Lcd tv calibration tools

[connie garcy]

I am trying to find the posting for this. I know some had something about tuning your LDC TV and they had purchased this software. Can someone help me, we have 4 flat screens that need to be done.

Thanks:huh:

 

[Larry&Leisa]

go to the holding tank discussion about TV's.. I think there was a mention in it.

 

[Larry&Leisa]

http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14179&page=5

 

[KayKook]

A cheap, easy fix is to use the THX Optimizer included on many DVD releases: just look for a DVD in your collection with the "THX Certified" logo. (Star Wars movies have it for example)
Or buy Digital Video Essentials disc or the AVIA Guide to Home Theater. Those are the standard.

The calibration thing is a bit over-hyped IMO. If you have no clue what a good looking picture is, then calibtration is helpful. When I bought both our LCD, I adjusted to what I thought was best for the rooms they were located in. Wrote down the settings, Then borrowed a DVE disc from an audio/videophile friend, and the calibration settings were nearly identical to what I chose. Backlight was a bit higher in my settings.

Good Luck.

 

[Uplate]

Googling LCD calibration will certainly get you load of options.
IMO, the only real way to do it is with a colormeter. I use a Spyder Pro on my LCD's.
You can also calibrate projectors and CRT's with these devices.

 

[KayKook]

If you may not want to spend the money for colorimeter , spectrphotometer, DVE or AVIA cal. discs, you can just type in the model of your LCD TV, and if it is listed, this sight will give you some decent calibration settings.

http://www.tweaktv.com/tweak-my-tv/

 

[wkearney99]

There's also the avsforum.com website. There's usually an "official" thread for any given make/model of TV.

 

[KayKook]

There's also the avsforum.com website. There's usually an "official" thread for any given make/model of TV.

However, you may have to weed through 100 posts to find the settings that worked for the particular poster. Most of the TV specific threads on AVS, do not give calibration settings, simply because each person does not have the same lighting conditions, and therefore, may require some final adjustments to optimize the setting for your particular environment. That is why it is best to use the calibration discs listed, try the settings suggested on tweaktv, or if you really feel it is crucial to have the set calibrated professionally, hire someone to do it.

 

[wkearney99]

True, there are in some cases a lot of messages involved. Along the way there's the chance the reader will learn something additional (firmware updates, repair issues, etc). For the few sets I've read about, their threads DID have calibration suggestions. But then we don't know what sets the OP needs to calibrate, or even how they're set up. The tweaktv site is definitely one of many worth reading.

 

[connie garcy]

We purchased the Spyder3 TV because there are two LCD's at home. The third one is going down to the boat for the front state room and we are going to purchase another one for the main salon. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks again for all the input.

 

[Uplate]

I think you will be happy with it Connie. Certainly takes out any guess work. These things were very expensive a few years ago. Price has really come down for the consumer market.

Not sure about your model, but you can probably use it on your computer screens as well. The spyder software will load settings into your video card. My desktop is 3x 24" monitors and having them all balanced to each other is a great thing.