The LG 32LP1D's Colour Performance
The LG 32LP1D's Colour Performance
In the calibrator test, the LG 32LP1D performed quite well.
This graph shows the difference between the desired colour shade and the one actually displayed as tested with a LaCie calibrator.
If DeltaE >3, the colour displayed is significantly different from the theoretical one, meaning that the difference will be perceptible. If DeltaE <2, LaCie considers the calibration a success, with a slight difference remaining, but one that will be all but undetectable to the user. If DeltaE < 1, colour fidelity is excellent.As can be clearly seen, the darkest colours were difficult or impossible to reproduce correctly.
But for a TV set, the colour fidelity was good enough. There was, however, a certain difficulty with extremes of colour, both dark and bright. Dark colours had a slight tendency to shift towards red. And brilliant colours were a little cold by default.
| Black spot | White spot | Contrast |
|---|---|---|
| 0.8 | 321 | 401: 1 |
The black level seems very high at first glance. But for a 32" set it's about right. Larger TVs need higher brightness than 26" sets. Why? Simply because the viewer is farther from the panel when watching a large-screen set. And brightness decreases very quickly with distance. That's why 32" sets generally have higher brightness - sometimes too high when manufacturers are heavy-handed with the wattage.
Since we tested this TV after the publication of our new test method, we're pleased to be able to show you the colour gamut for this set.
The colour gamut is a representation of the richness of the range of colours displayed. The corners of the triangle are the primary colours (in additive synthesis, of course). The area of the triangle represents all colours that are displayable by combining the three primary colours with more or less intensity for each. So the larger the area of the triangle, the richer the colours.
As you can see, the range of colours recognized by the set is amply sufficient for the 6500K/gamma 2.2 required by the broadcast standard.
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