Green grass looks bluish on new sony wega hdtv?

[Denvers Dawgs]

On my new HDTV the grass during the baseball game looks has a bluish tint. But the same game on my tube tv is a vibrant green grass? I have tried playing withthe hue, but no luck changing the green any ideas how to get the color right?

[bmiller]

You will need a calibration by an isf certified tech.I had my old rptv and my new dlp calibrated.It makes a major difference in the quality of the picture.Out of the box sets can vary a lot in picture quality.There is a whole service menu in the tv that requires setup.It took the tech 2 hrs. to setup my dlp properly,and the colors are now as they should be.I would never have another hdtv without a proper calibration.You spend all that that money on hdtv,and then watch a lousy picture? No way.
Here is a link if you are interested.
http://www.imagingscience.com/isf-trained.cfm

[lordsmurf]

I would think the instruction book for the tv, and then something like the AVIA disc, you'd be all set.

[bmiller]

A good idea in some cases.I have the avia disk,and it will clear up minor problems,but not all.It's worth a try,but don't expect miracles.Until you've seen a set before and after a proper calibration you only think you are looking at a good picture.To each his own.

[Denvers Dawgs]

You will need a calibration by an isf certified tech.I had my old rptv and my new dlp calibrated.It makes a major difference in the quality of the picture.Out of the box sets can vary a lot in picture quality.There is a whole service menu in the tv that requires setup.It took the tech 2 hrs. to setup my dlp properly,and the colors are now as they should be.I would never have another hdtv without a proper calibration.You spend all that that money on hdtv,and then watch a lousy picture? No way.
Here is a link if you are interested.
http://www.imagingscience.com/isf-trained.cfm

Could I do this calibration by using the menu settings or is it something that a tech guy needs to do inside the tv?

[Shocker Milwaukee]

Could I do this calibration by using the menu settings ... ?

This is my understanding. It deals mostly with convergence, contrast, & color balance.

[Pisidan]

Maybe they were playing baseball on blue grass

[Denvers Dawgs]

nope grass is green here at Fenway......I doubled checked by using my 32 tube tv, grass was supposed to be green

[Teutatis]

Try a calibration disk first, such as the "Digital Video Essentials". You can't set the color, tint or brightness correctly without one. If this does not get rid of the blue grass, then the problem is most likely with the grayscale. The grayscale of my TV was way off, causing a greenish tint.

The grayscale can be fixed with a professional calibration. You can't do it yourself because this definately requres training and special equipment.

If you want to get the best picture your TV can produce, then you'll need to spend a few hundred bucks on a calibration. I am extremely happy with mine after getting it calibrated.

[NiteLite]

If it's still under warranty take it back or call the seller to have someone to come out and correct it.
Just reread your post and you state it's new. No way would I keep it or pay the hundreds of dollars to have an ISF certified Tech come to fix it. You got a defective TV. Exchange it.

[Denvers Dawgs]

yea it is BRAND new from BB. Why after paying $4000 for a HDTV, do I have to pay additional hundreds $$ to have it look right. Why can't/doesn't it come calibrated??

[JimJohnD]

I'd say get a replacement. I have the Sony KDF-50WE655 and didn't have to change anything I've checked it with the color bars from my Sony DSR-PDX10 camera and the TV is great. If your color is that far off something has to be wrong.

P.S. If you are sourcing your video from component make sure you don’t have the BLUE and GREEN connections swapped

[Denvers Dawgs]

i'll double check the connections....I have my hd cable receiver running to the tv. Also, were can I find one of those Digital Video Essentials dvds?

[Mustang.VxD]

green can only be done by a technician. call 1-888-bestbuy (i believe) and a tech will come out to your home under the service plan if you bought one. I would do that first before returning the tv.

[Denvers Dawgs]

ok thanks....Would they still come out if I didn't get the extended warranty?

[Teutatis]

"were can I find one of those Digital Video Essentials dvds?"

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/dvd.cfm?itemID=VMG010712

[NiteLite]

ok thanks....Would they still come out if I didn't get the extended warranty?

DD, if it's new it has it's original warranty. (most warranties are about a year, no? Well except those made south of the border 90 day Sonys)
I wouldnt trust a Bestbuy tech to have the knowledge to correct what may be a serious problem. It is probably damaged from a drop or defective part that the tech may not be willing or know how to correct. A calibration or tune up with a DVD disk may not be the solution. Take it back and get one that looks decent out of the box. Then get you an AVIA or DVD Essentials disk for a do it yourself tune up.
BB has a reputation. Google "Bestbuy" and "sued" together and check. Dont let BB got over on you. Get a replacement.

[bmiller]

This problem sounds more serious than the normal out of calibration tv's.Factory setups,at least Toshiba,are done by a factory worker,a small 8-10" monitor and as little time as possible to get the tv's in a box.All they look for is a half assed picture with some semblance of the right color.The rest is up to you with the user controls and a video disk.These disks were made to use with rptv(crt) televisions.If you have a dlp or lcd tv,a lot of the disk is irrelevant.Spending $4000 and then watching a lousy picture is a waste of money,
Getting someone from Bestbuy with no proper equipment is useless.You might as well phone your butcher.Adjusting color temperature and setting grayscale with your remote and the user controls can be done by anyone.
Maybe this tv was dropped,or has a serious problem,but don't expect a replacement to give the proper color,skin tone,blacks and greys,as it should.An extra $300 and a proper calibration is the proper way to enjoy your investment.
No i'm not an isf trained tech.

[tnamrog]

I too am interested in doing a better job of color balancing my TV ( 32" HDTV CRT). I have done this with my computer monitor using a colorimeter. I've looked in the tools section for the AVIA disc as well as Digital Video Essentials and cannot find either. Would it be possible to put these in the tools section? I've tried to get reviews as well as a comparison of between the two without much luck.

[Krispy Kritter]

Although your TV is more than a little off, a calibration would correct it. As others have posted above, even if you had a good picture, a calibration would make it better.

Just came across this while doing a little research...sort of explains the general issue...
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The fact is most televisions sold today are capable of producing accurate, truly stunning pictures. Sadly, most viewers never get close to achieving that sort of quality, regardless of whether the television cost $500 or $5,000.

This quality gap is due to the fact that televisions and monitors coming from the factory have been set up so that they display an overly bright and overly blue picture. The reason for this is studies that have found that a bright and blue-tinted picture is what most appeals to potential buyers, especially when those buyers are selecting among a large number of televisions on a retail display floor. So, in a one-sided triumph of marketing over engineering, overly bright and overly blue pictures are what consumers are given.

If you’re someone who cares about accuracy and quality, that’s pretty bad news -- but it actually gets worse.

Left unaltered, the factory settings for your television are not just wrong; in a relatively brief period of time, those settings will irreparably damage and shorten the life of your television. Of course, you can minimize the potential damage by turning down the contrast control, but you’ll never see truly accurate pictures simply through adjustment of front-panel user controls.

The only way to get an accurate and safe picture is to have your television calibrated by a professional.

[bmiller]

Color temp is the big factor in shortening the life of a crt.Most are set way above the 6500k they should be.This gives the desired effect as posted above.Aprofessional will set temp at all ire as close to 6500k as possible.These high temps will burn out the tv somewhat faster than it should.My dlp temp at the black end of the spectrum was 11000k.Way too high.Contast and brightness are always set too high.Blacks are now blacks and you can see the various shades of grey that were never there before.The grayscale was way off.