Blu-ray video adjustment disc

dholmes
dholmes Posts: 1,136
edited April 2008 in DIY, Mods & Tweaks
Would there be any benefits in getting the blu-ray video adjustment disc? Does anyone have one?
My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    If your television is calibrated properly in the first place, what's the advantage of using a BR disc to do it? It sounds like marketing to me but I haven't seen one yet.

    Link?
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited March 2008
    I thought it was bs,just wanted another opinion.thanks
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited March 2008
    It's just another calibration disc, no different from DVE or Avia.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited March 2008
    I thought that since it is blu-ray that it would calibrate clearer pq.
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited March 2008
    The only way to get a better picture than the disc is by having an ISF technician stop by. Otherwise, use the DVE or Avia.
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  • dholmes
    dholmes Posts: 1,136
    edited March 2008
    Thanks,techs are toooo much $$
    My HT set-up Panasonic front proj, 120 in ws screen, ATI amp,Integra 9.8 pre-pro, 2 Polk rti150, cp 1000, 4 fx 1000, Pioneer blu-ray 2 SVS sub pb 12-ultra 2, & Paragon popcorn popper. ps 3 Coaster leather HT recliners.
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  • cnjvh
    cnjvh Posts: 253
    edited April 2008
    Both DVE and Avia use rec. 601 color/tint patterns, not rec. 709 (which is standard for HD resolutions).

    DVE and Avia will work fine for brightness/contrast/grayscale adjustments and color/tint adjustments if you set your player for a SD resolution output.

    They will not work for color/tint adjustments using an HD resolution output (unless you can verify your player converts rec. 601 to rec. 709 when upconverting).
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited April 2008
    DVE gets you 98% there. Any better would require an ISF calibrator anyway. I did my 50" DLP this way, it looks great.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2008
    steveinaz wrote: »
    DVE gets you 98% there. Any better would require an ISF calibrator anyway. I did my 50" DLP this way, it looks great.

    Depends on the display. With a DLP, you can get pretty good results with a calibration disc. But with other displays that have mechanical adjustments (sometimes you need more than just a screwdriver), like CRT projectors, a calibration is really necessary :)
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