BassEarDrum
Full Upgradeitis
Posts: 504
Loc: Kansas
Reg: 02-05-04
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12-14-08 07:45 PM - Post#853736
In response to craigr
I’d spent several months on the fence wondering if a professional calibration would make any discernable improvement to my projectors picture.
Ok I say to myself, it’s time to find out. Craig is starting a calibration tour. I decided I need to try this once or I’ll always wonder if I have the best picture possible from my projector.
When Craig arrived at my house I was excited at the possibility that my projector was going to have a picture that would take our HT experience to a new level. But I also thought what if this turns out to be a waste of time and money? I calmed myself by thinking I must do this full blown calibration just once to see what it’s all about.
I remember thinking that once he sees the picture coming from my projector that he was probably going to say “well, there’s not much I can do, I’ll tweak this one knob here and be on my way”.
He didn’t say that, in fact he said “whoa, that’s a terrible picture”. That was like music to my ears. I’m thinking now ok; let’s see what you can do!
To make this long story just a little longer let me tell you how the time went. He invited me to stay close by his equipment to see what the calibration equipment sees and how it will lead to a fully calibrated picture after he is done.
He adjusted grey scale but didn’t stop there. He found improper color and contrast settings that when corrected I was amazed the picture could become so dramatically better than it was.
I’m now a firm believer in calibration. But I would be concerned to buy any calibration that didn’t have all the same type of equipment and skill to use it that Craig has. It’s good science and the evidence is in the picture as well as the calibration print-out he left me showing the before and after calibration points.
Thank you Craig for calibrating such a great picture the whole family is amazed with.
My 7.1 system:
Epson PowerLite Pro Cinema 1080 LCD FP
Carada Precision 96" BW 16.9 Screen
Toshiba HD-XA2 HD-DVD Player
Panasonic DMP-BD35K Blu-ray Disc Player
Sony PS3 (Blue Ray)
Rotel RB-1080 Amplifier
Denon 4308CI
Belkin PureAV PF60 Powercenter
Axiom Audio M80 v2's (Mains)
Axiom Audio VP150 v2 (Center)
Axiom Audio QS8 v2's (Surrounds)
Axiom Audio QS8 v2's (Rear Surrounds)
HSU VTF-3 MK3 With Turbocharger (Subwoofer)
SVS PB2+/2 Gloss Black (Subwoofer) |
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