You would think that living in the New York City (Queens,Brooklyn, Manhattan & Long Island) area, you would be tripping over credentialed qualified calibrators of the ISF caliber. Such is not the case at least for me. I may not be searching in the right places.. I have yet to EASILY find any posting on this forum. In searching on the ISF site, you find mostly HT dealer/Installerss with dealer mark-ups etc, not too many Independant TV technicians/Service which promote they are ISF proficiant as well.

It may be my paranoia, though when purchasing my Pioneer Pro-1140Hd at Best Buy-Magnolia recently, they were promoting their own staff ISF tech who "Uses SENCORE equipment" Duh......So what! The guy was younger than my stone washed jeans and actually never worked in the TV service business! Duh...!

They had posted test reports on 2 models of Plasmas- a Pioneer Pro-1540 and Panasonic TH-50px-60U... Frankly, the comparisons were bogus as they weren't being comapred against the same models UNCALIBRATED. In Fact, to my eyes using their SENCORE LOOP VIDEO, some uncalibrated sets on display had better images. I would be suspect of BestBUY- magnolia and seek independent calibrations as I am trying to do here.

Back to my situation. Can I call upon you and other forum members who have satisfactory experience with ISF Calibrators/Service Technicians located here in the Metro NY area (Queens & Long Island specifically) provide me with a list of names, comments and costs so I can proceed with eforts to A) have my 1140HD aligned and B) get my RPTV Sony KS-53s65 tuned up and aligned as well.

Thanks for your help!Contact:
Carl Sundbom
New York Video Calibration
(646) 483-2419
carl@ny-calibration.com
www.ny-calibration.com

or

Kevin Miller
ISFTV
(718) 274-0236
kevin@isftv.com
www.isftv.com

Can someone recommend an ISF calibrator for my HL-S5687W located in Sacramento, CA

Can someone recommend an ISF calibrator for my HL-S5687W located in Sacramento, CA


Sac is about an hour and a half away from me. And yes, I do travel.


Mr Bob

I think I'm going to want to have my Panasonic TH-50PH9UK calibrated in a couple weeks and was wondering if there is someone that "the forum" could recommend in the Nazareth PA area that has a good reputation and is familiar w/ my display.

I got one from the ISF website, www.IntegratedHomeConsulting.com and the calibrator's name is Paul V. Kraft. Is anyone familiar w/ or can share any experiences with this company/calibrator?

I am looking for someone in the Phila,PA area who can calibrate my Samsung DLP.

I'm in your area if you'd like to discuss it, please PM me?

I look forward to hearing from you:)!!!

I think I'm going to want to have my Panasonic TH-50PH9UK calibrated in a couple weeks and was wondering if there is someone that "the forum" could recommend in the Nazareth PA area that has a good reputation and is familiar w/ my display.

I got one from the ISF website, www.IntegratedHomeConsulting.com and the calibrator's name is Paul V. Kraft. Is anyone familiar w/ or can share any experiences with this company/calibrator?

I'm not too far from you either if you're interested. PM me also.

what company is close to me to do an ISF on a KDS-R60XBR2 in miami florida

what company is close to me to do an ISF on a KDS-R60XBR2 in miami floridaTry Bob Fucci in Hollywood, FL
bob_isf@att.net
(954) 922-3667

I live in small town Virginia. Southwest. about an hour SW of Roanoke or about an hour north of Winston Salem. I have a hitachi 51F59. Looking to get calibrated soon. Anyone here that does that area or know of anyone.I live in a small town called Galax, Virginia.

Hi All,
I'm Darryl Hunter and my company is BestTVImage (AVS and website name) serving all of metro Atlanta and most of North and Central Georgia. I specialize in LCD, Plasma, DLP and LCos calibration.

My test equipment includes: Sencore CP5000 colorimeter and AccuPel HDG-3000 Test Pattern Generator. And, my Video Test Software includes Digital Video Essentials and AviaPro DVD test disks.

404.806.8187

Thank you!

Darryl

I live in small town Virginia. Southwest. about an hour SW of Roanoke or about an hour north of Winston Salem. I have a hitachi 51F59. Looking to get calibrated soon. Anyone here that does that area or know of anyone.I live in a small town called Galax, Virginia.

I may be in VA doing some other calibrations in the not too distant future. If you're interested in some more info or have questions, please don't hesitate to shoot me a PM here at AVS:)

You would think that living in the New York City (Queens,Brooklyn, Manhattan & Long Island) area, you would be tripping over credentialed qualified calibrators of the ISF caliber. Such is not the case at least for me. I may not be searching in the right places.. I have yet to EASILY find any posting on this forum. In searching on the ISF site, you find mostly HT dealer/Installerss with dealer mark-ups etc, not too many Independant TV technicians/Service which promote they are ISF proficiant as well.

It may be my paranoia, though when purchasing my Pioneer Pro-1140Hd at Best Buy-Magnolia recently, they were promoting their own staff ISF tech who "Uses SENCORE equipment" Duh......So what! The guy was younger than my stone washed jeans and actually never worked in the TV service business! Duh...!

They had posted test reports on 2 models of Plasmas- a Pioneer Pro-1540 and Panasonic TH-50px-60U... Frankly, the comparisons were bogus as they weren't being comapred against the same models UNCALIBRATED. In Fact, to my eyes using their SENCORE LOOP VIDEO, some uncalibrated sets on display had better images. I would be suspect of BestBUY- magnolia and seek independent calibrations as I am trying to do here.

Back to my situation. Can I call upon you and other forum members who have satisfactory experience with ISF Calibrators/Service Technicians located here in the Metro NY area (Queens & Long Island specifically) provide me with a list of names, comments and costs so I can proceed with eforts to A) have my 1140HD aligned and B) get my RPTV Sony KS-53s65 tuned up and aligned as well.

Thanks for your help!

Contact:
Carl Sundbom
New York Video Calibration
(646) 483-2419
carl@ny-calibration.com
www.ny-calibration.com

or

Kevin Miller
ISFTV
(718) 274-0236
kevin@isftv.com
www.isftv.com

I would say try Kevin Miller since he's a co-founder of the ISF and teaches the classes, but then again I don't know Mr. Sundbom so I can't really speak for him. I'm sure he's MORE than qualified also.

If there's any reason why either of them can't do it, I travel to NY semi-frequently also.

Good luck in your search and enjoy the results:)!!!

Des Moines, Iowa (50315). Looking for an ISF Calibrator for my KDS-60A2000. Thank's for any suggestion's!

I would contact Dave at DavidLevy@AbbeyRoadHT.com

Thank's SethS!

I would say try Kevin Miller since he's a co-founder of the ISF and teaches the classes, but then again I don't know Mr. Sundbom so I can't really speak for him. I'm sure he's MORE than qualified also.

If there's any reason why either of them can't do it, I travel to NY semi-frequently also.

Good luck in your search and enjoy the results:)!!!Kevin did my LG 50" plasma in Quuens NY and it did a world of difference. :)

Michael Kinnaird ISF/CET/CEDIA/IEEE
www.avs-design.com
mkinn@starband.net

30+ years in the design, integration, installation, repair, and calibration of Pro and consumer A/V displays and home theater equipment by EVERY mfg. from Advent to Zenith. Warranty repair on Sony, Hitachi, Mits, Pioneer, Toshiba, LG, RCA, JVC, and others

Training: ISF, CEDIA, CET, IEEE certified technician and instructor, required training and warranty repair courses from Sony, Mits, Pioneer, Toshiba, Hitachi, RCA, JVC, LG, amd others

Services offered: ISF calibration, audio calibration, analysis, design, noise control, automation, control system design and integration, programming, A/V repair. Design and installation of 2.35:1 Constant-height projectors, lenses and screens

Equipment: Sencore CP5000, VP301, CP288, AVIA, DVE DVD's. Over $100K of audio analyzers and other A/V repair equipment

Area Serviced: Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Northern Florida

Experience: over 5000 calibrations and 20,000 repairs on every size and brand of broadcast monitor, 7", 8", & 9" CRT, DLP, DILA, LCD Flat-panel, FPTV and RPTV since 1976

Payment options: Cash, Check, Visa, MasterCard (no AMEX credit cards)

Trying to find someone in my area that can calibrate my television. I am located at Whidbey Island, Washington (Oak Harbor to be exact). Zip code is 98277 if that helps. I have a JVC HD-ILA I believe it is a 60-65 inch display... can't really remember. :o I would have to locate the documentation in my filing cabinet. I recently relocated from Japan where I had no access to any calibration services and would really like to have it calibrated. I have it hooked up to my HD cable box with component cables and it still looks pixelated. Any help would be much appreciated.

http://www.imagingscience.com/isf-trained.cfm

Select "Washington" for your state and you will see a selection for Oak Harbor! :)

I bought a Samsung HL-S5087W HDTV set and the Toshiba HD-A2 HD-DVD player back in the middle of December...I want to get it professionally calibrated and after doing a lot of research I've heard a lot of good things about Eliab and Kevin Miller...they both get excellent reviews and I was wondering who the absolute best was in my area...I live in New York City--Manhattan---and I want the best possible calibration possible...I just want to ensure that spending an additional $400+ will be worth it so can anyone help me with this decision...Thanks

I am still on the fence on whether to get my Sony 34XS955 Tube HDTV calibrated, since the only issues I have with the TV are some overscan and geometry issues.

Don't know how much a professional calibration would improve the image quality, which I feel now is spectacular. Hard to imagine it getting any better.

Anyway I'm in Brooklyn, NYC and have a hard time finding anyone who would calibrate a tube based HDTV with geometry problems. Any suggestions would be helpful.


Thanks.

I am still on the fence on whether to get my Sony 34XS955 Tube HDTV calibrated, since the only issues I have with the TV are some overscan and geometry issues.

Don't know how much a professional calibration would improve the image quality, which I feel now is spectacular. Hard to imagine it getting any better.

Anyway I'm in Brooklyn, NYC and have a hard time finding anyone who would calibrate a tube based HDTV with geometry problems. Any suggestions would be helpful.


Thanks.


Sony is the only DV with registers in there for correcting this sort of thing, along with some models with small trimpots inside the cabinet at the neck of the set, for further fine tuning. They are not quite as good as you'll find in triple-gun sets, but are head and shoulders better than most DVs.

Be sure that whoever you hire has experience in those registers. You can't just mess around in there exploring, without the set shutting down on you and scaring the crap out of you, if you tweak up or down on the wrong regs. (Any idea how I found out about that?...)

I have calibrated many of the 34" Sony HDready 16x9 DVs like this one, and the results are nothing short of spectacular.



Mr Bob

Have you tried Kevin Miller from Queens? His website is http://www.isftv.com

I'm looking for a recommendation for an ISF trained calibrator for my Pioneer Elite ProFHD1 in the Salt Lake City area. I've called some that I found from the ISF website and many are no longer doing the calibrations.

thanks

anyone serving delaware, or can anyone recommend someone???

tia...

Any calibrators coming to New Orleans?

I would be interested in having you work your magic on my Samsung HLS-5687

I have a Panasonic TH-42PX50U and a Denon DVD-3930ci hooked up to my TV.
I live in NW Cook County Il. Would like to get the best out of this setup. PM me if you can help me.
Thanks.

Any one in the Rochester, NY area with experience calibrating LG plasmas? I have a
LG 42PC1DA with slightly over 600 hours on it. Should I wait until I pass the 1000 hour mark before calibrating?

Forgive me in advance if I'm posting in the wrong place.

Thanks

Any one in the Rochester, NY area with experience calibrating LG plasmas? I have a
LG 42PC1DA with slightly over 600 hours on it. Should I wait until I pass the 1000 hour mark before calibrating?



Forgive me in advance if I'm posting in the wrong place.

Thanks
I'm sending you a PM, but you have enough hours on mislay to have it calibrated.

I'm looking for recommendations on ISF-certified calibrators in the Northern VA area. Looking to have my Optoma H78DC3 calibrated. Any members find someone that did a great job?

Regards,

bill mackrell

I'm looking for a Calibrator in the Southwest Ohio area. I just purchased a Mitsubishi 57732 and would like to have it professionally calibrated.

Just Droped A Good Dime On Plasma And New Panny 1000 Pj Can Any1 Tell Me A Great Isf Guy In Area Tank's Guy's

I'm looking for recommendations on ISF-certified calibrators in the Northern VA area. Looking to have my Optoma H78DC3 calibrated. Any members find someone that did a great job?

Regards,

bill mackrell


I just lerft Leesburg and Countryside, VA - Pioneer Elite CRTs there - and flew to Atlanta, where I will still be for a few more days, then off to St. Louis.

