Posted by Andrew Rossmann on 11/15/33 11:31

In article <1cf5c720de97dfbe52a4d6775c743ed5@dizum.com>,
nobody@dizum.com says...
> Commercial DVDs always play back too contrasty with both of my machines.
> One is a player and the other a recorder.
>
> Commerical tv broadcasts as well as the satellite service do a good job of
> moderating the contrast. Does the original program material shown on the
> premium channels of Showtime come from DVDs? If so, it seems they must
> process them to flatten out the excess contrast before they show them.
>
> The real question is why do DVDs have abnormal contrast to begin with? The
> advertising for the new plasma and LCD TVs boast about their tremendous
> contrast capability, so it may be DVDs are spec'd to these new sets. Is
> there a new trend in viewing I don't appreciate yet?

Get a copy of 'Avia' or 'Digital Video Essentials' (DVE). These are
reference DVD's with all sorts of patterns and instructions on helping
you set your TV up properly.

Also, some DVD players have the ability to adjust the black level to
(I think) 0IRE or 7.5IRE. Try one or other if possible.

Many digital broadcasts are compressed, and one way to help save
bandwidth is to reduce the contrast.

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