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A guide for calibrating today's televisions, including high definition, plasma and other state-of-the-art home cinema systems.
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58 of 60 people found the following review helpful
By Dorset Steve
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This is a very useful and extensive collection of test-cards, colour-bars, and sound checks. If you have a half-decent AV system, this will certainly help you get the best out of it, both visually and aurally. I would have been happy with this DVD if it were just a collection of decent test-cards and sounds, but it is very well presented; you are guided through the processes of setting up the TV and audio amplifier for best performance in a way that even a complete beginner should find easy to comprehend. You will hear where your speaker and subwoofer cross-over if it's not set-up just right. You get to see what your TV actually does with an image that is of a different ratio... I could go on, but you get the picture ;-)
Any grumbles? Well, the navigation would take a DVD beginner a few minutes to get used to as full use is made of the format's menu systems. ... And you could find yourself wanting to spend out on some more AV equipment!
Summary - an invaluable tool for anyone interested getting the best from their AV set-up, from basic 'TV & Hi-Fi' through to advanced THX audio and hi-definition or projection system. And all for the cost of a scart cable - buy it!
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By GH
Format:DVD
Certainly enabled me to obtain a picture quality well in excess of that when I tried to set the TV to an ever changing programme picture.
However it is a pity that it takes some effort to navigate the CD to find exactly what one wants, and then rather difficult to understand quite what the CD presenter really means, especially with regard to colour setting. Also a pity that no indication of what the more advanced test cards should look like when TV properly set up.
However despite the above consider the cost well worth while as the picture now on my TV is most certainly much better than I otherwise could have had.
However it is a pity that it takes some effort to navigate the CD to find exactly what one wants, and then rather difficult to understand quite what the CD presenter really means, especially with regard to colour setting. Also a pity that no indication of what the more advanced test cards should look like when TV properly set up.
However despite the above consider the cost well worth while as the picture now on my TV is most certainly much better than I otherwise could have had.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful
By AndyKn
Format:DVD
Excellent set of test cards and audio samples. Takes you through the process of setting up Contrast, Sharpness, Brightness, Colour and Hue (if applicable). However, no guidance on setting up Geometry (pincushion, trapezoid etc.) even though the test cards are ideal for this.
Good for the beginner, now my personalised settings look better than all the built in ones.
Good for the expert with the test cards.
But not quite as useful as could be for the 'intermediate'
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Out of date, poor navigation, and terribly boring!
Cant fault the seller - as always good quality disc and fast shipping.
However, the actual dvd was pretty useless - there was about 5 minutes in total of actual setting... Read more
However, the actual dvd was pretty useless - there was about 5 minutes in total of actual setting... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Gareth Steel
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't sell what you haven't got
I would love to review this product, however this is difficult as they still haven't sent it yet. No-one can justify taking this long to post a DVD.
Published 7 months ago by RogerW
1.0 out of 5 stars
DVD TV setup
Was it worth the time and money using this DVD? I don't think so. Also, the 'theory' on why you need this DVD was far to long. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mike
5.0 out of 5 stars
tv stand
Stand arrived 2 days after order,free post.Easy to assemble after i realised i was assembling it upside down.took about 20mins in all including unpacking. Read more
Published on 11 May 2011 by squacco
3.0 out of 5 stars
calibrate TV if you got a few hours
God im sure this DVD works but the long winded drool buy the commentator frustrates the user. The simple instructions are lost by the over dramatics by the US narrator in a mono... Read more
Published on 8 April 2011 by David Telford
4.0 out of 5 stars
Slight Information Overload..?
This set-up and calibration disc is indeed a very useful tool to set your TV up in such a way, that your picture will be much improved at the end of the process. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2011 by Daron G. Woodward
4.0 out of 5 stars
Improves picture, slightly complicated
Fast and promt delivery.
Improved picture quality tremendously. My tv was set all wrong although i thought it wasnt. Read more
Improved picture quality tremendously. My tv was set all wrong although i thought it wasnt. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2011 by mchlpeel
4.0 out of 5 stars
Added Bonus!
An excellent and thorough way to get your TV set to deliver its best. Unfortunately, not all the adjustments defined are available on all TVs. Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2010 by P. BALCON
1.0 out of 5 stars
Don't buy this if you're looking to greyscale calibrate your TV
I bought this DVD based on it's mention in the Curt Palme Greyscale Calibration for Dummies article. Read more
Published on 17 Aug 2010 by timdp
5.0 out of 5 stars
Does The Job
Although you can get a free calibration tool on THX cedrtified DVD's, that doesn't compare to this particular DVD and the calibration tools offered. Read more
Published on 20 July 2010 by IlDiavolo
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