Too bad I missed you, would have loved a third cal in that area.

:(

Mr Bob

Just Droped A Good Dime On Plasma And New Panny 1000 Pj Can Any1 Tell Me A Great Isf Guy In Area Tank's Guy'sI'll be in Chicago next week and would be able to take care of you.

I've sent you a PM.

hello all,

I 'm just outside of Philadelphia, and would like to have my Electrohome 8500 CRT calibrated. I would love to find someone who can optimize the mechanical setup as well, or at least someone who would know if more could be squeezed out of this pj. I've had offers from a few guys here, but all have fallen through because of my location. I had one guy scheduled who never even showed! I'm easily accessed by all major highways, and close to a university...not hard to find at all. I would like someone from the AVS community as I feel they have more of an understanding of what I am looking for.

Dave
dmsarkisian@comcast.net

Hi, there.

I'm looking for a callibrator in Pittsburgh, PA, but I'm having a (surprisingly) difficult time finding anyone that does it anymore. I even looked on the ISF website, and the "certified" companies don't have those people anymore. Funny, eh? Short of flying Mr. Bob out to Pittsburgh, who has a more "local" alternative? Thanks!

- Dave

I just lerft Leesburg and Countryside, VA - Pioneer Elite CRTs there - and flew to Atlanta, where I will still be for a few more days, then off to St. Louis.

Too bad I missed you, would have loved a third cal in that area.

:(

Mr Bob

I'm actually quite surprised there isn't a specific thread or forum for traveling ads. In fact, a category with all 50 states as separate forums would be ideal. That way, each forum can have a separate listing by the servicing tech indicating they'll be in-town at that point.

It would have the additional benefit of having the thread (say, the thread for Pennsylvania) subscribe-able and notify the member (via e-mail, etc.) when someone's coming to town.

This would make missed trips a thing of the past (well, at least potentially add a couple of service calls to your travels).

Just remember it's my idea when handing out the awards!

- Dave

Excellent idea, metaldave.

I have some retail outfits in my area that have added isf calibration as a quick money maker, but I would love to get someone from the avs community who has more passion and is not watching the clock while doing a crappy job. Been there, done that...

Perhaps a system like yours would give us better access to to the real deal, and also make it feasable for the pros here to group appointments.

Pittsburgh is only 4 hours or so....if we can fill in the gaps with more stops, perhaps someone would be up for a road trip?

Dave

Excellent idea, metaldave.

I have some retail outfits in my area that have added isf calibration as a quick money maker, but I would love to get someone from the avs community who has more passion and is not watching the clock while doing a crappy job. Been there, done that...

Perhaps a system like yours would give us better access to to the real deal, and also make it feasable for the pros here to group appointments.

Pittsburgh is only 4 hours or so....if we can fill in the gaps with more stops, perhaps someone would be up for a road trip?

Dave


Keep in mind that ISF does NO training in the image structure category, such as focusing, geometry and convergence. Poeple who are proficient at all of that will be getting scarcer and scarcer with the constant proliferation of fixed pixel devices and the reduced needs of same, since they don't require that knowledge.

We who do know these specialized things are going to be the only ones capable of optimizing CRT technology, and we will become fewer and farther between, the more fixed pixels gain their inexorable foothold on the marketplace. CRT tech is already becoming extremely hard to find out there, among new units offered. With very few occasional exceptions you really can't find anything in the stores anymore, you have to go online, to places like UEC and froogle.

Along with the regular ISF stuff needed on ALL displays, I am master of focusing - wrote the Cantilever Techniqiue years ago - geometry, convergence, astigmatism correction and scheimpflug correction. All things that could come into play on virtually all CRT triple gun systems, be they RPTV or FPTV. Esp. on your 8500.

You'll probably have to fly someone in in any case, for a nice Electrohome like yours, so you may as well go ahead and consider me, if you can't score someone local, which I think is going to be a real long shot. I am currently in Roswell GA, and will be flying back home to CA from St. Louis later in the week.


Mr Bob

[QUOTE=DroptheRemote]I'll be in Chicago next week and would be able to take care of you.

Doug im looking forward to meeting you this thursday and having you do your thing on my system :D

Mr. Bob,

If you get a chance, contact me by email and let me know (approximately) the cost of doing a full blown set up and calibration on my Marquee. Hopefully, I can find a few more stops around here so that we can split your travel expenses.

Btw, I'm using a dinosaur of a scaler, but it seems to be working well. (InFocus Quad Scan set to 'tripling'). The pj has had the popular mods done already, less than 1,000 hours on the tubes, and brand new lenses. I actually have quite a good picture despite my really not knowing what I'm doing! I've followed all the advice given on this site, and I'm very appreciative of all the help I've recieved...I'd just like the darn thing set up by a professional who knows the capabilities of the unit.


Thanks,
Dave
dmsarkisian@smexton.net

I'm looking for a Calibrator in Chicago. My Zip 60061. I have a Sony kdl 46xbr3.

Gents, see the "Mr Bob does Atlanta" thread. Enuf said.

I'm looking for a Calibrator in Chicago. My Zip 60061. I have a Sony kdl 46xbr3.

Doug (DroptheRemote) will be in town starting this thursday. You might want to PM him and see if he can do your system. I know he has three jobs here in Chicago area starting with me.

Has anyone seen Doug (DroptheRemote) work done before? I dont want to give my money to just anyone. They have to know what they are doing.

Has anyone seen Doug (DroptheRemote) work done before? I dont want to give my money to just anyone. They have to know what they are doing.fher,

Hopefully you'll get some feedback here to your question, but I've also sent you via PM some links to recent reviews I've received elsewhere here at AVS. I thought about posting the links here, but don't believe anyone else has done that and therefore assumed it might not be appropriate. But feel free to share those links if anyone asks for them.

Has anyone seen Doug (DroptheRemote) work done before? I dont want to give my money to just anyone. They have to know what they are doing.If Doug is going to be in your area and you can get him, go for it, highly recommended.

I just had Doug (DroptheRemote) calibrate my my system. I have only watched a few parts from some of my DVDs. What im seeing, its like i just got a new HD Plasma tv. Im seeing things i never saw before :D .
Also about Doug all i can say is what a class act he is.
Thanks Doug you are worth every penny of what you charge. :)

fher,

Hopefully you'll get some feedback here to your question, but I've also sent you via PM some links to recent reviews I've received elsewhere here at AVS. I thought about posting the links here, but don't believe anyone else has done that and therefore assumed it might not be appropriate. But feel free to share those links if anyone asks for them.


Doug -

You've done really, really well since I calibrated your set in SF so many years ago. Good goin'!

Doug's 56" Panny was the one that convinced me that Panny had the best HD picture out there. It's why I bought the 65" Panny I later bought, which has served me incredibly well for 6 years and STILL looks better than my brand new 73" Mit with the 9" guns, which is presently needing warranty work. He also was my source for my very first HD recording equipment, the original Panasonic DVHS/HD STB combo.

Most of you guys don't know it, but Doug recently took over the ISF Forum, which is kind of a watering hole for us calibrators.


One question - do you do the optics cleaning on your cals like I did on yours, and do you also perform the deeper optics cleaning when necessary, like I do?


Mr Bob

... still looking for someone who's in (or willing to drive) to Pittsburgh, PA!

A calibrator with suitable equipment, would likely charge between $425-$475 for your set, in that it does take a modicum of time to fully calibrate (compared to the current Mitsubishi DLP sets which have a scant few adjustments in the Service Menu).


I am looking for a calibrator in the Chicagoland area but also trying to decide between the Mit 57732 or Sam 5688. Can anyone attest to this statement regarding the Mits set. Just trying to decide which would look best after calibration.

I am looking for a calibrator in the Chicagoland area but also trying to decide between the Mit 57732 or Sam 5688. Can anyone attest to this statement regarding the Mits set. Just trying to decide which would look best after calibration.I would consider the 57831 over the 57732.

I am looking for a calibrator in the Chicagoland area but also trying to decide between the Mit 57732 or Sam 5688. Can anyone attest to this statement regarding the Mits set. Just trying to decide which would look best after calibration.I come up to Chicago every 3-4 weeks. Feel free to PM or call me to discuss your choices.

Ken Whitcomb

I come up to Chicago every 3-4 weeks. Feel free to PM or call me to discuss your choices.

Ken Whitcomb

Thanks. I'll call tomorrow.

I recently purchased a Hitachi 51f59A and am considering having it calibrated. Anyone know of a reputable calibrator in the Utah area?

I am in east rutherford NJ and need someone to converge my NEC 9pg and set it to 16:9

I am in east rutherford NJ and need someone to converge my NEC 9pg and set it to 16:9

Sigh...I flew into Newark and drove with Gregg Loewen to Lawrenceville as we are conducting an ISF seminar at Datacolor. I didn't bring any gear with me.

You could contact Kevin Miller in NYC, or Jim Doolittle in Boston.

Thanks to this forum, I have had the outstanding good fortune of utilizing the services of among the best ISF calibrators around in the New York area-

Kevin Miller of ISFTV
Founding Imaging Science Foundation Member since 1994
Industry Consultant ~ ISF Instructor
Contributing Editor to CNET.COM, & AVRev.com

FYI, I am not a shill, relative, sales agent or promoter for Kevin or his organization. I am a very thoroughly enthusiastic satisfied client and now, a true believer that there is calibration and then there is "CALIBRATION"! Be forewarned, to have it done correctly, it is not cheap nor fast. Though worth every Penny!

While this may be painting all of the ISF techs with a broad brush, the few I met were in kindergarten relative to the experience, knowledge and preparation someone like Kevin and his brethren bring to the calibration party.

I had my new 250 hour, Pioneer Pro-1140HD calibrated for use with a SA8300HD DVR and the new OPPO 981 DVD player using the 2 HDMI inputs of the Plasma.

Kevin, brought numerous pieces of test equipment, computers, test disks and the latest ISF software program which ultimately allowed even MORE picture SAVE options than previously available in the stock Pioneer Internal software!

For reference, I had my unit set according to "D-NICE's" postings and was extremely satisfied with its quality images. When Kevin was done using his Software program and saved it-- The image was (to quote my Wife) like looking through a window! MAGNIFICIENT!!! Kevin, not satisfied with some of the software glitches even spent time on the phone with the programmer to insure the instructions were better written for future use! Talk about clout!

He also calibrated my 10yr old SONY KP-53S65 RPTV which had provided me many satisfied hours of viewing. Though a recent move fouled up the picture, focus, convergence and color guns. This set now performs better than the day it was delivered 10 years ago!

A total of nearly 7 hours was spent getting both of these TV's viewable to Kevins keenly trained eye and professional satisfaction. Moreover, his persona and demeanor were friendly, relaxed, at times humorous, thoroughly knowledgeable without being condescending, and always professionally reassuring.

Some of you are already asking if MY CALIBRATION #'S ARE CLOSE TO D'NICE'S POSTING. FRANKLY, I'VE HAVE BEEN TO BUSY WATCHING MOVIES & LIVE SHOWS TO PAY ATTENTION TO NUMBERS! Over the next day or so, I will compare the numbers and while not giving the specifics as I too respect the integrity of their efforts and income, I will share glaring(if any) differences.

ps- Kevin did advise the newest Pioneer's Pro-940, 1140, 1540 and Panasonic TH--X600U series are among, if not THE BEST plasmas he has worked with.

pss- Those of you that know Kevin, know he would be embarrassed by all of these accolades I'm sure....

To all members of this forum... Keep up the great postings and information flowing!

I am in east rutherford NJ and need someone to converge my NEC 9pg and set it to 16:9

Sigh...I flew into Newark and drove with Gregg Loewen to Lawrenceville as we are conducting an ISF seminar at Datacolor. I didn't bring any gear with me.

You could contact Kevin Miller in NYC, or Jim Doolittle in Boston.

I'll be in Lawrenceville on Friday to talk with Gregg Loewen about some business matters. I'll be driving in since I'm only 2 hours away in Central PA.

I can have my gear with me to do your calibration if you're interested SeveNx7?

I also HIGHLY recommend Kevin and second the vote above.

Shoot me a PM at http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/private.php?do=newpm&userid=594 if you're interested:)

... still looking for someone who's in (or willing to drive) to Pittsburgh, PA!

I should be heading that way pretty soon to do a couple calibrations in the Altoona area, then on to Pittsburgh.

Hello,

I have a toshiba 50hdx82 RPTV and looking for someone who can do a fullservice, fullspectrum professional calibration

I am in Mississauga, Ontario

Please let me know of anyone who services this area

thanks

Brosio

Anyone coming to Charlotte, NC any time soon, plus anywhere on the web where you list the prices for your services?

