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I suspect this may be one of those posts that gets ignored, but is there anyone out there tweaking monitors for improved video performance they way we tweak our audio gear? Would like to hear from you if so - I have an 8 year old 32" Sony that might be a fun project, like maybe better chips and passive components, uprated PS, etc., etc.
Thanks for the comments, folks. The I didn't really have in mind so much the standard adjustments, which are indeed very important (if you want to learn what a challenge that stuff can be, restore a few 50's vintage tube TV sets!!!) as much as performing changes similar to what we might do to audio gear to clean up the power, improve sensitivity, etc., allowing for the increased bandwidth of the device in the design of those improvements.
Look at the typical weiner power cord on these devices, the noisy rectifiers, cheap adjustment pots, low quality jacks. Seems like the bandwidth of video really cries out for some inspired improvements to the connection, filtration, and power delivery schemes of the typical monitor.
I'll fool with this a little, as the monitor I have was acquired at the right price ( yeah, somebody really nice gave me a 32" Sony when they bought a new one! I have some great friends) and is showing a bit of age (green is a little lacking, sound has long since died, but isn't used anyway) and report any discoveries...
....with the picture quality of a calibrated television. The Video Essentials DVD (also available on laserdisc) is a very handy tool for consumers to calibrate their television. There is a blue filter included with the disc that helps with the calibration of color and tint balance. You might want to get a Sony service manual for your 32" tv. The phone # of the sony parts service center is (800) 488-7669. Just tell 'em your model number and request a service manual. They are usually $10-15.As for parts tweaking.....never tried it. You could go after the parts in the HV supply.
Have fun,
Tom S.
Sorry Doc,
The only way is a better design or a calibration tool on what you have, such as the Video Essentials DVD, or the new AVIA DVD. While you can be fooled in video as well as audio, it is a bit more difficult to do so as the image can be frozen and you can examine it carefully, not as audio.
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