Yesterday i had my pioneer 6020 calib. by david abrams of L.A. based AVICAL.
the calib.was this year's birthday gift to myself. i'm a noobie at this home theater stuff,and was a skeptic about the merits of a pro. calib.
well i'm a skeptic no longer! david is good. david is a true pro.,and expert in his field. he does'nt just tell you what he's doing,but also explains it and shows you. which is real important for someone with my limited knowledge of home theater. WOW the picture on my 6020 now is simply stunning! the 3-d look of the picture ,and details i've not noticed before , and lifelike color's just stunning. i highly recommend david abrams to anyone thinking about having their display calib. thanks david for the gift that keeps on giving.

Yesterday i had my pioneer 6020 calib. by david abrams of L.A. based AVICAL.com.Thanks for your calibration report. I reposted it in the non-Elite owner's thread so that other owners will have a better chance to see it.

I purchased my new Pioneer Pro-151 3 weeks ago and thought the picture was very good out of the box but decided to have it calibrated by someone well respected in Northern California, so I called Robert Busch and arranged to have him come over today. After we had properly darkened my viewing environment Bob went though a series of calibrations that were designed to make the Pioneer as accurate as possible. I will suffice it to say colors are vibrant and blacks are even better than they were before. I now get inky blacks which are amazing and compelling to say the least. Blacks by themselves wouldn't be worth much if there wasn't the requisite shadow detail to match. I can certainly judge source quality much better now because this television is now so revealing.
I will update this in the near future as I am now just beginning to evaluate the scope of the results of his calibration. The picture seems to be much smoother and artifact free. It is a pure joy to watch programs and am looking forward to view live sporting events So car so good and I must say I'm even enjoying watching the side pillar boxing as well because in some instances appears to be darker than the bezel, who would have thought, thanks Robert for doing such a nice job.

I purchased my new Pioneer Pro-151 3 weeks ago and thought the picture was very good out of the box but decided to have it calibrated by someone well respected in Northern California, so I called Robert Busch and arranged to have him come over today. It would be better for other owners if you post your report in the 9G Elite thread. :)

Here is a detailed listing of a calibration report from a professional calibrator. http://www.tweaktv.com/dave-evans/calibration-report-what-do-all-the-numbers-and-graphs-mean.html

Yesterday I had the pleasure of having Prather Warren of Innovative Home Media (based in Baton Rouge, LA) come out and calibrate my Samsung HL61a750. Prather had a great sense of humor and was easy to talk to. He explained everything he was doing, and answered all my questions. I really couldn't recommend him enough. He's really a great guy, and it was a lot of fun being able to talk to someone in person who was so knowledgeable about so much AVS stuff.

The TV looked great before Prather did anything IMO, but after he was done it was simply amazing. I couldn't believe some of the things I was missing. The whites and blacks look great now, and the other colors are much truer.

Definitely worth the time and money. Thanks Prather and IHM!

My successful efforts in saving literally TONS of Pioneer Elite CRT RPTVs - so far - was acknowledged at this thread today -

Post 1805 at this thread -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16388908#post16388908


My Thanks!

;)

Mr Bob

Yesterday i had my pioneer 6020 calib. by david abrams of L.A. based AVICAL.
the calib.was this year's birthday gift to myself. i'm a noobie at this home theater stuff,and was a skeptic about the merits of a pro. calib.
well i'm a skeptic no longer! david is good. david is a true pro.,and expert in his field. he does'nt just tell you what he's doing,but also explains it and shows you. which is real important for someone with my limited knowledge of home theater. WOW the picture on my 6020 now is simply stunning! the 3-d look of the picture ,and details i've not noticed before , and lifelike color's just stunning. i highly recommend david abrams to anyone thinking about having their display calib. thanks david for the gift that keeps on giving.
Seconded...I've had him do 2 calibrations now (a 5020FD last year and a 111FD just this past evening) and he gives it his all. :)

Seconded...I've had him do 2 calibrations now (a 5020FD last year and a 111FD just this past evening) and he gives it his all. :)If you can write an owner's report for each of your displays and post them in the owner's threads, I will be delighted to include them in the flat panel list in Post#2 of this thread.

Enjoy. :)

Hello,

I would like to thank Greta Colgan from Beyond-The-Studs (http://www.beyond-the-studs.com/) for the calibration of my PRO 111FD KURO Elite. Very Nice Work! :)

She arrived on time, set up her Sencor and notebook and proceeded to calibrate the set. It took some time due to some comm problems using ControlCAL and a faulty serial cable. I had a spare serial cable which she used and the work continued will no issues.

Greta calibrated 2 HDMI inputs for isfNIGHT and isfDAY. I talked to her while she worked, got some very good info while talking shop, and she is quite funny. :p A pleasure to work with. :)

After the calibration, all I can say is WOW. I did not know what an Elite can do until after the Calibration was complete. Excellent Color, Detail, Brightness, and inky Blacks! Watching "The Dark Knight" BD disc was a pleasure! Money well spent! It is a waste of money NOT to properly calibrate an Elite.

My wife who is the harshest critic in the house loves the set now! I can't get her off of it. I asked her "how is the picture now?" She replied "PERFECT". She compared the 111FD to a Sammy PN42A450 and always liked the Sammy better. To be fair, the Sammy has about 2500 Hrs on it so its broken in well.

If you are on the fence about calibration, jump down and get it done!

The_Tripzter

Hello,

I would like to thank Greta Colgan from Beyond-The-Studs (http://www.beyond-the-studs.com/) for the calibration of my PRO 111FD KURO Elite. Very Nice Work! :)

The_TripzterThis is a great owner's report, and it would be even better in the owner's thread for your display. That way, other owners will have a better chance to read it.

The Official Pioneer 9G Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1039269)

Enjoy. :)

Hello,

I would like to thank Greta Colgan from Beyond-The-Studs (http://www.beyond-the-studs.com/) for the calibration of my PRO 111FD KURO Elite. Very Nice Work! :)

She arrived on time, set up her Sencor and notebook and proceeded to calibrate the set. It took some time due to some comm problems using ControlCAL and a faulty serial cable. I had a spare serial cable which she used and the work continued will no issues.

Greta calibrated 2 HDMI inputs for isfNIGHT and isfDAY. I talked to her while she worked, got some very good info while talking shop, and she is quite funny. :p A pleasure to work with. :)

After the calibration, all I can say is WOW. I did not know what an Elite can do until after the Calibration was complete. Excellent Color, Detail, Brightness, and inky Blacks! Watching "The Dark Knight" BD disc was a pleasure! Money well spent! It is a waste of money NOT to properly calibrate an Elite.

My wife who is the harshest critic in the house loves the set now! I can't get her off of it. I asked her "how is the picture now?" She replied "PERFECT". She compared the 111FD to a Sammy PN42A450 and always liked the Sammy better. To be fair, the Sammy has about 2500 Hrs on it so its broken in well.

If you are on the fence about calibration, jump down and get it done!

The_Tripzter

Thanks for your Report :D

I have talked to 2 video calibrators. One is IFS qualified, the other is not. Both have good references. needless to say the Non-ISF calibrator is much less. The non-ISF guy said his equipment costs about $2,500, he said the ISF guys have equipment in the $10K to 15K range. Thoughts on the 2 approaches. I am sorry if this is the wrong thread.

On Wednesday afternoon I had the pleasure of having Gregg Loewen visit my apartment. He worked on my all Pioneer Elite setup which has a Kuro 111FD, a 05FD BD player and a 01THX AV receiver. Gregg calibrated my Kuro 111FD for Pure, ISF Day and ISF Night modes. He also did a 5400K Movie mode for me to view old black & white movies (my request). I have a funny feeling that I will be leaving the Kuro on the ISF Night mode the majority of the time. :)

All I can say is what a difference his calibration made. I thought that the Pure mode settings that I had been using based on D-Nice's settings were extremely good, but once I viewed the ISF modes that Gregg calibrated on my Kuro I am now hooked on recommending a professional calibration to all of my friends. This definitely makes a big difference on the Kuros.
All I can say is OMG!!!

In addition he installed a Ideal Lume Standard Light on the back of my Kuro at no extra charge as I had purchased the light from his website. http://www.lionav.com The light really makes a difference when viewing the Kuro in a dark room setting.

Gregg also checked out my audio settings. This included making sure my AV receiver was correctly set up, that all speakers were on the correct size, that I had the correct crossover timing and phase and was SPL balanced. He then made a number of adjustments in my 01THX receiver. I had done the Pioneer auto MCACC setup and he showed me how they were not accurate. He also changed the positioning of my speakers by toeing them in to my sweet spot on the sofa. After he was finished I could definitely hear the difference.

Gregg took the time to properly explain everything in a step by step manner about what he was doing and answered all of my questions no matter how ridiculous they were. He is a true professional and I highly recommend him to everyone.

I've had Gregg come out and calibrate two sets for me in the past few months - a Hitachi 57S500 CRT RPTV and a new Samsung 67A750 DLP. In both cases, I found Gregg to be exceedingly professional as well as very personable. He is very good at explaining what he's doing and why he's doing it, as well as freely answering any questions I had for him, no matter how dumb.

The first calibration he did for me was on my Hitachi CRT RPTV. He gave me plenty of advance notice, as well as a nice list of pre-visit housekeeping tasks that would help the process go smoother, and was very responsive to questions I emailed him prior to his arrival. He showed up right when I was expecting him, unpacked his equipment, and got started - removing the glare screen and restacking it, doing a full cleaning of my optics, and once that was done and everything was reassembled, getting out his image analysis equipment and really getting to work.

He spent probably about an hour in the service menu just doing grayscale tweaks, and after that he spent another hour getting my convergence and geometry in good shape. After that, he checked every one of my inputs to make sure I had the correct user settings, and finished off by showing me some reference material and pointing out the improvements he had made - which he really didn't have to do at all, as the image was so much better than what I'd been used to I couldn't believe I was watching the same TV!

A few months afterward, I unfortunately messed up my screen and decided I needed a new set (hence why I joined AVS). I actually sent Gregg a few emails asking him for his opinion on some of the sets I was looking at, and to my surprise, Gregg was very responsive and gave me great advice. After that, I knew I wanted to have him come out and calibrate whatever new set I got - which turned out to be the Samsung DLP, which he came by and calibrated this past Monday.

Knowing the drill at this point, I spent a pleasurable two hours watching Gregg work (there was no screen to modify, lenses to clean, or convergence to fix, after all) and am quite happy with the job he did. There wasn't quite the WOW factor as when he fixed up my Hitachi - one of the reasons I got the Sammy was because of its reputation for good OOB performance - but there were definitely some improvements to be made, and it was nice to have him check all of my input devices to make sure their settings were correct.

I highly recommend Gregg Loewen - he's an incredibly knowledgeable and skilled calibrator who's also a good guy to hang around with for a few hours. I'm attaching the pre- and post-calibration reports he emailed me after each visit, so everybody can see for themselves what he was able to do.

Amazing! That was what my 151FD looked like after I had it calibrated by Robert Busch from the Bay Area CA . He was a man on a mission with a passion for what he does and some cool equipment to help him get there. We still had fun along the way. After he was done we sat and watched multiple movie scenes and also gave my new Elite SC-05 AVR a good workout! What a blast. He even took the time to help me tweak my speaker positions and levels. All I can say is wow. What an amazing TV and AVR combo.

As a side note, I faithfully followed the 150 hour DVD burn-in (Thanks Evangelo2!) and with the help of ControlCAL (Thanks Turbe!) I entered the D-Nice settings for ISF-Day and ISF-Night (Thanks D-Nice!). This was a welcomed improvement from where the TV was out of the box but the professional calibration squeezed a little more out of the gray scale and improved the picture in several other areas. I thought the professional calibration was worth the extra money (Thanks Robert!), especially since Robert also walked through all of my other equipment and made sure it was all setup right (which it wasn't! :eek: ).

Enjoy your set..I am!

Jeff Meier calibrated my Kuro Elite Pro 111-FD. Simply put, don't look anywhere else for a calibration. Jeff is superb! I can't imagine a better guy to do a calibration.

I was using the settings from Home Theater magazine's review, and the post-calibration picture was a huge improvement. I was skeptical about getting a calibration, thinking that since I relied on the magazine's settings I'd be fine, but Jeff pointed out the flaws and the end result was simply superb. Absolutely worth the price of the calibration. If you have any doubt at all whether a calibration is worthwhile, just do it. And don't bother going to anyone but Jeff. You'll be thrilled with the result. A former engineer, Jeff has a wealth of knowledge and I was 100% confident in his abilities. He loves audio and video, loves what he does, and it shows. It was such a fun, educational, fascinating experience.

He didn't calibrate my audio since I just use 2-channel, but when I upgrade to surround, I will absolutely hire Jeff to act as a consultant to help decide what equipment to buy, consult on room setup, and the do the video and audio calibration.

I am super anal about my electronics and picture quality, and I spent hours researching calibrators. I am absolutely thrilled I picked Jeff and can’t wait to work with him again.

Thank you, Jeff, for your terrific work.

David

It was my pleasure David.

Would it be reasonable to ask for the calibration profile file when the calibrator completes your calibration. That way if I needed to change something simple, brightness/contrast/sharpness, I could use my control cal?

TIA

Would it be reasonable to ask for the calibration profile file when the calibrator completes your calibration. That way if I needed to change something simple, brightness/contrast/sharpness, I could use my control cal?

TIA

ControlCAL can be used to Read/Get the current Control values for the ISFccc Memories. If you change the Contrast and/or Brightness Controls, you would most likely need to recheck/redo the calibration. You could change Controls like Pure Cinema and Sharpness as many ControlCAL users do. You could possibly write down the final settings for a ISFccc memory while your Calibrator is still there (for backup) - just talk to them and ask.

Joe Barnhart just recommended my calibrations from personal experience with his set on 2 different occasions, at post #5468 at this thread, with screenshots -


http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16533751&posted=1#post16533751


Mr Bob

I had the pleasure of having Mr Abrams calabrate my Samsung DLP the other night and I have nothing but positive things to say. David took time to answer all my questions and provide quite a few humerous stories of life on the road.

