Sony Bravia KDL-52XBR9 LCD HDTV Review - Calibration
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By Richard Baguley
Published on June 30, 2009
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| Calibration Summary |
 • Our calibrated settings were not radically different from the standard settings
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Calibration
 In order to ensure that we test HDTVs under the best possible circumstances we calibrate them using DisplayMate software. This is the same software used by many manufacturers. Below you can see our calibrated settings. If you wish you can also pay someone to come into your home and calibrate your HDTV, alternatively you can use our settings, although we need to note that the best calibrations are unique to your viewing environment. The calibrated settings listed below only list items that we changed.
| Setting |
Default |
Calibrated |
| Picture Mode |
Custom |
| Backlight |
5 |
Max |
| Brightness |
50 |
48 |
We also turned all of the video processing features (such as noise reduction, etc) off.
Video Modes
The KDL-52XBR9 comes with a variety of pre-programmed modes.
| Mode |
What it Does |
| Vivid |
Enahances contrast and saturation to boost image brightness |
| Standard |
The mode for daily use |
| Cinema |
Lower contrast for viewing in a darkened room |
| Custom |
The user's preferred settings |
| Photo-Vivid |
Boosts color saturation for photo use |
| Photo-Standard |
The normal use mode for photo viewing |
| Photo-Origional |
Lowers brightness for color accuracy |
| Photo-Custom |
The user's preferred settings |
| Text |
Maximum contrast for viewing text on screen |
That's a pretty decent selection of modes, although we would have liked to have seen more custom modes for extra customizability.
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