Samsung LER86/87/88 Settings
March 11, 2008
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.
Samsung LE40M86BD Picture settings
October 16, 2007
We’re getting a fair bit of traffic looking for the ideal picture settings for the LE40M86BD of late so I thought I’d do a little research and see what I could find. I don’t own this TV so these aren’t verified personally but they do come from reliable sources. Many thanks to HDTVTest and the AVforums for these.
| Hi Def Settings through HDMI: | |||
| Mode: | Movie | Size: | Just Scan |
| Contrast: | 90 | Digital N/R: | Off |
| Brightness: | 50 | Active Colour: | Off |
| Sharpness: | 30 | DNIe: | Off |
| Colour: | 51 | Move Plus: | Off |
| Tint: | 50 | ||
| Colour Tone: | Warm2 | ||
| Backlight: | 1* | ||
| Detailed Settings | White Balance | ||
| Black Adjust: | Off | R-offset: | 17 |
| Dynamic Contrast: | Off | G-offset: | 15 |
| Gamma: | -1 | B-offset: | 11 |
| Edge Enhancement: | Off | R-Gain: | 4 |
| Colour Space: | Wide | G-Gain: | 14 |
| xVYCC: | On | B-Gain: | 30 |
| Standard Definition Settings Through RGB Scart. | |||
| Mode: | Movie | Size: | 16:9 |
| Contrast: | 70 | Digital N/R: | Off |
| Brightness: | 44 | Active Colour: | Off |
| Sharpness: | 26 | DNIe: | Off |
| Colour: | 52 | Move Plus: | Off |
| Tint: | 50 | ||
| Colour Tone: | Normal | ||
| Backlight: | 4 | ||
| Detailed Settings | White Balance | ||
| Black Adjust: | Low | R-offset: | 15 |
| Dynamic Contrast: | Off | G-offset: | 14 |
| Gamma: | 0 | B-offset: | 13 |
| Edge Enhancement: | Off | R-Gain: | 10 |
| Colour Space: | Wide | G-Gain: | 18 |
| xVYCC: | Off | B-Gain: | 12 |
Please note that these settings are subjective and dependent upon your ambient lighting arrangement as well as quality of source signal. As such they should be considered a good place to start tweaking to suit your viewing environment. If you have any settings that might improve on these then feel free to post them in the comments section.