As to the calabration itself I couldn't be happier with my picture and David did a great job making sure all my components were set right and looking their best. I have a little bit of a older DLP, but see no reason to upgrade after David worked his magic.

David is a true professional and did a top rate job on my set and I encourge anyone looking to improve their picture quality to drop him a line.

BTW: I had the pleasure of introducing David to Little Hug juice drinks which I believe he is now a fan of :D

I had the pleasure of having Mr Abrams calabrate my Samsung DLP the other night and I have nothing but positive things to say.
It will help me if you post your report in the owner's thread for your model. Then I can add a link to that report in the list on post #2 for your model. Be sure to include the model of your Samsung DLP so that I get the link into the correct list.

It will help me if you post your report in the owner's thread for your model. Then I can add a link to that report in the list on post #2 for your model. Be sure to include the model of your Samsung DLP so that I get the link into the correct list.

Sorry about that. My model was HLR4266W and for a report all I have is a hard copy.

Sorry about that. My model was HLR4266W and for a report all I have is a hard copy.I've reposted your calibration report in the owner's thread for your model. A link to your report has been added to the RPTV (Post#1) list in this thread.

Samsung 1080p Owner's Thread --- HLRxxx8W DLP Models (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16642471#post16642471)

Enjoy. :)

I had Chris Eberle calibrate of Precision Video calibrate my Pioneer 5020FD and these are the results. Can anybody help me to understand how accurate it is and what it means. Thanks in advance. :confused:

I had Chris Eberle calibrate of Precision Video calibrate my Pioneer 5020FD and these are the results. Can anybody help me to understand how accurate it is and what it means. Thanks in advance. :confused:This thread isn't the best place to get the information you're looking for. Here is a forum where you should find a thread that's related to your question.

Display Calibration (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?f=139)

You should also check these two owner's threads that are related to your display.

The Official Pioneer 9G non-Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1034208)

The Official Pioneer 9G Kuro Settings/Issues Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1053444)

Back on 5/28/09 Gregg Loewen calibrated my 111. Prior to this I had just recently finished the break in period using the thumb drive files and then had been using D-Nice' general calibration. The display looked great but I work with color copiers and know the true value of calibrating those units for best picture reproduction. The same goes along with these displays.

Gregg calibrated 2 inputs (that is all I use) for Pure, ISF Night and Day. Out of the box and prior to using D-Nices calibration, both my better half and I thought it had a little too much red. The intial changes made pulled some red out, but Gregg pulled even more red out without my ever mentioning anything.

The final outcome was fantastic. HD Sports stations are amazing. At the time I had a Pioneer 51 BD player. I just returned that unit and replaced it with the Oppo 83. Gregg instructed me on how to adjust the contrast on the new player and poof, the display is perfect!! I just finshed watching Hellboy II and the reds in a movie that relies on a red character looked completely natural, not overpowering in any way. The next test will be The Dark Knight.

I opted for the Pioneer Elite over the Panasonic G10 series and then opted for Gregg over BB for calibrating. I do not regret either decision. You get what you pay for, and Gregg is defiantely at the top of this profession !!! He explained everything that he was doing and took the time to answer any questions that I had. He even continued helping after the visit to assist in the tweaking of the different BD player than the player that was here at the time. I would recomend him to anyone that is considering a calibration!!!!

I had Chris Eberle calibrate of Precision Video calibrate my Pioneer 5020FD and these are the results. Can anybody help me to understand how accurate it is and what it means. Thanks in advance. :confused:
Back on 5/28/09 Gregg Loewen calibrated my 111.
Thanks for your Reports :D

Gregg Loewen from LionAV was here yesterday to calibrate my Pioneer Elite. The only thing I can really say about the calibration is "WOW". It is nearly impossible to explain the difference between pure with D-Nice settings and an ISFccc calibration. The picture is so much brighter and everything is spot on. Plus the picture is no longer yellow and washed out!

Highly recommend Gregg for any of your calibration needs. Also quite the educational experience - everything was explained in great detail! Anyone who doesnt think there is a difference between normal calibration and ISFccc professional calibration is blind!

Very happy camper :)

I've been enjoying the professional ISF calibration on my Elite PRO-111FD for a few weeks now so I'm overdue in giving my report.

Gregg Loewen did my calibration and he did a great job. He arrived on time and was very professional and personable. He explained what he was doing and gladly answered all my questions.

The before and after results are stunning. The ISFccc Day/Night modes are a huge improvement. I use the ISF Night mode almost exclusively.

Everyone who has seen my TV is extremely impressed.

If anyone is on the fence about having their TV professionally calibrated -- just do it.

Gregg does not normally visit my area (San Antonio) so I feel honored to have had him do my calibration. I will use one of his affiliated partners (Doug Weil) who tours Texas when it comes time for a calibration tune-up.

Thanks Gregg!

Can you guys post your comments in the 9G Elite owner's thread. That will allow other owner's to have a better chance of reading your reports. The alternative is for me to repost them there, but I think it's better if you do it. ;)

The Official Pioneer 9G Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16655107#post16655107)

Gregg Loewen from LionAV was here yesterday to calibrate my Pioneer Elite. The only thing I can really say about the calibration is "WOW". It is nearly impossible to explain the difference between pure with D-Nice settings and an ISFccc calibration. The picture is so much brighter and everything is spot on. Plus the picture is no longer yellow and washed out!

Highly recommend Gregg for any of your calibration needs. Also quite the educational experience - everything was explained in great detail! Anyone who doesnt think there is a difference between normal calibration and ISFccc professional calibration is blind!

Very happy camper :)

psufan5 it would be great if you added your model information to your repost when you post it in the owner's thread. I'm not sure which generation your Elite is in.

I've been enjoying the professional ISF calibration on my Elite PRO-111FD for a few weeks now so I'm overdue in giving my report.

Gregg Loewen did my calibration and he did a great job. He arrived on time and was very professional and personable. He explained what he was doing and gladly answered all my questions.

The before and after results are stunning. The ISFccc Day/Night modes are a huge improvement. I use the ISF Night mode almost exclusively.

Everyone who has seen my TV is extremely impressed.

If anyone is on the fence about having their TV professionally calibrated -- just do it.

Gregg does not normally visit my area (San Antonio) so I feel honored to have had him do my calibration. I will use one of his affiliated partners (Doug Weil) who tours Texas when it comes time for a calibration tune-up.

Thanks Gregg!

Back on 5/28/09 Gregg Loewen calibrated my 111. Prior to this I had just recently finished the break in period using the thumb drive files and then had been using D-Nice' general calibration. The display looked great but I work with color copiers and know the true value of calibrating those units for best picture reproduction. The same goes along with these displays.

Gregg calibrated 2 inputs (that is all I use) for Pure, ISF Night and Day. Out of the box and prior to using D-Nices calibration, both my better half and I thought it had a little too much red. The intial changes made pulled some red out, but Gregg pulled even more red out without my ever mentioning anything.

The final outcome was fantastic. HD Sports stations are amazing. At the time I had a Pioneer 51 BD player. I just returned that unit and replaced it with the Oppo 83. Gregg instructed me on how to adjust the contrast on the new player and poof, the display is perfect!! I just finshed watching Hellboy II and the reds in a movie that relies on a red character looked completely natural, not overpowering in any way. The next test will be The Dark Knight.

I opted for the Pioneer Elite over the Panasonic G10 series and then opted for Gregg over BB for calibrating. I do not regret either decision. You get what you pay for, and Gregg is defiantely at the top of this profession !!! He explained everything that he was doing and took the time to answer any questions that I had. He even continued helping after the visit to assist in the tweaking of the different BD player than the player that was here at the time. I would recomend him to anyone that is considering a calibration!!!!



Enjoy. :D

hi guys

HTWaits, PSU has an Elite 111...

Kind of funny how all 3 of these were 111s.

Can you guys post your comments in the 9G Elite owner's thread. That will allow other owner's to have a better chance of reading your reports. The alternative is for me to repost them there, but I think it's better if you do it. ;)I've reposted your calibration reports in the owner's thread for your displays.

Lil4cyl just reviewed my repair work on saving his CRT Pioneer Elite 610 in post 1858 at this thread -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16689678#post16689678


b

Could you please link this review to the first page. I noticed that you wanted people placing them in their owners threads so I hope this is how you want to do it.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16692654#post16692654

Could you please link this review to the first page.Thanks for the heads-up. I've included your report in the flat panel LCD list on page two.

Thanks for the heads-up. I've included your report in the flat panel LCD list on page two.

htwaits,

Thanks for all that you have done putting these calibration reviews together in an easy way to find and read it. I would have not hire someone just from reading through this thread but you make it easy to do so. Here is my review on my calibration experience.


Hello Everyone,

I recently had my 151fd Elite and HT sound calibrated by Jeff Meier (UMR) from Accu Cal. For those who seen my posts know that I am know very little to talk technical in term of audio and video. So I am just going to share my calibration experience from someone who wants the best and enjoy reading about home theater. I have no knowledge or have heard of anyone calibrating their tv or audio before reading this forum, so to hire someone just from reading this forum to calibrate our tv and HT system is very different for us.

From reading this forum I have already had a positive bias that Jeff would be a great person to calibrate our tv especially with his audio expertise. Knowing that I want to tempt my enthusiasm and report from what I have seen. Jeff spent approximately 5.5 hrs on calibrating our tv and audio (3 hrs on isf night and day to all 3 inputs and 1.5 hrs on audio).

Video Experience:
I have to say that seeing the Elite in ISF Modes really reinforce that the Elite is truly an amazing display. The colors are so rich and the picture is just amazing to look at. Since my family watch a lot of foreign music sd dvd, I have to put it in as a test. I thanks Jeff for putting up with that.

Audio Experience:
I don’t know much about audio but I do know that my HT sound just does not sound good. Before this audio calibration, my HT sound was ok and it was just sound to me and I did not really enjoy it as much. Obviously, my HT system need a lot or should I say everything fixed or adjusted. After Jeff calibrated our audio, I can actually say that this is what HT system should sound like or like I was in the movie theater.

Again I want to thank Jeff for coming to our house and calibrate our tv and sound system. I will definitely ask Jeff to come back if and when we get a dedicate space for a home theater instead of a man cave. Jeff is highly regards here in this forum and I would recommend Jeff to anyone who is looking to get not only their TV but also HT system calibrated.

Djones18 has just reviewed some of the results of my last couple of years of work on getting the word out about how to save your Pioneer Elite CRT 510/610/710 and some of the 520/620/720s from being damaged by the badly factory soldered PS board at post 1866 in this thread, with suggestions from him about parameters that could use being looked at, in so doing -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16697137#post16697137


Mr Bob

I just recently had the pleasure of having my Pioneer Elite Pro 111-FD calibrated by SierraMikeBravo (Shawn Byrne). Its been approximately one week, and wow, I could not be happier with the results.

Shawn was extremely knowledgeable and friendly. I spent the entire time while he was calibrating asking him questions and getting advice on future components. After finishing the calibration, he fired up my blu-ray player and calibrated it to the set.

I would highly recommend Shawn to anyone out there thinking about getting their Elite's calibrated. The picture is just amazing. I really seem disappointed going to the movie theaters since I've got something at home thats better.

I just recently had the pleasure of having my Pioneer Elite Pro 111-FD calibrated by SierraMikeBravo (Shawn Byrne).The best place to post your calibration report is in the owner's thread for your display.

The Official Pioneer 9G Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1039269)

That way more Elite Kuro owners will be able to read about your calibration.

Enjoy. :)

Russell, it was my pleasure to serve you!

Htwaits

I went ahead and posted the link in the Pioneer thread. If you would be so ind as to list it, it would be very much appreciated!

Thanks

Russell, it was my pleasure to serve you!

Htwaits

I went ahead and posted the link in the Pioneer thread. If you would be so ind as to list it, it would be very much appreciated!

ThanksDone. :)

I think it's more effective to have the owner's report posted in the owner's thread for their model. Maybe you could use the edit command to include tamuags08's comments with the link that you posted.

Just take a look at the forum thread that my signature links to for a lot of reviews of my work. If you live in Columbus, OH or vicinity, just give me a buzz.

Just take a look at the forum thread that my signature links to for a lot of reviews of my work. If you live in Columbus, OH or vicinity, just give me a buzz.This thread is intended to collect links to AVS owner's reports about their reaction to having their displays professionally calibrated.

Your post might be more effective here:

ISF Calibrators, where are you located? Please post here! (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=586330)

This thread is intended to collect links to AVS owner's reports about their reaction to having their displays professionally calibrated.

Your post might be more effective here:

ISF Calibrators, where are you located? Please post here! (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=586330)

Actually, that thread has tons of reports. But here is one specifically in AVSForum. :D

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16591627&highlight=#post16591627

Actually, that thread has tons of reports. I'm sure it does but I'm only collecting reports that are posted at AVS.


But here is one specifically in AVSForum. :D

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16591627&highlight=#post16591627I added rdorman's report that he posted in the owner's thread for his model. I also posted a thank you to him for his post.

Official 2008 Samsung HL61A750/HL67A750 LED DLP Settings and Calibration Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16407669&highlight=#post16407669)

Thanks for the heads up. I'm not able to read all the display threads where calibration reports get posted.

Kudzuatl just reviewed my phone coaching in post #1879 in this thread

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16738990#post16738990

This was for convergence errors at his side edges and for a dim, undynamic, blah picture. He now says his picture looks great, after the phone session and the work I directed him to do, during it.

Of course this was only the tip of the potential calibration iceberg we coulda gotten into, but he's happy with his pic again, anyway...

:p

Mr Bob

I had the pleasure of having Mr Abrams calabrate my Samsung DLP the other night and I have nothing but positive things to say. David took time to answer all my questions and provide quite a few humerous stories of life on the road.

As to the calabration itself I couldn't be happier with my picture and David did a great job making sure all my components were set right and looking their best. I have a little bit of a older DLP, but see no reason to upgrade after David worked his magic.

