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Title: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 14, 2007, 06:50:35 PM
Is there a place on the net I can go download some calibration stuff for HDTVs?  I don't want to spend any money because I'm fucking cheap - hence the cheap TV.
Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: demi on October 14, 2007, 06:51:47 PM
Go get The Incredibles DVD, it has a calibration tool

Otherwise try and look for AVIA Home Theater setup thingymabober
Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: Eel O'Brian on October 14, 2007, 06:55:45 PM
Hey, I own the Incredibles already!  I never bothered to look for that stuff before.  Thanks!


Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: DJ_Tet on October 14, 2007, 09:09:54 PM
Yeah I got the Avia disc through torrents.  It's really easy to use and it helped me set my brightness correctly.  Definitely try and find it, it's 4 gigs though, full DVD size.
Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on October 14, 2007, 09:18:51 PM
What exactly do these calibration thingamajingies do?

And how do you know that you're using it correctly?
Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: DJ_Tet on October 14, 2007, 09:28:28 PM
It accurately sets all your sharpness/contrast/color/brightness settings.  It's pretty much idiot-proof.  However, you need a blue filter to do the color part of the test, which I haven't done yet.

Also, you have to do it for each hdmi port you plan to use, and each component connection.  Settings on your tv don't carry over and though they will likely be very similar, they may not be exactly the same across all connections.
Title: Re: Help me calibrate my new cheap TV for free
Post by: Kyle on October 15, 2007, 12:22:46 AM
your only way is: "buying" Digital Video Essentials disc.