Anyone coming to Charlotte, NC any time soon, plus anywhere on the web where you list the prices for your services?

Here's a good place to check out some prices:

www.lionav.com

We do tours around the Charlotte area occassionally if you can't find anyone more local. You can try Randy Tomlinson around Atlanta also.

anyone have a recommendaton for a calibrator in the western chicago burbs?

anyone have a recommendation for a calibrator in the los angeles area??

Any pro calibrators in this area???

anyone have a recommendation for a calibrator in the los angeles area??I'm available, however my recommendation might be a little bias.

Please contact me:
glen@isfht.com
(562) 693-6983

anyone have a recommendation for a calibrator in the los angeles area??

I have a repair and calibration job on a Pioneer 510 set up for Friday April 6 in Burbank, and am looking for fleshing out that week before that Friday with more cals and even big screen repairs, if you need any, and turning this from a single job into a tour. I could be free from Monday the 2nd, on.

I will be available for several jobs that week, in LA.


Mr Bob

anyone have a recommendaton for a calibrator in the western chicago burbs?

You could try Doug Wiel at Clearly Resolved in St. Louis. Top notch and fun to be with.

Hey Michael, been quiet the last few weeks. What's been going on?:)

For any interested, I'll be heading to the Allentown, PA area this weekend, so if anyone wants ISF calibration email me at harperhometheater@comcast.net

[QUOTE=Dave Harper]Hey Michael, been quiet the last few weeks. What's been going on?:)

Hi Dave,

Been busy in Glendale with Phx home games, and spending a week in So Cal at a manufacturer's training.

To all in Dave's area: A top notch professional who can take care of any display type (including FP CRTs) - highly recommended!

Yeah, I watched the other night as your Coyotes spanked my Flyers:( I was wondering if you were working the game?

Thanks for the plug Michael and the same and then some goes right back atcha:) Anyone in the AZ area would be foolish not to at least contact Michael Hamilton for a quote for their ISF needs!!!

BTW, I'm heading for the NE PA/Northern NJ/Southern NY area starting tomorrow if anyone's looking for ISF services?

Dave Harper,
PM me if you will be coming to suburban Philadelphia any time soon.

Thanks!

I go there VERY often:) I am from Bucks County and my parents and siblings still live there, so just about anytime.

I can be there as soon as tomorrow or Saturday, weather permitting since I'll be heading to North Jersey to do some calibrations.

I'll PM you some questions and details. Feel free to email me at harperhometheater@comcast.net also.

Thanks, Dave.

I was in Bucks County all last week!

I sent details to your Comcast addie.

Anyone headed to/by Morgantown, WV to calibrate a Pioneer Pro-FHD1?

Anyone headed to/by Morgantown, WV to calibrate a Pioneer Pro-FHD1?I'll be through that area on the way to the East coast Blendzilla meet the first week in May. Send me a PM if you are interested.


Ken Whitcomb

I need an ISF qualified audio + video expert in San Diego. Experience with SIM2 projectors (DLP - HD - single chip) preferred. Anyone out there?

ad-man,

You have several excellent choices among ISF Forum members who are based in the San Diego and Southern California area:

* Bill Hergonson at Coast Calibration, based in San Diego. (760) 599-8440.

* Glen Carter at Home Theater Calibration, based in Whittier. (562) 754-0996

* Eric Pfoutz at Defined Images, based in LA. (310) 372.2558

* David Abrams of Avical, Inc., based in LA. (323) 679-4079

* Paul C. Gerard of Digital Image Dynamics, based in Newport Beach. (949) 644-0370

Anyone headed to/by Morgantown, WV to calibrate a Pioneer Pro-FHD1?

I may be heading west towards Pittsburg and your area very soon also. Shoot me a PM if you're interested or need more info:)

Joe Morgan/Xpediant AV
Technical Design Manager

Sencore Auto Cal Pro and Color Pro 5000, Sencore VP403 generator, 6500K back Lighting fixtures, Digital Video Essentials Pro, Monster Calibration, Monster Cables, Colorfacts system. Trained by top Calibration specialist Gregg Loewen of Lion Audio Video, scored a perfect 100 on a ISF exam graded personally by Joel Silver. Attended many simmers with Joel Silver and Joe Kane. Specialize in HTPC/Media Center systems. Huge assortment of WMPHD, Blue Ray, HDDVD, and DVD test material

Located in Houston Texas but can travel
pleaseemailjmorgan@xpediantav.moc
281-726-1563

I saw the post above for ISF calibrators near San Diego, CA.

Does anyone know the best ISF tech in San Diego for a Pioneer Elite PRO-730HDI 65" RPTV. It's about 2 1/2 years old.

I saw the post above for ISF calibrators near San Diego, CA.

Does anyone know the best ISF tech in San Diego for a Pioneer Elite PRO-730HDI 65" RPTV. It's about 2 1/2 years old.

I specialize in the Pioneer Elite HDready line, esp. on the image structure, which many ISFers don't know much about. Those sets have an intensive learning curve, and that's just getting your foot in the door. After that patterns begin to emerge, that even for calibrators take a long time to come to the surface. I have been doing them since they came out around 7 years ago, and have a long and rich history of making them absolutely sing. You won't even want to look at a fixed pixel set when I am thru with yours.

I just did a 9 day calibration tour of Atlanta, where Pioneer Elites were 95% of the sets I did. There's a thread here on AVS called "Mr. Bob Does Atlanta!" Check it out.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=805133&highlight=mr++bob+does+atlanta

I believe I have one other guy in SD who wants me down also, if he can find another to split the travel expenses.

Contact me. OAK to SD is not all that expensive, even if only for your one set.


Mr Bob

I'm looking to have my set calibrated. Anyone service northeast Ohio that can send along some testimonials and details?

Please see http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=828707 for my thread.

CobraKai_00,

I should be heading to WV and Pittsburgh pretty soon if you're not too far from there?

Anyone have a recommendaton for a calibrator in the Denver, CO area? I have a JVC HD-52Z585 RP LCOS.

FYI....

For any new ISF calibrators out there looking for start-up gear, I have my Progressive Labs CA-1 Colorimeter and Kramer HD Pattern Generator available here:

http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcmisc&1180649555&item

North Dakota anyone?

SW suburban chiago anyone?

for either a wd 73831 or R70XBR2..

TIA..
wase4711

Southern Wisconsin???

wase,

I'm going to be in Chicago in mid-May, and I've sent you a PM with more details.

I will be in Chicago in July and I can go to Madison or Milwaukee as well. Please go to my website at www.accucalhd.com for more information on my services.

Alaska, anyone? It's beautiful here in the summertime. :cool:

Seriously, I'm sure I'm not the only Alaskan who would love to find a calibrator willing to come here without making the customer(s) pay for the travel expenses. Would any of you consider making the trip as a semi-vacation if enough of us arranged for your services? How many jobs would you need?

ANy Calibrators in Toronto Canada....(oshawa)

I'll be in, or is it on, South Padre Island from Apr 26th to May 14th, 2007.

If anyone in the area from McAllen, Brownsville, Harlengen or SPI would like their displays calibrated, contact me soon to set up dates.

Good Viewing,

Doug k

Anyone in the Raleigh Durham area or going to be in the Raleigh Durham area in the next couple of months? I have searched the ISF database and you really can't get a sense of "quality" from the information presented. I have a Pioneer PDP5070 that I would like to get calibrated.

Thanks in advance,
Brian

Hey all. Any experienced ISF calibrator in the Northern VA area? I have a Sony XBR910 that I would like to get calibrated. Some corner geometry issues as well that need to get resolved Thanks!

Busch Home Theater: Robert Busch, Charter member of the ISF.
Tools: Waveform Monitor, Spectral Radiometer, Optical comparator, Philips Color analyzer, Sencore pod/Sencore Test pattern gen, Minolta light meter and other mics audio analyzer tools.
Back Ground: Certified electronic technician for 28 years. Display reviewer for Wide Screen Review, 2 years.
I cover the entire San Francisco Bay Area and all of Northern California. I can calibrate and have worked with all types of display.
707-753-9170

Just an FYI, based on recent Chicago-area queries posted here:

I will be available for video calibrations in the Chicago and northern Illinois area the week of May 14.

For more details, you can contact me via private message and you can learn more about my background/experience here. (http://www.lionav.com/mdougweil.php)

Hey all. Any experienced ISF calibrator in the Northern VA area? I have a Sony XBR910 that I would like to get calibrated. Some corner geometry issues as well that need to get resolved Thanks!

I go to Northern VA and the DC area all the time if you're interested?

Shoot me a PM here for any more info.:)

I'm seeking recommendations for a professional calibrator in the Boston area for my tiny Samsung LNT2653H 26" LCD HDTV. :D

I'll add my request to the list... Any calibrators in the Erie, PA area? My Sony KP-46WT500 is really starting to need some help with convergence of the guns at minimum!

Thanks!

anyone have a recommendation for a calibrator for a Mits WS-55805 RP in Huntington Beach, CA?? Thanks

anyone have a recommendation for a calibrator for a Mits WS-55805 RP in Huntington Beach, CA?? ThanksI've done numerous Mitsubishi CRTs, including my own.

Whats the typical service fee for an LCD calibration? I'm seeing on one company thats its $400?! If thats the typical fee then I'll pass and try to calibrate myself.....

The recommended fee from the ISF for LCD/Plasma flat panel calibration is $275, but that doesn't take into account many other possible things that can be done when calibrating a display.

Ask the calibrator what services are provided for the cost. That way you can more easily do a comparison. Also ask if the fee can be reduced if you only need some basic adjustments, etc.

$400 certainly doesn't sound unreasonable to me, depending of course on what is offered at that price.

I've done numerous Mitsubishi CRTs, including my own.

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND you give Glen a call:)

I'll add my request to the list... Any calibrators in the Erie, PA area? My Sony KP-46WT500 is really starting to need some help with convergence of the guns at minimum!

Thanks!

I'm working up a trip thru WV, Pittsburgh, and Akron, OH if you'd like me to shoot up to Erie also?

I'm seeking recommendations for a professional calibrator in the Boston area for my tiny Samsung LNT2653H 26" LCD HDTV. :D

Lion A/V and Gregg Loewen are probably your best bet there. www.lionav.com

The recommended fee from the ISF for LCD/Plasma flat panel calibration is $275, but that doesn't take into account many other possible things that can be done when calibrating a display.

Ask the calibrator what services are provided for the cost. That way you can more easily do a comparison. Also ask if the fee can be reduced if you only need some basic adjustments, etc.

$400 certainly doesn't sound unreasonable to me, depending of course on what is offered at that price.

I think if I bought at TV exceeding $2,000 or more, the ~$400 may sound resonable but considering my new Samsung cost $800, IMHO, its not worth it adding 50% more to the total cost.

Some people think that the resultant picture is most important and will pay a handsome sum to get that and others work on a budget.

In the end you are the only one that can make that decision. Initial cost of the display certainly does effect that decision for most everyone.

I think if I bought at TV exceeding $2,000 or more, the ~$400 may sound resonable but considering my new Samsung cost $800, IMHO, its not worth it adding 50% more to the total cost.This is where many make their biggest mistake. The issue is mostly video quality.........is a $800 TV and $400 calibration, $1200 a better bargain than a $2000 TV and the same $400 calibration? There are many variables here. If after calibration what if the $800 TV looks better than the calibrated $2000 TV? It can happen.

As Dave mentioned, $275 is the recommended ISF fee, but there is also a recommended additional $125 per input and or scan rate. Many Calibrators, including myself, offer the calibration at $400 and cover the additional work for up to 3 inputs. It may be a little more than you would have chosen, say just the $275, but I have found that you will be more satisfied with all the inputs calibrated, and possibly Day and Night modes if available.

Joe Morgan/Xpediant AV
Technical Design Manager

Sencore Auto Cal Pro and Color Pro 5000, Sencore VP403 generator, 6500K back Lighting fixtures, Digital Video Essentials Pro, Monster Calibration, Monster Cables, Colorfacts system. Trained by top Calibration specialist Gregg Loewen of Lion Audio Video, scored a perfect 100 on a ISF exam graded personally by Joel Silver. Attended many simmers with Joel Silver and Joe Kane. Specialize in HTPC/Media Center systems. Huge assortment of WMVHD, Blue Ray, HDDVD, and DVD test material

Located in Houston Texas but can travel
pleaseemailjmorgan@xpediantav.moc
281-726-1563

I think if I bought at TV exceeding $2,000 or more, the ~$400 may sound resonable but considering my new Samsung cost $800, IMHO, its not worth it adding 50% more to the total cost.Above,

Bear in mind what you pay a calibrator bears no relation to the size of the display or its cost. The effort required to calibrate a $5,000 70-inch display is not that much different from the effort required to calibrate an $800 20-inch display. And while time is part of what you're paying for, the ultimate value comes from a calibrator's experience and knowledge base and the investment the calibrator has made in acquiring AND maintaining test equipment (that's right, calibration equipment requires routine re-calibration).

