Calibration Tales

[jsteinhauer]

Originally Posted by Blu-Dog

Yes, I do. Manufacturers.

Why is it that these settings are so difficult to set and maintain? It's not like we aren't paying for it.

I admit, the fact that there are double secret settings in the "service menu" that can not be accessed by the owner without voiding a warranty is disgusting.

I bet they can set the screen modes, and adjust color, hue, and temperature setting on their menus. I bet they can get the microphones that come with their high end receivers and subs, and set their speaker levels. And I bet they were willing to pay good money to have these features.

I also bet if they had to pay somebody $400 to set the volume, and crossover, and all that stuff for their audio, they'd be red-hot ticked off. Wouldn't you?

You may be right. I don't know any of them. They don't want to pay for software to burn DVD's, though.

Watch him close, and tell us if he has a magic wand in his back, or something.

I will watch close. I'm doing this for exactly that reason. To look for the magic. I will allow calibration on inputs other than the one I have already set myself, so I can compare directly. I will have my own calibration charts handy.

Dog, your expectations of people are high. Many, many people, probably most people don't want to read, learn or invest hours in such activities (unless it's a video game). This is a whole different topic.

It's funny, about the cars. I know very little about them, but when I use to have pre 1985 vintage vehicles (about 10 years ago by now) I would do most of the work on them myself. It took a lot of time, but I had more of that then and a lot less money. A brake job, new shocks, tie rod ends, fuel pump, whatever, cost what the parts did, and a couple of extra tools. I remember being on a road trip and my battery wouldn't charge, and I got stuck buying a new alternator, about 300 dollars with labor. I now I just needed a new belt, but I did not have tools. They had me by the you know whats.

I do all of my own plumbing work, too, figuring it out as I go, but I still will pay someone to replace my septic tank pump.

There aren't that many real DIYer's anymore.