How much does it usaly cost to calibrate 2 TV's Plasma/Dlp? $700 sound good? - Blu-ray Forum

JOE.G · 01-08-2009, 05:48 PM

I had gotten a price of $700 Does that sound about right to you? is it worth spending that much, is the Picture going to be that much better? Am I going to have to get it done every couple of Years? thanks

MoPe · 01-08-2009, 06:47 PM

Yep, Yep and Nope.

JOE.G · 01-10-2009, 06:17 PM

Is the settings set to a set scale or is it the techs choice as to where he sets it one tech may like a red picture and hte other may like a blue picture, Know what I mean? thanks

MoPe · 01-10-2009, 06:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JOE.G

Is the settings set to a set scale or is it the techs choice as to where he sets it one tech may like a red picture and hte other may like a blue picture, Know what I mean? thanks

No, I don't, sorry.

big-bleu · 01-10-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by JOE.G

I had gotten a price of $700 Does that sound about right to you? is it worth spending that much, is the Picture going to be that much better? Am I going to have to get it done every couple of Years? thanks

waste of $700

MoPe · 01-10-2009, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by big-bleu

waste of $700

Must have never seen a "properly" calibrated set.

big-bleu · 01-10-2009, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by MoPe

Must have never seen a "properly" calibrated set.

neither have you and why is that?

MoPe · 01-10-2009, 06:36 PM

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neither have you and why is that?

Yeah, actually I have. Since I own my own business, I just swapped services. My service, for his. I ended up paying "nothing" but "labor", thank you very much.

And if you are talking with a good calibrator, he could cut off $50 or so when doing multiple TV's. I hope Best Buy isn't doing this, are they?

stahl7639 · 01-10-2009, 07:55 PM

Yes, that sounds like the ball park figure!

Blu-Dog · 01-15-2009, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by MoPe

Must have never seen a "properly" calibrated set.

Probably didn't need to, with a $700 price tag blocking the view.

MoPe · 01-15-2009, 04:16 AM

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Probably didn't need to, with a $700 price tag blocking the view.

$350 a piece, get it right.

Hmm, I wonder if your the only living soul that has dished out the money for calibration and ended "hating" the end result.

Tru2theBlu · 01-10-2009, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by JOE.G

I had gotten a price of $700 Does that sound about right to you? is it worth spending that much, is the Picture going to be that much better? Am I going to have to get it done every couple of Years? thanks

No Way! A major waste of money. You would be better off getting calibration suggestions off of the internet and buying blu's or other things that you want. Or look elsewhere to get you calibration and spend less.

MoPe · 01-10-2009, 08:35 PM

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No Way! A major waste of money. You would be better off getting calibration suggestions off of the internet and buying blu's or other things that you want. Or look elsewhere to get you calibration and spend less.

Yeah, those calibration settings, that only a "calibrator" can get into..

Quality calibration cost $$$, trust me. If you have the money, and expect a quality picture, go ahead and spend the money.

I would recommend getting one TV done at a time, because a quality calibrator will take 4+ hours a TV.

These guys saying "no, no, no", don't know a clue about proper calibration.

househead · 01-10-2009, 09:08 PM

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These guys saying "no, no, no", don't know a clue about proper calibration.

absolutely right. there's a reason a proper calibration costs so much. there's a lot involved.

You're not just using someone's settings you found on the internets because it looks good in their house.

I paid $450 for my DLP calibration and that was well worth it to me. The difference between my settings via Avia/DVE and the ISF calibrated picture was jaw dropping.

Bizdady · 01-10-2009, 10:44 PM

Keep in mind DLPs cost most to calibrate than LCD/Plasmas.

My_Two_Cents · 01-10-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by MoPe

These guys saying "no, no, no", don't know a clue about proper calibration.

+100

I have to laugh at some of these comments from folks that have no clue what a properly calibrated set looks like. Well worth the ~$300 or so. Why must folks who don't know what they are talking about insists upon making ignorant statements like that? I'll never understand.

MoPe · 01-10-2009, 11:14 PM

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+100

I have to laugh at some of these comments from folks that have no clue what a properly calibrated set looks like. Well worth the ~$300 or so. Why must folks who don't know what they are talking about insists upon making ignorant statements like that? I'll never understand.

Me either. Myabe they want to sound cool, I guess.

JOE.G · 01-13-2009, 03:11 PM

adjust the TV to a standard? or is it prefrence?

VinnAY · 01-13-2009, 03:58 PM

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Me either. Myabe they want to sound cool, I guess.

The way that breaking in speakers and playing some pixel pattern garbage for a hundred hours to break in a plasma sounds, amiright???

Blu-Dog · 01-15-2009, 01:11 AM

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These guys saying "no, no, no", don't know a clue about proper calibration.

Quite an assumption, there.

01-08-2009, 05:48 PM	#1
JOE.G Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NY	How much does it usaly cost to calibrate 2 TV's Plasma/Dlp? $700 sound good? I had gotten a price of $700 Does that sound about right to you? is it worth spending that much, is the Picture going to be that much better? Am I going to have to get it done every couple of Years? thanks

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01-08-2009, 06:47 PM	#2
MoPe Active Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Orlando	Yep, Yep and Nope.

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JOE.G Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NY	Is the settings set to a set scale or is it the techs choice as to where he sets it one tech may like a red picture and hte other may like a blue picture, Know what I mean? thanks

01-10-2009, 07:55 PM	#9
stahl7639 Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Pittsburgh, PA Blu-ray collection:17 Blu-ray reviews:1	Yes, that sounds like the ball park figure!

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Bizdady Blu-ray Duke Member since:Nov 2007 Location:8 1 8 Biatch!! L.A. Home Theater Gallery:21 Blu-ray collection:209 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:38	Keep in mind DLPs cost most to calibrate than LCD/Plasmas.

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