Of course, I understand that it may be difficult to rationalize spending $400 for calibration of a display that costs only $800. But in some cases, calibrators may offer discounts on multiple displays, so if you have a primary display that needs attention, you might be able to work out a package deal that makes overall pricing seem more reasonable for your smaller LCD panel.

FWIW, I recently spoke with someone about calibration and when he gave me the details of the equipment in his system, he mentioned that he had spent $1000 each for six theater recliners. But after discussing price of calibration, the caller balked at spending $400 for calibration, because he paid only $1,200 for the projector.

That's a good example of false economy.

well, I guess its like the guy who pays 150k for a new Bentley, then takes it to the dollar car wash to get it cleaned...Or the guy who spends a million bucks on a house, and doesnt bother to put furniture or landscapping on it..
Some folks feel that just making the purchase of high end things should suffice, and that these items dont need tweaking/maintainance/ upkeep..Usually, high end items need more upkeep/tweaking to them than lower end things do, just to ensure that you get all the features that you paid so much for to work to their fullest..

Another way to look at this is if you bought a piano for a $1K instead of that Steinway Grand for $20K, then said, I only spent $1K for the piano, it's not worth spending $xxx to have it tuned......

Anybody know of someone who does calibrations in the Huntsville, Alabama area?

Hi all,

A question to any of the ISF trained Calibrators.

I am looking at doing the ISF training, the pricing for the 2 day course seems very expensive to me. Is the infomation and course content really good value for money?

I have to travel overseas to do the Seminar(course), so my total cost also consists of accommodation and air travel to another country, (New Zealand to Australia(Cedia)).

I can see the potential and weight value the ISF label could bring in a fledging market but really struggling to justify this outlay(racking up to many thousands so far)?

If you don't want to comment openly, please PM me.

Any comments would be very much appreciated.

Regards
<^..^>
Smokey Joe

The most important thing you should know, regarding the training (in my opinion anyway), is that it is a good foundation from which to build. Don't go into it, as I did, thinking that you are going to be a professional calibrator when you leave class on the second day. It gives you the very basic points which will allow you to learn the finer details you need to know to make it your career. It has been three years for me and I still don't do it full time. I would like to do it much more than I do, but I require more equipment and knowledge before I am able. My sincerest advice is to try to find an experienced calibrator who needs an assistant and learn from them. I know, and have had the occasional privilege of working with, Ken Whitcomb for whom I have the utmost respect and admiration. I have learned something from him each time, but I feel I have a long way to go. I used to have ISF Calibrator under my name on this forum, but I no longer feel that that is appropriate. My new "title", while somewhat whimsical, is more accurate.

In short, understand that it is a necessary stepping stone but not the entire journey.

Joe Morgan Xpediant AV, Houston Texas

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Joe Morgan/Xpediant AV
Technical Design Manager

Sencore Auto Cal Pro and Color Pro 5000, Sencore VP403 generator, 6500K back Lighting fixtures, Digital Video Essentials Pro, Monster Calibration, Monster Cables, Colorfacts system. Trained by top Calibration specialist Gregg Loewen of Lion Audio Video, scored a perfect 100 on a ISF exam graded personally by Joel Silver. Attended many simmers with Joel Silver and Joe Kane. Specialize in HTPC/Media Center systems. Huge assortment of WMVHD, Blue Ray, HDDVD, and DVD test material

Located in Houston Texas but can travel
pleaseemailjmorgan@xpediantavcom281-726-1563

on the web xpediantavcom

I have gone through many many posts and realized that if I lived in Houston, Huntington Beach, or Chicago, I would not have a problem finding someone to calibrate my Sony.

But, I happen to live in the St. Petersberg - Sarasota area. That is of course. Florida.
Anyone out there recommend a certified ISF Techi who services this area?

Thanks

Lenore

Lenore,

The ISF is based in FL. I suggest you go to their website www.imagingscience.com and check it out.

Display calibration services in South Florida ( Fla FL )

Miami Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St Lucie, Indian River counties and beyond. Southwest Florida as well.

Phil Jochum
Home Cinema Solutions Inc
phil(a)hcs-fl(d)com

All display types - front projection gear included. Residential and commercial.

Experience with Sony and Ikegami production cameras. Commercial projection experience includes Digital Projection, Christie Digital, Barco, Hughes JVC, Panasonic, Sanyo, and Proxima. Commerical display experience includes Panasonic, Pioneer, and NEC.

I have gone through many many posts and realized that if I lived in Houston, Huntington Beach, or Chicago, I would not have a problem finding someone to calibrate my Sony.

But, I happen to live in the St. Petersberg - Sarasota area. That is of course. Florida.
Anyone out there recommend a certified ISF Techi who services this area?

Thanks

LenoreI'm not sure if he travels to St. Pete-Sarasota, but Barry VanDenBerg serves the Central Florida area and if he travels near you, he would do an excellent job.

Here's his contact info:

http://www.orlandodigital.tv/calibration.htm

407-592-6500

Anybody know of someone who does calibrations in the Huntsville, Alabama area?From the ISF Forum web site:

Michael Kinnaird, IEEE, CET, Cedia, ISF
Audio & Video Specialists, Inc.
Birmingham, Alabama

(205) 871-2219 office
(205) 879-1953 fax
(205) 529-9076 mobile

I have gone through many many posts and realized that if I lived in Houston, Huntington Beach, or Chicago, I would not have a problem finding someone to calibrate my Sony.

But, I happen to live in the St. Petersberg - Sarasota area. That is of course. Florida.
Anyone out there recommend a certified ISF Techi who services this area?

Thanks

Lenore


I'm not up on the geography, but a tour featuring me is being organized for Fla - check it out -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=402397&goto=newpost


Mr Bob

I have

Panasonic DLP PT-50DL54
Samsung LNR46D
Panasonic AE-900u

James

I'm also looking for an austin-capable calibrator...

I would like to have a calibration done on my Sony RPTV. I live in Heber Springs, Arkansas, about an hour north of Little Rock.

Does anyone come this way? I checked the ISF site, called some numbers in Arkansas, no one has returned my call. One location did not know why they were listed as a certified calibrator, their in the telecom business.

If someone has any suggestions, I would appreciate it.

well, I guess its like the guy who pays 150k for a new Bentley, then takes it to the dollar car wash to get it cleaned...Or the guy who spends a million bucks on a house, and doesnt bother to put furniture or landscapping on it..
Some folks feel that just making the purchase of high end things should suffice, and that these items dont need tweaking/maintainance/ upkeep..Usually, high end items need more upkeep/tweaking to them than lower end things do, just to ensure that you get all the features that you paid so much for to work to their fullest..

IF I bought a 150k Bently, all the seriving would for the most part be included. Washing that car and making it perform to it's fullest are two different things.
A one million dollar home already has great landscape, or at least it should. Furniture is necessary and its price is different.
My point is, if a high quality TV is sold, why should and why would the manufacturer state all the great things about this TV and NOT have it calibrated for the price one pays for it. There is NO WAY a Bently is gonna leave the showroom without it being in tip top shape. That is, it will be running at its best or it will be returned until it does.

Point one is, how nice of TV manufacturers to recognize their tv's can perform much better than when purchaced. How nice of them to recognize "calibrators". I suppose it's their way of adding to the economy.
Point two. Just because equipment to calibrate is expensive, and training is overpriced, does that mean calibrations should be overpriced?
I guess its hard for me to look at the price of calibration and know I would get charged more then my Doctor charges me.
I do agree that proper calibration can do wonders for a TV. I would never dispute that.
I just don't know why there is no competition in this field. Is it because there are not that many calibrators?

In the end, most of the ISF calibrators are very good and do know what they are doing. I just dont buy the arguement for the pricing.

Meanwhile, I know of a great computer you can buy. It has the fastest and best of the latest technology. After you buy it though, you are going to have to hire someone to adjust it so it does every thing we say it will do.
Computer = $2000.00
Adjustment = $400.00

I hope you read the above the way it was intended. I wrote it as a calm discussion and NOT out of anger, or chip on my shoulder. At one time I owned a SONY 34xbr wide screen. I had it calibarted and it did look better.

FYI....

For any new ISF calibrators out there looking for start-up gear, I have my Progressive Labs CA-1 Colorimeter available here:

http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcmisc&1180649555&item

I just dropped the price of the CA-1 Colorimeter for all you new ISF'ers just starting out that need some pro calibration gear....check it out here:

http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcmisc&1184087160&class&3&4&

My point is, if a high quality TV is sold, why should and why would the manufacturer state all the great things about this TV and NOT have it calibrated for the price one pays for it. That's a fair question. The answer goes back to your point about "high quality" -- the TVs you're referring to are NOT high quality. Although most TVs sold are CAPABLE of high quality, they are not delivered that way because the extra effort required to get them to that state would have to be passed onto consumers. But most consumers are blissfully unaware that quality/accuracy is an issue, and even for those who do understand that quality could/should be better, most are satisfied with what they consider to be "good enough" quality.

The other factor to bear in mind here is that the manufacturer has no control over the viewing environment where the TV they build is going to be used. So TVs are configured at the factory for the worst-case viewing environment (where there is little or no ambient light control). Thus, TVs are set up at the factory to be bright and jazzy, so that no matter where it ends up, it looks halfway decent.

If a manufacturer decided to really deliver high quality by including in-home calibration as part of the cost, I'm sure they would find, in time, a market of buyers who value that sort of product. But due to the higher cost that would entail, they would be cutting themselves off from the much larger part of the market that is indifferent to picture quality.

I guess its hard for me to look at the price of calibration and know I would get charged more then my Doctor charges me.If your doctor spends 4 hours with you, I'm pretty sure that what you (or your insurance company) end up paying for that visit/procedure is going to make calibration look like one of the best bargains ever.

I do agree that proper calibration can do wonders for a TV. I would never dispute that. I just don't know why there is no competition in this field. Is it because there are not that many calibrators?Supply is ultimately determined by demand. There is no extra-market force afoot limiting the number of calibrators available for hire (unlike the market for doctors). The biggest limitation to there being more calibrators and more competition is the fact that demand for calibration is relatively small, at least when you stack it up with the total number of TVs sold in a year. If calibration demand increases, there will be more calibrators, but in light of the higher demand, that doesn't necessarily translate to lower prices.

In the end, most of the ISF calibrators are very good and do know what they are doing. I just don't buy the arguement for the pricing.I don't see calibration pricing as an argument. You seem to be saying that calibration is overpriced, but if that were obviously true there would be a significant opportunity for lots of smart guys and gals to enter the market to undercut those who are supposedly overcharging.

But I see no evidence at all of that happening, so I have to conclude that current pricing is at or very near market equilibrium.

If a manufacturer decided to really deliver high quality by including in-home calibration as part of the cost, I'm sure they would find, in time, a market of buyers who value that sort of product. But due to the higher cost that would entail, they would be cutting themselves off from the much larger part of the market that is indifferent to picture quality.This is exactly what Brillian did with their TVs. They sold a few, but couldn't make a go of it, most didn't understand the cost differential from say a Sony SXRD.

Consumers are stuck with want the major market demand dictates. Higher quality with higher cost doesn't fit the model.

4 hours with a doc is a bit much. But we are talking about my life, not a high priced toy.
Overall, why couldn't manufacturers set their tv's at 65k ?

...Overall, why couldn't manufacturers set their tv's at 65k ?They can, but it changes as the TV/bulb breaks in. If, for example, they set the TV for D65 and when it finally stabilized, the color temp went plus green. This would be terrible to watch. With OOTB factory settings at such high color temps (way plus blue) there is little chance of things going plus green. I even see TVs with a "6500K" color temp and it measures 8000K to 12000K. This is just the way it is for the TVs to sell in the stores, it is a fact and there is probably little that will ever change it. If all people, or a majority, really cared, and called for calibration, every calibrator in the country would have 3-5 calibrations booked for every day of the year and there would be just as many that couldn't get an appointment.

So what is the difference in paying $xxx for a TV and $400 for a calibration, after the TV stabilizes and paying $xxx + $400 for a TV calibrated from the factory that will change in the first 100 hours of use? The difference, the Professionally calibrated display is accurately set for your setup including input devices (most all input devices do not output a calibrated reference level signal).

