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Posted by Joe Murphy Jr (A) on November 27, 2009 at 08:58:47

In Reply to: RE: Does the ISF Calibration last the life of the HDTV ? posted by HiFiSoundGuy on November 27, 2009 at 06:34:25

After a display is about a year old, it is advisable to get a recalibration about once a year. Usually this is considered a "touch up" and the charge is much less than a full calibration because the tech is ajusting for drift and won't be spending hours in the Service Menu (like the initial calibration) to get things right because the preliminary work has already been done.

However, it is entirely up to you as it's your money. Some people may go 2, 3 or 5 years before they're willing to have an ISF tech come out again, some people see greater/lesser value in an ISF calibration, some displays have a greater/lesser drift than others and some people spend a greater/lesser amount of time in front of their display.