Video Asylum

Posted by petew (A) on May 23, 2005 at 15:32:13

In Reply to: Re: calibrated displays? posted by yellowwwwducky on May 1, 2005 at 09:03:20:

If you like the bright displays--that's what you should get! You won't be happy if you get a display that meets the criteria of a couple of Bozos posting nonsense on the internet...

...the most important thing to consider when buying a display is:

will the people who come over to your place to see it be impressed?

will they think you are a way-cool dude with flash, style, panache...

or will they think you are a loser--a bonehead who got ripped because your display is "not bright enough"...

...look, people like "not bright enough"...most people are "not bright"...

think about it...why do you care what we think?

The professional video reviewers tell us:
You probably have never seen a propery calibrated high-end video display--certainly not in any mass-market retailer, and most likely not even in the most finiky high-end, up-market botique.

Displays are all shipped "hot" from the factory. Side by side comparisons are virtually useless.

YOu need to read the professional reviews--and the reviewer should spend much time telling you what reference source he used to calibrate the display, and how much it was "off" and what adjustments he made.

When you do make your choice (plasma is the hands-down winner--the only reason to even look at LCD is if you are going to use it with your computer), call a professional tuner and spend a few hundred to make sure your set is properly tuned. You don't get what you paid for unless you pay for the professional tuning.