Basically, you are saying is the same as, a new Piano should come perfectly tuned...........

To tune a new piano and be good at it you need a gift for sound and music with little technology.
To tune a TV you need some training and thousands of dollars of equipment.
Your reasoning for tuning is good and makes a lot of sense to me.
My next curiousity is, how much do you think the price of tuning a TV (ISF Calibrators) is related to the cost of the equipment?

My next curiousity is, how much do you think the price of tuning a TV (ISF Calibrators) is related to the cost of the equipment?There's really no direct relationship between the cost of equipment and the cost of calibration.

Some calibrators have a basic calibration toolkit inventory that might cost $10,000, while others may have three or four times (or more) that investment. For the average calibration project, cost is not going to be impacted at all by the investment in gear the calibrator brings to the table. In some very high-end projects, having special equipment may be a minor pricing factor, but that's the exception, not the rule.

Time is a factor, but again it's not the driving factor -- if it were, you would see calibrators charging you by the hour, rather than quoting on a project basis. Sometimes a calibration that should take 3 hours, takes 5 hours, and sometimes it takes only 2 hours. That is one of the benefits to the prevailing calibration pricing structure that you might be overlooking -- the customer isn't exposed to the sometimes unpredictable nature of the calibration process.

So then, what are you paying for? Ultimately you're paying more for the calibrator's experience and problem-solving abilities.

Calibration is rarely a Point A-to-Point B process. Every display is different and what worked on one model for one client on Tuesday may not produce the same results for another client on the same model on Thursday. This is why the idea of "sharing" settings is pointless.

In addition, no display is going to provide perfect grayscale, or perfect gamma, or perhaps even a perfect black level. Although the goal going into every calibration should be perfection, it's a goal that's almost never attainable. As a result, a big part of what the calibrator brings to the table is the ability to know what sort of compromises can be made and where they will have the smallest picture quality impact in viewing actual programming.

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request that posts here be limited to locating ISF calibrators

Thanks :)

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request that posts here be limited to locating ISF calibrators

Thanks :)

Ok.
Who is near LasVegas?

I'm not sure how far Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ is from Vegas, but Michael Hamilton is there and I highly recommend his services. He is "Coyotes" here on AVS and he is part of the Lion A/V Calibration group here http://www.lionav.com/mmichaelhamilton.php

Have you also tried the isf website and done a search here www.imagingscience.com ?

Good Luck:)

I'm not sure how far Phoenix/Scottsdale, AZ is from Vegas, but Michael Hamilton is there and I highly recommend his services. He is "Coyotes" here on AVS and he is part of the Lion A/V Calibration group here http://www.lionav.com/mmichaelhamilton.php

Have you also tried the isf website and done a search here www.imagingscience.com ?

Good Luck:)
I have searched the site before. I have not had good luck in that area.

Fred,

I wholeheartedly second Dave's recommendation of Michael Hamilton.

But if you aren't able to get something arranged with Coyotes, let me know and I will post a note for you on the private calibrator site at the ISF Forum Library. Just drop me an AVS private message if you need to follow up and I'll take it from there.

Fred,

I can make the drive to Las Vegas for a Calibration too. Vegas is about a 4-hour drive. Generally, it is mixed among many whether they are willing to spend additional travel fees to bring a calibrator in from a long distance.

Fred,

Generally, it is mixed among many whether they are willing to spend additional travel fees to bring a calibrator in from a long distance.


Right. And with so few calibrators up on CRT triple gun tech - and that number dwindling all the time as CRT tech slowly but inexorably goes the way of the dinosaur, as it is even now slowly doing - those in the know about such things are becoming fewer and farther between. This thread is prolly the best resource around for finding them.

With those of us who do know these things, like Glen and Doug and myself, being hired from out of town has become a regular, expectable thing. Driving in or flying in for the job has become a routine expectation for CRT triple-gun-capable calibrators. Hire us now while you still can, as anyone who can do it, still needs enough work to be able to stay in the business of doing so.

Don't let the need to fly in a calibrator keep you from having your set calibrated. The need for optics cleaning alone, on CRT RPTVs 3 years or older, fleshes out a cal tour nicely. I would be willing to do cal tours with JUST optics cleaning gigs, if necessary, with enough of them - say at least 5, or a couple in addition to at least one cal - being involved. I travel even for just one cal, but the addition of optics cleanings makes it all that much more worthwhile a trip to make.

With enough fellow participants, the expenses of the organizer are cut down drastically. Each of those involved in some of my more recent tours wound up paying no more than locals pay me to come over to their place, in my home area.


Mr Bob

Right. And with so few calibrators up on CRT triple gun tech - and that number dwindling all the time as CRT tech slowly but inexorably goes the way of the dinosaur, as it is even now slowly doing - those in the know about such things are becoming fewer and farther between. This thread is prolly the best resource around for finding them.

With those of us who do know these things, like Glen and Doug and myself, being hired from out of town has become a regular, expectable thing. Driving in or flying in for the job has become a routine expectation for CRT triple-gun-capable calibrators. Hire us now while you still can, as anyone who can do it, still needs enough work to be able to stay in the business of doing so.

Don't let the need to fly in a calibrator keep you from having your set calibrated. The need for optics cleaning alone, on CRT RPTVs 3 years or older, fleshes out a cal tour nicely. I would be willing to do cal tours with JUST optics cleaning gigs, if necessary, with enough of them - say at least 5, or a couple in addition to at least one cal - being involved. I travel even for just one cal, but the addition of optics cleanings makes it all that much more worthwhile a trip to make.

With enough fellow participants, the expenses of the organizer are cut down drastically. Each of those involved in some of my more recent tours wound up paying no more than locals pay me to come over to their place, in my home area.


Mr Bob
I forgot to mention, I own a Pioneer 1140 elite

I forgot to mention, I own a Pioneer 1140 eliteNo problem... I have the equipment/software for the Elite calibrations.

Joe Morgan/Xpediant AV
Technical Design Manager

Sencore Auto Cal Pro and Color Pro 5000, Sencore VP403 generator, 6500K back Lighting fixtures, Digital Video Essentials Pro, Monster Calibration, Monster Cables, Colorfacts system. Trained by top Calibration specialist Gregg Loewen of Lion Audio Video, scored a perfect 100 on a ISF exam graded personally by Joel Silver. Attended many simmers with Joel Silver and Joe Kane. Specialize in HTPC/Media Center systems. Huge assortment of WMVHD, Blue Ray, HDDVD, and DVD test material

Located in Houston Texas but can travel
pleaseemailjmorgan@xpediantav.moc
281-726-1563

I forgot to mention, I own a Pioneer 1140 elite


Then let my comments re. CRT triple gun tech go to those who own them, who are reading this.

Plasma requires only the grayscale, colorations and luminance work, plus working with sharpness, detail, and edge enhancement. It does not require geometry, convergence, triple-gun focusing or optics cleaning, like CRT tech does.

That's where the experts in such things - the image structure that CRTs are famous for - are dwindling in number as we speak.


Mr Bob

I was told that there is a newer, quicker way of calibrating a set using a lap top computer and adjusting the Gray Scale. I was told that once this was accomplished that the rest of the adjustments kind of fell in place and usually that was all required. I think this was done through the manufacturer's menu not readily available to the consumer.

Anyone ever hear of this approach? Is it true?

Thanks,

I was told that there is a newer, quicker way of calibrating a set using a lap top computer and adjusting the Gray Scale. I was told that once this was accomplished that the rest of the adjustments kind of fell in place and usually that was all required. I think this was done through the manufacturer's menu not readily available to the consumer.

Anyone ever hear of this approach? Is it true?

Thanks,

These is ISFccc which only works with displays that have the ISFccc logo on them. It is a special software that has the display and the notebook "talk" to each other.

Greensboro, NC - Any calibrators travel to my area? I have the SXRD 70"XBR2

Greensboro, NC - Any calibrators travel to my area? I have the SXRD 70"XBR2


Create a cal tour - anywhere - and I will come.


Mr Bob

I also go to North Carolina, and I'm an SXRD owner. I've calibrated several SXRD's for fellow AVS forum members.

Same here, and I'm also an SXRD owner. I may be heading through your area very soon on my way to Atlanta.

Of course, you'll be served very well by any of the fine folks that replied here:)

Good luck in your search and enjoy the results.

Looking for a professional to calibrate a Sony KD-34XBR960 CRT in Peoria, IL.

Looking for a professional to calibrate a Sony KD-34XBR960 CRT in Peoria, IL.
I may be able to make it out your way. Search here for references on my work on other 960's.

jam,

I'm headed to Springfield and Chicago on Sunday and will be in the area for a week. I can make it through Peoria en route, if you're interested.

I sent you a PM.

I just bought a new 71" Samsung that should arrive next week.

Anyone in the Ocala, Florida area that can come over and calibrate for me? PM me and let me know.

hi Noah
I will be in the Tampa - Pensacoloa - Mobile area from July 28-Aug 4th and would be happy to take care of you. Please drop me an email if interested, or call me.
Gregg
gregg@lionav.com
201 232 3380

I am in the Tulsa, OK area and am looking for a top notch calibrater for a Pioneer Elite PRO730hdi RPTV. Is there anyone that will be comming to my area?

I am in the Tulsa, OK area and am looking for a top notch calibrater for a Pioneer Elite PRO730hdi RPTV. Is there anyone that will be comming to my area?


I specialize in Pioneer Elite CRT RPTVs, and love doing the x30s, as they have extra registers in green that help with overscan reduction.

Of the tours I have done this year, 2 of those trips have been dedicated to repairing, calibrating and maintaining chiefly Pioneer Elites - x10, x20 and x30 series (like yours). You can find info on these trips by looking up "Mr. Bob does Atlanta!" and "Mr. Bob does Florida", both here on the AVS.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=805133&highlight=Mr++Bob+does+Atlanta

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=862535


I am also all over the "Pioneer Elite Pro 510 Problem" thread here, personally saving, and coaching DIYers in how to save their OWN, 510/610/710 series of Elite CRT RPTVs from around 1999. Have been for many, many moons, and we've been saving Elites right and left from the scrap heaps that others are throwing them on, every day. Each one we save means another 5 years minimum for their owners, of stealth grade CRT based viewing, with dynamic punch and depth, no SSE or SDE or rainbow effects, and crystal clear blacks. 35mm film grade viewing, which only fully calibrated triple gun CRT can effortlessly produce.

You won't feel the need to go out to the mall theaters, with a CRT RPTV that's crystal clear clean, has had its factory overscan reduced to proper levels - forever recovering formerly lost areas of video real estate and rendering even tighter, higher resolution in the process - and has been fully calibrated. It will look just as good and relatively speaking will be just as big a picture in your own viewing room, as it is out there at the mall movie theaters, with the same elegant, glowing, muted lighting conditions that they use out there. No need for hoisting up the ambient light level of your viewing room to distracting light levels just because you are using a bulb-driven fixed pixel device - or plasma that glows green when the room is competely dark and there's nothing on the screen, meaning it's messing up the grayscale color of whatever IS on the screen when there's dark level video there - that's incapable of producing true, clear blacks.

With CRT tech you have no concerns like that. Black is black.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=402397&page=33&pp=30


If you want to know how I feel about CRT RPTVs, look up my thread, "Don't dump your CRT RPTV!".

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=695922&page=1&pp=30


Htwaits has compiled an extensive listing of calibration reviews on various calibrators at this thread:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8242226#post8242226



I am not the only calibrator here who can bring out the best in CRT tech, there are others here who know these things as well. But I am undyingly fiercely loyal to keeping CRT tech alive as long as I possibly can. I know what it can do, and believe me it is in the ozone, as far as long term performance in video imaging. I love it. I currently own 2 triple gun CRT RPTVs, a 73" Mit (brand new at first of the year) and a year 2000 65" Panny, which still looks better than the new Mit (have not had the time for a complete cal on the Mit yet, tho some of the most critical stuff has been done so far). Anyone in my area - or even passing by my area - who wants to see what that looks like is invited over, just contact me.

Whoever you choose to do the work, make sure they know the ins and outs and nips and tucks of CRT RPTV technology, if you have a CRT based RPTV. See my website for clues on what CRT needs, to look its best. I go wherever the work takes me, just fly me in. For those who want someone more local, this thread will be a great finder for the best CRT triple-gun workers out there.


Mr Bob

I'm looking for a good recomended calibrator in the Seattle area. Any suggestions?

I'm looking for a good recomended calibrator in the Seattle area. Any suggestions?


My brother lives there. I'll split the travel costs with you, for the opportunity of visiting him.


Mr Bob

My brother lives there. I'll split the travel costs with you, for the opportunity of visiting him.


