Maybe there's a difference in the TVs. Compared to the out of the box adjustments, I saw a huge improvement in PQ after calibrating with AVIA. Better color, fewer artifacts due to over adjutsed sharpness, etc. Of course, PQ is really a matter of personal tasted. There's no doubt that the picture is darker, but since my setup is in a dark basement, I have no problems with it.

As for moving the DVD connection to another input - I can't really do that since I have only one set of cables running between my 950 pre/pro and TV. (950 being used for signal switching between HD and DVD.) That's why I was wanting to use the toggle between Night and Day modes on the same input.

Thanks,
Simp