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Ironbull

Oct 13, 2009 - CDT 7:37 PM
Ironbull
Member since:
August 2007
Have any of you guys used or seen results from a Spyder 2 or the new 3 tv calibration unit? If so were you happy with the results? I am thinking about buying a unit because of the price and you use them with Digital Video Essentials which I have on order. Just looking for an opinion.

John J. Puccio

Oct 13, 2009 - CDT 9:19 PM
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John J. Puccio
Member since:
March 2002
Unfortunately, as I understand it, besides the $200 cost, you have to connect the sensor to a PC running either Windows XP or 2000. Since my PC is in a room upstairs from the TV and I don't have a laptop, it rather leaves me out.

Besides, I remember when I got my present Sony XBR, I talked the sales clerk into a free calibration, where a young fellow came out and used almost exactly such a system to calibrate the set's color. The result when he left was unwatchable, and reset everything myself.

John

bladerunner1

Oct 13, 2009 - CDT 11:30 PM
bladerunner1
Member since:
March 2008
Sets come out of the factory these days with atleast one pretty good close to being "ISF accurate" pre-set. In my case it was "movie" and with very little fiddling it looks as good as it is going to look and really looks good. (As in Accurate). Sure the blacks could be "Kuro" but that is just a limitation of the set and they are black enough for me. Everything else looks fantastic and natural no matter what I throw at it. (i never feel the need to tweak this set as regards to what I am watching)

However their is a bit of a confusing side to all of this. If I use the exact same settings that I use for "movie" for any of the other presets (standard,custom,dynamic) I get drastically different results that frankly suck. (For exampleColor set at 50 on dynamic looks nothing like Color set on 50 on movie.)

Just stick to the digital video essentials ironbull.
[Post edited by bladerunner1 on Oct 13, 2009 - CDT 11:35 PM]

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