Mr Bob
I'm really not quite ready for a calibration at this time but I'm trying to plan ahead.
I'm waiting to purchase a 1080P pioneer when they come out at which time I'll
be ready. I'll get back in touch at that time to see if you are still interested.

I'm really not quite ready for a calibration at this time but I'm trying to plan ahead.
I'm waiting to purchase a 1080P pioneer when they come out at which time I'll
be ready. I'll get back in touch at that time to see if you are still interested.


What do you have now?


Mr Bob

Ive been shopping around for a few weeks toying with the idea of going with a DLP projector and screen.... while the price looked appealing, the apparent short life span scared me off. I stumbled across a thread started by Mr. Bob, I believe, that stated not to be so quick to discard your old RPTV. I have a Pioneer SD-582HD5 that been problem free for 5 years and Ive decided to get it cleaned and calibrated and keep it in my movie room a few more years. Ive never had this work done to it before and while it's picture pales in comparison to my 32" LCD in my computer room....it still does a great job. Will anyone be in the Chicago area (northwest suburbs) in the next couple of months? If so, please PM me here . Thanks

Jim

Jim, just this afternoon I returned from a week in Chicago and Springfield, so you just missed me.

However, I am likely to be back in your city within the next 6 weeks, and likely sooner. Send me a private message and we can discuss your needs and your system in more detail.

thanks a ton Gregg for the offer. if i don't find anyone by then, you'll be my man.

however, my new tv arrives later this week. anyone recommend someone to calibrate my new Samsung in Central Fla.....Ocala in particular?

really wanting to get this done this week coming up or next.

What do you have now?


Mr Bob
nothing worth calibrating! An old crt!

nothing worth calibrating! An old crt!


Any CRT that's HDready is worth calibrating.

Any older CRT that's not HDready is worth calibrating if you don't want to step into the HDready fray just yet. It takes a lot less to cal an older set, and thus costs a lot less. Sometimes all it takes is optics cleaning, for usually only $150, to get it new-looking again.

If you sir far enough back from an older CRT set, much of the image structure tightening work would be lost on you anyway, because you won't get the improved crispness at a far back viewing distance.

The grayscale and color decoding work would improve things, but at greater expense than just giving it a needed optics cleaning. Which you should do in any case, because if you sell it to get a new HDready, cleaning it will definitely improve your asking/getting/sale price of the unit, with that cleaning op more than paying for itself.


Mr Bob

Ive been shopping around for a few weeks toying with the idea of going with a DLP projector and screen.... while the price looked appealing, the apparent short life span scared me off. I stumbled across a thread started by Mr. Bob, I believe, that stated not to be so quick to discard your old RPTV. I have a Pioneer SD-582HD5 that been problem free for 5 years and Ive decided to get it cleaned and calibrated and keep it in my movie room a few more years. Ive never had this work done to it before and while it's picture pales in comparison to my 32" LCD in my computer room....it still does a great job. Will anyone be in the Chicago area (northwest suburbs) in the next couple of months? If so, please PM me here . Thanks

Jim


See the thread started on my work a few months ago, titled "Mr. Bob does Atlanta!" In it you will find a review by an Elite owner who only started looking around for calibration after buying a brand new Panny DLP for his front room downstairs, and finding that his older Elite up in the viewing room, with his super nice M&K audio surround gear, suddenly was showing its age as he had never seen it do before. The DLP definitely looked better, but he had spent HUGE amounts of money on the Elite back in the day, and wanted to do anything he could to save her.

After my calibration, he now no longer considers the DLP's image better than his Elite CRT's. It was either a 510/610/710, or a 520/620/720, can't remember exactly which right now. 6-8 years old.

Fly me in and I'll do the same for yours. Yours and the Elites use the same electronics and CRTs. The only difference is in the cabinetry.

Mr Bob

thanks a ton Gregg for the offer. if i don't find anyone by then, you'll be my man.

however, my new tv arrives later this week. anyone recommend someone to calibrate my new Samsung in Central Fla.....Ocala in particular?

really wanting to get this done this week coming up or next.


Someone in West Palm Beach, between Daytona and Miami, missed me on my last trip and is getting a tour together for me for that area. Want me to get you 2 together? Where is Ocala?


Mr Bob

Mr Bob!!

Ocala is right smack dab in the middle of the state, about 1.5 hours West of Orlando and 45 minutes south of Gainesville.

I just got home from Orlando for the weekend and i had a message that my TV was here and was waiting to get delivered. Hopefully i can get it out here in the next day or so and get it calibrated.

Can you shoot me a private message about whether you can swing by or not and what your fees are?

Its a 71" Samsung, if that matters.

Mr Bob!!

Ocala is right smack dab in the middle of the state, about 1.5 hours West of Orlando and 45 minutes south of Gainesville.

I just got home from Orlando for the weekend and i had a message that my TV was here and was waiting to get delivered. Hopefully i can get it out here in the next day or so and get it calibrated.

Can you shoot me a private message about whether you can swing by or not and what your fees are?

Its a 71" Samsung, if that matters.


As I stated in my reply to your pm, my pm box is virtually full and has to be kept for emergencies only.

Whoever wants to contact me, please do so by phoning me or getting me at my regular email address, with possibly a cc at my alternate email address as well, JIC. My pm box here is not really availalbe for back and forth communication, only for quick queries that can then be deleted. (Not in a case like this, where I will want to keep a series of back and forth comms between us, about the tour).

The pms I receive here must be deletable or I will overflow, as many of the pms I received in the past needed to be kept, since they did not email me at my regular email address(es). My pm box is running at critically near overload as we speak, and my time availability for preening such things is very short.


Thanks for your understanding -

Mr Bob

PS - I would love to come back to Florida and do some more calibrations. Contact Noah and me if you'd like to climb on board, we'll put it together.

Hey Bob,

FYI, you can download your PMs to your PC. Just put a check mark on the ones you want, then go to the bottom of the page where you see the drop box and select to download:)

I do that all the time for PMs I want to save.

Hey Bob,

FYI, you can download your PMs to your PC. Just put a check mark on the ones you want, then go to the bottom of the page where you see the drop box and select to download:)

I do that all the time for PMs I want to save.


Wow! That works! Slicker'n snot, too!

Thanks!

:)


Mr Bob

Any time:)

When will you be in Greensboro, NC area??

Has anyone used anyone in the Houston Area. Looking for a Panasonic Plasma Guru. Getting the 750 in 2 weeks and I am trying to get ready.

There's too many posts for me to sift through to find a local ISF tech, so I'll just post and see who's in my area.

I have a 60" Sony XBR1 RPTV and pre-ordered the Denon AVR3808ci receiver which should come out sometime this month. I'm going to run an Oppo 981 and Comcast HD via HDMI through the 3808ci for now w/ future plans on buying a PS3. If speaker info is needed, I have a 5.1 set up w/ Paradigm Studios and Seismic sub.

Anyway, I've had my XBR1 calibrated a few months ago, but w/ the upcoming arrival of the Denon receiver, I'm sure it'll need to be re-calibrated again. So, I'm looking for an ISF tech who not only can video calibrate my XBR1 (which will go through the Denon via HDMI), but also audio calibrate my 3808ci for 5.1. I know it comes w/ a mic for auto setup, but I'd just feel better if both audio and video were professionally calibrated.

Please PM me w/ price quotes. I live in Vallejo, CA. I'm basically hoping to find an ISF tech (that's familiar w/ audio calibration as well) who will charge less that the tech I hired a few months ago. Thanks.

*****

EDIT: Sony KDS-R60XBR1, fixed-pixel rear-projection HDTV (mfg. date April 2006, bought it Feb 2007).

There's too many posts for me to sift through to find a local ISF tech, so I'll just post and see who's in my area.

I have a 60" Sony XBR1 RPTV and pre-ordered the Denon AVR3808ci receiver which should come out sometime this month. I'm going to run an Oppo 981 and Comcast HD via HDMI through the 3808ci for now w/ future plans on buying a PS3. If speaker info is needed, I have a 5.1 set up w/ Paradigm Studios and Seismic sub.

Anyway, I've had my XBR1 calibrated a few months ago, but w/ the upcoming arrival of the Denon receiver, I'm sure it'll need to be re-calibrated again. So, I'm looking for an ISF tech who not only can video calibrate my XBR1 (which will go through the Denon via HDMI), but also audio calibrate my 3808ci for 5.1. I know it comes w/ a mic for auto setup, but I'd just feel better if both audio and video were professionally calibrated.

Please PM me w/ price quotes. I live in Vallejo, CA. I'm basically hoping to find an ISF tech (that's familiar w/ audio calibration as well) who will charge less that the tech I hired a few months ago. Thanks.



I just did a stem to stern cal on a new Panny 1080p plasma today in Vallejo, it was only 50 minutes away from where I live, in San Lorenzo.

I can do everything you need, and I specialize in triple-gun CRT tech. Just contact me.


Mr Bob

My name is Eric. I am in Tampa, FL. I have been in the TV business for 16 years repairing and installing. Have always tweaked and tweaked so I recently had to get ISF certified.

I have a Sencore VP403c, CP5000u color analyser kit, ACP6500 auto -cal software.

I also have a Sencore SP395 audio integrator, a MX299 microphone multiplexer and the "DAg" digital audio generator. I will do audio as well.

I take the architecture of every TV into account to get the best results for your type of display. I firmly beleive that the enjoyment of a fully calibrated system is second to none- even from moderately priced systems.

I service most of the central FL area and will travel with fees

call 813-235-5346 for more info

Anyone in the Dallas area feel like doing a WD-65733? I have an HD-A20, PS3, onkyo 575b and 360 elite & Moto DVR.

For anyone interested, I'll be heading to Colorado in the very near future if anyone's looking for ISF calibration and/or installation services on their display devices? The more people that sign up for the tour, the less it will be for all of you.

I'm flying into Denver and can go just about anywhere in the state (Denver, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Bolder, Aspen, Durango, etc.)

Please PM me here for pricing and questions if interested.

Looking to get a Panasonic 58PZ750U calibrated in around a month from now. Located in Central Jersey, specifically, Princeton. Shoot me over a PM if you'll be in the area!

I should be headed towards NJ and Long Island, NY in the near future. I'll shoot you a PM too:)

My name is Matt Sherer, Located in Central Illinois. I have my ISF-C certification.

Ron Foster - Calibrations by Ronster

Providing ISF calibrations on all type displays in the MidSouth within 150 mile radius of Memphis, TN

ISF Certified

Website: calibrationsbyronster (http://www.calibrationsbyronster.com)

Ron Foster
901-487-7266
662-449-1456
ronster2@comcast.net
ronster@calibrationsbyronster

Question for Members ???

Have any of you members here used Ron for your ISF Calibrations and if so, what comments do you have concerning his work ???

If No-One has used Ron, do any of you know him and what info. can you provide me with concerning him or his work ???

Thanks,

Terry

Any Runco 5000 DLP's with ISF Cal. ???

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I hope this is the correct Thread to ask this question.

I did not see in the list here any Runco Model DLP's that have been ISF Calibrated.

Are there Threads/Post here that have any of the Runco VX5000 Series DLP's after the ISF calibration has been completed ???

The reason for the question is this. I understand that Runco goes through the ISF Cal. before they ship their DLP Projectors. If this is true, then it would seem to be a waste of time for the ISF Tech. as well as money for the owner.

Factual-Comments would certainly be "Appreciated".

Even if this is the Wrong Forum for this question, maybe one of you members would be so kind as to direct me to the correct place and or a Link to it:

Thanks

Tiger,

It is a myth (at best) that displays or projectors are calibrated at the factory. Calibration of any display is ultimately going to be influenced by the viewing environment and this is something that the factory obviously cannot determine. Televisions and other types of display devices are "set up" at the factory with "worst case" viewing conditions in mind.

While it's relatively safe to assume that a projector is going to be used in a light-tight room, screen material and an owner's specific video sources and configuration also need to be taken into account for proper calibration.

FWIW, Runco assumes that every projector or display they sell will (should) be calibrated, and they include the controls and access necessary to accomplish this. In many of its recent products, Runco incorporates the ISF 3C system, which provides a special ISF-designed interface for the calibration process.

FWIW, I have calibrated a few of the Runco DLP projectors, but not your specific model.

Tiger,

It is a myth (at best) that displays or projectors are calibrated at the factory. Calibration of any display is ultimately going to be influenced by the viewing environment and this is something that the factory obviously cannot determine. Televisions and other types of display devices are "set up" at the factory with "worst case" viewing conditions in mind.

While it's relatively safe to assume that a projector is going to be used in a light-tight room, screen material and an owner's specific video sources and configuration also need to be taken into account for proper calibration.

