Menu color question

Perrin Aybara · 05-14-2008, 11:04 AM

Ok, this is an odd question, but I recently got a new flatscreen TV to replace my 6 year old crappy tube thing.

When I was playing brawl last night, I noticed that the color of the menu screen that has all of the trophies and stickers and stuff, which was normally a dull yellow, is now a bright, almost neon, yellow. It looks very strange. I was just wondering if this was normal and how it is supposed to look (and my old tv just sucked) or if there's something off with my new tv (which wouldn't be cool.)

Anyway, I'm not sure if anyone can help with this one, but I figured I would throw it out there.

-jay

Speed · 05-14-2008, 11:07 AM

I honestly don't know I still have a crappy 6-year old tube thingy.

Metal Man · 05-14-2008, 03:09 PM

It's somewhere in-between.

Flatscreen TVs out of the box have contrast set waaay too high. Darken it a little and you'll probably notice it still looks sharp, without melting your eyes.

It took me several weeks to become used to mine... I even wore sunglasses sometimes @_@

Perrin Aybara · 05-14-2008, 11:08 PM

I guess I'll take a look at the color/contrast settings, but everything else on the widescreen looks great. It's just that one menu screen in Brawl that looks weird. Almost like a neon-puke-yellow.

-jay

05-14-2008, 11:04 AM	#1
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	Menu color question Ok, this is an odd question, but I recently got a new flatscreen TV to replace my 6 year old crappy tube thing. When I was playing brawl last night, I noticed that the color of the menu screen that has all of the trophies and stickers and stuff, which was normally a dull yellow, is now a bright, almost neon, yellow. It looks very strange. I was just wondering if this was normal and how it is supposed to look (and my old tv just sucked) or if there's something off with my new tv (which wouldn't be cool.) Anyway, I'm not sure if anyone can help with this one, but I figured I would throw it out there. -jay

05-14-2008, 11:07 AM	#2
Speed Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: If there's a bright center to the universe I'm on the planet it's farthest from Gender: Posts: 3,723 Thanks: 1,595 Thanked 319 Times in 223 Posts Blog Entries: 1	I honestly don't know I still have a crappy 6-year old tube thingy.

05-14-2008, 03:09 PM	#3
Metal Man Fairy-Slaying Maniac Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: 1592 Miles Away From Here Gender: Posts: 18,062 Thanks: 148 Thanked 683 Times in 482 Posts	It's somewhere in-between. Flatscreen TVs out of the box have contrast set waaay too high. Darken it a little and you'll probably notice it still looks sharp, without melting your eyes. It took me several weeks to become used to mine... I even wore sunglasses sometimes @_@

05-14-2008, 11:08 PM	#4
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	I guess I'll take a look at the color/contrast settings, but everything else on the widescreen looks great. It's just that one menu screen in Brawl that looks weird. Almost like a neon-puke-yellow. -jay