Question about firmware...

I have the latest 1.21 firmware for Pioneer BDP-LX54 blu-ray player. As i pointed out before: i am not very much satisfied with the picture and sound quality. Do you think it's a good idea to install some of the previous firmwares? Do you think the quality will improve ? By the way, give me your thoughts for what is the best stuff for video and audio.

[TomArrow]

Before you do anything about your player, I would go through all your TV's settings and disable any noise reduction/"smooth motion"/motion interpolation/"contrast improvements" and any kind of automatic "improvements". Modern TVs, if not properly set up, actually degrade images to an incredible degree and make almost everything unwatchable.

Before you do anything about your player, I would go through all your TV's settings and disable any noise reduction/"smooth motion"/motion interpolation/"contrast improvements" and any kind of automatic "improvements". Modern TVs, if not properly set up, actually degrade images to an incredible degree and make almost everything unwatchable.

I use projector Benq W750. There is a clarity control and i always keep it at 0.  Same option on the DVD player (DV-LX50) that i do not use currently: DNR is off and everything is in the middle.
Not sure what i am supposed to do since this BDP-LX54 does not have any option for picture tweaking. There is only option for sound: shift and normal. Shift is supposed to boost Dolby Digital when it's low volume - not sure how i would feel about that, so i use normal. Sound is not bad - actually pretty good but i find it lacks dynamics and finesse of DV-LX50.
My projector settings: brightness, saturation and sharpness is in the middle, color temperature is normal and contrast is on 35 (out of 100). There is also advanced fine tuning that i also left in the middle, but 'brilliant color' is turned on and gamma is Benq level.
I really have no idea how to make picture and sound be more punchy...

[spoRv]

Well, if you want a picture to be "punchy" out of a projector, there are only two ways:

1. buy a really expensive one with a lot of brightness - better with laser light source
   
2. buy an OLED TV
   

If you put in direct comparison a projector with a TV, most of the time the former's image is much dimmer and "dull" than the latter, but it is the right way (well, sorta) to watch a movie like in a theater - don't expect DCI to be much brighter than 35mm, it is not... about MicroLED, it would change the way a movie is displayed in a theater, and I fear it would become like a super TV set on steroids, and so watching a movie in that way could lose its appeal.

Well, if you want a picture to be "punchy" out of a projector, there are only two ways:

1. buy a really expensive one with a lot of brightness - better with laser light source
   
2. buy an OLED TV
   

If you put in direct comparison a projector with a TV, most of the time the former's image is much dimmer and "dull" than the latter, but it is the right way (well, sorta) to watch a movie like in a theater - don't expect DCI to be much brighter than 35mm, it is not... about MicroLED, it would change the way a movie is displayed in a theater, and I fear it would become like a super TV set on steroids, and so watching a movie in that way could lose its appeal.

I agree with everything you wrote, but that still does not justify how underwhelming BDP-LX54 is. I am not a big fan of picture/sound settings on players, but when they are there - it is a sign that makers really put some effort and passion in production.

[CSchmidlapp]

Try this....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waUahh8DG4M