David is a true professional and did a top rate job on my set and I encourge anyone looking to improve their picture quality to drop him a line.

BTW: I had the pleasure of introducing David to Little Hug juice drinks which I believe he is now a fan of :D

Hello factorz,

It was a pleasure meeting you and working on your display! Thank you for the hug juice - it was quite a treat. :) I look forward to seeing you on my next tour!

Good Pictures!

Dave

Yesterday i had my pioneer 6020 calib. by david abrams of L.A. based AVICAL.
the calib.was this year's birthday gift to myself. i'm a noobie at this home theater stuff,and was a skeptic about the merits of a pro. calib.
well i'm a skeptic no longer! david is good. david is a true pro.,and expert in his field. he does'nt just tell you what he's doing,but also explains it and shows you. which is real important for someone with my limited knowledge of home theater. WOW the picture on my 6020 now is simply stunning! the 3-d look of the picture ,and details i've not noticed before , and lifelike color's just stunning. i highly recommend david abrams to anyone thinking about having their display calib. thanks david for the gift that keeps on giving.

clipper57,

Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure meeting you and not only did you learn a little bit about video, but you gave me some great insight into my next car purchase - so thank YOU! :)

Good Pictures!

Dave

Looking for calibration zip 60047

Looking for calibration zip 60047mperritano, I'm going to be in the Chicago area next week. Shoot me an private message with a phone number where I can reach you if you'd like to know more.

If next week doesn't work for you, I travel to Chicago roughly every 4-6 weeks, depending on demand.

JayPSU report on my calibration of his LN-T4065f:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16757168#post16757168

JayPSU report on my calibration of his LN-T4065f:

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16757168#post16757168Thanks for the link.

This has been helpfull. I have cancelled my calibration appointment from best buy and have set up an appnt with a profesional calibrator. I believe that is the correct way to go.

Do professional calibrators install the ISF patch on the Pioneer 500M?

Or is that against policy?

Jim

Looking for ISF Calibration in Tucson,Arizona...

Do professional calibrators install the ISF patch on the Pioneer 500M?

Or is that against policy?

Jim
According to ControlCal “the owner must apply the patch”.
There is warranty risk and you have to sign agreement with ControlCal.
I can calibrate Patched KRP-M's, but (as today) I am reluctant to install patch myself.

Regards

Looking for ISF Calibration in Tucson,Arizona...
Contact Lee at http://www.advancedaudiovisual.tv/
He is in Phoenix, but .....

According to ControlCal “the owner must apply the patch”.
There is warranty risk and you have to sign agreement with ControlCal.
I can calibrate Patched KRP-M's, but (as today) I am reluctant to install patch myself.

Regards

Thanks for the answer.

Have a great 4th.

Jim

Edit to remove. Double post.

Looking for someone to calibrate my Samsung DLP, I just put a new bulb in it.
I am located in Zip 91342 Sylmar, CA

MV

Looking for someone to calibrate my Samsung DLP, I just put a new bulb in it.
I am located in Zip 91342 Sylmar, CA

MV

You have a PM :)

RayJr

Edit to remove. Double post.

You can delete any post, y'know, it's all there in the Go Advanced...

;)


b

want to thank RayJr for doing a great job on my Samsung DLP RPTV.
I had just put a new bulb in the TV about 100+ hours ago, and wanted to make sure that it was working at 100% of it potential. I posted on here looking for someone to calibrate my TV and RayJr replied. After a PM and a phone call we settled on him coming by and doing the job Friday evening. RayJr got here right at the time we had discussed and got right to work. I was very impressed with his knowledge of my TV, and then RayJr told me that he has basically the same display and was very familiar with it. RayJr was really good about explaining everything he was doing and why, as well as answering all my questions. When he was done the TV looked amazing, far more natural then I ever remember it ever looking. He also made adjustments to my Blu-ray player and my Denon receiver that not only improved the picture but also improved the audio. I will say that RayJr’s knowledge and understanding of video as well as audio is very impressive and well worth a visit to tuneup your system. I think the slogan on his card says it best “SEE & HEAR your systems full potential”

Thanks RayJr

MV

want to thank RayJr for doing a great job on my Samsung DLP RPTV.Can you repost your comments in the owner's thread for your model display? It would be a help if you add the model to your report.

Thanks. :)

Thanks RayJr

MV

You are welcome Mark :)

As for the display model it was a Samsung HL-R 67"

Enjoy

RayJr

I've reposted MV349's report in the owner's thread and included a link to that repost in the RPTV (Post#1) list.

Samsung 1080p Owner's Thread --- HLRxxx8W DLP Models (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16812311#post16812311)

I've reposted MV349's report in the owner's thread and included a link to that repost in the RPTV (Post#1) list.

Samsung 1080p Owner's Thread --- HLRxxx8W DLP Models (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16812311#post16812311)

Thank You for coping the post over there.

MV

Thank You for coping the post over there.

MVPor nada. :)

I just had my Pro-111FD calibrated by Chad B. His responses to my emails were quick and very helpful. Neither of us could find another customer in my area to do a cal for, so I paid him extra to entice him to come out just for me. Which he did after some hesitation since he doesn't like to charge travel expenses apparently. My friend also wanted to have an audio system calibrated, but backed out on me, so Chad was kind enough to do my audio to give me the best value since I was covering what my friend stiffed him for.

Going by the threads I've read he did everything that he's supposed to for the TV. When he got done with the TV and started on the audio, I'd have to say I was a touch disappointed when I put Cars in. It didn't seem to look a lot different. I'd read a lot of reviews and everyone raved about what ISF calibrations did for Kuros, and I wasn't seeing what other people were talking about. But please keep reading, there is a happy ending.

But Chad had said he would do as much as possible for my audio since I was paying extra for his trip, and this was the first place I saw his work really really shine. He spent a good two or three hours working on my audio. He took measurements and painstakenly adjusted each speaker individually. And when he was done it sounded fantastic! I took his advice when he first got there and ran out to buy a receiver, a Pioneer VSX03TXH, since mine didn't have HDMI. And his knowledge of Pioneer receivers was impressive. My speakers are the cheapest Infinity's you can buy, the Primus. But he made my home theater absolutely shine, I've never had a HT system that sounds like mine does now. He brought out highs and lows from the speakers that I didn't think were possible. Well worth it.

After Chad left I watched a lot of The Dark Knight and I started to realize that the TV looked good. The purples in the Joker's suit had a more vivid color than I had ever seen and I was impressed. After that I tossed in my copy of The Lion King SE on DVD. I'd have to say that TLK has never ever looked as good as it does now. The colors are vivid and simply stunning. Even my wife commented that it looked good. And if the wife can notice a difference and says it looks good, I think that says a lot. There seems to be more detail in scenes that wasn't there before. I'm sure the more movies I watch, the more I will appreciate the work he did on my Kuro. I would ask him back for my next calibration in a heartbeat.

Speedys123

I just had my Pro-111FD calibrated by Chad B.I've reposted your report in the owner's thread for your model display. Thanks for the report. A link to the copy in the owner's thread has been added to the flat panel (Post#2) list at the begining of this thread.

The Official Pioneer 9G Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=16888961&posted=1#post16888961)

Anyone know a calibrator in the Annapolis, Maryland area?

Shawn Byrne (lives in Topeka, KS but covers the Kansas City metro area as well as Lawrence, KS) just left my house after spending 6hrs calibrating a Pioneer 111FD and a Pioneer 6020. I highly recommend him.

Shawn was incredibly professional. He was friendly, courteous and patient with my continuing questions.

I thought my sets looked terrific before but they look INCREDIBLE now. I was just sitting in my basement watching the Redsox (via DirecTV) play on my 6020 and was amazed at how awesome the picture looked. In particular, the Whites all looked much sharper with more "pop".

The 111FD took about 4.5hrs and the initial readings showed my TV being pretty far off of the reference values. After all the calibrating the colors are amazing and the grey scale is perfect. Shawn activated the ISF-day, Night and Auto modes and calibrated all of them.

The 6020 was easier (and only took about 1.5hrs) as it doesn't have the ISF modes. There is definitely a difference on black levels between the 111FD and the 6020 but the 6020 still looked terrific after calibration.

I could go on and on but suffice it to say that Shawn was excellent and I highly recommend his services.

Thank you Shawn

Shawn Byrne (lives in Topeka, KS but covers the Kansas City metro area as well as Lawrence, KS) just left my house after spending 6hrs calibrating a Pioneer 111FD and a Pioneer 6020. It would be great for Shawn, and other owner's of your models if you copied your report, and then posted it in the appropriate owner's threads. Then I can add links in the lists that are in post # 2 of this thread.

For your 111.
The Official Pioneer 9G Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1039269)

For your 6020.
The Official Pioneer 9G non-Elite KURO Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1034208)

If you're not able to do that, I will repost for you after a couple of days.

Enjoy. :)

I was asked by a friend how my calibrations went - done just last Saturday by Rayjr. Here was my answer: (BTW, Ray was meticulous, both explained carefully and showed key points to understand, documented the before and after charts for me, and noted key settings - as we found there was no saving after my neighborhood had a power outage in the middle of things!)

It went VERY well. I had to wait for Sunday's Tru Blood, that is where my most focused attention has been and it is a great source. The panels were good before, but now they and the show, almost follows Ansel Adams 9 (?) steps of white to black...with a lot of red. And definitely I see a difference.

Blacks are blacker. Before the blue was 20% overdriven, Red 12% underdriven so whites are whiter - even as the lumen level came down a bit. When it gets a white signal, no matter the white, it is not skewed anymore. No soft pinks, or cool blues. Noticeably whites stay neutral white.

The before and after charts were quite a sight to see, given there is really not a lot of adjustments (and those were subtly tweaked).
Each of R G B Low (about 30% brightness), R B G high (about 60% brightness) sets the gray level.
Contrast and Brightness for black and white level.
Color, and finally gamma - which is like an accelation of brightness.
(did I miss something?)

But the combos of all that make quite a difference.
And there was the turning off of most all other auto-filters, NRs etc.

Then....Rayjr set a Pure mode, Movie mode and standard mode. Pure being correct, and each of the others slightly tweaked brighter. But in my tests, I'm already calibrated to pure. And predominantly stay there - it is just SO perfect. Though I have to say with Beowulf, the gold dragon lit up beautifully with the brighter modes.

This all after I used my calibration disc. It only gets you white level, black level and color level. You need a spectrometer or similar and that feeds a laptop which drives a signal generator. All calibrated, to get the colors in line.
He also pointed out the color tint to the gray scale before adjustment and lack of it after. Once pointed out, it's distinct.

Less obvious, but noticeable is the utter detail that was being masked. Native film grain, facial complexsion, textures all are better - as is of course, color. I didn't think I would notice so much...and the more I watched the more I realized how much better it was.

So all in all, I would definitely say that calibration is of high value, and that Rayjr did an excellent job. As with the above, I have been suggesting him and calibration to all my plasma oriented friends (the LCD group don't seem to notice very much at all!).

Shawn Byrne (lives in Topeka, KS but covers the Kansas City metro area as well as Lawrence, KS) just left my house after spending 6hrs calibrating a Pioneer 111FD and a Pioneer 6020. I highly recommend him.Thanks for posting your report in the Kuro threads. I'll add them to the lists.

I was asked by a friend how my calibrations went - done just last Saturday by Rayjr.It would be great for Rayjr, and other owner's of your model if you copied your report, and then posted it in the appropriate owner's threads. Then I can add links in the lists that are in post # 2 of this thread.

The Official Pioneer 9G North American KRP-500M / KRP-600M Owner's Discussion Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1102574)

If you're not able to do that, I will repost for you after a couple of days.

Enjoy. :)

Was going to do that, but the owners thread is now closed. Any other recomendations? - and BTW, feel free to copy it if you want to. Not copywrited! Thanks, steve

Was going to do that, but the owners thread is now closed. Any other recomendations? - and BTW, feel free to copy it if you want to. Not copywrited! Thanks, steveIt's better from you. There's a part two. I haven't read either one.

The Official Pioneer 9G North American KRP-500M / KRP-600M Owner's Discussion Pt. II (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1162100&highlight=600m)

Done! Thanks.

Done! Thanks.Also done. Thanks.

I was asked by a friend how my calibrations went - done just last Saturday by Rayjr. Here was my answer: (BTW, Ray was meticulous, both explained carefully and showed key points to understand, documented the before and after charts for me, and noted key settings - as we found there was no saving after my neighborhood had a power outage in the middle of things!)

It went VERY well. I had to wait for Sunday's Tru Blood, that is where my most focused attention has been and it is a great source. The panels were good before, but now they and the show, almost follows Ansel Adams 9 (?) steps of white to black...with a lot of red. And definitely I see a difference.

Blacks are blacker. Before the blue was 20% overdriven, Red 12% underdriven so whites are whiter - even as the lumen level came down a bit. When it gets a white signal, no matter the white, it is not skewed anymore. No soft pinks, or cool blues. Noticeably whites stay neutral white.

The before and after charts were quite a sight to see, given there is really not a lot of adjustments (and those were subtly tweaked).
Each of R G B Low (about 30% brightness), R B G high (about 60% brightness) sets the gray level.
Contrast and Brightness for black and white level.
Color, and finally gamma - which is like an accelation of brightness.
(did I miss something?)

But the combos of all that make quite a difference.
And there was the turning off of most all other auto-filters, NRs etc.

Then....Rayjr set a Pure mode, Movie mode and standard mode. Pure being correct, and each of the others slightly tweaked brighter. But in my tests, I'm already calibrated to pure. And predominantly stay there - it is just SO perfect. Though I have to say with Beowulf, the gold dragon lit up beautifully with the brighter modes.

This all after I used my calibration disc. It only gets you white level, black level and color level. You need a spectrometer or similar and that feeds a laptop which drives a signal generator. All calibrated, to get the colors in line.
He also pointed out the color tint to the gray scale before adjustment and lack of it after. Once pointed out, it's distinct.

Less obvious, but noticeable is the utter detail that was being masked. Native film grain, facial complexsion, textures all are better - as is of course, color. I didn't think I would notice so much...and the more I watched the more I realized how much better it was.

