JessReplanted Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 So, we finally caught up with the rest of the world, and we got a flat screen TV and a blu-ray player for Christmas. Now, our movies have lost that 'magic' feeling. Right now we're watching Harry Potter, and something about it just looks "cheesy". :confused: Is there anything we can do to make it look 'normal' again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 No, it shouldn't look cheesy. Is your "sharpness" or brightness set too high? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbkaren Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Are you watching a dvd or a blue ray? Blue ray is hi-definition if I understand correctly and looks sharper. But a DVD's picture should still look like its normal self, last I knew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JessReplanted Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 Ok, thanks! I'll keep working the settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I actually don't really like the look of blu-ray, for the reason you just mentioned. There's less "magic", for me, in a movie that looks like it's taking place in my living room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 No, it shouldn't look cheesy. Is your "sharpness" or brightness set too high? :iagree: Most flat-screen sets come with the brightness, chroma (color saturation), and sharpness set way too high. It is done impress the uninitiated with "vivid" pictures, but it is quite unnatural. Play around with reducing these in the set up until you get a more naturalistic look. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cammie Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I actually don't really like the look of blu-ray, for the reason you just mentioned. There's less "magic", for me, in a movie that looks like it's taking place in my living room. :iagree: I find it too real and very disconcerting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tntgoodwin Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 You may also have the refresh rate too high. Check to see anything that makes it display at 120hz or 240hz ought to be turned off. It makes movies look smooth and eliminates motion blur. It is fine for video games and sports, but movies are supposed to be viewed at 60hz. Our eyes and brains are used to seeing motion blur on films, and without it, a movie looks like cheesy video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pretty in Pink Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Is your HP disc a DVD or a Blu-Ray? I think our regular DVDs look off when we play them on our high def television. They look pixelated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WagsWife Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 You may also have the refresh rate too high. Check to see anything that makes it display at 120hz or 240hz ought to be turned off. It makes movies look smooth and eliminates motion blur. It is fine for video games and sports, but movies are supposed to be viewed at 60hz. Our eyes and brains are used to seeing motion blur on films, and without it, a movie looks like cheesy video. :iagree: When my neighbor bought their TV, they had Geek Squad come to set everything. There was something about her picture that would drive me nuts while watching it. When we got TV, a few months later...we set it up ourselves, and the picture was fine. After watching a show at the neighbors one day, I wanted to figure out what the difference was. I played around with the settings to recreate the neighbors picture. It was over a year ago, but I am pretty sure it was the hz setting (Motionflow on Sony Tv's.). I left it on to see if my DH would notice, and right away he wanted to know what I did to the TV. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Most sets come with a "picture" button on the remote. It may have settings for movie, standard, dynamic and such. Perhaps fooling with those might help. For instance, we watch Netflix with standard and play video games on dynamic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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