Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500 Colours a bit... odd.

BlueChinchillaEatingDorito · March 15

I was recently handed a Sony Bravia KDL-46EX500 and I'm getting this weird issue where the colours are either completely distorted or the colour space is extremely lacking. This is on the Standard presets. I've already performed a software update (https://www.sony.ca/en/electronics/support/lcd-tvs-legacy-lcd-tv/kdl-46ex500/downloads/W0006829#download) thinking this would be fixed as per one of the patch notes:

Resolves an issue where colour may be incorrect when using an HDMI® connection.

But unfortunately it did not fix the issue. This occurs on every single input, across multiple devices and every HDMI cable used.

Whites for instance turn to blue on the standard picture settings.

Other colour tones and shades can look awfully distorted.

Even if I crank down the picture values so things look a bit presentable, there will still be instances where colours become a distorted opposite blue or green. Look at the arms and face in the photo above. And then you'll notice areas like the hair below is like it's using a reduced colour palette.

Reference: https://youtu.be/9xVOw_2gxeQ?feature=shared&t=179

Any ideas on what might be the issue here? I did try a factory reset before the update and that didn't resolve it. Haven't tried after the update but not sure if it'll make any difference.

Motifator · March 15

No idea but this is a norm with using TVs as monitor, using YBC 4:4:2 scale, etc.

Monitors are almost always better. Have you considered downsizing? Life is too short to use TVs all day.

BlueChinchillaEatingDorito · March 15

4 minutes ago, Motifator said:

No idea but this is a norm with using TVs as monitor, using YBC 4:4:2 scale, etc.

Monitors are almost always better. Have you considered downsizing? Life is too short to use TVs all day.

Nah not using it as a monitor. The laptop was just a convenient device to provide a signal and to have a point of reference for photos. But the same colour issues occur when using a cable box, PS3 and 4.