Anybody with experience using tv calibration discs?

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  1. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    Best Buy usually tries to push Geek Squad to schedule an appointment to do it. I usually stay away from them since I have a few friends who own high end equipment. Geek Squad doesn't have the best equipment but gets the job done for cheaper. There are settings on this equipment can change and detect.

    I have never seen a TV before calibration and then looked at the picture after and said it looks the same.
     
    bhelmLSU, Aug 26, 2013
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  2. Cajun Sensation

    Cajun Sensation I'm kind of a big deal Staff Member

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    Wow. This is all new to me.
     
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  3. bhelmLSU

    bhelmLSU Founding Member Staff Member

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    Here is a simple read on this...

    This is why I only get them done on my expensive TVs. I am not spending $250-450 for a calibration on a TV that cost me $1200.
     
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  4. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    The biggest issue was with Samsung DLP's. I actually still have one of these and love it although the mainteance has gotten me to my wit's end. I have changed every major part of the tv including the bulb three times in the last 7 years.

    Anyway, Samsung TV's for sure, and maybe others, are set to high brightness in stores. I think it's called display mode. It would actually overcook the bulbs on the dlp's and shorten the life. Not sure if this is an issue with other brands or types of TV's but it is a real issue. Also, I've read about calibrations that you can find online. That's the easiest way to do it.
     
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  5. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    I hear the ones with oil-fired steam boilers work better than the coal-fired ones.
     
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    mobius481 Registered Member

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    I know I know. I love that TV though. It has a phenomenal picture and it sits in an armoire versus being out and about so the fact that it's not paper thin is not an issue. Plus I got to learn how to pull apart a tv, albeit a type of tv no one builds anymore.
     
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  7. fanatic

    fanatic Habitual Line Stepper

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    Why do you love it if it's had so many problems? I'd be ready to throw a hammer through the screen if I'd had to change every major part of it in 7 years. Seems like you could just buy a new/better TV for all the money you've spent fixing that one.
     
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  8. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    Because it actually was a very high end tv with many inputs etc and a great screen. I could get something comparable for $1k or, if I fix it myself, it costs me about $100 to do each time. There's only 4 major components.
     
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  9. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    If you get a Best Buy credit card and buy a TV you will have enough points to get a free calibration. They also offer 2 year iterest free financing if you are into monthly payments.

    To be honest, I noticed no difference in picture quality after the calibration. I would have been pissed had I paid someone to do it.
     
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  10. islstl

    islstl Playoff committee is a group of great football men Staff Member

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    I dunno, I can't see how even the highest end DLP from 7 years ago can come close to comparing to even an average LED/LCD these days.

    I assume you have watched TV on someone else's LED/LCD TV lately?
     
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