Scored a new tv!
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Ahh...sorry.
DVE: http://www.videoessentials.com/
http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-Essentials-Basics-Blu-ray/dp/B000V6LST0/ref=pd_bxgy_d_img_b
I have the SD version.
For Blu-Ray the Spears & Munsil disc is mighty fine. I got it with my Oppo BDP-83.
http://www.spearsandmunsil.com/hdbenchmark.html
These discs provide test patterns and color bars to help you adjust your set for optimal performance. Very informative and useful. Chances are your panel is poorly adjusted using the factory settings.
Have you experimented at all with different modes? For example the "cinema" mode?
IIRC, the DVE disc can be had from netflix and blockbuster may have a similar disc from Avia.
If you are a tweaker, these are excellent tools.-Kevin
HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
2 Channel:
Oppo BDP-83 SE
Squeezebox Touch
Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
VTL 2.5
McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
B&W 801's
Transparent IC's -
^Ah gotcha. I'll definitely see if i can rent any of them, thanks!
I'm watching right now in Cinema mode. It was recommended that i start there during burn in period, and since i have no idea how many hours are on the TV, i moved it to there. And honestly, i like it the best out of the presets anyways. Yeah, it's a little darker, but this thing is really bright anyways, and the colors look much more natural like this.
I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii
Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999
Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3
HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000 -
concealer404 wrote: »^Ah gotcha. I'll definitely see if i can rent any of them, thanks!
I'm watching right now in Cinema mode. It was recommended that i start there during burn in period, and since i have no idea how many hours are on the TV, i moved it to there. And honestly, i like it the best out of the presets anyways. Yeah, it's a little darker, but this thing is really bright anyways, and the colors look much more natural like this.
That is prolly a good place to start. Cinema modes are usually closest to neutral. A good calibration with one of those discs is a real eye opener though.
Enjoy!-Kevin
HT: Philips 52PFL7432D 52" LCD 1080p / Onkyo TX-SR 606 / Oppo BDP-83 SE / Comcast cable. (all HDMI)B&W 801 - Front, Polk CS350 LS - Center, Polk LS90 - Rear
2 Channel:
Oppo BDP-83 SE
Squeezebox Touch
Muscial Fidelity M1 DAC
VTL 2.5
McIntosh 2205 (refurbed)
B&W 801's
Transparent IC's -
That is prolly a good place to start. Cinema modes are usually closest to neutral. A good calibration with one of those discs is a real eye opener though.
Enjoy!
Yeah, i gotta wonder what crack the programmers were smoking when they created "game" mode. As far as i can see, it has no point other than lighting up your entire living room like it was daylight, and searing your eyeballs to the point that an August summer day would look like twilight.I don't read the newsssspaperssss because dey aaaallllllllll...... have ugly print.
Living Room: B&K Reference 5 S2 / Parasound HCA-1000A / Emotiva XDA-2 / Pioneer BDP-51FD / Paradigm 11se MKiii
Desk: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / ISK HD9999
Office: Schiit Magni 2 Uber / Schiit Modi 2 Uber / Dynaco SCA-80Q / Paradigm Legend V.3
HT: Denon AVR-X3400H / Sony UBP-X700 / RT16 / CS350LS / RT7 / SVS PB1000
