2010 MacBook Pro i7 330M NVIDIA. Which color profile for plasma TV?
I am getting a new 2010 Mac Mini for Xmas to use as an HTPC.
At the moment I am testing with my 2010 Macbook Pro i7 with a 330M hooked up to a Denon AVR-3806 receiver via HDMI. The Denon is hooked up to a Pioneer plasma PDP-6070 via HDMI.
When I plug in the HDMI to the Macbook Pro using a mini displayPort to HDMI adapter, it automatically creates some generic DENON-AVR color profile or something like that. Things look ok, but everything is too dark for my liking. All shadow detail seems lost.
It seems like I am getting better results when using the s-RGB color profile or even the Adobe RGB 1998 color profile, but i'm still not happy, as I just don't like the overall look of these color profiles.
How do I get this video card, the 320M (in my soon to be on the shelf Mac Mini) or the 330M, output just 'raw' or default, without having to calibrate the color profile? I tried calibrating using the Color menu on the Macbook Pro, but it just didn't work out. I would like it to just output the default or something so that I can just use the TV to control the final result. I have a few Popcorn Hour boxes that I currently use and I don't have to mess with any sort of color profile on those boxes. It just outputs a great picture. And I can leave the HDMI input on my TV with the same picture settings that I use for my DVR. Since I am using the AV receiver to do the HDMI switching, only one HDMI input on the TV is being used, so I have to leave the picture settings alone. The HDMI input is set on the Pioneer 6070 to accept RGB.
This is the only thing that is turning me off on the whole HTPC idea at this point.
Any suggestions?
What settings are others using with a Pioneer 6070 plasma?
Thanks for the help.
At the moment I am testing with my 2010 Macbook Pro i7 with a 330M hooked up to a Denon AVR-3806 receiver via HDMI. The Denon is hooked up to a Pioneer plasma PDP-6070 via HDMI.
When I plug in the HDMI to the Macbook Pro using a mini displayPort to HDMI adapter, it automatically creates some generic DENON-AVR color profile or something like that. Things look ok, but everything is too dark for my liking. All shadow detail seems lost.
It seems like I am getting better results when using the s-RGB color profile or even the Adobe RGB 1998 color profile, but i'm still not happy, as I just don't like the overall look of these color profiles.
How do I get this video card, the 320M (in my soon to be on the shelf Mac Mini) or the 330M, output just 'raw' or default, without having to calibrate the color profile? I tried calibrating using the Color menu on the Macbook Pro, but it just didn't work out. I would like it to just output the default or something so that I can just use the TV to control the final result. I have a few Popcorn Hour boxes that I currently use and I don't have to mess with any sort of color profile on those boxes. It just outputs a great picture. And I can leave the HDMI input on my TV with the same picture settings that I use for my DVR. Since I am using the AV receiver to do the HDMI switching, only one HDMI input on the TV is being used, so I have to leave the picture settings alone. The HDMI input is set on the Pioneer 6070 to accept RGB.
This is the only thing that is turning me off on the whole HTPC idea at this point.
Any suggestions?
What settings are others using with a Pioneer 6070 plasma?
Thanks for the help.
