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A/V calibration from a specialist publication perspective
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<blockquote data-quote="KenMasters" data-source="post: 368425" data-attributes="member: 517"><p>There is some variation, you can't use the same greyscale or colour management settings for example, but that's really fine grain - performance actually tends to be pretty uniform across a single range.</p><p></p><p>I have to disagree on source and display combinations, if the settings for your source are correct it's very unlikely there'll be variation in output among components. If there is, the source is no good and should be replaced anyway.</p><p></p><p>The one noteable exception is in the case of HT/PCs, they're unreliable output devices - but the correct way to deal with irregularities is through the PC software, not adjusting an already correctly calibrated TV. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>The schlep part of calibration is something anyone can do with a decent calibration disc, such as the free http://www.avsforum.com/t/948496/avs-hd-709-blu-ray-mp4-calibration </p><p></p><p>What takes a long time is going through all the different adjustment options, judging their effect on test disc patterns and content, and using that information to narrow down the best combination of settings. The actual meter and software calibration is performed after this process and is not as time consuming in comparison (at least not with my process). Adjusting the greyscale, gamma and colour is pretty straight forward compared to wrapping your head around the ins and outs of a new display. So many variables these days.</p><p></p><p>That's why I think it's important to know if a TV has reasonably accurate greyscale and colour out the box (and where the gamma lies at what setting) - armed with the information gleaned by the reviewer during his calibration process, with the right TV you could get very good results just using a disc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KenMasters, post: 368425, member: 517"] There is some variation, you can't use the same greyscale or colour management settings for example, but that's really fine grain - performance actually tends to be pretty uniform across a single range. I have to disagree on source and display combinations, if the settings for your source are correct it's very unlikely there'll be variation in output among components. If there is, the source is no good and should be replaced anyway. The one noteable exception is in the case of HT/PCs, they're unreliable output devices - but the correct way to deal with irregularities is through the PC software, not adjusting an already correctly calibrated TV. The schlep part of calibration is something anyone can do with a decent calibration disc, such as the free http://www.avsforum.com/t/948496/avs-hd-709-blu-ray-mp4-calibration What takes a long time is going through all the different adjustment options, judging their effect on test disc patterns and content, and using that information to narrow down the best combination of settings. The actual meter and software calibration is performed after this process and is not as time consuming in comparison (at least not with my process). Adjusting the greyscale, gamma and colour is pretty straight forward compared to wrapping your head around the ins and outs of a new display. So many variables these days. That's why I think it's important to know if a TV has reasonably accurate greyscale and colour out the box (and where the gamma lies at what setting) - armed with the information gleaned by the reviewer during his calibration process, with the right TV you could get very good results just using a disc. [/QUOTE]
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