FWIW, Runco assumes that every projector or display they sell will (should) be calibrated, and they include the controls and access necessary to accomplish this. In many of its recent products, Runco incorporates the ISF 3C system, which provides a special ISF-designed interface for the calibration process.

FWIW, I have calibrated a few of the Runco DLP projectors, but not your specific model.

Doug,

Thanks for the very quick response. I am of the same opinion as you. Once the Runco is where it is going to be used/view. Then it needs to be calibrated for in my case a CAVE/DARK H/T. No Light: Screen is a 123" Stewart GreyHawk W/4-Way Masking W/Remote for Masking.

It would be Great if someone has done the ISF Cal. or a Member here has had theirs done. Feed Back is Great when you can get it. ;)

Thanks Again,

Terry

It would be Great if someone has done the ISF Cal. or a Member here has had theirs done. Feed Back is Great when you can get it. ;)Terry,

I have done a number of VX-5000's. If you would like my impressions, please PM me your contact information.


Ken Whitcomb

Terry,

I have done a number of VX-5000's. If you would like my impressions, please PM me your contact information.


Ken Whitcomb

Ken,

I sent you an E-Mail with my Cell: If for some reason you did not receive the E-Mail let me know:

Terry

I am looking for someone who can calibrate my Mits WD-73727. I am in Antioch, TN [essentially Nashville] and am curious if anyone has any recommendations for someone that either makes trips through the area or is located close by.

Thanks in advance,

Alan

Any recommendations in the Dallas/Fort Worth area?

Anyone planning on touring the Los Angeles area in early September? I have a new Pioneer 8G 1080p (5010FD) on pre-order that should get here late August. After my initial week of break-in I plan on getting it ISFed. Any takers?

I am in the Los Angeles area, I live there.

I contacted ABT Electronics and they said it would run $500.

That's surprising. Abt does (admittedly elemental) calibration for free, on request, as part of their extended warranty.

That's surprising. Abt does (admittedly elemental) calibration for free, on request, as part of their extended warranty.


I'd like to know what's covered in that one.


Mr Bob

Any Austin recommendations??
I have a Samsung HL-T6187S.

Thanks.

Any Austin recommendations??
I have a Samsung HL-T6187S.

Thanks.IrishLegend,

As it happens, at this very minute I'm pulling together a schedule for a calibration tour throughout Texas that will happen during August. I need to finalize this schedule in the next couple of days, so call me on the number below today if you think you might like me to take care of you.

I just bought a Samsung FP-T6374 63" plasma and I am looking for someone in the Chicagoland area for a calibration in about a month or so....once It has the 100 hours on it.

Anybody in the Windsor Ont. area to calibrate a Samsung 710AE ?

Hello all. I am Andy Lorenz of Totally Tweeked. I am an ISF Certified Calibrator and an HAA Certified Calibrator serving Charlotte North Carolina and the surrounding areas.

I have been calibrating in the Charlotte area for 1 year and prior to that I did calibrations in Chicago area for 3 years.

My equipment is as follows:

Sencore CP5000 Color Pro Color Analyzer
Sencore VP401 Video Pro Multimedia Video Generator
Sencore SLP295 Sound Meter with Multiplexer

You can contact me at (704) 465-8824 for more information.

Anyone can calibrate a KD-34XBR970? I am looking for a expert that is good on CRT that
can fix geometry and whatever the calibrator do (color, purity, convergence, etc.). If so, what
is the estimate to do it? I am located in Schaumburg, IL 30 minutes away from Chicago.

Anyone can calibrate a KD-34XBR970? I am looking for a expert that is good on CRT that
can fix geometry and whatever the calibrator do (color, purity, convergence, etc.). If so, what
is the estimate to do it? I am located in Schaumburg, IL 30 minutes away from Chicago.

CRT HDready DVs have registers in there that help with the centering of the images and all sorts of things out at the edges, to make the picture super sharp all the way out. But their abbreviations bear no earthly resemblance to reality, except for when they say R and L for right and left, and U and D for up and down.

This is in addition to all the regular things you can do with grayscale and color rendition on Sonys, which are quite superb.

I did one of the Sony 34" DVs for Bill Joy, co-founder of Sun Microsystems, at his SF home (he has others...). It was during an installation of an awesome Red Rose Music sound system, in fact they were the ones who hired me. (Can you say Mark Levinson?...)

Would be glad to trick yours out for you. I am currently organizing a Chicago tour. Contact me.


Mr Bob

any ISF certified pro calibraters in the Philadelphia area. I dont want to pay for so much travel so the closer the better. Central PA might work but even state college is at least 3 hours from me and other parts of central pa could be further as philly is in the south eastern part of pa closer to jersey.

NYC and Baltimore would be closer cities then any part of Central PA and anywhere in Jersey wouldnt be bad.

i've been quoted on travel cost from NY would be so as long as its not more then that I'd maybe request you Dave from Central PA

who are the best calibraters for Samsung dlp particularly the new HLT's and the 6756 in particular.

any ISF certified pro calibraters in the Philadelphia area. I dont want to pay for so much travel so the closer the better. Central PA might work but even state college is at least 3 hours from me and other parts of central pa could be further as philly is in the south eastern part of pa closer to jersey.

NYC and Baltimore would be closer cities then any part of Central PA and anywhere in Jersey wouldnt be bad.

i've been quoted on travel cost from NY would be so as long as its not more then that I'd maybe request you Dave from Central PA

who are the best calibraters for Samsung dlp particularly the new HLT's and the 6756 in particular.

If this is you Joe W. that sent me an email also, I got it and I'm replying to it after this:D

Sorry, been out of touch for a few days.

Austin, TX. - I too need an ISF calibration done on my Sony Peal. I've contacted everyone locally on the IS list and they either are tied up for months, only do calibrations on equipment they sell, didn't answer or respond, or the company is temporarily without a certified ISF calibration tech. Anyway, please contact me if you come to this area, or will be in this area any time soon. Thanks, AustinHorn

I will be in the Chicago area on Tuesday the 28th, for 2 jobs at this point - one a repair and one a cal - with one more still being decided upon. This leaves lots of time for other calibrations, repairs or optics cleaning gigs, before I would need to return. I plan to stay at least 2 days after the jobs are complete, just playing tourist.

One advantage to getting in on this tour is that the owner flying me out is using his sky miles, and only asks that the other participants pony up for their own shares of my travel expenses outside of the master plane flight between Oakland and Chicago, which he is taking care of totally. IOW, he's taken care of the plane flight both ways; anyone else participating does not have to worry about being part of that expense.

Contact me if you want in. There's still a week before the outbound flight.


Mr Bob

Company: Defined Images

Name: Eric Pfoutz

Website: http://www.definedimages.net/

Phone: 310.372.2558

Email: eric@definedimages.net

Serving Southern California

I have been a full time Professional ISF Calibrator since Sept. 1999.

My clients include: Quentin Tarantino, Wolfgang Peterson, Brett Ratner, Bryan Singer, Danny Elfman, JPL NASA, SCEA (Sony Playstation), Movie Trailer Co., DVD QC Co., Animation Studio.

Looking to get my set calibrated.
Location: Toms River, NJ
Model: 720p Sony 50e2000

Can anyone calibrate my set.please let me know.Location:Lewiville,TX

TV:Samsung LNT5281f lcd with LED local dimming
Audio Receiver: Onkyotx-sr 705.Hooked up.>Need audio calibration

getting my 50e2000 calibrated by Eliab Alvarez de la Campa (avical) this wednesday

I have a bestbuy ISF certified tech come home and do calibration for a Samsung 5281f in oct 1st week.I have a question with that.In future if there any firmware upgrades or some board swaps from samsung like 65 series sets, will the calibartion settings be still good or will they all reset back to factory defaults.Can anyone please let me know? I don't want to spend 325$ and then with a new firmware update everything gets lost.

It's very possible that a firmware upgrade/update, could return something to it's default settings or still even have a effect on a calibration if it did not. Because even if it did not, it would still depend on what the changes/corrections are that the firmware upgrade/update was designed to do. As for a board replacement, if it has even anything to do with the video, it would in most cases have some sort of a effect on a calibration.

Steve Martin - Smart Calibration, LLC
I've been an ISF Calibrator since 2001.
http://www.smartcalibration.com/

Mostly serving the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex with occasional trips to surrounding areas.

Anyone know if Steve still does Calibrations in the Dallas area? I have a 4-yr old RPTV (Mitsu WS-55411) that is still in need of a calibration. Or does anyone know another ISF calibrator that works in Dallas? Thanks.

Ruhnie,

Yes, Steve still provides ISF calibrations in the Dallas area. I exchanged eMails with him earlier in the week. PM me if you need contact details.

Anyone in the Green Bay, Wisconsin area? I would like to have my Benq W10000 tuned up....

Thanks:)

Does anyone offer services in the El Paso, TX/Las Cruces, NM area?

I need one as well in Allentown, PA. Which is also considered NE PA.(maybe same trip as garyc8710)
Samsung HL-S5087W, would not be opposed to audio calibration as well with Yamaha and Energy speaker set-up.

I replied to you guys' messages via PM. Let me know if you got them.

E-A-G-L-E-S.............I LOVE that user name. Why didn't I think of that:p Of course after last weekend I'm not so sure I'd be proud of that one:rolleyes: You should see if there's a way to make the letters green:)

Dave, I got it and I am responding now. Thanks for the super quick response.
Please don't even get me started on my Birds or I'll end up banned for going nuts!
That green letter idea is great, gotta look into that.

I hired Chris Eberle to calibrate my new Panny Plasma after getting his name from this site. I new I wanted a certified and active ISF tech, and Chris was willing to come to my area. His prices were reasonable and he sounded competent and qualified. I also checked out his website and he had some great blog entries.

He was on time, professional, and took great care as he thouroughly calibrated my display. He calibrated two HDMI inputs seperately, on econnected to a PS3 with Blu ray playback my main concern, and the other to an HD cable box.

The results were spot on and just what I had hoped for. I notice improved shadow detail while still at the same black level as before. This is a big one for me, as I feel that dark blacks and detail really help produce a full 3-Dish image. He also got the color more lifelike and realistic. So now instead of oversaturated colors I have accurat ecolor which preserves the details in the image.

Now I can rest easy and stop tweaking the damn settings. Not only do I know that Chris dialed in my set for Blu Ray playback, but I see it! I simply never touch the settings while watching Blu ray's.

I can definatley reccomend Chris and his service. If you want to quit fiddling with your set, and start enjoying it more, get a proffessional calibration and be done with it.

Here is his info if interested.

Chris Eberle

Precision Video

(914)850-0291

ceberle@hvc.rr.com



Sincerely,

Aaron Thomson

FYI,

I'm going to be unavailable for the next three months or so. In my absence I HIGHLY recommend the following calibrators in the NE region:

Gregg Loewen at Lion A/V www.lionav.com
Kevin Miller at ISF-TV www.isftv.com

If anyone knows of others in the PA/NY/NJ/MD area please recommend them also. The above mentioned Chris Eberle sounds good also, but I can't say as I've ever seen his work or met him but I'm sure he's more than qualified to do a GREAT job.

Thanks and catch you back around x-mas:)

BTW, I have a Progressive Labs CA-6X Colorimeter for sale if anyone's interested. It's a great unit and affordable for beginning ISFers looking for calibration gear to get started. PM me for info and pricing. Here's a link:

http://cgi.videogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?sorcmisc&1194878911

anyone in Canada - Ottawa, Ontario, area that calibrates?

Anyone in the Toronto / Mississauga area that calibrates LCD Tv's?

I have a Samsung LN T3253H that I need calibrated.

Panasonic 58PZ750U, ready for calibration.

I have been unable to contact my local ISF listed person (no replies to email and phone unanswered - I hope nothing has happened), and two others listed in nearby San Jose on the ISF page no longer do this work even though the ISF page lists them.

Editorial comment - the listings on the ISF site are thus useless in my limited experience due to being out of date for three out of three I attempted to reach. I hope this forum can be of assistance.

thanks.

regards,

patrick

Editorial comment - the listings on the ISF site are thus useless in my limited experience due to being out of date for three out of three I attempted to reach. I hope this forum can be of assistance.

thanks.

regards,

patrickPatrick, the deal with the Imaging Sciences Foundation calibrator directory is it basically includes everyone over the past decade or so who has taken ISF training and purchased calibration equipment. Like any industry, there is turnover and this is not reflected in the ISF listings. In addition, many of the companies listed at the ISF site are dealers who ONLY offer calibration on the equipment they sell.

