Panasonic TC-P42X1 Plasma HDTV Review - Calibration

Calibration Summary
• Calibrated for maximum accuracy. • Calibrated using DisplayMate software.
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Calibration

Televisions typically come out of the box with poor picture quality. Since we want to test any given HDTV at its best, we first calibrate the set. To this end, we use DisplayMate. We've worked with DisplayMate's creator to fine-tune our process, in order to arrive at the most accurate calibration settings we can attain without unlocking hidden service menus.

Our calibration process is oriented towards providing the most accurate picture. In some cases, such as with the TC-P42X1, calibrating for accuracy results in sacrifices in other areas. In the TC-P42X1's case, we had to turn the contrast way down in order to prevent colors from peaking at relatively low intensity levels.

If you want to calibrate your TV to the settings we used, use the below table. Listed are all the settings we altered; if something isn't listed there, the default setting was the optimal one.

 Video Modes

The TC-P42X1 only has a handful of video modes: Vivid, Cinema, Game, and Custom. There are no on-TV descriptions of what these modes actually do, unfortunately.