THX Cinema mode for tv

[roleydre]

So i have a lg 47 "tv,and it has a thx cinema mode that is just terrific,i find myself always watching in this mode no matter what it is(especially dragon ball /z/gt),i was wondering if anyone has a tv with this kind of mode,and if so ,what do you think of it?

So comment if you like...

 

[FirstReflection]

Well I'm glad you enjoy a more accurate picture over the "standard" or "vivid" mode that a lot of people prefer before they're educated about industry video standards and calibration

THX mode on televisions is a mode that is pre-calibrated and accurate for a pitch black room. And when I say pitch black, I don't just mean a normal room with the lights turned off. I mean a pitch black room where there are no light reflective surfaces and absolutely no source of light other than the TV screen itself.

Any ambient light biases the viewer's eyes. So THX mode is not 100% accurate in any normal living room. It's only truly accurate if you are also watching in a pitch black room (and you're wearing black velvet and matte black face paint ) But that aside, THX mode typically offers far more accurate color and greyscale than the other pre-set picture modes. All you should really need to adjust are the contrast (white level), brightness (black level) and possibly the gamma if the room is on the bright side or has sunlight streaming in.

So if you're in a darkened theater, THX mode is pretty close to the industry video standards right out of the box - which is the whole idea! Some very simple and quick adjustments of the most basic user picture controls is all that's needed, which you can easily perform by eye using any THX Blu-ray or DVD and the THX Optimizer that you'll find in the disc's menu.

If you want to be really, really picky, there are still some minor unit-to-unit variations in color reproduction with any consumer television. And ambient room lighting can have a very, very minor impact on your perception of greyscale. So if you really want as close to industry spec "perfection" as possible, you still might want to bring in an ISF or THX professional calibrator, or buy yourself a good colorimeter and/or spectrophotometer and some calibration software like CalMAN or ChromaPure. But honestly, for the vast majority of people, the THX pre-set mode is "close enough" in terms of color and greyscale and some easy user adjustments to the basic contrast and brightness controls are all that's really needed to ensure you're seeing all the correct detail in the shadow and highlight areas that are dependant on your room's lighting

Enjoy!

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Well, my new ST30 TV is not THX certified and thus doesn't have this mode, but then again I paid must less for it than the one with cert (GT/VT)

I used Cinema mode and with couple of small adjustment it looks really good and for now enough for me

 

[FirstReflection]

Yes, like all THX certifications, it is by no means necessary. You can still garner a well-calibrated picture and excellent sound without a single THX certified product!

I don't mind there being these THX modes though. If nothing else, it might get a few more people to try something other than "torch" mode, which is always a good thing

I do appreciate that it can make it a bit easier for regular folk to get a pretty accurate picture though. Most people get scared to touch anything when they see a full Color Management System or a 10 point greyscale adjustment and different gamma settings. Most folks don't have any idea what any of that stuff means, what it does, or what it should look like. So I think the THX mode in TVs has quite a bit of value for your average consumer. At least they can get pretty accurate color and greyscale and they only need to adjust the most basic "Contrast" and "Brightness" settings to get pretty close to an accurate picture.

Like I mentioned, THX helps make these basic adjustments easier too with their THX Optimizer on most THX-branded Blu-rays and DVDs. No measurement gear or extra setup discs necessary. Just a Star Wars or Pixar movie that many people will have already and some fairly easy to understand instructions and test patterns in the THX Optimizer

 

[roleydre]

and i found that when i turn the color down on the bluray player ,it makes everything look really good,and i turn the brightness up 1 notch on anime(makes a huge difference in overall quality of the picture)

i did not know it was for a pitch black room ,i think it looks good regardless of the lighting in my opinion...

and this lg tv i have (sorry i dont know the model)has the most video options iv ever seen on a tv,just about everything is adjustable and i love that about this tv,but you cant mess with the thx cinema mode options (their is no need to anyways)....

 

[Grador]

It's not meant for use only in pitch black rooms, as you noted it looks great regardless. It is calibrated to reproduce colour correctly according to current video standards in a pitch black room. Glad to hear you're enjoying your TV and having it set up properly. I am getting so tired of going to friends houses for a movie and finding their TV set up with eye gouging 'vivid' overblown colours and '120 hz' motion vomit.

 

[roleydre]

right you are ,i went to my buddy house and he had a 55 inch lg led that was as bight as the sun ,my retnas were burning the rest of the evening after i left his house...

my tv also has some expert modes which i can get to look pretty good,and another thing ,i just love the energy saving mode,i never have to worry about the picture being to bright(in fact i count on the energy saving mode as part of the video setup not just to dim it down,but to make it look good),love that feature...