Did notice a post by Entropy which is somewhat incorrect. Most TV's these days have it and it will be found either int he picture menu or energy savings menu. Where there is a sensor in the TV and will dim or brighten the backlight based on the room lighting. The only type of dynamic setting that I have seen work sometimes (on my Sony it works great, Sharp not so much) is the automatic backlight control. As in any type of Noise Reduction, Dynamic Contrast (where it automatically adjusts your white levels), and anything else to does any type of picture correction "on the fly". Keep in mind you need to calibrate each source. Not saying that component is bad by any means what so ever. But Spears & Munsil is also very easy to use and is just the best hands down.ĭoes your 360 not have HDMI out? Just curious why you are connecting via component. I will assume the WOW disk is probably a little easier to use, and it made for the complete novice. If you were going to order a calibration DVD, you probably should have purchased Spears & Munsil. Are you actually reading these posts? I didn't realize that WOW goes for $35 and you had to order it. But the thing is, is that unless you are using instrumentation it is not going to matter much. But since you already care enough about having your TV looking as good as possible (hence purchasing the first calibration DVD), I would suggest you spend the money and do it for real next time If your TV has a "blue-only" mode, use that instead. On top of that the filter is the wrong color blue. Great thing about TV's these days, is on most TV's they now give access in the user menu's to nearly all adjustments. I will assume the Monster DVD came with a blue filter you put over your eyes? If so, the problem with that is blue filters age and discolor. Someone mentioned getting into the service menu. But you cannot calibrate grayscale (which is huge), proper gamma, color temp, or even color properly. But I did a much better job than a calibration DVD/Blu-Ray can.Ĭalibration DVD's are better than nothing don't get me wrong. (No I am not saying I did as good as a job as a properly trained ISF tech with gear much much more expensive). I spent $300 on a colorimeter and Calman software and did alot of reading and did my 4 TV's myself. Or if you are ambitious buying some equipment and doing it yourself. People that say it is not worth it can't afford it. I would suggest getting a real calibration though. There is probably even a thread pertaining to your TV in particular with settings from other uses, some even using colorimeters etc. I would suggest you check out if you want to get some good information. Curious on how it stands again the reigning king of calibration disks Spears & Munsil. Not sure about the Disney WOW Blu-Ray (as I have never used it) but I have heard good things about it. Does it being Blu Ray really matter? Will the results be much different? Also how much of a difference would the Geek Squad service provide vs these discs on a non huge (42") mid range TV. The main reason being it is a Blu Ray disc and would provide Higher Quality vs the Upconvert DVD as was the Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD. I am a huge Disney fan and thought maybe I should pick this up and use it to calibrate my devices. Today I saw the Disney WOW: World of Wonder Blu Ray Disc on Best Buy (SKU #18857497). I like this because it is parnted with the ISF the same group that trainings Geek Squad.Of ocurse it in not the game as a $200 Geek Squad Calibration but I have been very happy with the results. I again used it in the Xbox 360 via Component Video for that and my Wii also Component Video. I have used the Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD for our Plasma Panasonic TV.I used it in the PS3 via HDMI for the settings for the PS3 and Cable (also HDMI).
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