Posted on 11/21/2014 4:56:48 PM PST by EveningStar
... Calibrating your HDTV doesn't have to cost as much as the TV itself. A calibration disc is a thrifty way to get professional-grade results for less.
What's a calibration disc? It's a disc that holds information for tweaking your HDTV's color and brightness levels.
You don't have to buy a calibration disc, though - you can make your own with a free download from AVS. Not only is it free, it comes with a support staff in AVS's knowledgeable forum ...
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Bought a Pioneer Elite plasma 5 years ago. Good out of the box had it professionally calibrated and it made it outstanding. Still one of the best pix in the business, the one all others are compared to. I recommend it to anyone who pays big bucks for a big screen HDTV it’s worth every penny.
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make the adjustments while playing a blu-ray technicolor film like John Wayne’s “The Searchers”. You can see the threads on the shirts. The colors are brilliant. Too many shows today have CGI and muddy colors.
I have a LG 5700 42” tv with 3 wifi and 3 hdmi connections. I did what other posters suggested and turned off all the “help”. I turned off “TruMotion” and “Mode Setting” is Home Use. “Dynamic Contrast” is Off. The tv shows do not look cartoonish and flat anymore. Other brands will have different names for their settings.
Different shows and resolutions will always be different looking from each other. I notice that older tv shows from the 1960’s tend to be more colorful.
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HDTV pings. (Special thanks to raybbr for his “TV ping” to me.)
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Calibrating your monitor is for the uber videophiles who also buy $200 Monster cable for their speakers because the oxygen-free copper lets the sound breathe.
The results are not even noticable unless you're comparing two or more monitors side-by-side.
They probably have to do that to get that coveted “ECOSTAR” rating.
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Interesting, I recently bought the Disney Wow! Disc. I do think it is important to do some sort of HDTV calibration. Factory settings usually make everything look like it’s shot on videotape. I have not had the chance to do the Wow! Calibration, but will this week.
Not calibration usually, perhaps unless you can get into the factory service menu - and you don’t, and shouldn’t need to.
But using a calibration disc can really help. You’ll probably end up turning down the brightness, if nothing else. When they come out of the box,most Tvs are set for store display, which is way brighter than you’ll probably need at home (depending on the light in your viewing room).
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Jim
A properly calibrated tv looks great, even more so on a older HD CRT screen.
Kim Komando has a great radio show about all things tech - she really knows her stuff. Click the link to her web page, then at the top left of her page click “find a station” for your zip code.
” They probably have to do that to get that coveted “ECOSTAR” rating. “
Yeah, I’m sure you’re correct. But it’s like buying a Ferrari with a factory accelerator governor that limits it to a maximum speed of 45 mph. Seems like Samsung could at least provide a hint in the basic setup instructions to “try out different picture modes and select the one that you like the best”.
Our TV has a knob where you can turn the quality up to 11. It’s much better than the 10 setting.
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