Professional TV calibration

[Shadowknight]

Right, I've got AVIA and used that, I'm just asking about the service menu calibrations, as well as the included service (from some calibrators, anyway) that include cleaning the optics and what have you.

 

[JoPh]

www.avsforums.com


all u need is that

 

[spacejamz]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: MaverickBP
Actually for something that size it's more likely that it is not plasma. Especially if we're talking 5 years ago. Besides if it was....he spent well over $20k for it back then.

Nah, It's a Mitsubishi Diamond 65" RP-CRT. Retail was around 5K I think I paid 4200 for it in 2001. Still looks incredible. Cool thing is it's a dual scan 480i/p and 1080i so DVDs aren't processed at all. Just pure goodness.

I paid about $2700 (w/ 3 yr warranty, taxes and delivery) for at 57" Toshiba 57H81 back in 2001 as well...i got the tv for around 2300 or so...

 

[KK]

Originally posted by: JoPh
www.avsforums.com


all u need is that

is that the right address?

 

[homercles337]

Originally posted by: d3n

Originally posted by: spidey07
I had my 65" done. Night and day. Whole different TV.

It's almost 5 years old and to this day everbody that comes for a game are awestruck asking "how come my HDTV doesn't look near this 'real'"

It's worth every single penny and all HDTV owners should have the set calibrated.

For something this size (I am guessing it is plazma) and this old I would say do it yourself.

Fixed.

Not surprising spidey is spreading more misinformation, but this is the intartubes afterall.

edit: In college and grad school my research involved displaying physically exact stimuli. CRT calibration involved a ruler (geometry), a photometer (or radiometer), and software to use data from the photometer (gamma correction). CRTs degrade significantly with time and i calibrated every 3 months or so. LCDs are not prone to the same geometry issues, but can benefit from other forms of gamma correction.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: KK

Originally posted by: JoPh
www.avsforum.com


all u need is that

is that the right address?

Corrected

 

[RossMAN]

In my experience, yes.

But I got a deal 2 inputs (not the entire TV) for $100.

 

[Shadowknight]

I just talked to one of the guys at LionAV, a company that has a VERY good reputation on AVSforum. He's doing a tour in NC in the near future, and we're going to setup an appointment once he has his schedule lined up. I have a CRT, which according to him you can't really calibrate for each individual input, just an overall balance. Should still improve existing image quality, I hope. Partly I'm getting calibration in the hopes of fixing grayscale. It's a good set, don't get me wrong, but the blacks are TOO black so I lose pretty much all shadow detail at any contrast and brightness levels.