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In Reply to: HDTV Calibration posted by Peter K on March 1, 2003 at 20:08:18:
Best Buy is not in the calibration business. If you are serious about picture quality, then get a calibration from an approved ISF technician. The cost will range from $300 to $600, depending on many factors: brand, ease of calibration, ISF tech, how detailed and in depth you want the calibration, etc.I would suggest that you buy or get a loaned copy of the Video Essentials or Avia DVD to do the general calibration yourself when you get the tele. Most brands ramp up the controls to look "good" and "pop out" at you on the showroom floor. This eye candy is known as "torch mode" in the business. Keep the set in this mode when you get it home and the phosphors will burn out in no time. Either of the two mentioned DVDs will allow you to get a nice looking picture just short of a "proper" calibration. After about 150-300 hours of use (which will allow the tele electronics and other sensitive elements to break-in gradually), then contact an ISF tech to arrange a proper calibration. He'll go inside the tele and also have access to to the service menu codes. Consumers generally do not have access to these controls as their proper adjustment is usually beyond what consumers are capable of handling.
I would suggest that you check out these sites for more information on this subject. There's plenty of info here to keep you busy for days...
http://www.imagingscience.com/
http://www.videoessentials.com/index_2.htm
http://www.avsforum.com/
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