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I applied the settings from both CNET (bleh) and tntkain. The one's from tntkain just looked better. Then I used the optimization off of the Talledega Nights, and had to make very minimal adjustments. The CNET recommendations I listed at the beginning would make the whites look a bit grey or yellow. So I'm right in not respecting their opinions.

I'll rerun the AVIA guide, and maybe the THX optimization....but I think I'm set after watching the casino scenes in Casino Royal (you have green on the table, red on the chips/cards/lipstick, reflections from dresses or glasses, great black/white contrast on the tuxedos....I think it should be a staple scene for Blu-ray calibration).

I'm happy and proud of my LCD, despite its smaller size, etc. And that's what I want, to be proud of the LCD I just purchased.

I'll take a lot of the stuff I came accross, details, etc., and try to make a really good start for Calibration 101. I think it will help that I know very little, so it will be appealing to other beginners.

Edit: CptGreedle, I've always respected your input, and it's great that you can help me out like this. I will strongly consider that calibration, but perhaps in a few months, to see if the current settings really bother me (plus, I will be relocating). I've also noted from the demonstration at Best Buy that there is a temperature difference after calibration (the screen runs cooler). That may also be a plus. I think I was just real apprehensive of it because it was being pushed on me with everything else at the point of the sale.