Video Asylum

Posted by C.B. (A) on November 28, 2004 at 07:02:01

In Reply to: Re: $125 is very low... posted by Emil on November 28, 2004 at 06:37:01:

such as what type of viewing you do normally (off-the-air NTSC vs. DVD movies) and what sort of room lighting you normally prefer.

He should also ask to do the calibration in a darkened room, or at night, and if that's not possible, then there should be some way of darkening the room. Joe brought aluminum foil along to cover the windows, just in case!

If your tech isn't interested in these kinds of details, then chances are he won't be as thorough, or do as good a job as Joe did for me.

BTW, you probably have exactly the same set I have (Sony KP-57WS510), and yes, the picture was excellent right out of the box. But it will get even better after calibration!

Note--you should log at least 100 hours on the set before calibration. Unless you do an extraordinary amount of TV watching, one month probably isn't enough--I waited six months to do mine.