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Sony Bravia KDL-52V5100 LCD HDTV Review - Calibration

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Published on April 03, 2009
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Calibration Summary
• Used Cinema mode with custom adjustments
• Calibrated using DisplayMate
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Calibration


As with every HDTV that we reviewed we took time out to properly calibrate the Sony Bravia KDL-52V5100 before we started running any of our tests. For our calibration process we use DisplayMate software, which allows us to properly set the contrast, brightness, sharpness and other adjustments. We have worked closely with the creator of DisplayMate to ensure that our calibration process and other testing is done properly and accurately.

Our calibration process is focused on ensuring that we get the most accurate colors and greyscale from the display. If you have purchased this HDTV you can pay to have someone calibrate it for you or you can use the settings that we used, which are labeled below. We only list items that we had to actually change. If you don't see a menu items listed you can just leave it in the default mode.

Setting Default Calibrated
Picture Mode Cinema
Backlight 2 10
Picture 80 75
Sharpness 5 0
Noise Reduction Low Off
Advanced Contrast Enhancer Low Off
Cinemotion Auto 1 Off

Video Modes


The Sony Bravia KDL-52V5100 offers four different video modes: Vivid, Standard, Cinema and Custom. Below is Sony's description of what each mode actually does.

Mode What it Does
Vivid For enhanced picture contrast and sharpness.
Standard For standard picture settings. Recommended for home entertainment.
Cinema For viewing film-based content. Most suitable for viewing in a theater-like environment.
Custom Allows you to store your preferred settings.

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