TV Calibration, Who's done it?

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So I went into a bestbuy today and saw something I never even knew about, TV calibration.

they had two of the same TVs next to each other with the same thing showing, one calibrated, the other not.
there was a big difference in both the pics...

so... whose done it? whats the benefits other than clearer pic? how much did you pay?
 
I payed 3 something for isf tech dude to come in to my crib and do it, at the end I am not really "WoW'ed" or anything. But it looks better
 
Originally Posted by HARMCITY45

Originally Posted by ConcordeFliteSchool

word harmcity dont people on those forums calibrate their TVs then post up the settings they get?
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yezzir....I just used one the dudes settings, of course I tried multiple others before I found worked for me...
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... Thats not Calibration...
 
Originally Posted by YoungTriz

i picked up a new samsung touch of color and im still scared of calibrating it
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Why would you be scared of it?

Its going to make the picture even better and the TV will run more efficiently.
 
i just got mine done but i think it messed up my tv because i was watching wanted and the mummy on bluray and the picture went crazy and the tv turns off thenback on ever since i got my tv calibrated but atleast the picture looks good
 
dont know.... maybe ill not like it.. and not be able to set it back to the oringal settings.. or it will never be the same again... i dont know about yall..but the to me the t.v was a big investment... not like a car or anything... but yall know what i mean
 
Originally Posted by HARMCITY45

Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

Originally Posted by HARMCITY45

Originally Posted by ConcordeFliteSchool

word harmcity dont people on those forums calibrate their TVs then post up the settings they get?
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yezzir....I just used one the dudes settings, of course I tried multiple others before I found worked for me...
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... Thats not Calibration...
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explain then...cuz I am not paying $300 for somebody to calibrate my tv....
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Tweaking your own settings is all well and good but and ISF Calibration is going to do much more than just go and adjust the brightness, color,color temp etc... They use a lot of high tech equipment to test the colors/greyscales etc.

lot of crap that i dont have time to fully understand let alone explain
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But yeah... ISF Calibration >>> messing with your settings
 
Found a place in Charleston that does this ISF Calibration that u speak of. Is this all that it does? Just trying tomake sure I'm not getting hosed...


[table][tr][td]ISF[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
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[/td] [/tr][tr][td] This service will complete 2 different sets of inputs in your monitor. Imaging Science Foundation was developed to let video monitors show at their highest level of performance. We specialize in using test patterns and instrumentation to optimize picture quality. Following are just some of the elements addressed in the ISF process.
  • Grayscale adjustment to 6500 degrees Kelvin
  • Service menu adjustments for front panel controls
  • Color decoder adjustment where applicable
  • Before and after printed report of settings
  • Electronic focus adjustment
  • NTSC Convergence
  • Overscan minimalization
  • Centering of picture
[/td] [/tr][/table]
 
is there any before and after pictures of an isf calibration? $300 is a lot of money you could use that to buy a better tv or a home theatre system.
 
Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

Originally Posted by HARMCITY45

Originally Posted by ConcordeFliteSchool

word harmcity dont people on those forums calibrate their TVs then post up the settings they get?
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yezzir....I just used one the dudes settings, of course I tried multiple others before I found worked for me...
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... Thats not Calibration...
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exactly. Dudes tinkering with brightness thinking they're getting the same effect as paying for the service
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Originally Posted by fraij da 5 11

Originally Posted by Chico Cummings

^^That looks like how it should be be done! Do u send your set to them or do they travel to u?
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Calibration should be done in your home
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the equipment they use has a light sensor. the lighting in your home can effect how the tv is viewed. if your house is dim then the tv will be toobright and colors will be over saturated as well as hurt your eyes.

too bright and the colors will be washed out and lifting up brightness will only kill your colors.
 
i never heard of this before .. is this a one time thing or like a oil change has to be done periodically
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Meh. $300? I'll just use the "calibration" disc that came with the TV and call it a day.

Its been well over a year without real calibration, and I'm still wowed at times by my TV. It just isn't that serious.
 
Originally Posted by GULLYDAGREAT

i never heard of this before .. is this a one time thing or like a oil change has to be done periodically
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Nah youre set for a long time unless your TV needs to be serviced for some reason... that would most likely mess up the settings so itd have tobe calibrated again


Here you go:


http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457
TON of info in there...

couple before and afters too.
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