What does the picture calibration function do? - Blu-ray Forum

zildjianplaya2000 · 07-08-2007, 01:04 PM

I saw the patriot had a picture calibration easter egg so i tried it.. what exactly does it do all this crazy stuff started coming on my screen

jorg · 07-08-2007, 02:35 PM

a calibrator

calibrats your screen it liek fne tunning it im pritty sure u ahve to make adjustments by u self but while the calibration is running it lets u know what u need to change and stuff

ReduxInflux · 07-09-2007, 07:01 AM

...thats cool about the patriot....maybe i should just buy that instead of a calibration dvd. now that i think of it, there are hdtv calibration dvds available....are these worth the money compared to a professional calibration?

MrEastSide · 07-09-2007, 07:20 AM

Calibration DVDs are worth it. But, most of them I've seen are a little pricey. They really try to rape you for a DVD that takes you through a 5-10 minute walk-through to set up your TV. Although I haven't searched around online much. You may be able to find a calibration DVD for a good price online. However, a lot of DVDs as well as some Blu-ray movies have a calibration feature which when followed properly will make your TV look pretty close to an official calibration DVD. I'd just buy a movie that has something like that on it.

Otherwise you're looking at a couple hundred dollars to have a tech come to your house and calibrate your TV. They get into all the service menus though and change everything and set it to like, industry perfect settings. But, a calibration disc or calibration feature on a DVD will likely please you just as much. I'd just get one of those over actually having someone come out and doing it. Spend that money on something else.

ReduxInflux · 07-09-2007, 07:28 AM

thanks for your help. i appreciate it...

Wolfie · 07-09-2007, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jorg

a calibrator

calibrats your screen it liek fne tunning it im pritty sure u ahve to make adjustments by u self but while the calibration is running it lets u know what u need to change and stuff

Were you high when you typed this?

Wolfie

ClaytonMG · 07-09-2007, 07:44 PM

Lots of THX certified movies have the optimizer on them, but a lot of them are disc specific. Now you can take any Sony Blu-Ray, and punch in SONY (I think it's 7669) on your remote on the main menu, and the same test paterns will appear. But I do recommend AVIA... If you can, just rent it. That's what I did.

07-08-2007, 01:04 PM	#1
zildjianplaya2000 Member Member since:Jun 2007	What does the picture calibration function do? I saw the patriot had a picture calibration easter egg so i tried it.. what exactly does it do all this crazy stuff started coming on my screen

07-09-2007, 07:01 AM	#3
ReduxInflux Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:orange county, ca Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:3	speaking of ...thats cool about the patriot....maybe i should just buy that instead of a calibration dvd. now that i think of it, there are hdtv calibration dvds available....are these worth the money compared to a professional calibration? Last edited by ReduxInflux; 07-09-2007 at 07:15 AM.

07-09-2007, 07:28 AM	#5
ReduxInflux Expert Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:orange county, ca Blu-ray reviews:22 Trading Score:3	gracias thanks for your help. i appreciate it...

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07-08-2007, 02:35 PM	#2
jorg Power Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Home Theater Gallery:2	a calibrator calibrats your screen it liek fne tunning it im pritty sure u ahve to make adjustments by u self but while the calibration is running it lets u know what u need to change and stuff

07-09-2007, 07:20 AM	#4
MrEastSide Banned Member since:Jul 2007	Calibration DVDs are worth it. But, most of them I've seen are a little pricey. They really try to rape you for a DVD that takes you through a 5-10 minute walk-through to set up your TV. Although I haven't searched around online much. You may be able to find a calibration DVD for a good price online. However, a lot of DVDs as well as some Blu-ray movies have a calibration feature which when followed properly will make your TV look pretty close to an official calibration DVD. I'd just buy a movie that has something like that on it. Otherwise you're looking at a couple hundred dollars to have a tech come to your house and calibrate your TV. They get into all the service menus though and change everything and set it to like, industry perfect settings. But, a calibration disc or calibration feature on a DVD will likely please you just as much. I'd just get one of those over actually having someone come out and doing it. Spend that money on something else.

07-09-2007, 07:44 PM	#7
ClaytonMG Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2006 Location:New Brighton, MN Home Theater Gallery:16 4K collection:833 Blu-ray collection:2370 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:1	Lots of THX certified movies have the optimizer on them, but a lot of them are disc specific. Now you can take any Sony Blu-Ray, and punch in SONY (I think it's 7669) on your remote on the main menu, and the same test paterns will appear. But I do recommend AVIA... If you can, just rent it. That's what I did.

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