I just bought this tv and I am looking ofr optimal picture settings. I noticed you put Sharpness at 12. Doesn't that make the picture to soft looking and take away from HD? Just curious as I am not near my tv right now. Thank you for any help.
The following are the entry's into the numerous fields for calibrating your SAMSUNG UN65F8000B Flatscreen TV (From Our Experience):
PICTURE MODE: Movie
Backlight: 12
Contrast: 85
Brightness: 49
Sharpness: 12
Color: 43
Tint: G51/R49
PICTURE SIZE: Screen Fit
ADVANCED SETTINGS:
Dynamic Contrast: Medium
Black Tone: Dark
Flesh Tone: 0
RGB: Off
Color Space: Auto
White Balance:
R-O: 47
G-O: 24
B-O: 18
R-G: 25
G-G: 24
B-G: 12
10p White Balance: Off
Gamma: -1
Expert Pattern: Off
Motion Lighting: Off
PICTURE OPTIONS:
Color Tone: Warm1
Digital View: Auto
Noise Filter: Auto
HDMI Black level: Normal
Film Mode: Auto2
Auto Motion Plus: OFF or Smooth when playing DVD's
Smart LED: Standard
Cinema Black: On
Apply Picture Mode: Current Source

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