Screen Calibration disks?
Posted by: ianmacd on 30 May 2008
Hi
My Philips CRT is finally dying.
I will soon be purchasing a Panasonic 1080p LCD 37" and would like to set it up to its optimum quality.
Could anyone here recommend a good set-up/calibration disk (if they exist)?
Many thanks, Ian
My Philips CRT is finally dying.
I will soon be purchasing a Panasonic 1080p LCD 37" and would like to set it up to its optimum quality.
Could anyone here recommend a good set-up/calibration disk (if they exist)?
Many thanks, Ian
Posted on: 30 May 2008 by bon
Posted on: 30 May 2008 by neil w
have it set up by a pro , do a search for " isf calibration uk ".
it does make a difference
it does make a difference
Posted on: 02 June 2008 by Frank Abela
I do not believe the ISF software is in the Panasonic (or indeed ANY TVs other than the Pioneers). All you get is some basic colour, contrast and geometry controls. With those controls you can only reallyn use one of the calibration discs, usually accompanied by a blue filter for colour calibration.
Posted on: 03 June 2008 by Adrian F.
I have those "digital video essentials" from Joe Kane:
http://www.videoessentials.com/
The DVD is available in PAL or NTSC.
The menu structure of the DVD is a bit confusing, but the contents is good. Not only reference material for picture and sound, but a lot of explanations too.
They do offer now a new BluRay disc of DVE named HD Basics, which is easier to use.
Both come with a color filter. English only, but without region code.
happy calibrating
Adrian
http://www.videoessentials.com/
The DVD is available in PAL or NTSC.
The menu structure of the DVD is a bit confusing, but the contents is good. Not only reference material for picture and sound, but a lot of explanations too.
They do offer now a new BluRay disc of DVE named HD Basics, which is easier to use.
Both come with a color filter. English only, but without region code.
happy calibrating
Adrian
Posted on: 03 June 2008 by Adrian F.
Another well known (german) brand for test discs is Burosch:
http://www.burosch.de/
You can download some pics in sd or hd. Even a basic test dvd as image to burn yourself. Some of the pdf guides are available in english too.
And then there was Peter Finzels test disc. But the website looks a bit outdated...
http://www.peterfinzel.de/
http://www.burosch.de/
You can download some pics in sd or hd. Even a basic test dvd as image to burn yourself. Some of the pdf guides are available in english too.
And then there was Peter Finzels test disc. But the website looks a bit outdated...
http://www.peterfinzel.de/
Posted on: 03 June 2008 by tonym
I've used "Digital Video Essentials" (latterly the HD version) for a number of years, first to set up a CRT projector (pretty essential) & with my last two DLP projectors where it's more of a nice finishing touch to the latter's inbuilt test screens. I agree Adrian, DVE's an absolute nightmare to navigate!
I recently bought a 26" Panasonic LCD 1080P TV for the kitchen, but after much fiddling I came to the conclusion that the picture looked better when it was set up by eye! The range of adjustments on the Pana is quite limited, & within these narrow parameters you can achieve an excellent picture. My advice is, don't bother with calibration disks, they're just not necessary with these screens.
I recently bought a 26" Panasonic LCD 1080P TV for the kitchen, but after much fiddling I came to the conclusion that the picture looked better when it was set up by eye! The range of adjustments on the Pana is quite limited, & within these narrow parameters you can achieve an excellent picture. My advice is, don't bother with calibration disks, they're just not necessary with these screens.
Posted on: 04 June 2008 by Lark
Why is it that you are supposed to calibrate LCD or Plasmas, but not CRTs? Is there a technical reason?
Cheers
Cheers
Posted on: 06 June 2008 by Frank Abela
No there isn't. The reality is that most CRT tellies have similar setup as most modern plasmas and LCDs. People just don't talk about it as much.
Projectors have always had setup options. The size of the picture thrown by a projector is usually much larger than that produced by a TV screen. Any defects in the picture are magnified so setup is more important on a projector, whether DLP, CRt, LCD or D-ILA.
Projectors have always had setup options. The size of the picture thrown by a projector is usually much larger than that produced by a TV screen. Any defects in the picture are magnified so setup is more important on a projector, whether DLP, CRt, LCD or D-ILA.