As a result of all that, the ISF web site calibrator listings tend to be hit and miss for a consumer looking to hire an independent calibrator. Make no mistake, most active, working calibrators can be found at the ISF site, it just requires a fair bit of effort to work through the list.

Hopefully that will be changing soon. I own an ISF-affiliated site -- the ISF Forum -- and I'm currently redeveloping the site, with one of the primary goals to make it THE "go to" source for locating active, experienced and available calibrators.

http://www.isfforum.com/Find-a-Calibrator/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States.html

The requirement for a calibrator to be listed at the ISF Forum is membership at the private ISF Forum Library, which I also own and which is only open to ISF graduates who have registered equipment with the ISF head office. Because ISF Forum Library membership requires an annual subscription, if someone fails to maintain their Forum Library subscription (often a good indicator that they have exited the business), they will be removed from the ISF Forum listings.

So while the ISF Forum listings will never be as lengthy as the ISF site, they should be more useful to consumers.

The ISF Forum is currently in that twilight area between beta testing and official public release, so the listings are not yet complete and will certainly grow over next few months, both for the US and international markets. Currently there are about two dozen US-based calibrators listed, but because this includes many touring calibrators, we already have every US state covered (though probably not yet all areas of all states).

I hope the ISF Forum Business Directory will help you locate a calibrator in your area more quickly. Good luck.

Panasonic 58PZ750U, ready for calibration.

I have been unable to contact my local ISF listed person (no replies to email and phone unanswered - I hope nothing has happened), and two others listed in nearby San Jose on the ISF page no longer do this work even though the ISF page lists them.

Editorial comment - the listings on the ISF site are thus useless in my limited experience due to being out of date for three out of three I attempted to reach. I hope this forum can be of assistance.

thanks.

regards,

patrick


I am actually in Santa Cruz today, but have only the day for a personal visit here and need to be back home to East Bay tomorrow, then off to Disneyland and a cal in LA for the rest of the week.

If your cal needs were short - like you had a CRT based RPTV and needed optics cleaning, or a convergence trimup - I could conceivably jam it in while I am here today. If you put your phone number on my answering machine at my home location, I could call you back on my cell while I am here today. Unfortunately I did not bring along my Panny service remote, for doing Panny plasmas, tho I happen to have the rest of my calibration gear along with me, from a cal I did while on the road Friday.

This upcoming week is totally jammed up. I am available after that. Let me know if I can help -


Mr Bob

I would like to have my Pio 6010 plasma calibrated....I am in between Miami and Ft.Lauderdale.

recommendations needed for calibrators in Stockton, CA. Northern California near Sacramento.

recommendations needed for calibrators in Stockton, CA. Northern California near Sacramento.


I think you'll be hard pressed to find anyone qualified, right there in your home town. I am just over the hill in San Lorenzo at 238 and 880, and have done many Sac area cals. Travel to your area would be minimal compared to the Atlanta, Chicago and Orlando tours I have already done, earlier this year.

Let me know whatcha got.


Mr Bob

Hi Mr. Bob,

Can you make it out to Palo Alto? Any experience with a Samsung 4665F?

Hi Mr. Bob,

Can you make it out to Palo Alto? Any experience with a Samsung 4665F?

Palo Alto is just across the bay from me. I used to live in Belmont, know PA well and have done many cals and repairs there.

Have experience with Samsungs, yes. Sorry, don't keep track of the model numbers I have and have not done, of the Sammys.

I will make sure it gets done right, if you have me do it. Contact me directly, we'll set up an appointment.


Mr Bob

Steven S. Fackenthall
Limitless Audio / Video Calibration
Listed on Kudzu.com
Member of AVS forums as LtBest
Ltbest@gmail.com
678-431-2443
3094 Steeplechase
Alpharetta, GA 30004

Listed on the ISF calibrator website.

ISF Certified in 2006 but have been tweaking and spreading proper image and audio love since 1988 as a hobbyist. Acheiving my certification was what I had always been looking for because I knew there had to be some standards for what I loved to tweak. Somewhere there must be 'what its supposed to be' specifications. ISF really nailed it and I love working in this industry, even though I'm relatively new.

Relating to Video, my experience has led me to specialize in Front Projector alignments but I love RPTV (all flavors), Plasma, and LCD. I've worked on LCD, Plasma, Front projection DLP, and RPTV CRT displays and love them all.

Concerning Audio I worked in the movie theatre tech business in another life and was the go-to guy for aligning the Dolby CP-650 or DTS 6AD 8 channel processors and up to 12 individual amplifiers (2 channel each) with up to 20 surrounds, 4 subs, and 5 channel, tri-amplified stage speakers. If you amp offers equalization ability, we'll get it sounding great! If you don't have a theatre and need an amplifier, lets look at your budget and find either a dealer or an outlet that has what we need.

Short list of services offered:

Adjustment of contrast (white level) and brightness (black level) of complete system
Grey scale calibration to D6500 or whatever the user prefers
Alignment of Color Decoders
Adjustment of electronic focus and mechanical (optical) focus
Geometry correction
Evaluation of room conditions to design or rearrange for maximum audio and video performance and enjoyment
Display and Audio selection, system design, and calibration
Align multi channel and multi room sound systems to user preference

I am happy to travel throughout Georgia. Equipment estimates are free with calibration services. Complete system design fees are waived if full system calibration (audio and video) is purchased.

Please reference my profile to view my personal equipment list.

Steven 'LtBest' Fackenthall
Limitless Audio / Video Calibration

My name is Lee Gallagher and I am the sole proprietor of Advanced Audio Visual based in Phoenix, Arizona.
Phone: 480-606-2647

I am a full-time ISF calibrator and AV Technician. I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications/TV Production and have over 15 years of experience in the audio visual industry. I have served as Technical Director for many high profile corporate events and was projectionist for the first high definition NBA broadcast on the west coast in 1998.

I offer full scale calibrations for all front and rear projection display devices, including CRT, DLP, Plasma, LCD, LCoS and DILA.
My services are available throughout the state of Arizona.

Calibrations are performed with Colorfacts Professional, gretagmacbeth spectroradiometer, Sony PVM-96 optical comparator, Sencore VP403C HD test pattern generator and various DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray test discs including Video Essentials, Digital Video Essentials (DVD and HD DVD versions), AVIA Pro, HQV Benchmark (DVD and Blu-ray) and the HDTV Calibration Wizard from Monster and ISF. I am also ISFccc equipped for all participating displays.

I have received extensive training and have a great deal of professional experience in the customer service industry. My goal to you, the customer, is to provide not only an accurate, calibrated display, but to provide exceptional customer service that you expect and deserve.

Please visit my website for more information about my services and pricing and feel free to contact me with any questions.

calibration in Massachsuetts for a sony kdsr70xbr2?

Dan,

Here's a link to three high-quality candidates for your Sony calibration:

http://www.isfforum.com/sobi2/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Massachusetts.html

Dan,

Here's a link to three high-quality candidates for your Sony calibration:

http://www.isfforum.com/sobi2/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Massachusetts.html

Doug -

I looked into my new Mit 73"er's overscan potential, and found that no, there is not any excess underscan on my CRT faces. In fact there is very little unused phosphor area in the 16x9 area of each gun, with the sides being the critical measure. There needs to be a bit of space between the edge of the pic and the edge of the screen anyway, and no, it is not excessive. No more so than you would find on a ceiling pj, tho the guns are not aimable on mine like they are on theirs, so there is a little mismatching among the centering of the guns, but what else is new? We can live with that. Excessive underscanning of the gun, like we talked about, well that's another matter, and of course we were both concerned about it.

When we talked about this on the phone, maybe you were thinking of the top and bottom areas of the CRT face, where of course there's massive unused area, because of the 16x9 usable area appearing on a 4x3 screen.

At present I have never heard of a 16x9 CRT, and with this being the end of an era in CRT, doubt if I ever will. All CRT 16x9 HD is shot onto the face of a 4x3 tube, rendering lots of unused area at top and bottom. Nature of the beast.

But on my set, not excessive, no.


Mr Bob

Doug -

I looked into my new Mit 73"er's overscan potential, and found that no, there is not any excess underscan on my CRT faces. In fact there is very little unused phosphor area in the 16x9 area of each gun, with the sides being the critical measure. ....It is possible that Mits did the 73s with the existing configuration of the 65s, which have serious underscan on the tube face.

Dan,

Here's a link to three high-quality candidates for your Sony calibration:

http://www.isfforum.com/sobi2/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Massachusetts.html

thank you very much

anyone near chicago???

I have a pz77u panny i think i need calibrated...it looks fuzzy and soft...

how long do you have to wait for calibration anyway? i have around 5hrsx 10 days so far...

please help

:)

anyone near chicago???

I have a pz77u panny i think i need calibrated...it looks fuzzy and soft...

how long do you have to wait for calibration anyway? i have around 5hrsx 10 days so far...

please help

:)

I go to Chicago every other month. It's a good idea to wait until you have 100-200 hours, though it would still do good to calibrate it before that.

I need a calibrator for Sony Bravia and Pioneer Elite TVs. I am in the Baltimore area.

zebmaster,

Dan Liberman (Infinite Sight and Sound) provides local coverage for your area:

http://www.isfforum.com/Details/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Maryland/Infinite-Sight-and-Sound.html

In addition, Jeff Meier (AccuCal) and Eliab (Avical) periodically organize tours to the Baltimore area.

http://www.isfforum.com/Details/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Maryland/AccuCal.html

http://www.isfforum.com/Details/ISF-Forum-Calibrators/Americas/United-States/Maryland/Avical.html

Doug -

I looked into my new Mit 73"er's overscan potential, and found that no, there is not any excess underscan on my CRT faces. In fact there is very little unused phosphor area in the 16x9 area of each gun, with the sides being the critical measure. There needs to be a bit of space between the edge of the pic and the edge of the screen anyway, and no, it is not excessive. No more so than you would find on a ceiling pj, tho the guns are not aimable on mine like they are on theirs, so there is a little mismatching among the centering of the guns, but what else is new? We can live with that. Excessive underscanning of the gun, like we talked about, well that's another matter, and of course we were both concerned about it.

When we talked about this on the phone, maybe you were thinking of the top and bottom areas of the CRT face, where of course there's massive unused area, because of the 16x9 usable area appearing on a 4x3 screen.

At present I have never heard of a 16x9 CRT, and with this being the end of an era in CRT, doubt if I ever will. All CRT 16x9 HD is shot onto the face of a 4x3 tube, rendering lots of unused area at top and bottom. Nature of the beast.

But on my set, not excessive, no.Hey, Mr. Bob,

I didn't notice your post until this morning.

Glad to hear that your Mits is fully exploiting the 9-inch potential. :cool:

BTW, my client with the weird interference ended up calling out Mits for a service call and they ended up replacing one of the main circuit boards. My client wasn't clear on whether this was due to leakage or not (I think he was just fed up with the whole process at that point). Now that it's fixed, he's selling it to a friend and moving onto front projection -- Sony VPL-VW60.

In any event, just wanted to thank you again for your assistance on the Mits issue and your suggestions. Much appreciated...

Hey, Mr. Bob,

I didn't notice your post until this morning.

Glad to hear that your Mits is fully exploiting the 9-inch potential. :cool:

BTW, my client with the weird interference ended up calling out Mits for a service call and they ended up replacing one of the main circuit boards. My client wasn't clear on whether this was due to leakage or not (I think he was just fed up with the whole process at that point). Now that it's fixed, he's selling it to a friend and moving onto front projection -- Sony VPL-VW60.

In any event, just wanted to thank you again for your assistance on the Mits issue and your suggestions. Much appreciated...


Don't know if I mentioned it, but my BRAND NEW - at first of year - 73" Mit CRT had a bum DM board, which contained herringbone on everything and had to be replaced. The sophistication of boards like this is possibly coming thru in lot of them being unable to handle it. The board is incredibly complex in there, like a little city! The shielding on this must need to be thru the roof!

The more sophisticated, the more demanding on the QC of its build, AND manufacture.


Glad I could help. Am still using the Panny DVHS setup you sold me, years ago. Just played some stuff on it to demo my 65"
Panny to a potential buyer, looked fantastic!

Please let me know if you hear of anyone wanting to step UP to my 65" CRT Panny! It is going for just the price of the calibration that's into it, the unit itself is going for free.

;)

Mr Bob

Any highly recommended Professional ISF Calibrator from the Dallas/Fort Worth Texas area to calibrate a Samsung HL-S5087W DLP TV?

Steve (Cheezmo) Martin in Dallas would be an excellent choice.

http://www.smartcalibration.com/

Steve, knows the Sammy inside and out.