I changed that setting to "Low power" during calibration because it improved black levels slightly and still gave a fine 36.1 ftL.

•Reproduces deep, clean blacks and shadows

•Overly blue out-of-box color temperature

The main issue for the Toshiba 62HM196 62-inch 1080p DLP HDTV is its inaccurate pre-calibration color, which is moot if you have the set professionally tweaked for a couple hundred dollars. That said, this DLP is capable of producing a picture that's ...

Overscan - the amount of picture area "hidden" behind the edges of the TV's screen - measured 3% for both the HDMI and component-video inputs when the Full display mode was selected, and 0% in its Dot for Dot mode. Both 1080i/p and 720p-format test ...

4 footlamberts of light output, although for dim-room viewing I reduced that to a comfortable 38.5.

Viewing of program material after calibration revealed slightly oversaturated reds and a barely perceptible rosy hue on some bright scenes that did not show up in color-temperature measurements. Backing off the color saturation and red gain controls ...

720p-format test patterns demonstrated excellent picture resolution for all high-def inputs. A small amount of edge enhancement could be seen via both the HDMI and component-video connections on test patterns, but it wasn't really noticeable on the ...

After calibration it was more accurate, at 114K average variation. In the default maximum contrast setting I measured a blinding 186 footlamberts peak brightness, but I later reduced it to around 45 for home theater viewing.

Test patterns in 720p format showed excellent picture resolution for all the Samsung's high-def inputs, although a slight degree of edge enhancement could also be seen with an HDMI connection. The component-video input, on the other hand, looked ...

After-calibration results were excellent, thanks to the comprehensive controls - varying by an average of just 21K from 20 to 100 IRE. I'm confident than a qualified calibrator could achieve the same near-perfect grayscale with this TV.

Overscan measured a very respectable average of just 2 percent. Black-level retention was sub-par, however, with the TH-42PX60U's base black level varying quite noticeably as the picture's average brightness changed.

com to check for a technician in your area.) After calibration, the TV's grayscale tracking was ±300K from 30 to 80 IRE - an average performance level.