So all in all, I would definitely say that calibration is of high value, and that Rayjr did an excellent job. As with the above, I have been suggesting him and calibration to all my plasma oriented friends (the LCD group don't seem to notice very much at all!).

Steve,
Thank you for the review. and I hope you are enjoying both your displays.

RayJr

I had Gregg Loewen from LionAV calibrate my Samsung pn58b860 this weekened. I would like to say that Gregg was very professional and took his time to explain everything he was doing as he calibrated my TV. He was very informative and answered all my questions. I would recommend Gregg to anyone thinking of calibrating their set. The results, after watching a few blu-ray movies, I can say that the picture quality is definitely improved!!! I have attached the calibration results.

149389

149390

149391

I also had Gregg Loewen from Lion AV come out and calibrate my Panasonic 54V10. I am very pleased with the results from Greg's calibration. The V10 has a great picture out of the box but I was amazed at how much better the image looks now. The image is sharper the blacks deeper without losing shadow detail and the colors are richer than before. Greg was very professional and explained everything he was doing. He made sure I understood and he didn't pack up until everything was as close to perfect as possible with the TV. I don't think he likes the V10 remote too much but that's Panasonics fault for switching the buttons around on the new models.:D I would recommend Greg in a second for anyone considering having their TV calibrated and complete. I say complete because if you don't have a calibration done by a real pro then you are not getting the full experience.

Thanks again Greg.

Chris Simon

One more....I also had my set calibrated by Gregg with LionAV this past weekend. He was able to stop by a day early due to a cancellation. He explained everything he was doing, and why he was doing it. I learned quite a bit from this experience. My slight red push is gone, and everything just seems clearer. Even my wife (who does not have the best vision) noticed that it has a crisper, more clear image. I couldn't be happier with the results. I thought I had a decent picture before, but now I know that I am getting the best picture that my set can provide. To me, thats what a calibration is all about. Money well spent. I highly recommend Gregg and LionAV if your looking into getting your set calibrated.

Andy J

Craig Paffhausen-- Seems like a great guy but may not have the newest technology out there. He is ISF certified and calibrating in Western Michigan, if you have had experience with him good or bad please PM me and let me know! Thanks!

I live in the philly area and I'll be needing someone to calibrate the tv that I will be purchasing (Panasonic TC-P65V10 plasma). I haven't received it yet, but I just thought I'd put this out here now to see if anyone has any recommendations.

I'll probably need the calibration some time in the October timeframe. (Will also have a friend that lives next door that will need calibration for his 60" Pio)

Thanks.

I also had Gregg Loewen from Lion AV come out and calibrate my Panasonic 54V10.I reposted your comments in the owner's thread for your model.

Panasonic V10 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17000709&posted=1#post17000709)

Hey folks. Yesterday, Ken Whitcomb (AVS member D6500Ken) calibrated my 40 inch Samsung LCD (LNT-4061F). I just wanted to post about my experience.

He was very professional, and very timely. His knowledge of his craft was very impressive, and he was very open and communicative about the entire process. I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an improved picture.

It was worth every penny, and I am very happy with how blu-rays look on my set now! You'll definitely be pleased too!

want to thank RayJr for doing a great job on my Samsung DLP RPTV.
I had just put a new bulb in the TV about 100+ hours ago, and wanted to make sure that it was working at 100% of it potential. I posted on here looking for someone to calibrate my TV and RayJr replied. After a PM and a phone call we settled on him coming by and doing the job Friday evening. RayJr got here right at the time we had discussed and got right to work. I was very impressed with his knowledge of my TV, and then RayJr told me that he has basically the same display and was very familiar with it. RayJr was really good about explaining everything he was doing and why, as well as answering all my questions. When he was done the TV looked amazing, far more natural then I ever remember it ever looking. He also made adjustments to my Blu-ray player and my Denon receiver that not only improved the picture but also improved the audio. I will say that RayJr’s knowledge and understanding of video as well as audio is very impressive and well worth a visit to tuneup your system. I think the slogan on his card says it best “SEE & HEAR your systems full potential”

Thanks RayJr

MV

I was asked by a friend how my calibrations went - done just last Saturday by Rayjr. Here was my answer: (BTW, Ray was meticulous, both explained carefully and showed key points to understand, documented the before and after charts for me, and noted key settings - as we found there was no saving after my neighborhood had a power outage in the middle of things!)

It went VERY well. I had to wait for Sunday's Tru Blood, that is where my most focused attention has been and it is a great source. The panels were good before, but now they and the show, almost follows Ansel Adams 9 (?) steps of white to black...with a lot of red. And definitely I see a difference.

Blacks are blacker. Before the blue was 20% overdriven, Red 12% underdriven so whites are whiter - even as the lumen level came down a bit. When it gets a white signal, no matter the white, it is not skewed anymore. No soft pinks, or cool blues. Noticeably whites stay neutral white.

The before and after charts were quite a sight to see, given there is really not a lot of adjustments (and those were subtly tweaked).
Each of R G B Low (about 30% brightness), R B G high (about 60% brightness) sets the gray level.
Contrast and Brightness for black and white level.
Color, and finally gamma - which is like an accelation of brightness.
(did I miss something?)

But the combos of all that make quite a difference.
And there was the turning off of most all other auto-filters, NRs etc.

Then....Rayjr set a Pure mode, Movie mode and standard mode. Pure being correct, and each of the others slightly tweaked brighter. But in my tests, I'm already calibrated to pure. And predominantly stay there - it is just SO perfect. Though I have to say with Beowulf, the gold dragon lit up beautifully with the brighter modes.

This all after I used my calibration disc. It only gets you white level, black level and color level. You need a spectrometer or similar and that feeds a laptop which drives a signal generator. All calibrated, to get the colors in line.
He also pointed out the color tint to the gray scale before adjustment and lack of it after. Once pointed out, it's distinct.

Less obvious, but noticeable is the utter detail that was being masked. Native film grain, facial complexsion, textures all are better - as is of course, color. I didn't think I would notice so much...and the more I watched the more I realized how much better it was.

So all in all, I would definitely say that calibration is of high value, and that Rayjr did an excellent job. As with the above, I have been suggesting him and calibration to all my plasma oriented friends (the LCD group don't seem to notice very much at all!).

Mark and Steve,
Contact me about special pricing I am offering on Adyssey Pro audio calibration.

Later
RayJr

The calibration was performed by David Abrams from Avical on his most recent tour through the Rocky Mountain region. The difference is literally night and day to me. It's so good, I want to re-watch my entire Bluray collection (and so I have started to). Colors truly "pop" from the screen, and the "muddy" look of THX mode in the Panny is no longer an annoyance. Everything looks simply better and way more realistic to the eye.

Additionally, David was an absolute pleasure to work with. He is extremely experienced and knowledgable, but remains a very down-to-earth guy. A great experience and worth every penny. Thanks again to Avical and David Abrams. If anyone wants to know more feel free to PM me. I highly recommend David's service!

The calibration was performed by David Abrams from Avical on his most recent tour through the Rocky Mountain region.Thanks for your calibration report. I've reposted it where other owner's of your model will have a better chance to read it.

New Panasonic THX Certified 42PZ800U, 46PZ800U, and 50PZ800U Thread! (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17049198#post17049198)

I live in the philly area and I'll be needing someone to calibrate the tv that I will be purchasing (Panasonic TC-P65V10 plasma). I haven't received it yet, but I just thought I'd put this out here now to see if anyone has any recommendations.

I'll probably need the calibration some time in the October timeframe. (Will also have a friend that lives next door that will need calibration for his 60" Pio)

Thanks.

Hello crockmonkey,

We regularly service your area and would be happy to assist you with your upcoming display calibration. For more information, please visit www.avical.com or feel free to contact me directly at dave@avical.com.

Good Pictures!

Dave

The calibration was performed by David Abrams from Avical on his most recent tour through the Rocky Mountain region. The difference is literally night and day to me. It's so good, I want to re-watch my entire Bluray collection (and so I have started to). Colors truly "pop" from the screen, and the "muddy" look of THX mode in the Panny is no longer an annoyance. Everything looks simply better and way more realistic to the eye.

Additionally, David was an absolute pleasure to work with. He is extremely experienced and knowledgable, but remains a very down-to-earth guy. A great experience and worth every penny. Thanks again to Avical and David Abrams. If anyone wants to know more feel free to PM me. I highly recommend David's service!

Hello Chipless,

Thank you for the kind words, I am thrilled to hear that you are enjoying your newly calibrated display. It was a pleasure meeting you and discussing the intricacies of your upcoming profession. :-)

Please keep in touch!

Good Pictures!

Dave

Do professional calibrators install the ISF patch on the Pioneer 500M?

Or is that against policy?

Jim

Hello Jim_In_Boston,

Not every calibrator will install the ISF Patch, but there are a few companies I believe that currently installing the patch and performing the calibration - we are one of those companies. ;)

For more details feel free to contact me at dave@avical.com.

Good Pictures!

Dave

Robert Busch came down from Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago to calibrate my new Pioneer Elite monitor, which was manufactured in November of 2008. We hadn't seen each other since he calibrated my Hitachi 42HDT55 six years ago, and I had no hesitation in calling him back after the great results on that now ancient set; it's currently in service upstairs in our guest bedroom.

I ran Evangelo's break-in DVD for 150 hours and put several additional weeks of normal operation on the panel to stabilize it before calling Robert. When he arrived, it showed just under 800 hours on the clock. I had also enabled the ISF modes with ControlCal, loaded Pure mode with D-Nice's settings for the KPR-500M, and tweaked the black, white, tint, & color levels in Pure using AVSHSD, S&M, and the blue only menu option. All viewing of our HR10-250, HR20s, and 051FD was in Pure mode through one HDMI input via an Octava 4x1 switch. I thought it looked pretty good for an amateur setup. I was right - it was pretty good, for an amateur. I had no clue how much better it would be when he was done.

Robert spent six hours dialing in Pure, ISF Day, and ISF Night modes - sorting out the color temperature, gray scale, white & black levels, etc., and porting those settings to all four HDMI inputs. He said my panel had more red push than he had seen on the other 101FDs he had calibrated, but that there was nothing else unusual about the settings. The resulting improvement to pq in Pure mode was quite noticeable - but we don't watch Pure mode at all any more, because ISF Day & ISF Night are so spectacular. Robert told me that the equations used to calculate the pixel values in ISF mode are different from the other modes, and that's the reason for the increased clarity and depth when ISF is enabled and calibrated. It's truly like lifting a curtain from in front of the picture. The differences now visible in the pq of various disks in my Blu-Ray collection are startling. Both my wife, who doesn't see very well, and our daughter, who is skeptical of everything, made unsolicited comments on how gorgeous the panel is after proper calibration. The peak output in Night mode came in at 46 FL and Day Mode at 52 FL.

By the end of the day, Robert hadn't yet set up Movie mode for B&W film or evaluated Pure Cinema modes; both of these tasks were part of the scope of work set when we agreed on the price. He said that he would come back and finish the job, without requesting any fee increase. Two days later, he spent another 2 1/2 hours setting Movie mode for 5400K and looking at de-interlacing cadences in S&M. There appears to be no edge adaptive interlacing in the 101FD; after looking at the cadence sequences in the source adaptive section, we chose Standard mode for the Pure Cinema setting, and I set my D* DVRs to 1080i output and the Pioneer BDP to Auto. These choices give good results with almost all the content I've watched and require minimal horsing around with the controls. I also asked Robert to drop the white level in ISF Night a bit, as it was too bright for night viewing, even with a fair amount of room lighting - way too much pupil activity going on. In Day mode, the massive amounts of sunlight in my den are no problem at all.

Now I have a display that is far superior to what I saw at Magnolia - a 111FD that set me back on my heels and convinced me I had to have a 9G Elite. And my wife says it was worth the price of the calibration just to have a display that I can't tweak with the remote.

Anyone who has one of these displays and doesn't spring for a pro cal is missing much of the performance engineered into it. Tell the wife that the TV won't be adjustable with the remote once it's calibrated - maybe that will seal the deal.


regards, billb....

Robert Busch came down from Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago to calibrate my new Pioneer Elite monitor,

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we don't watch Pure mode at all any more, because ISF Day & ISF Night are so spectacular.

Thanks for your Report :D

Robert Busch came down from Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago to calibrate my new Pioneer Elite monitor, which was manufactured in November of 2008. Hi Bill,

If you repost your calibration report in the owner's thread for your model, it will give other owners a better chance to read it.

Hello Jim_In_Boston,

Not every calibrator will install the ISF Patch, but there are a few companies I believe that currently installing the patch and performing the calibration - we are one of those companies. ;)
Dave

Hi David
Isn't it against agreements with Shawn? As far as I know he stated clearly, that the patch isn't for us, professional calibrators, but for owners only.

Regards

Robert Busch came down from Santa Rosa a couple of weeks ago to calibrate my new Pioneer Elite monitor...............,

Robert spent six hours dialing in Pure, ISF Day, and ISF Night modes - .........................
I was wonder why I always spent 4÷7 hour on the set when some calibrators claim that they do it in two hours......
I see that I am not the only crazy guy who wants absolute perfection. Good job Robert, good job.
When you do something, do it perfect or don't do it at all.
regards, billb....
Good report, bbroach

Best Regards

Hi David
Isn't it against agreements with Shawn? As far as I know he stated clearly, that the patch isn't for us, professional calibrators, but for owners only.

Regards

Hello Zygmunt,

The patch MUST be purchased for by the customer; however, if the customer has legally obtained the patch and the calibrator has an agreement with ControlCAL they are able to perform the installation with the customer's patch. My understanding is that it is at our discretion.

Regards,

Dave

The patch MUST be purchased for by the customer; however, if the customer has legally obtained the patch and the calibrator has an agreement with ControlCAL they are able to perform the installation with the customer's patch. My understanding is that it is at our discretion.


This is how I am doing it.

