: Off
Dynamic contrast: Off
Gamma: -1
Color space: Auto
Flesh tone: 0
Edge enhancement: Off
xvYCC: Off
Set the offset as per your requirement
White balance submenu
R-Offset: 24
G-Offset: 25
B-Offset: 25
R-Gain: 29
G-Gain: 20
B-Gain: 19

Picture options submenu
Color tone: Warm2
Size: Screen Fit
Digital NR: Off
HDMI black level: Normal [grayed out]
1080 Full HD Motion Demo: Off
Film mode: Auto1*
Blue only mode: Off

--Setup menu
Game Mode: Off
Energy saving: Off

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good luck.

dynamic is a set calibration , u want to go to user then u can set it.

Settings:
-Picture menu
Mode: Movie
Backlight: 1
Contrast: 93
Brightness: 54
Sharpness: 0
Color: 45
Tint: 50/50

Colorimetre HCFR software
AVC HD 709 calibration disk
Spyder2 colorimeter (I know most prefer the Eye-One meters, but the Spyder2 was available from my job at no cost)

Here are the settings:

PS3 Blu-Ray player

Output Format (HDMI): Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr (important!!! NOT RGB output)
BD 1080p 24hz Output (HDMI): On (this TV can reproduce video at 48hz for accurate 2:2 pulldown)
Y Pb/Cb Pr/Cr Super White (HDMI): On (not sure if this matters)

42LG50 Settings

Aspect Ratio: Set By Program (Personal Preference)
Picture Mode: Expert 1
Backlight: 50 (Personal Preference)
Contrast: 54
Brightness: 54
Sharpness: 40 (Personal Preference)
Color: 50
Tint: 0

Fresh Contrast: Off
Noise Reduction: Off
Gamma: Medium
Black Level: Low
Real Cinema: On

White Balance: Warm
Method: 10 Point IRE

10 (-3,8,-16)
20 (15,24,-21)
30 (20,36,-22)
40 (3,19,-40)
50 (8,34,-41)
60 (10,50,-20)
70 (-5,50,-8)
80 (-16,50,18
90 (-14,50,30)
100 (-22,38,21)

Red Color: -3
Red Tint: 0
Green Color: 10
Green Tint: 0
Blue Color: 14
Blue Tint: 0
Yellow Color: 0
Yellow Tint: 1
Cyan Color: -11
Cyan Tint: 0
Magenta Color: 0
Magenta Tint: -2

Take time to get used to the settings, you may think the screen looks dull at first. The truth is most people have way too much contrast on their TVs.
These settings will also work for Cable or Dish hookups, in which case you may change the Noise Reduction option to Medium to reduce signal noise.

OR....

2POINT IRE

Backlight: 65
Contrast: 55
Brightness: 45
Sharpness: 50
Color: 45
Tint: 0

Fresh Contrast: Off
Noise Reduction: Off
Gamma: Medium
Black Level: Low
Real Cinema: On

White Balance: Warm
Method: 2 Point

Red Color: 3
Red Tint: 0
Green Color: 9
Green Tint: 2
Blue Color: -1
Blue Tint: 0
Yellow Color: 6
Yellow Tint: 5
Cyan Color: -1
Cyan Tint: 1
Magenta Color: 2
Magenta Tint: -1

Try this one and see if you like it!
Normal: No
Picture mode: Custom
Picture: +22
Brightness: +9
Color: -3
Tint: 0
Sharpness: 0
Color temp.: Warm
Color mgmt.: Off
C.A.T.S.: Off
Zoom adjust: (grayed out)
PC adjust: (grayed out)
-- Other adjust menu
Video NR: Off
3D Y/C filter: Off (grayed out)
Color matrix: HD (grayed out)
Block NR: Off (grayed out)
Mosquito NR: Off
Black Level Light
3:2 pull-down: On
HD size: Size 2

edge enhancement option i think would be enabled if you are in dynamic or movie mode. What it does is to enhance the contrast of the edges of 2 different colors.

I have the LA32S8, similar specs but only 7000:1 CONTRAST ratio. when playing dvd, i set it to movie mode. Settings vary on different tv and player. you can adjust first the backlight, then brightness then contrast, color and sharpness. the brightness you adjust by choosing the level that shows enough details on dark scenes. adjust if its too dark not to see the details of the scene. contrast, you can set by distiguishing vivid colors of the picture, dont put too much contrast as your picture would look flat. it should have a 3d look, same also with sharpness, you can experiment on the face of a person to show details on the edges.
color you set just enough to make it accurate on color reproduction.

My settings for movie are
contrast 92
brightness 49
sharpness 23
color 57
tint g48 r52
backlight 7
tone warm1
digital NR off
black adjust high
dynamic ocntrast high
gamma +2
edge enhancement on
color space auto