Turn down the sharpness control!!!

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In Reply to: Sounds to me like the contrast was set too high … posted by three_sox on January 1, 2012 at 20:41:26:

Definitely a bad set-up. I go through this all the time at friends homes. I tell them to turn down the sharpness control which when overdone will give a "line effect" against edges.

They don't trust their own eyes. Their thinking is the higher the sharpness control is set, the sharper the picture. "Brighter is better" is another belief. Also, I tell them automatic digital noise reduction should be "off". Their response is it must be good because it's there.
Makes me want to scream!

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Topic - Completely out of the loop question - J.Mac 18:41:15 01/01/12 (5)

RE: Completely out of the loop question - pbarach 14:51:43 01/04/12 (0)

I call it the "Soap Opera" or "Cartoon" effect. - oscar 11:16:46 01/04/12 (1)

I also call it the cartoon effect. - grantv 08:16:53 01/06/12 (0)

Sounds to me like the contrast was set too high … - three_sox 20:41:26 01/01/12 (1)

Turn down the sharpness control!!! - The Duke 10:00:15 01/05/12 (0)

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Turn down the sharpness control!!! - The Duke 10:00:15 01/05/12 (0)

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