Hello Zygmunt,

The patch MUST be purchased for by the customer; however, if the customer has legally obtained the patch and the calibrator has an agreement with ControlCAL they are able to perform the installation with the customer's patch. My understanding is that it is at our discretion.

Regards,

Dave
Thanks David.
I just got confirmation from ControlCal that we can do it, to help our clients.

Thanks David.
I just got confirmation from ControlCal that we can do it, to help our clients.

:)

Robert told me that the equations used to calculate the pixel values in ISF mode are different from the other modes, and that's the reason for the increased clarity and depth when ISF is enabled and calibrated.
Would someone mind explaining this? I don't remember reading about this before purchasing my PRO-111FD. A technical explanation would be ideal.

Would someone mind explaining this? I don't remember reading about this before purchasing my PRO-111FD. A technical explanation would be ideal.This discussion should be in the 9G Calibration thread. :)

Hello,

Just reading the comments. I've got my ISF calibration due in a few weeks and I just had some quick questions:

- How long would I expect the calibrator to take to perform his work?
- The store representative where I am getting the calibration done informed me to make sure to run the TV for at least 100 hours; but is this really enough?
- I noticed in some of the comments that some of you ran DVDs or other special tests before the calibration; I do not believe I have gotten such pre-testing done -- should I inform the representative to see if this is worthwhile? Or is this a manditory part of a legitmate ISF calibration?

Thanks for your help.

Sorry, I forgot to mention in the last post; how much did you pay for your ISF calibration? I paid only $99 as part of a special promotion but the actual cost was regularily $299 -- Is this a typical cost of a good calibration?

Thanks for your help.

Sorry, I forgot to mention in the last post; how much did you pay for your ISF calibration? I paid only $99 as part of a special promotion but the actual cost was regularily $299 -- Is this a typical cost of a good calibration?

Thanks for your help.Exactly who is doing your calibration? If it's BB then anything you pay is too much. You can do better yourself. A professional calibration will start at around $350 if no travel costs are included, and go up depending on what you want done. It will take from three to five hours depending again on what you want done. To determine how much you want done, and what it will cost contact a professional with a good reputation who does tours in your area. The people who are recommended here at AVS will help you determine what you need done and how much it will cost.

It's correct that your set should be used for 100 to 200 hours before you have it calibrated. You didn't indicate which display you have. That makes a big difference. Some displays don't have controls that allow a full calibration.

Also, it helps to know where you live. That will effect the cost too. The best calibrators do tours. If you are in a tour area for the person you select, the travel costs would be minimized.

Exactly who is doing your calibration? If it's BB then anything you pay is too much. You can do better yourself. A professional calibration will start at around $350 if no travel costs are included, and go up depending on what you want done. It will take from three to five hours depending again on what you want done. To determine how much you want done, and what it will cost contact a professional with a good reputation who does tours in your area. The people who are recommended here at AVS will help you determine what you need done and how much it will cost.

It's correct that your set should be used for 100 to 200 hours before you have it calibrated. You didn't indicate which display you have. That makes a big difference. Some displays don't have controls that allow a full calibration.

Also, it helps to know where you live. That will effect the cost too. The best calibrators do tours. If you are in a tour area for the person you select, the travel costs would be minimized.
+1

I don't know what you are getting for a $99 calibration.

Mike

+1

I don't know what you are getting for a $99 calibration.

Mike
According to one of my clients who got such calibration, the "Calibrator" used remote control and his eyes only. No equipment.

According to one of my clients who got such calibration, the "Calibrator" used remote control and his eyes only. No equipment.
I know someone locally who's eye is extremely good for picking up things.
That and test patterns are certainly one level of calibration.
And arguably the most important (subjective eye response) rather than just measurements, but it depends on what the calibrator is advertising and what the end user thinks they are getting.


Mike

Who do you know locally that can be that good?

... :)

crauen just wrote a great review on my work on his Hitachi CRT in Chico. It's post #5889 at

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17160958#post17160958

Mr Bob

Who do you know locally that can be that good?

... :)
Ha!

You.:D

Not joking.
SOWK's eyes (and ears for that matter) are incredible at picking up things.

Mike

I just had my Pioneer 5020 calibrated today. Cody Gullickson was the local calibrator and did an excellent job. He spent about 2.5 hours calibrating it. What a difference a professional calibration makes.

Hey all....new here. I'm currently deciding between the LG 55LH90 and the Samsung PN58B860. Once I've decided and have used for a couple hundred hours, I'd like to have a pro come in to calibrate it.

Any suggestions for calibrators close to Huntington Beach, CA 92646?

Thanks in advance.

Any suggestions for calibrators close to Huntington Beach, CA 92646?
Jeff's tour schedule is on his web site. He also does audio. He has been touring this area about three times a year.

Jeff Meier (UMR at AVS)
http://www.accucalhd.com/
jeff@accucal.org

David is based in Southern California.

David Abrams
http://www.avical.com/
dave@avical.com
1-323-679-4079

solid calibration detail...............

I purchased a Samsung PN63B590 from Cleveland Plasma a few months ago, and Chad B stopped by this week to work his magic. I discovered CP and Chad B on these forums, and can't say enough great things about either of them.

Chad B arrived exactly on time and stayed for almost 7 hours doing the video and audio calibration. This was my first calibration, and after having it done, I wonder why I didn't make the leap of faith years ago. I was worried that not being able to do an A/B comparison, I wouldn't really be able to tell a difference pre/post calibration, but boy was I wrong. I self calibrated the set on purchase using the AVIA and DVE discs, and was shocked at how much better Chad B was able to make the set look. Chad set up 2 modes, a true 'Movie' mode, and a daytime 'Standard' mode, with the standard mode being very close to accurate, just brighter for my sunlight filled room. The movie mode he set up was actually brighter than I had calibrated it using AVIA/DVE, and the color accuracy and clarity was astonishing. I sampled the usual Blu Ray discs (Dark Knight, Iron Man, Wall-E) and was in love all over again with my Sammy plasma. The picture had taken on an almost 3D effect, with far superior colors.

Then I was blown away again when Chad took charge of my Pioneer SC-07. He started pressing buttons and flipping through menu screens faster than I could follow, and began a 4 hour odyssey that ended with my 7.1 speaker set up sounding cleaner, clearer, and far more spatially accurate than I thought was possible in my rather large/open family room.

I could go on and on about how impressed I am with my newly calibrated home theater, but suffice to say, Chad B is a true professional. He really did go the extra mile to get everything set as close as humanly possible to perfection. If you are looking for an ISF calibration, and you live in Chad's travel area (seems to be most of the NE part of the country), then I can't recommend Chad B enough. Check him out @ http://hdtvbychadb.com/index.html

Hello all,

I'm looking to get my Sony 36XS955 CRT ISF calibrated. I'm in Southern California. Any recommendations? Chad B has a great reputation but doesn't come out this far.

One thing: I need someone who isn't afraid to move magnets. My televisions tube was replaced and I'm doubtful the service company knew what they were doing in this regard. Thanks in advance.

I need someone who isn't afraid to move magnets.Here are some possibilities.

Jeff comes to California several times each year.

Jeff Meier (UMR at AVS)
http://www.accucalhd.com/
jeff@accucal.org

David is based in Southern California.

David Abrams
http://www.avical.com/
dave@avical.com
1-323-679-4079

You can also check here for the partner that covers Southern California.

Lion AV (http://www.lionav.com/services.php)

I work with all CRT tech, be it DV or RPTV, inlcuding regunning and complete setup/calibration from scratch. I fly to SoCal out of OAK.


b

Thanks, htwaits.

Hi, Mr. Bob. So I assume "from scratch" includes adjusting magnets? Also, have you calibrated the SFP CRTs before? Let me know, thanks.

Yes it includes magnets, tho I have not yet played extensively with magnets that stick directly onto the CRT back yet. How is your white field uniformity? If off, I am sure I can correct that.

If you want someone already experienced at that, I am not your guy. If you want someone who has been playing in most facets this field for over 20 years and has extensive experience in the many different facets of calibration - and loves CRTs to death - then maybe I am.

I have not knowingly worked on the SFP CRTs yet, tho I don't keep track of what each abbreviation means, I just work on the sets as they "come across my desk". What does SFP refer to?


b

Hey all....new here. I'm currently deciding between the LG 55LH90 and the Samsung PN58B860. Once I've decided and have used for a couple hundred hours, I'd like to have a pro come in to calibrate it.

Any suggestions for calibrators close to Huntington Beach, CA 92646?

Thanks in advance.

Hello s.lang,

Our corporate offices are located in Los Angeles and we regularly service the Huntington Beach area. Please feel free to email me directly at dave@avical.com or visit our website at www.avical.com for more details.

Good Pictures!

Dave

Hey all....new here. I'm currently deciding between the LG 55LH90 and the Samsung PN58B860. Once I've decided and have used for a couple hundred hours, I'd like to have a pro come in to calibrate it.

Any suggestions for calibrators close to Huntington Beach, CA 92646?

Thanks in advance.
Before you buy TV, please read article written by Dr. Raymond Soneira: "LCD-Plasma Display technology Shoot-Out" in Widescreen Review #142.

Regards

Yes it includes magnets, tho I have not yet played extensively with magnets that stick directly onto the CRT back yet. How is your white field uniformity? If off, I am sure I can correct that.

If you want someone already experienced at that, I am not your guy. If you want someone who has been playing in most facets this field for over 20 years and has extensive experience in the many different facets of calibration - and loves CRTs to death - then maybe I am.

I have not knowingly worked on the SFP CRTs yet, tho I don't keep track of what each abbreviation means, I just work on the sets as they "come across my desk". What does SFP refer to?


b

Hi, Mr. Bob. SFP = Super Fine Pitch.

I'm not sure which way I'm going to go yet. But I appreciate your candor as far as your areas of expertise and specific experience.

Thanks. We all have a first unit or model we work on, only AFTER which we can declare ourselves "experienced" at it. I have had, maybe, over 100 by now?

:D

Good luck, let us know how it turns out -


b

I have had my 151 since the end of May 2009 and have been enjoying it immensely. I performed the whole D-Nice break in procedure and used Control Cal (thanks Turbe!!) to activate the ISF Day, Night and Auto modes. I used D-Nice's settings initially and proceeded to tweak them to my liking. I was pretty happy with the results but couldn't resist the urge to constantly adjust settings in search of the perfect picture for all types of signals. Since my 151 is a March 2009 panel, I decided to get an official ISF calibration done for my own peace of mind. I contacted Chad Billheimer and he was able to schedule me in within two weeks. He arrived this past Friday evening with all of his equipment in tow and proceeded to work his magic. After three and a half hours of meticulous work he had calibrated Pure, ISF Day, ISF Night, and ISF Auto for each input and also for the Antenna input and checked all of the video settings on each of my players. Honestly, I wasn't expecting to see much of a difference as the picture quality was already stunning. But after Chad's work, the picture is even better. The biggest difference I notice is my whites are now WHITE instead of grayish white and the shadow detail is much improved and colors are spot on. Chad also found a couple of settings that I had set incorrectly on both the 151 and PS3.

It was a real pleasure to have Chad calibrate my set and he is a great guy and a real perfectionist as many others have noted. He takes his time to get everything right while still answering all of your pesky questions. If you are in the Pittsburgh area and are thinking of getting an ISF calibration done, I would definitely recommend contacting Chad. Oh, and his rates are extremely reasonable for the quality of work that he performs. Thanks Chad!

Tim

Chad B stopped out last Thursday evening to give my 110FD a fine tuning. I had him out last year to calibrate my Pioneer when I had it in a light controlled finished basement. I moved a few months ago and lost the controlled lighting. The picture still looked good, but I knew I needed it tweaked for my new home.

Chad came out and calibrated my ISF Night and Day mode as well as Pure. He spend about three hours fine tuning my set and as great as my 110FD looked before, it was jaw dropping this time after he was finished. Colors pop without being oversaturated and I now have more of that three dimensional look then before. The night mode is so much better then Pure when looking at blu-ray or hd-dvd. Chad also mentioned he liked how the Pioneer ISF modes calibrate as opposed to the user modes.

This was the second set Chad has calibrated for me in the past two years. Chad gets my highest recommendation if you're looking to get the most out of your investment. If you're outside of Chad's service area, I'm confident that contacting one of the other forum calibrators will be money well spent.

Chad B stopped out last Thursday evening to give my 110FD a fine tuning.Thanks for your calibration report. I've added it as your Part II to the flat panel (Post#2) list that's linked at the bottom of my post. :)

My neighbor got his set calibrated professionally and he swears he was ripped off. I guess it just depends on the person.

Almost forgot... I know with standard PC LCD screens calibration can make a HUGE difference. I use one of those Spyder devices. I wonder if you could use them on a regular LCD or Plasma TV.

My neighbor got his set calibrated professionally and he swears he was ripped off. I guess it just depends on the person.

Yeah, I've seen bad calibrations where, if I were the owner, I would feel ripped off. As with other service oriented fields, there are calibrators who do good work and those who, because of inexperience, laziness, ignorance, or lack of adaptability, do a poor job. I've seen poor calibrations that actually degrade the picture.
You can use the Spyder to calibrate TVs, but you'll need another software program to do it. There are other threads in this calibration forum that describe HCFR and CalMAN, either of which would do it.

Yeah, I've seen bad calibrations where, if I were the owner, I would feel ripped off. As with other service oriented fields, there are calibrators who do good work and those who, because of inexperience, laziness, ignorance, or lack of adaptability, do a poor job. I've seen poor calibrations that actually degrade the picture.
You can use the Spyder to calibrate TVs, but you'll need another software program to do it. There are other threads in this calibration forum that describe HCFR and CalMAN, either of which would do it.

Just to add what Chad mentioned, it is highly recommended to interview your potential calibrator. Ask questions about experience, equipment used and your particular display. A true professional will have no problem being subjected to this process.

My neighbor got his set calibrated professionally and he swears he was ripped off. I guess it just depends on the person.He should ask for money back.
Did he receive report from his calibrator?

