In both S&V and CNET.com all the the TV's they review are professionally calibrated first and then reviewed which means that the TV that you get out of the box will be significantly less great in picture quality. I've just become very interested in HDTVs, displays, for about four years now and I'm not sure my eyes are as refined to notice the difference and if its worth $500 to have it done. With the same money I could invest in a HD-DVD player or about 25 DVDs. In particular at cnet the review of the Sony 50A2000 says it needs lots lf calibration while the Samsung 5687 needs very little to optimize picture. Since they are very closely priced, the necessity of calibration might be the deal breaker. Thanks for any help.
How about doing it yourself with Digital Video Essentials: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...ef=pd_bbs_1/002-9613254-8896810?ie=UTF8&s=dvd $19.99 plus shipping.
That depends on your TV. Yes you must use a DVD player to play the disc back but some compromises can be made if your TV allow for different settings for each input. There are other versions of DVE (that are more expensive) made for calibrating HDTV that contain 1080p source matirial! Ced
yeah I have 2 calibration DVDs already. One from ebay and the other from S&V. I guess most people don't professionally calibrate their machines then or it doesn't make enough of a difference to bother.
That is subjective. The picture should be balanced, showing detial in both well lit scenes and murky scenes. The picture shouldn't feel dark. It should feel free and dynamic being dark or bright or gritty when and where it wants to. Also picture quality depends heavily on the source matirial, the capabilities of the playback system, and the room enviroment. Thanks for reading my little rant, Ced
