How do you change the T.V images that you are watching to look crisp and sharp?

Question

Just recently i bought a new SAMSUNG LCD HD T.V and the picture is crapper than my old SAMSUNG T.V which wasnt flat screen and not HD. Im sure there is a way of fixing it but WHen i watch Televison sometime there is slight bluriness and pixilation and when i watch DVD....when things in the movie move slow it lags. PLZ dont say change your color settings cos ive done that....i just want to watch tv and dvds in a way that i thought i would....SHARP AND CRISP....please help.

Answer 1

"..i watch Televison sometime there.."

Are you watching standard def channel?

This is a common problem. Standard def video is really really old technology (late 1940s to be exact).  It was designed to fill a nine-inch screen.

Like a newspaper under a magnifying glass - standard def all looks horrible on a HD display.

Start watching HD channels.  Thats about all you can do.

Answer 2

What is your signal coming from?  Cable, satellite or antenna?  What cables are you using to connect it to the tv?  Same goes with the dvd player.  Use either hdmi or component cables for the best picture quality.  Samsung is a good brand.  There has to be a connection or settings problem.

Answer 3

This is a major problem with LCD TVs (motion lag) there is pretty much nothing you can do to fix this.  The refresh rate of the image on fast moving objects cannot keep up with the TVs processing power.  So you will notice lag time, pixillation and blurry images.

Plasma also suffers from this, but not as much as LCD.  If your Samsung has the 120Hz option I would try this and it may help, but if your TV doesn't have this and has the standard 60Hz, then there is nothing you can do.

Although I would recommend you calibrate the image anyway with a calibration disc (Avia or DVE Bluray) to help you get the best image, it will not combat the lag or pixillation problems you have.