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Originally Posted by routinestains
I know that plasma/lcd tv has to be calibrated. I think I remember seeing asian_xL or someone else from this forum using a simple DVD to calibrate the TV. So do I actually get the guys from futureshop to do the calibration or can I do it myself?
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For calibrating televisions, you can use the dvd if you want but then that's somewhat limited in terms of adjusting gamma, R/G/B, and brightness etc etc. A calibration DVD basically just uses the fixed options menu that is shipped with the TV and not the Hidden menu screens that are optimized for a technician/calibrator. It works to an extended point and that's not a bad route. For certified ISF guys like the futureshop people, they use thousand dollar machines to acurately measure the colour, brightness etc etc according to each "setup". By setup I mean how your TV is position relative to the light that is around the tv and they optimize calibration for all Outputs. So lets say you're watching satellite/cable, they would calibrate that output and if you're watching Blu-ray/DVDs, they would calibrate at that setting as well.
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Lastly, why do futureshop etc. set the TV to demo mode? Or what exactly am I looking for when I ask them to set it back to normal?
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They set it to Demo mode because the vendors told them to do it. It's sort of a "rigged" setup to make it appeal to consumer's eyes. Making the images POP/stand out. Of course, that mode is super intensive and bright/crazy when you watch it at home.
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