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In Reply to: Calibration rant posted by jk@home on July 17, 2003 at 06:21:39:
I've had it done. Cost me $450. Worth every penny.I had calibrated carefully with "Video Essentials" and performed convergence religiously. However, that (no pun intended) paled in comparison to razor-sharp images, lifelike color and, most dramatically, DEPTH that my ISF tech, Gregg Loewen, was able to bring to my set (Panny 47WX49).
Highly, highly recommended. And he only charges $200 for touch-ups, which he says can be 12-24 months depending on use of the set.
Follow Ups:
I may have it done myself, later down the road. First I need to upgrade the $400 DVD player and the old DSS receiver I'm using now with higher-end units with DVI outputs, and of course after the PRO730HD has broken-in. That should make the improvements worth it.
You'll see significant improvements, not to worry!But yes, higher-level equipment on the front end will also help. I was lucky enough to score a Panny RP91 right before Gregg came, so he helped me tweak a few settings in that too. What's your DVD player? If progressive scan, it's probably fine.
The coolest thing is, he set it up so all my settings (except sharpness) are flat @ 31. So I can tweak the picture from digital cable or OTA, then easily toggle it right back to its calibrated settings. About every six months (it's now been 14) I've wicked up the brightness to compensate for the slow fade in the guns, so now I'm at 33.
You can rent Video Essentials, tweak your set, then return it. Monthly subscription cost aside, it's a nearly free way to DIY calibrate.
I use the evil Blockbusters down the road, guess it wouldn't hurt to ask if they carried it.My DVD player is a Sony DVP-NC650V changer, it is not progressive, but does have component outputs. When I bought it over a year ago, never thought that I would be upgrading to Hi-Def this soon. (due to the old 35" direct view crapping out)
I am getting the feeling that THE new video standard will be DVI, so will wait until there is a few more choices out there, other than the Samsung and Bravo units.
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