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Have an HDTV? Use this neat trick to unlock better picture quality
Komando.com ^
| November 19, 2014
| Kim Komando
Posted on 11/21/2014 4:56:48 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: jy8z
You need to be careful jy8z...you don’t want to be banned from FR for posting a racist image...
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posted on
11/22/2014 7:40:08 AM PST
by
Delta Dawn
(Fluent in two languages: English and cursive.)
To: EveningStar
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posted on
11/22/2014 7:54:11 AM PST
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newfreep
("Evil succeeds when good men do nothting" - Edmund Burke)
To: Yo-Yo
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11/22/2014 7:55:11 AM PST
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nascarnation
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To: Squantos
You’re welcome. The copy I bought from the guy is really nice.
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posted on
11/22/2014 7:55:51 AM PST
by
Inyo-Mono
(NRA)
To: Drango
Yeah, it was my understanding that today's TVs had calibration built in and that they didn't need this. That said I'm a beginner and still learning. TVs out of the box are often set on what is derisively referred to as "torch mode". The brightness and contrast are boosted to give an appearance that everything, whether shot on film or not, looks like it shot on videotape or is being broadcast live. Some people also call it the "soap opera effect" because films look like soap operas rather than film.
IMO, a well calibrated TV should display on its screen on the viewer's end the same thing that the program creators saw on the transmitting end. You can make your TV picture look like anything you want. You can turn everything green if that's what you like. I just want mine to faithfully display the programming as the programmers (film makers, producers) intended.
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11/22/2014 8:19:51 AM PST
by
Sans-Culotte
(Psalm 14:1 ~ The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.”)
To: EveningStar
I use calibration disks on all my smaller HD sets. But for my big RPTV a 10 yr old Mits I had a professional ISF calibrator do it. Amazing process exceptional results. Very film like picture. Still have that set just waiting for it to fail so I can justify newer technology.
https://www.imagingscience.com
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posted on
11/22/2014 8:29:33 AM PST
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ironman
To: EveningStar
When I bought my Pioneer Kuro Pro Elite I had it professionally calibrated for about $400. Given the cost and the quality of the screen it was money well spent. I still haven't seen a screen that can beat it for picture quality. Before calibrating I ran a continuous loop DVD for at least a full day. The DVD was designed to prevent burn-in, and it worked.
Coincidentally, I contacted the calibrator through various posts on AVS.
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11/22/2014 9:58:55 AM PST
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clintonh8r
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To: EveningStar
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11/22/2014 10:10:21 AM PST
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Pajamajan
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To: minnesota_bound
I notice that older tv shows from the 1960s tend to be more colorful. I notice that most movies today are dark and grainy on purpose. I guess it makes sets cheaper to build.
Can't wait for 4k to become popular because they will have to get much darker, maybe even black.
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posted on
11/22/2014 11:26:21 AM PST
by
itsahoot
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To: Sans-Culotte
Soap Opera Effect also come from the motion smoothing feature on a lot of TV’s.
Try turning it off then on full blast and the effect if very noticeable.
Best to turn it off completely.
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posted on
11/22/2014 2:14:11 PM PST
by
mowowie
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