So I bought a new tv....

[RCBH928]

I am not sure what edge lit is or how can i find that out but the borders of my tv r pretty thin

[theclaw]

can I use RF with any older consoles? I got dreamcast, Wii, 64 . and vhs
will picture quality differ?

You could, but usually not recommended.
That's providing the TV with a source image even worse quality than composite already is.

[isiolia]

Is this normal? Is it enough of a reason to be returned? I bought this tv for over $1000 . Here is a picture i took of it in a dark room

It's a fairly normal thing for LCDs using various backlight techs. Often referred to as "flashlighting". It's a result of the light not being spread evenly.

Some models or particular units may be better or worse. It can be the result of over-tightened screws or something as well (the ones in the middle seem like the stand/mount might be affecting it). That said, it is something that some people will return or exchange a TV over.

Short of going to full-array LED or Plasma though, you're probably not going to entirely escape some amount of it.

[RCBH928]

I never knew full led tvs were out yet
I heard oled will be out this year?

Ill try to loosen the mount screws

[Hobie-wan]

FWIW, most LCD monitors I've noticed do something similar when they're all black with some bleeding.

[RCBH928]

After I noticed the "soap opera" effect on my tv (which I hate) I changed one of the presets of colors "Movie" more to my likings . But after a while I got angry at the washed out/pale blacks in dark scenes , it looks like a laptop monitor from 2001 , this can not be happening (including the back-light spots mentioned earlier) especially with a TV this expensive from what might be the best display manufacturer in the world.

So I switched to one of the other presets , its called "Natural" . Now colors pop and I can see where my money went , blacks are much deeper , and to my amazement the backlight spots are much more less noticeable now.

My problem is the colors seem too vibrant like the saturation is increased. I am not sure if this is how the colors are supposed to be or is it giving me different colors for the picture.

Is there like a known presets for these things or its just an issue with TVs where each tv will put a different kind of color settings and the movie/video producer has no control over the colors produced by the tv?

There are other 2 settings which are "Dynamic" and "Standard" and not sure which one to pick or if I should fiddle with them.

Smart TVs should be called "Confusing TVs"

[isiolia]

You could try looking on AVSForum or similar to see if someone has come up with "standard" good settings for your TV.

Won't necessarily be perfect, but usually they can be a better place to start than the factory settings.

Or what you can do is get a calibration disc or images. Disney makes one (and includes basic calibration tools on some of their releases), Spears and Munsil, Monster, Avia, Digital Video Essentials, etc.

Check your collection though, some (particularly THX branded) releases may include calibration tools/images, or you can find them online and burn to disc or use from USB storage.

It's pretty much to be expected that a TV will not have perfect settings for your room out of the box, and will need to be calibrated.

Content tends to be created on calibrated devices, so, you need to adjust your gear to look/sound that way if you want it to be "right".

You need to consider the viewing environment as well. Long story short, some settings will look better in a bright room, others in a darker one. That's a big part of having the dimmer "movie" settings, which tend to assume a dark room, versus bright/dynamic "standard" settings for anytime TV.
Think of them less as concrete presets, and more the ability to have multiple calibrations to use for different things.

The Dynamic/Standard settings are likely for contrast/backlight. Usually you'll want to turn off dynamic contrast if actually calibrating things, but it depends on taste.

Ultimately, it's your TV, adjust it how you like it.

[RCBH928]

Thanks for making time to reply for this post,

I did a calibration using AV forums , I did it through USB. UNfortunately the results arent anything much different. In fact I think its why I had washed out blacks.

thanks for your input