UMR recently calibrated my Pioneer Elite Pro 141 and the results were spectacular! He arrived right on time and started on the video calibrations getting them perfect. He also calibrated my audio and when he was done I liked his audio calibrations better than my audyssey calibrations! If you're looking for the best calibrator look no further than Jeff. He has the knowledge, credentials and the latest up to date equipment to get your tv set up correctly. He previously calibrated my pro 150FD and I will keep choosing him for my calibrations.

If you want to find out when he'll be in your area you can contact him or check his website for prices/availability. Thanks again Jeff!

UMR recently calibrated my Pioneer Elite Pro 141 and the results were spectacular! Thanks for your calibration report. I reposted it in the owner's thread for your model so that other owners would have a better chance to read it.

Signature Elite 141 Owners Thread (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17300981#post17300981)

I've also included a link to it in the flat panel (Post#2) list of this thread.

Enjoy.

I am a long time lurker of the AVS Forums and have gotten alot of excellent input, ideas and help from everyone here. This is a fantastic site for those of us who are looking for input. I had purchased a Mitsubishi HC6500 back in April (upgraded from a Mits HD1000U) and I was finally looking to have my pj professionally calibrated. Through this site Gregg Lowen from Lion AV was recommended. I contacted Gregg and recieved a very quick response even while he was down at Cedia, he still took the time to answer any question I had. We had set a time of Sept. 28 for calibration. Gregg showed up and analized my theater and equipment, gave me a couple of esthetic recommendations and began to setup. This all started at about 5:30, he then proceeded to run though GreyScale and what not. Explaining everything step by step and detail by detail as he went along. I couldn't follow some of the things that he was explaining but I could definately see the results. This man is just full of knowledge and a great guy to boot. He really knows his stuff. My Mitsu has never looked better and to my ultimate surprise, my wife even noticed a difference and I didn't even ask her. So if you need a calibration on the east coast you have got to call Gregg. You will not be disappointed.

Thank you Gregg for the time and effort that you put in. I am enjoying my theater more and more.

Below are before and after calibrations

So if you need a calibration on the east coast you have got to call Gregg. You will not be disappointed.


I have to agree with what you have said about Gregg's work. before he calibrated my Kuro 111FD I thought the picture looked great. After he finished the picture was spectacular and all of my friends could see the difference!

The moral of the story is if you have a high end set it is worth the investment to have it calibrated and Gregg is among the best out there. If there was a "Calibrator's Hall of Fame" I would vote for Gregg.

... I was finally looking to have my pj professionally calibrated. Through this site Gregg Lowen from Lion AV was recommended.Thanks for your calibration report. I've included a link to it in the projector (Post#1) list in this thread.

very helpful thread

very helpful threadThanks. I depend a lot on people letting me know when a calibration report has been posted in an owner's thread. I can't keep up on very many threads. :eek:

Just had my P54 V-10 calibrated by Gregg Loewen. Improvement, would be a vast underestimation of the visual differences of before and after. He calibrated THX for night viewing and Standard for daytime. The difference is amazing relating to black detail and color. Now I understand what is all over this board regarding pop! The picture on this unit when professionally callibrated using the over $70,000 in equipment was well worth the money that I spent. Greg took his time to explain not only the before and after but also to show me the nuancinces that Directors use in lighting and colors to enhance the visuals for the audience. He also calibrated my sound on the Pioneer Elite reciever and Def Tech speakers. Wife and I watched the new Transformers movie last night and even she was impressed at both visuals and sound. She made me smile but not where she could see it when she said " boy was he ever worth his money". When you spend this much money for a tv,my humble advice would be to get get it professionally calibrated.

Just had my P54 V-10 calibrated by Gregg Loewen. Improvement, would be a vast underestimation of the visual differences of before and after. He calibrated THX for night viewing and Standard for daytime. The difference is amazing relating to black detail and color. Now I understand what is all over this board regarding pop! The picture on this unit when professionally callibrated using the over $70,000 in equipment was well worth the money that I spent. Greg took his time to explain not only the before and after but also to show me the nuancinces that Directors use in lighting and colors to enhance the visuals for the audience. He also calibrated my sound on the Pioneer Elite reciever and Def Tech speakers. Wife and I watched the new Transformers movie last night and even she was impressed at both visuals and sound. She made me smile but not where she could see it when she said " boy was he ever worth his money". When you spend this much money for a tv,my humble advice would be to get get it professionally calibrated.It would be great if you can post your comments in the owner's thread for your display so that other owners will have a better chance to read it. If you're not able to do that I'll post a copy of it there in a day or so.

Panasonic V10 (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1137650)

Enjoy. :)

I meant to do this months ago but forgot. Greg Loewen did my 9 year old 4 x 3 Toshiba TP61H95 RPCRT in April. I am very happy with the results.

TV: Pioneer PDP-151
BP player: Oppo 83
Sat: Direct TV

I recently had my system calibrated by Lee Gallagher from Advanced Audio Visual and thought I would share my experience. As many have mentioned in the past I have been reluctant to have my system calibrated due to concerns about whether I would see the results and if they were worth the money. I can now say I am happy I had it done. Lee was professional and answered all of my questions and at the same time provided a brief lesson about how the settings are interrelated. I had tried some of the settings found on AVS and was unhappy with the colors and ended up using the ‘Optimum’ just as a default. Lee was able to open up the ISF day/night modes and I am much happier with the results. I think the most surprising change was the sharpness of the image. Lee showed how bad the ‘Optimum’ mode was for all elements of the image. He went through and made all of the changes of everything from the orbital selection to the different noise reductions settings and I think that has made the biggest difference. He also took the time to balance all of the levels of my speakers from both the DVD and receiver.

I feel I am getting the most from my system now.

I recently had my system calibrated by Lee Gallagher from Advanced Audio Visual and thought I would share my experience.Thanks for your calibration report. I've included it in the flat panel (Post#2) list in this thread.

Advanced Audio Visual

I just had my Panasonic 65V10 calibrated by Lee Gallagher (Phoenix), who is both ISF and THX certified. All I need to say is the results are worth every penny. I thought the TV looked great after I tweaked the custom mode using a calibration disc, but after a professional calibration the results are absolutely stunning. Lee was very professional and walked me through every step of the calibration. A fun learning experience. It took about three hours for the entire process. He calibrated two of the HDMI inputs on my TV for both night and day, THX mode and Custom mode respectively. I use a Pioneer SC-25 to feed the two HDMI TV inputs (the AVR has two HDMI outs) and this unit handles the selected input and output. When he was finished with the calibration he played a Blu-Ray and pointed out how to evaluate the performance of TV. It is awesome. I highly recommend a professional calibration with the V10, you will not be disappointed.

BTW, as we were evaluating the results using my Dish network 722K he noted that the signal from Dish is noticeably better than his DIRECTV feed. We played an HBO channel and it was outstanding.

Phoenix AZ
TH-58PZ850U


After reading alot of posts from this site and I decided to have my
Panasonic TH-58PZ850U calibrated by a Professional that is
ISF certified.I found the page here that list the ISF professional
calibrators for the Arizona area. I called Lee Gallagher form
Advanced Audio Visual. Lee made or first conversation easy
with a lot of q&a ,so we setup an appointment.Lee arrived on time
with his equipment and got right to work.He spent about 3 hours
adjusting my plasma and explaining everthing in detail.
After he was done I could not believe my eyes. This guy is good.
Thanks Lee I will recommend Advanced Audio Visual to my friends.

Just had Chad B do my Samsung 8500...
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Spent 3 hrs..

Man, it was WAY OFF from the factory..

Now, the colors & depth are 100% spot on..

Very crisp, clear & natural, without oversaturation or blooming.

Thanks Chad B!!!!!
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/attachment.php?attachmentid=158561&d=1258553512

I too just had Chad B callibrate my Panny TC-P54V10 yesterday. The plasma set looks just great - he callibrated THX and Custom settings for dark and light room conditions respectively.

Could not be happier with the results. I would highly recommend Chad to anyone who is considering a professional calibration. A very worthwhile investment IMHO if you want the very best PQ.

Just had Chad B do my Samsung 8500...


I too just had Chad B callibrate my Panny TC-P54V10 yesterday. Thanks for your calibration reports. I've added them to the flat panel (Post#2) list in this thread.

I have the 50PZ800U and after almost year i decided to have the tv professionally calibrated. I contacted a very reputable company(the owner supposedly one of the best in country) and setup a appointment. The guy coming out (not owner) contacted me and we made a appointment. I asked if he would be going into the service menu and he informed that he probably would not and practiculy guaranteed that i would be satisfied with the picture after he was done. Now i am little confused and skeptical...first of all he is only planning on spending a hour and probably will not go into the service menu unless he absoulety has to... I just dont see how he could improve the picture over what i have now...(used settings from a earlier post and it looks pretty damn good) He also mentioned that he was bringing a 12K piece of equipment and has fifteen years of expierence.... i dont know...it just doesnt sound right...everything i've read. especially on here the service menu is used to achieve a perfect picture...

You're right, the 800u THX grayscale adjustment must be done in the service menu. THX mode is by far the most accurate mode, and that is what he should concentrate most on.
An hour is suspiciously fast unless he doesn't include setup and tear down time, but I'm not going to say it isn't possible. I know it isn't possible for me, though.

Thanks Chad,

Just wondering what are some questions i should ask this guy before he gets started..i really know nothing about the parameters that go into making a good picture?...He did mention that hes bringing a 12K (minolta) piece of test equipment and quaranted i would be happy with the picture after he was done or didnt i have to pay...soo i dunno..

That's not as easy as it sounds; some questions you could ask would be too easy to just make up a quick untrue response to. For example, "How many 800us have you done before?"
I guess one thing you could ask for would be before and after graphs.
Make sure he calibrates the white balance for the THX mode. He must go into the service menu to do that. Hopefully he won't try this, but don't let him tell you that THX mode is good enough as is and does not need adjustment. After calibration, THX mode should look very natural, and should not look dull or dim in a dark room.

Thanks Chad,

Just wondering what are some questions i should ask this guy before he gets started..i really know nothing about the parameters that go into making a good picture?...He did mention that hes bringing a 12K (minolta) piece of test equipment and quaranted i would be happy with the picture after he was done or didnt i have to pay...soo i dunno..You might ask yourself some questions too. :)

Why are you going ahead with this person?

Why haven't you looked into the calibrators that are highly thought of by their AVS customers -- Chad B, UMR, D-Nice, David Abrams, Gregg Loewen, or any of his partners?

My question for you would be why are you in a hurry?

Enjoy.

I just wanted to jump in here and throw my coin in the hat for Chad B.

I've had Chad out twice to calibrate my Mitsu CRT RPTV and I can tell you the guy is not satisfied until your set looks as good as it can. He's a class act and is very interested in you being happy with the work he has done.

On top of doing quality work, he's very easy to talk to and is willing to answer all your questions. His work ethic is incredible.. the guy is a calibrating Terminator.

I've encountered several ISF certified calibrators over the years.. some fantastic (Robert Busch) and some less than stellar (don't wanna bash anyone here).. Chad is one of my favs.. He does good work for a more than fair price. If he travels to your area, it's quite simply worth your time to contact him.

-D

hi i am just letting everyone know what a great job chad b did calibrating my 54v10 panny on nov 14th the before calibration and after calibration picture was amazing was well worth the money thank you chad b:

I am having Chad come to my home right after the New Years holiday to not only calibrate my TV, but to calibrate my entire audio system...PLUS...he was so helpful and said he would connect my entire system for me and show me how to operate everything, since I am brand new to all of this. I cannot wait.

Hi Chad. What areas do you travel to?

Hi Chad. What areas do you travel to?

Here's a link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6287741#post6287741) to my entry in the "ISF calibrators Where are you located?" thread. I'll add that my primary areas (ones I get to monthly or close to monthly) are OH, WV, VA, IN, IL, PA, MD, and MI. I go farther, but sometimes with a longer wait.

I had my Panasonic TC-P58V10 professionally by Robert Busch of Busch Home
Theater. He is fully ISF certified and has been doing it for over 25 years and has loads of experience. He is from Santa Rosa and has done calibration for George Lucas and Pixar to name a few. Just go to his site to find out more.

Needless to say my 58V10 now has a phenomenal picture and it is more energy effecient. My set doesn't even get warm.

He also calibrated my Onkyo 905 and my PS3 and Sony BDP-550 to produce full true DTS Master Audio 7.1 sound. He showed me how to get my equipment to perform at it full capability. Before my Onkyo 905 never showed DTS Master Audio 7.1 sound now it can run at is full capability.

His audio calibration was worth every penny and I was more than satisfied.

Henry

What: Calibration of Mitsubishi WD-73837
When: Sunday 29 November 2009
Who: Gregg Loewen of LionAV
Where: Fullerton, California

I finally had my 73837 calibrated yesterday by Gregg Loewen of LionAV. As others have said before me I cannot say enough about how much of a difference there is in the picture my television is displaying post-calibration as opposed to pre-calibration.

Gregg showed up exactly at the mid-point of the timeframe he gave me for his arrival. He is a warm, friendly man who comes armed with two suitcases of equipment to ensure that your set is looking as good as possible by the time he leaves.

We have had our 73837 since early June. The television has well over 1000 hours on it so the bulb is well broken in. We had done some semi-calibration of our own previously with a Spyder2 device and were happy with the results. But we knew it could look better. We just didn't know how much better. Now we do and the results are astonishing.

Gregg set up first and was kind enough to thoroughly explain every step of the process. The first thing that he did was reset the television back to 1x1 pixel mapping. I didn't realize how much detail we were losing until I saw the massive moire in his test patterns at 720p and 1080p. We only have a slight bend on 4x3 material at the bottom of the screen and it's very easy to live with.

After this it was time to set up greyscale and while we were "close", Gregg really dialed in the greyscale. It helps to have a trained eye that knows exactly what it is looking for as well as appropriate test patterns. The differences were very noticeable. The one thing that he explained that I hadn't previously known about before was the concept of "blacker than black" as an actual colour in movies, television and on the film colour spectrum.

