First of all, congratulations on stepping up from your tube television and getting an LCD television! It would be lovely if we could simply remove the television from the box, plug it into the outlet and sit back and enjoy. However, the television is likely calibrated for optimal performance in the store where you purchased it! Unless your house is full of glaring overhead fluorescent lighting, then setting up your LCD TV is going to require a little fine tuning. Rest assured that you will not need an engineering degree to accomplish this!
Since you have shelled out the money for a television that is going to give you a high quality picture, you will want to get the most out of your viewing experience. First of all, you will want to get your home lighting ready for setting up your LCD TV. It is recommended that a backlight be used for best possible viewing, especially when watching a movie in the dark. This means having a low watt light behind your television. Additionally, you want to make sure that there will be no glare from other light sources such as lamps or windows.
When setting up your LCD TV, you will have a lot of calibration to do. This means changing the contrast, brightness, and color calibration. The best way to do this is with a movie that has equal light and dark coloring. A letterbox or widescreen movie will help you to see the contrasts better than a full screen version. This may seem like a pain, but it is going to be worth it when you are sitting and enjoying the television that you paid so much money to enjoy!
Setting up your LCD TV isn’t going to be a huge project, but it is worth taking the time to do properly. When the time comes, make sure that your home is ready. Make sure that your television stand will hold your new television, especially if you have bought one bigger than your previous tube television. Make sure that your lighting is ready and be prepared to set the proper calibrations. When you know what to expect beforehand, it will make setting up your LCD TV that much easier!