Blu-ray Picture Quality. Please Help.

[Sir Terrence the Terrible]

It's just the playstation connected into the TV via HDMI cable. Admittedly, it's not the most expensive HDMI cable available but I was told that different cables only really effect audio performance.

This information is not correct. With HDMI, cables play a small role in both audio and video performance, as long as the cable has the necessary bandwidth to pass the signal. It is either a pass or fail situation, not a good or better situation. What happens with the video and audio processing technology on either side of the cable is far more important than the cable itself.

Also, I will make sure the resolution output is native but I believe it already is.

While you are at it, look at the panel's black levels, contrast levels, color levels, sharpness levels, and color temperature. Looking at the resolution output in and of itself is like acknowledging there is the letter "A", but no "B"

[RoyY51]

If you would like to try something "on the cheap", (aka: FREE), google: "CNET calibration settings". You enter your television make and model, and CNET's recommended settings will magically appear! When I brought my 60" Vizio M Series home, I was initially underwhelmed by the picture...flat, lifeless and way too bright. It looked like a VHS tape of an old soap opera being illuminated by a flood light. After applying CNET's settings, the difference was amazing! I'm sure that an ISF calibration would be even better, but $300 is a lot of money in our household...and did I mention that this was FREE? It may not solve your problem, but it can't hurt...and it's FREE! Oh, and there's another website called Tweak TV that does the same thing. It might be interesting to compare the two and see which settings you like the best...and did I mention that this one is also...well, you know...