From there Gregg went and adjusted the colour to get it correctly set. He explained what every graph on his software was telling us, what our present values were, what acceptable tolerances are for each measurement, etc. Back and forth adjustments were made to the gains for red, green and blue. Picture+ adjustments were made to all of the primary and secondary colours, some more than others, to get within acceptable tolerance.

One of the biggest things brought to our attention is how narrow our colour gamut was before adjustments were made. I don't have the graphs on me, but our initial "colour triangle" was well under the standard colour gamut triangle. It looked as though we were missing about 25% of the colours we should have been seeing based upon the plot points. On top of that our triangle acutally looked more like the spaceship from Asteroids in that it had two relatively straight sides and the third side had a "kink" to it in the middle pointing inwards.

Gregg let us know that we weren't going to be able to dial the colour gamut triangle in exactly so. We were more than likely going to have a gamut that would lie outside the standard. But it is better to have too much colour available than too little. At least now we are able to render the entire colour gamut standard.

The difference was immediately noticeable. We were surprised at the overall changes when we started looking at test material. The largest differences came in flesh tones and blacks. Gregg introduced us to "Jennifer", his skin-tone test queen. With colours set appropriately he was able to use our standard colour and tint adjustments to show us what happens if the colours are off. Too much one way and Jennifer turns green. Too much the other way and she turns shades of violet. With everything set correctly she's just a really pretty redhead with pasty white skin.

With greyscale and colour set, Gregg moved on to making adjustments to our BluRay and HD-DVD players. Combined with the changes made to the greyscale and colour gamut the players were set up to perfection.

Gregg showed us demo material consisting of selected scenes from the X-Men: The Last Stand (I think... I'm not sure) on the BluRay player and Transformers on the HD-DVD player. While watching Gregg was able to show scenes where blacker than black came into play, shadow detail came into play and also how filters and lighting were affecting each scene into warmer or cooler tones.

Once that was done we set about doing a daylight calibration. This was just a minor modification of the brightness that had been set in the dark environment.

What is most noticeable? Pretty much everything. Our blacks are much more bold and deep. The colours are all more vivid. Flesh tones are all "correct". My wife immediately noticed every change that was being made and was most appreciative. It is also immediately apparent that everything is much darker post-calibration. This takes a little bit to get used to as things initially appear "dim". Well, that's because we had everything set a little high in terms of brightness and contrast.

In reality there is nothing I can say that can adequately prepare one for the differences in their television after Gregg gets done doing his magic. While how much one likes what Gregg does is certainly subjective, the numbers are very much objective as are the standards they are based on. I initially thought my television looked a little dim post-calibration. I had to remind myself that it's now set to a standard and my eyes, though good for me, aren't set to "standard".

As an example, my previous setting for brightness had been 35. My Spyder had previously told me to set it at 17. I thought that looked a little too dim after always previously done what the Spyder had said and had bumped it back up to 35. What was Gregg's final brightness reading? 16. Whereas I second guessed my own reading there was and is an assuredness and certainty of getting the numbers from Gregg and seeing exactly what his readings were showing and why we were getting to the numbers. So brightness is 16 for a reason and I know the reasons behind

If you ask, Gregg will explain. I don't know what'll happen if you don't ask because both myself and my wife were very interested in what Gregg was doing and he couldn't have been more forthcoming with details of what exactly was happening. I couldn't have been happier with this part of the calibration. It's one thing to see your television's picture improve incrementally with each adjustment that is made. It's another thing to know "why". This took what Gregg was doing from being some sort of television voodoo to true audio visual science.

I don't have my final before and after numbers from Gregg as he is due to email those to me when he gets back home. Doesn't matter though as I wasn't going to post them anyway. My numbers will be different from the next person who has this television and I think that there has been enough variance in numbers floating around that it is best for people to just have Gregg out for themselves so they can get their television set right for their particular environment.

In closing, I can't recommend Gregg highly enough. The man is a true professional with a love of his craft that you just can't fake and the results speak volumes for his efforts. This was $450 dollars I couldn't have been more happy to spend.

Spall, mrlosi, hmhoshino, and EvilEuro:

Thanks for your calibration reports. I've included links to them in the lists in posts 1 and 2.

If you post your report in the owner's thread for your model, it's better for other owners and the calibrator who has done your calibration . There are more interested readers in those threads. ;)

This just came in from an owner whose Pioneer PS board I recently did the resoldering op on, and sent back. It appears in the (CRT) Pioneer Elite 510 Problems thread -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=402397&page=72

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The board arrived within a few days of you mailing it back. Good thing I double boxed it because the outer box was pretty smashed by UPS, but the board was fine inside. Anyway, I got it reinstalled a few days later, though getting some of the white connectors on was difficult to tell if they were fully seated. On power up everything was fine. Since then I've seen about 4 DVD movies and it appears to be working fine. The picture has been sharp and steady so it looks like it's on its way to a longer, healthy life.

I also did a little research and based on your recommendation and bought a Blu-ray player—the Panansonic DMP-BD60K. It had high reviews, was a affordable (on sale for $159), and has the features I want. I bought a couple of BDs to test it out the picture (over component) is as sharp as the high-def signal I get from my Cable DVR. Further, it plays old standard DVDs with a slightly better picture than over the Sony DVD player I had.

So, all around I'm very pleased. The Pioneer Pro510 appears it is breathing on it's own and back to life. Thank you! I'm now able to play Blu-ray high-def disks over the component inputs (which many people had told me was impossible without HDMI). And, on the Blu-ray player my library of DVDs look better than before even though it's not upconverting them. After I got it all back together I adjusted the convergence for all the inputs, but most of the points needed little adjustment.

You've saved another Pioneer Pro510HD from its mid-life crisis to live on to a healthy and ripe old age!

—A Colorado Customer

I had him work on both THX and Custom modes, the Custom came out best. He used the full Sencore system-sensor on the screen, laptop, signal generator, input through HDMI. The equipment along with his training, etc. is described at his site:

http://www.coastcalibration.com

As you stated, something's wrong-either the pro reviewers got doctored up sets or??? because we're all getting unacceptably low out of the box readings when we have these ISF'd. My set looks WAY different now, my test is the flames of a wildfire-I assure you it's dialed in now...:D

Bill calibrated my LG 55LH90 last month.

He did an excellent job, the TV looks absolutely stunning and Bill remarked that this is an excellent set. He especially liked the 10 point IRE setting accessible from the user menu. No need for the SM at all.

He also remarked that the THX mode was below par and I agree.

Considering his skill, good equipment and reasonable fees, he is highly recommended

Chad calibrated my 47LH90 last week with excellent results.

Here is my review: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17845893#post17845893

TV: Samsung 55unb8500
Blu ray: PS3

after a month of emails back and forth with Lee Gallagher from Advanced Audio Visual I finally bought a TV and booked an appointment. Lee arrive on time and went straight to work. throughout the process he was friendly and interactive, letting me know what he was testing and changing. he was very knowledgeable and quick to answer any questions or ideas I asked. his professionalism and punctuality made is pleasure doing business with him. I look forward to doing business with him again and would highly recommend him to any Arizonian thinking about getting their TV calibrated! thank you Lee Gallagher

Display: Samsung UN55B8000
Calibrator: W. Jeff Meier (aka "umr" on these forums)
Date: January 12, 2010

I was fortunate enough to fit into Jeff's calibration schedule at the last minute. He arrived promptly on-time, was both courteous and professional, patiently explained any questions I had about the process, and did a fantastic job.

I did some basic tweaking of the display out of the box by setting white level and black level to something reasonable with a consumer-grade calibration disc, but there is simply no comparison to what Jeff was able to accomplish. Color performance is simply outstanding now, with a deep saturation that is very pleasing to see and lifelike in tonal accuracy. I can see shadow details in the blacks now that I did not see before, and the overall performance of the display has hugely improved regardless of the ambient light level in the room.

Jeff did an outstanding job with my entire system, and I would give him an unqualified recommendation to anyone seeking professional audio or video calibration services.

Display: Samsung UN55B8000
Calibrator: W. Jeff Meier (aka "umr" on these forums)
Date: January 12, 2010

I was fortunate enough to fit into Jeff's calibration schedule at the last minute.Thanks for posting a report of your display's calibration. I've combined it with your audio post in the list for calibrations of the Samsung UN55B8000 -- Post#2 LCD section.

Display: Samsung UN55B8000
Calibrator: W. Jeff Meier (aka "umr" on these forums)
Date: January 12, 2010

I was fortunate enough to fit into Jeff's calibration schedule at the last minute. He arrived promptly on-time, was both courteous and professional, patiently explained any questions I had about the process, and did a fantastic job.

I did some basic tweaking of the display out of the box by setting white level and black level to something reasonable with a consumer-grade calibration disc, but there is simply no comparison to what Jeff was able to accomplish. Color performance is simply outstanding now, with a deep saturation that is very pleasing to see and lifelike in tonal accuracy. I can see shadow details in the blacks now that I did not see before, and the overall performance of the display has hugely improved regardless of the ambient light level in the room.

Jeff did an outstanding job with my entire system, and I would give him an unqualified recommendation to anyone seeking professional audio or video calibration services.
Hope Jeff can give a review on the Samsung model's. UMR is the best on all calibrations. Puts them in 100 % top quality. Looks like He hit another home run here...

Chad is extremely customer oriented and just a great guy to work with. The calibration added greatly to our enjoyment of the Pioneer PDP-5020HD panel. Whites are whiter, gamma levels improved and colors just all around are more accurate. If anyone is wondering if this panel is worth calibrating, the answer to me is.. yes it is and if you are able I strongly recommend you have Chad do the calibration for you! Two Thumbs Up!!

Thanks for your report :D

I was very satisfied with my Panasonic TC-P58V10 when I received shipment of it in late November, 2009.

After a few weeks, I decided to contact Chad B. to set up a calibration appointment.

Chad was going to be in my area (metro Detroit) on the 8th of January and he arrived right on time.

I can now say the wow factor was improved by the calibration Chad B. did. I know longer have to fine tune anything in the picture settings, trying to get the best possible picture for whatever I was watching.

I just turn the Panasonic on and enjoy the best picture I have ever seen come from a TV.

The flesh tones improved, more detail can be seen and I could not be happier.

Here is his AVSForum profile if you are interested in contacting him.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/member.php?u=46496

D-Nice was in N.California last week and I was fortunate to have him over to calibrate my Pioneer 111. I can't imagine anyone knowing more about these panels than he. The results are spectacular - gamma is now correct, color spot on and natural and the overall picture has a terrific dimensionality and depth to it. Anyone who is on the fence about having their Kuro calibrated should jump at the chance if he's in your area. Highest Recommendation.

D-Nice was in N.California last week and I was fortunate to have him over to calibrate my Pioneer 111. I can't imagine anyone knowing more about these panels than he. The results are spectacular - gamma is now correct, color spot on and natural and the overall picture has a terrific dimensionality and depth to it. Anyone who is on the fence about having their Kuro calibrated should jump at the chance if he's in your area. Highest Recommendation.

Thanks for your Report :D

I had my KRP500M calibrated this weekend also by D-Nice. There was a bit of concern that it might not be possible to do an ISF calibration as there had been some problems with sets within the same manufacture date as mine. However, it was determined that this particular KRP had escaped that issue. I had never heard about this issue previously. Perhaps D-Nice can expound on the matter further if it is of interest here. Then, I had not gotten the ControlCal patch so another glitch had arisen. However, thanks to D-Nice and turbe the matter was worked out quite quickly and we were able to proceed. I let D-Nice have at it without interuption and then we went over the pre-calibration and post-calibration parameters afterward. I purchased my set in November 2009 and did the break-in procedure and had been using D-Nice's recommended settings. After the calibration, there was not a huge difference as some others have stated with their sets. But sublte differences were noticeable in skin tones, contrast colors, black level, and overall contrast. I felt ambient screen light levels were improved also when utilizing the appropriate individual ISF settings of day or night. Overall I am pleased and glad D-Nice was able to make it out here to tend to my window on the world. Regardless whether the difference in calibration is huge or subtle, I think these machines deserve to have their maximum potential revealed. And again, I think this has been accomplished admirably by Mr. D-Nice.

I had my KRP500M calibrated this weekend also by D-Nice.Thanks for your calibration report. I've reposted it in the owner's thread so that other owners will have a better chance to read it. I've also added to the flat panel (Post#2) list that's linked at the bottom of my post.

The Official Pioneer 9G North American KRP-500M / KRP-600M Owner's Discussion Pt. II (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=17962542&posted=1#post17962542)

Joe of SUMMIT HDTV calibrated my Pioneer PRO 141 FD, my BDP 09FD,
and OPPO BDP 083. I am very satisfied with the results: more color contrast
due to deeper blacks (bringing the KURO up to its promise) & a warmer,
more natural color range & saturation. My two BD players show image
improvement too. He was very knowledgeable and meticulous: the triple
calibration required two visits which did not add to his quoted fee.
In addition Joe solved some system issues for a minimal charge which brought him back a third time.
Anyone in the Detroit area requiring calibration service should contact Summit HDTV.

Last week I had Chad B out to calibrate my Samsung 58B650 Plasma. As been reported here by other customers, Chad did a outstanding job. He spent 4 + hours calibrating all my inputs in the Movie and Standard modes for night and day viewing. I've noticed that the black levels are blacker and the shadows are more pronounced. I really feel that the Plasma now is displaying everything at it's peak performance. I especially enjoy the Standard mode in the daylight with the curtains open. His settings have virtually eliminated any glare and reflections on the screen. If your looking for the utmost professional calibration and outstanding customer service than Chad B is your man. Thanks again Chad, my wife and I love our Sammy 58B650 all the more.

