My new Home Theater is open!

[prozach1576]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

Did you have a professional calibrate the TV or did you do it yourself?

Jon.

I looked up what some people on AVS Forums were using as presets for the model I have and then did a little final tweaking myself. Definitely a big improvement from the factory settings.

 

[itsstillmatt]

Originally Posted by imageWIS

Did you have a professional calibrate the TV or did you do it yourself?

Jon.
Why do people care this much about television?

 

[LabelKing]

I don't know about anyone else, but I would have done a French styled room--Charles X, I think.

 

[edmorel]

Originally Posted by LabelKing

I don't know about anyone else, but I would have done a French styled room--Charles X, I think.

Well, that goes without saying.

 

[Artisan Fan]

Originally Posted by prozach1576

I looked up what some people on AVS Forums were using as presets for the model I have and then did a little final tweaking myself. Definitely a big improvement from the factory settings.

Same here. Quite an improvement.

We had a local ISF calibration expert in Atlanta but he died in a plane crash sadly.

 

[dokelroth]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Same here. Quite an improvement.

We had a local ISF calibration expert in Atlanta but he died in a plane crash sadly.
Good god, Franiel. This has to be one of the franniest posts you have ever made.

 

[prozach1576]

Originally Posted by Artisan Fan

Same here. Quite an improvement.

We had a local ISF calibration expert in Atlanta but he died in a plane crash sadly.

I would like to get ISF calibrated but sadly I'm just a college student who broke the bank with this purchase already...

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Originally Posted by prozach1576

Blahblahblah...Samsung HD-A3...blahblahblah.... HD DVD is just amazing..
I like the HD-A3, but GODDAMN does it take forever and a day to boot up. Seriously, its like three minutes. Have you updated your firmware yet?

 

[Tokyo Slim]

Artisan Fan, personally, I'm not the "bright, airy, loveseat/couch, non-surround" type of home theater guy.

I want reclining theater style seating, velvet drapes, 5.1 surround, remote dimmable lighting, and acoustic foam.

That being said, I like your TV.

 

[RJman]

Me, I'm worried about terrestrial RF interference.

 

[tiecollector]

Wait, didn't you already post a setup with speakers and everything before? Or who was that? I dunno man, this just looks like a family room to me. You at least need some speakers and some way to darken the room during daytime.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by prozach1576

I looked up what some people on AVS Forums were using as presets for the model I have and then did a little final tweaking myself. Definitely a big improvement from the factory settings.

That's basically what I did. I really don't see the need for a professional calibration. It's just not worth the $$$ for me. Plus I've tweaked enough with the settings to create what is in my eyes a satisfactory image / color quality.

Jon.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by RJman

Me, I'm worried about terrestrial RF interference.

How about extraterrestrial?

Jon.

 

[imageWIS]

Originally Posted by iammatt

Why do people care this much about television?

It's the monetary aspect of it. Let's say you spend $8000 on a home system (including TV, DVD player, cables, and speaker system), it's worth it to make sure that you are getting the most of the $8000 sunk cost.

Personally, I didn't go through a professional to calibrate my TV or set up the connections...but if you don't know what you are doing, or want to make sure everything is as good as possible, it's highly worth it, IMHO.

Jon.

 

[romafan]

Do you guys spend more than four hours a week in front of the toob?