Offloaded the Samsung LE40M86BD today… can’t help but feel a twinge of sadness because this panel has truly been outstanding. Anyway, here are our post-calibration settings for HD over HDMI in a dimly lit environment. Usual caveats apply: using our settings on your own LE40M86BD/ LE40M87BDX by no means guarantee an accurate picture due to different ambient light level, different input source; there may be intra-model variations, or you’re simply used to (and prefer) non-D65 images.
Picture Submenu
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| Mode: | Movie |
| Contrast: | 90 |
| Brightness: | 50 |
| Sharpness: | 30 |
| Colour: | 51 |
| Tint: | 50 |
| Colour Tone: | Warm2 |
| Backlight: | 1* |
| Size: | Just Scan |
| Digital NR: | Off |
| Active Colour: | Off |
| DNIe: | Off |
| Movie Plus: | Off |
Detailed Settings
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| Black Adjust: | Off |
| Dynamic Contrast: | Off |
| Gamma: | -1* |
| Edge Enhancement: | Off |
| Colour Space: | Wide |
| xvYCC: | On |
White Balance
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| R-Offset: | 17 |
| G-Offset: | 15 |
| B-Offset: | 11 |
| R-Gain: | 4 |
| G-Gain: | 14 |
| B-Gain: | 30 |
Setup Submenu
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| Energy Saving: | Low |
| HDMI Black Level: | Low |
Footnote
- Backlight could be increased up to 4 to boost shadow detail or in brighter environment, but absolute black level will be higher and clouds may be visible
- Similarly, gamma can be increased up to +1 at the expense of image contrast
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