Optimal settings for Sony Bravia TV

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In my case it's a Bravia 8 (model K-55XR80). If you run programs at less than 4k, the picture looks very skewed in its original state. For one thing, the colors are unnatural and the sharpness is so poor that it hurts your eyes after some time. Presumably the pupils in the eyes are constantly trying to focus and produce sharpness, but they can't succeed. I think it can even be unhealthy to watch TV like this for hours on end.

But it doesn't have to be like that. The Bravia 8 is one of the best TVs on the market, with a very good picture, it's just badly adjusted from the factory. This is also confirmed by many HiFi websites. I therefore experimented a bit until I found good settings. I don't know whether everyone finds these so good, as a lot of things can be subjective. You can simply take a photo or make a note of your own settings and then try out these below. For me, these settings are not just a little better, but much better than the factory ones, I can say that for sure.

Last Modification : 28.08.2024

Picture Mode: Standard
Brightness: Max
Contrast: 89
Gamma: 1
HDR tone mapping: Gradiation preferred
Black Level: 59
Black Adjust: Medium
Adv. Contrast Enhancer: Medium
Peak Luminance: Medium
Color: 55
Hue: 0
Live Color: Medium
Color Temperature: Neutral
R-Gain: Max
G-Gain: Max
B-Gain: Max
R-Bias: 0
G-Bias: 0
B-Bias: 0
R-Offset: 0
G-Offset: 0
B-Offset: 0
Sharpness: 100%
Random noise reduction: Medium
Digital noise reduction: Medium
Motionflow->Mode: Auto
Film Mode: High
Video Signal:
- Color Space: Auto
- HDR Mode: Auto
eArc->Input Size->Original
Power-on behavior: Last Input

These settings are still being improved. Perhaps there will be minor improvements later. The above settings are already very good. So far, no one has complained.