Qosmio G40: HD DVD player black bars are grey

Hello, When I play a HD DVDV movie in my new G40 the black is grey, you see it very well in the black bars that are on the buttom and top of the screen , but the black of the computerscreen around it is ok. How can I get it better. I'm sure it's not the HD DVD-movie itself. Does anyone have a clue (and is it clear what I mean?
Thanks for (the) answers!
John

Here is a suggestion. Go to the Nvidia control panel, choose video and television, and then videocolors (or something like that; I have a dutch version of Vista). You have to lower down the brightness (ie to 40-45%) and higher up contrast (ie 55-60%)
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