While doing research so I can buy an HDTV I came across an article where a guy stated he charged $200-300 to go to homes and custom out their new HDTVs . He said that most people don't receive true HD without having this done. Is it possible to do it yourself? Is there a website out there to help you do this? I would think this would just be similar to adjusting brightness and color and etc just like we used to do on our regular old tube TVs. Am I just outdated and naive?
2007-04-07 12:46:11 · 6 answers · asked by Paul M 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Yes, to get the best performance your TV needs to be professionally calibrated. You can achieve about 70% of the professional calibration with the “Digital Video Essentials” DVD.
The premier video calibration would be an ISF calibration. The Image & Science Foundation educates and certifies technicians to perform calibrations that are nothing short of amazing. They use expensive equipment and make adjustments within factory menus not available to consumers. They will adjust geometry, gray scale, SVM in addition to the consumer available color and tint.
Expect to pay approximately $300 for a Standard Definition calibration and an additional $200 for High Definition calibration. (Two separate calibrations are required for High Definition Video displays – both standard and high definition adjustments).
The DVD, “Digital Video Essentials”, is definitely worthwhile and recommended for anyone not wanting to spend the money for an ISF calibration. It’s only $19 from Amazon.
My High Definition set has been ISF calibrated and the picture is incredible.
2007-04-08 06:39:16 · answer #1 · answered by WebtvDan 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Professional installers can adjust not only brightness and contrast but color using the service menu of the TV. More particularly, they adjust white temperature to be as close as possible to 6500K (considered the white point for film and professional monitors) across all gray levels. In most TVs, this is the movie/warm setting.
Unfortunately, most people prefer to watch people in blasting Vivid (and cold) mode, which is the default store set up.
So, if you care to watch a movie as close as possible to the color setup of the original film, custom calibration may be for you. In any case, make sure to adjust color and brightness.
2007-04-07 21:27:24 · answer #2 · answered by TV guy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You can calibrate it yourself. There are some products that are DVDs with various test patterns and instructions how to set the TV to display them properly. There are other products that use a sensor you put on the screen and hook to a PC. The software walks you through the calibration. That said, there are some low level service modes that can be accessed on some TVs that allow adjustments not available on the user menus. Those are best left to a pro.
2007-04-07 13:10:18 · answer #3 · answered by M. B 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To have this done on a Plasma, DLP, or LCD would be ludicrous. To expect him to do it PROPERLY on a rear projection CRT unit, would be wishful thinking. No one can know all there is to know about optimizing all the different makes and models out there. To optimize a rear projection CRT set is an art best left to someone with lots of experience working on that particular brand. I would only trust a factory authorized service center (ASC) to do the job. Anyone else is just going to put his fancy "calibrator" up to your screen and pretend to do a bunch of high tech adjustments. Most newer units have automatic everything already, so he would be wasting his time and your money, in my opinion.
2007-04-07 14:52:30 · answer #4 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-02 08:26:59 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to pay someone. You can do it yourself. Some DVD's come with "extras" that help you get the best possible picture.
http://www.cnet.com.au/dvdpvr/dvdrecorders/0,239035839,240056302,00.htm
Or you can go out and buy a calibration DVD.
http://www.ramelectronics.net/html/Video-calibration.html
2007-04-09 11:34:33 · answer #6 · answered by gkk_72 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