Samsung LER86/87/88 Settings

One of the most popular posts on the HDTV site has been the Samsung LE40M86BD picture settings. I posted that with the idea that I would follow it up with settings for other TVs as and when I found them, but somehow I never got round to it. Until now. I intend to scour the web looking for the ideal settings for your favourite TVs, hopefully adding at least one a week, starting today with another samsung, namely the LE32R86BDX, also known as the LE32R87BDX & the LE32R88BDX. As with the Samsung LEM86/87 Tvs, the difference in these sets is purely cosmetic.

R86 - White with power button on the front
R87 - Black with power button on the front
R88 - Black with power button on the right side and a blue LED below the Samsung logo. (Exclusive to Currys, Dixons & PC World)

Ok theres already a lot of info available for the optimal settings of this TV for the full rundown you should checkout the avforums where blackbolt has done some sterling work in coming up with settings for just about every concievable setup from configuring your Xbox 360 though to watching tv via the freeview built in tuner. Here I’ll just quote the recommended settings for watching TV via Upscaling DVD player, Sky, Freeview or Virgin.

HDMI Settings for Upscaling DVD Player
Mode : Standard Contrast: 85
Brightness : 53 Sharpness : 25
Colour : 35 Tint : 50/50
Colour Tone : Normal Backlight : 10
Digital NR : Off (removed image retention) DNIe : On
Movie Plus : Off Black Adjust : High
Dynamic Contrast : Off Gamma : +1
R Offset : 15 G Offset : 15
B Offset : 15 R Gain : 4
G Gain : 15 B Gain : 18
Pink : 12 Green : 11
Blue : 11 White : 14
Edge Enhancement : On Colour Space : Auto
HDMI Settings for Virgin V+ HD Box
Mode : Movie Contrast: 85
Brightness : 51 Sharpness : 22
Colour : 47 Tint : 50/50
Colour Tone : Warm 2 Backlight : 7
Digital NR : Off (removed image retention)
Movie Plus : On Black Adjust : High
Dynamic Contrast : Off Gamma : +1
R Offset : 15 G Offset : 15
B Offset : 15 R Gain : 4
G Gain : 15 B Gain : 15
Pink : 12 Green : 11
Blue : 11 White : 14
Edge Enhancement : On Colour Space : Auto
Black Level : Low
RGB Scart Settings for Virgin Media Box
Picture Mode: Dynamic Contrast: 90
Brightness: 53 Sharpness: 45
Colour: 46 Tint: 50/50 (Greyed Out)
Colour Tone: Normal Backlight: 10
Digital NR (Noise Reduction): Off Active Colour: On
DNIe: On Movie Plus: On
Sound Mode: Standard SRS TX XT: On
Game Mode: Off Energy Saving: Off
RGB Scart Settings for Sky+ Box
Picture Mode: Standard Contrast: 80
Brightness: 50 Sharpness: 30
Colour: 50 Tint: 50/50
Colour Tone: Normal Backlight: 10
Digital NR (Noise Reduction): Off Active Colour: Off
DNIe: Off Movie Plus: Off
Sound Mode: Standard SRS TX XT: On
Game Mode: Off Energy Saving: Off
Settings for Built in Freeview tuner
Energy Saving: Medium
Picture Mode: Standard Contrast: 60
Brightness: 60 Sharpness: 20
Colour: 52 Tint: 58/42
Pink : 10 Green : 15
Blue : 15 White : 15
R Offset : 3 G Offset : 15
B Offset : 21 R Gain : 9
G Gain : 15 B Gain : 15
Colour Tone: Cool1 Backlight: 7
Digital NR (Noise Reduction): Auto Active Colour: Off
DNIe: On Movie Plus: Off
Black Adjust : Low Dynamic Contrast: Medium
Edge Enhancement : On Colour Space : Wide
Sound Mode: Music SRS TX XT: On
Game Mode: Off Energy Saving: Off

As usual these settings are purely subjective and shoud be viewed as the ideal starting point for you to tweak your settings according to your environment.

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