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1. #FINETUNE WII FOR FREE#
2. #FINETUNE WII 1080P#
3. #FINETUNE WII SKIN#
4. #FINETUNE WII FULL#
5. #FINETUNE WII PLUS#

#FINETUNE WII SKIN#

To my eye, the most important setting for watching movies and TV shows is finding a deep black level, followed closely by accurate skin tones. This setting is also useful if you find a channel where a news ticker is cropped at the bottom edge of your screen.

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What it does is do 1:1 pixel mapping of 1080p HD content so that all of the picture is displayed. This setting can also be called Just Scan. Choose Screen Fit and you might see your game get zoomed out some, allowing you to see more of it. You should see options such as 16:9, 4:3, Zoom 1, Zoom 2, Wide Fit, and Screen Fit. Head into your TV's picture settings and find the Size option to change the aspect ratio of your picture. Once you have the picture looking right for gaming, there is one last setting to check to make sure your TV isn't cropping out the edges of your games.

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So, head back to your TV's menu and find options such Digital Noise Filter or Auto Motion Plus and turn them off. This added image processing, however, can create lag. Today's TVs come with a number of features that attempt to improve the image quality by smoothing motion and reducing noise. With games where the action moves quickly, you'll want to combat lag before you combat the enemy. White levels improved with it closer to 75. On my Samsung TV, for example, contrast is set to a maximum of 100 in the Dynamic setting. While Dynamic mode is not well suited for watching movies or viewing any type of TV programming in a dimly lit environment, it can be a good jumping-off point for games.ĭepending on the lighting in your room, you may want to dial back the brightness and contrast if the picture looks washed out, because both settings are amplified in the Dynamic preset. Such a mode boosts the brightness, contrast, and sharpness so to help the TV stand out among competing models should it be selected as a floor model at your local Big Box store. Out of the box, your TV is likely set to a mode called Dynamic or Vivid. Thankfully, you can tweak the settings of these presets to fine-tune each to your tastes and environment.

Your TV's picture modes are a good place to start, but it's unlikely they offer the perfect setup for your particular TV and ambient setting. You might want, for example, a bright, vivid picture for games a somewhat dimmer picture to get deep black levels and accurate skin tones for watching movies at night and a setting somewhere between the two for watching sports on Sunday afternoons when sunlight is pouring through the windows. Thus, I recommend you tweak and deploy your TV's factory presets - often called picture modes - for your various entertainment pursuits. And gaming definitely requires its own settings. Though the above article contains a great deal of good information on setting up a new TV, what's good for watching movies may differ from watching sports. Or you could set up your TV by eye.īecause I'm cheap and lack a Blu-ray player, I have opted for the third choice.

#FINETUNE WII FOR FREE#

You could buy or burn for free a calibration disc to run test patterns via a Blu-ray player on your TV to fine-tune the image. You could offer David Katzmaier a handsome sum to make a house call. Devon Clark, an animator in SoHo, said he accidentally punched his wife while playing Wii boxing.There are a number of ways to calibrate your TV. Reports of flying controllers and unfortunate accidents abound on Web sites like. Losing oneself in the game can have unintended consequences. DeLorenzo has no official relationship with Nintendo. His fan site,, where he documented six weeks of play and the loss of nine pounds, helped him win a book deal, to write “The Wii Workout.” Some users think of him as their own “Jared from Subway,” though Mr. He has another reason to keep the level of play high.

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DeLorenzo even issues an ultimatum: “Whenever I play with anyone, we set ground rules like ‘you have to use full range of motion.’ ” Otherwise, he said, it’s a bore. Blanco said that engaging himself physically in the game is more enjoyable: “I like it because there’s more drama, you’re jumping around, it’s more fun, and it just makes it feel more authentic.” Responding to a blog post on the Wired Magazine Web site, “CrazyKitty” wrote: “My brother-in-law can do the boxing match laying on the couch.”įor sports gamers with something to prove, doing the bare minimum isn’t an option. Others doubt that Wii Sports differs from other video games.