Larry

Had my Panasonic TH-50PZ800U calibrated last fall by Doug @ Clearly Resolved. Great guy, great results. :)

Hello, I have just received my pre/post calibration reports from ISF calibrator Doug Weil. He did a great job, my display is now very accurate (like most of the 141 monitors should be after pro calibration) I actually have ISF Day and Isf Night with 2 different Pure settings one for Direct Tv and one for my Oppo BD . I can post the reports but will let Doug make that call if he wishes since this is his work . Thanks again Doug. The calibration is a must with these displays if you spend $$$ on a TV why wouldn't you spend a few hundred on a pro calibration in order to get it to its potential? :)

davidwb just reviewed my work on his Pioneer Elite 630 CRT RPTV at post 6521, this thread -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18263168&posted=1#post18263168

He says he is now not even remotely considering buying any of the new tech, much preferring to keep his 6-7 year old CRT set instead. I am most gratified -

;)

b

Display: Pioneer PDP-6010fd
Calibrator: Kevin Miller
Date: March 6, 2010

Kevin Miller is well known on these boards and elsewhere for being a master calibrator. He arrived on time and was very professional and courteous. We talked a great deal about my setup and the Pioneers in general. Luckily he has a 4210fd so he knew my model fairly well.

I have 3 sources (FIOS, PS3, and a HTPC) all going to an Onkyo Receiver with one output going to the TV. Given this, it was challenging trying to calibrate the sources. Kevin could not calibrate the 3 sources separately because "Movie Mode" was the most accurate setting and on this model we of course could not have 3 different Movie Modes.

Kevin focused on first dialing in the picture using his signal generator and going into the service menu. The before and after were pretty incredible. He really dialed in the black levels and colors to get them about as accurate as possible.

Once a calibrated Movie Mode was set, we then tweaked the PS3's settings. FIOS was fine. Finally, we went into the video card settings of my HTPC and we tweaked brightness to get that calibrated. I really wish we could have tweaked the HTPC more, but I think that was beyond the scope of this calibration. With different video card drivers, decoders, etc. there were too many variables in play. We did the best we could and I'm pleased with the picture.

For those of you in the NY metro area, I can strongly recommend Kevin. He's a good guy and a great calibrator.

Equipment: LG 55LH90, Onyko 607 & Oppo BD-83

Today I had my LG 55LH90 calibrated by ChadB. (http://hdtvbychadb.com/) I thought I would write a note to let people know about my experience. After lurking around avsforum and debating the merits of calibration, I reached out to Chad on his website in early January to see if he could schedule calibrations for me and my father's televisions. He promptly responded to my inquiry with a proposed set of dates the second week of February. I was unable to move forward with his original timing, and he was able to come back with 3/15 & 3/16 for me and my father.

I began piecing my system together based on input from other areas in the forum, primarily the audio area to get speakers, AV receiver and sub and began counting the days until Chad was scheduled to visit. After exchanging a few emails based on my final selection on television and sitting on the fence to calibrate my legacy CRT television, we agreed on lunch time for him to arrive to begin work.

Chad showed up at 12pm sharp with his test equipment neatly stored in a medium sized storage bin, like the kind you see at trade shows (but smaller) and a laptop briefcase. After a few minutes of tolerating our two canine pets, we proceeded downstairs to begin work. He inquired about how I had interconnected my equipment and when I had purchased it. We discussed viewing habits and settled on night and day viewing patterns. What I did not appreciate at the time with the question was that it meant calibrating two times; he was happy to do it.


He proceeded to take baseline measurements from my television before he started his work and saved them off. Next, he reset the television settings and began working on the night mode calibration. Chad was very very meticulous in his process, taking multiple passes and working iteratively with the pattern generator the software and the television remote control. We discussed the merits of using Tru Motion feature (I left it off) and HT speaker (surround) and sub location / placement in the room. After about two hours or so he shared that he was moving into calibrating the day settings and repeated the process.

Admittedly, I don’t completely follow the lexicon of how he was adjusting the television, I did follow that he was trying to flatten the curve and shoot for 6500. Chad was patient with me lurking on & off with him while he worked, answering questions, from me and my young son who was playing in the adjacent room.

After another two hours or so, I came back into the room and he was running some Blu Ray DVD reference video, which completely blew me away. The television had a three dimensional depth to it, which I had never seen before. I told my son to get my wife from upstairs and he asked if I had Blu Ray titles that we could look at. I chose Up because Chad had not seen much of it before. When I started the disc, it picked up from an earlier viewing point on a scene with deep tones with the sunset casting shadows against the house. The tree tops in the scene had detail that I had never seen before. The animation had richness and detail that blew me away.

Next, he asked that I put in Star Trek to show the scene with Jim Kirk as a child driving the Corvette, again, a depth, richness and balance in the skin tones that I had not seen before that was breathtaking. Lastly, Chad had me switch to CATV sources to review 1080i and standard definition content. Even lower resolution material had the same lifelike detail that I didn’t expect.

After about 4.5 hours of work, he asked if I was completely satisfied, took a check for his effort, and we agreed to meet up at my dad’s house tomorrow. I am looking forward to spending more time tonight enjoying the fruits of Chad’s effort.

For anyone who is on the fence about the value proposition of ISF calibration, trust me, you will see a night and day difference. This particular television had wizard type menus that allow you to ‘self calibrate’ and I didn’t get anywhere near where Chad got this television. My dad is eagerly awaiting Chad’s visit tomorrow, I know that he will not be disappointed after he is finished. Chad is passionate about his work and the results of his work are fantastic. I am extremely satisfied with his work and recommend that people use him for this service, you will not be disappointed.

Equipment: Sony KDL-XBR4-46, Panasonic A-120 DVD, 1080i CATV

Today ChadB (http://hdtvbychadb.com/) calibrated two of my father's televisions, this review covers the Sony. Chad showed up right on time today with his equipment and began working right away. First he examined the input sources and found that we were running the DVD using composite instead of component. Chad helped me connect the DVD player up and then he began calibrating using HDMI.

After about 2 hours or so dialing in the television, working his magic with the service menu, he explained how to set the television and tweak the backlighting to fit day or night time viewing he was satisfied with the results. Then Chad shifted to the DVD player on the component input, using the SD reference DVD. He spent another hour (maybe more) adjusting to perfect that source. Lastly, he noticed we had composite out cable to the front of the set in the cabinet below and he hooked up his pattern generator and made sure that source was also calibrated.

After he was finished, he popped in his SD reference material and I was very impressed with the way the television turned out. Chad went on to explain how he had dialed in the custom mode and how he had locked it into the set.

Throughout the process, Chad was very free with his knowledge about the process, exactly what he was doing and engaged us in conversation as he worked. My dad was very very happy with the way this television turned out.

Thanks ChadB!

Equipment: Toshiba 55ZV650U, Panasonic DMP-DB80, Onyko HT-S5200, 1080i CATV

Today ChadB (http://hdtvbychadb.com/) calibrated two of my father's televisions, this review covers the Toshiba. After the other television and a quick break, Chad started to work on the Toshiba television. He examined the inputs and made some recommendations based on the AVR to utilize HDMI pass thru and validated the original setup. However, we were unable to resolve using all HDMI solution thru the AVR, which Chad chalked up to HDMI cabling, we reverted back to using the original setup with multiple HDMI inputs for the television.

After about 1.5 hours or so dialing in the television, working his magic with the service menu, he examined the reference material. After making some adjustments, he indicated that he had additional tweaking that he wanted to do. He went back to it and after another 45 minutes or so he was ready to review the reference materials using HD. We were very pleased with the way things turned out, and Dad was impressed with the way reference material from his BD collection looked after calibration.

After a long afternoon of work, Chad decided not to stay for dinner as he was heading out to do some additional work a few hours away in Cleveland. Cannot emphasize enough that Chad puts his heart into his work and highly recommend him for calibrations.

Thanks ChadB!

Link to post about Chad B. calibration visit in LG xxLH90 forum: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18276577#post18276577

Chad did a super job!!

Barry Vandenberg Orlando, FL: Barry traveled to my home in Largo, FL in Jan 2010 to calibrate my Panasonic 54V10 Plasma. He did a fantastic job and spent around 3 1/2 hours working on my system. With Barry it's a quality result NOT time spent. He has the equipment and knowledge to do the job correctly for a price that is more than reasonable. He also checked and adjusted my Panasonic BluRay player and Yamaha A/V. After Barry calibrated my system I kept hearing from friend and family "My set doesn't look like this" If you aren't quite sure about the best Buy approach (high school kids with laptops and a 2 hour time limit) contact Barry at barry@orlandodigital.tv and have the job done right. I highly recommend his service. "THE MAN IS DYNAMITE"

Jim M
Largo, FL

Joe from Summit was out last night to tweak my new set. I had him out to calibrate my old Toshiba CRT 5 years ago and again 2 years ago for a Sharp 37" LCD. When I finally got around to recently replacing the Toshiba for something more modern, I called up Joe again.

I have to say, that I believe a proper calibration is really worth it. I am a technical person and do quite a bit of tweaking on my own, but there really isn't anything compared to a dedicated, experienced professional armed with the proper instrumentation to get a TV looking marvelous.

I told Joe he was going to have a tough job as this set looked great out of the box. And, once he began, he agreed. But, as usual, there was always room to tweak and after fixing some gamma issues, color accuracy & temp, greyscale...it all had a cumulative effect on the picture quality. He started with Movie mode using my PS3 as the source and then moved onto use "Standard" mode for the DirecTV HD receiver. Resulting picture was magnificent. Most notable improvement was detail in shadows and dark screens...the set did look much better post calibration in this area. The already great colors looked even more accurate with the red and green pulled back in a bit (green was a tad on the neon side before).

Joe is a consummate professional. You can tell he loves what he does as he spends whatever time it takes to get the job done, is a perfectionist at work and is extremely cordial and open describing his tweaks. Even from a fellow geek, like me, constantly probing him. I can say I have learned a lot. I plan on having him out again in the future (that is, unless, I decide to take a stab at calibrating my own sets as a hobby in the future) for any further calibrations.

Highly recommended if you live in the Southeastern Michigan or northern Ohio region...

www.summithdtv.com

Joe from Summit was out last night to tweak my new set.Does Joe from Summit have an AVS user name?

Does Joe from Summit have an AVS user name?

slacker ;)

Summit HDTV

:D

Does Joe from Summit have an AVS user name?

Summit HDTV, of course!

Slacker is just a nickname:p

:)

Joe from Summit was out last night to tweak my new set.

slacker ;)

Summit HDTV

:D

Summit HDTV, of course!

Slacker is just a nickname:p

:)Thanks all! :D

I've added Rob67's report to the flat panel (Post#2) list that's linked at the bottom of my post.

Chad, not to my surprise, arrived on time and quickly got work. I say, not to my surprise, because he had calibrated a previous Sony and he was on time then.

I've had the Sony for awhile but just recently popped in a new lamp and wanted a calibration. Anyone who's dealt with Chad knows what an amiable fellow he is. Since, as I said, I'm a repeat customer, and know how diligent Chad is, I stayed out of his way (doing some reading while he worked). Chad took his time, doing a meticulous job, which lasted about four hours.

Let's look at a couple of the numbers, both pre- and postcalibration reports are attached: Color Temperature before calibration was 8990 and after was 6785. The gamma went from 2.13 to 2.21.

On a purely subjective note, the black level now is inky black, skin tones are spot-on, and the color contains a rich quality that it didn't have before.

I have no hesitation in recommending ChadB for a calibration.

TV: Panasonic G10 50" Plasma
Calibrator: J. Bartolotta aka dsskid
Date: March 27th, 2010

I bought my plasma last April, and unfortunately I had the model with the THX color decoding defect. Thanks to a few eagle-eyed AVS users, they found the firmware fix for THX on Panasonic's website, and I decided to update the firmware. Voila, THX looks excellent. However I lost the calibration performed by Kevin Miller (who I can also recommend, he's the founder of ISF). Some of you may wonder, why was I unhappy with my THX that I had to override the firmware? It's because the red was too muted, and THX had the best colors compared to the other video modes. Also my plasma experienced a rise in black levels, so I figured it might be a good time to recalibrate after applying the THX fix.

dsskid was very amiable and easy to talk to. He really loves to calibrate sets, and it shows as he likes to tweak the settings until the gauge shows something close to perfect. He calibrated my set for my PS3, and my cablebox. He also explained some details about calibration such as why a calibrator focuses on a IRE of 20% - 80%.

The end result, is that now my cable programming looks great again, especially in THX. Skintone is proper with no more driven reds, and contrast is now popping. Shadow detail is good again. My set does have a higher MLL due to a bad Panasonic design decision, but my blacks are still better than most HDTV sets I've seen. Blu-ray movies look frickin' awesome now. I played a few movies and TV shows I have on disc, and I just love how skin tones and contrast look proper and right.

A simple list why I can recommend dsskid:
1. Amiable guy, easy to talk to.
2. Uses nice equipment and a laptop, so you can see the results as he calibrates.
3. Spends all the time with you need to get the results you want. If you don't like the "accurate" calibration, he's there to please you, so that you can get the color that is pleasing to you.
4. Excellent rates
5. Works in the NYC area.
6. Trained by Kevin Miller.

TV: Panasonic G10 50" Plasma
Calibrator: J. Bartolotta aka dsskid
Date: March 27th, 2010

I bought my plasma last April, and unfortunately I had the model with the THX color decoding defect. Thanks to a few eagle-eyed AVS users, they found the firmware fix for THX on Panasonic's website, and I decided to update the firmware. Voila, THX looks excellent. However I lost the calibration performed by Kevin Miller (who I can also recommend, he's the founder of ISF). Some of you may wonder, why was I unhappy with my THX that I had to override the firmware? It's because the red was too muted, and THX had the best colors compared to the other video modes. Also my plasma experienced a rise in black levels, so I figured it might be a good time to recalibrate after applying the THX fix.

dsskid was very amiable and easy to talk to. He really loves to calibrate sets, and it shows as he likes to tweak the settings until the gauge shows something close to perfect. He calibrated my set for my PS3, and my cablebox. He also explained some details about calibration such as why a calibrator focuses on a IRE of 20% - 80%.

The end result, is that now my cable programming looks great again, especially in THX. Skintone is proper with no more driven reds, and contrast is now popping. Shadow detail is good again. My set does have a higher MLL due to a bad Panasonic design decision, but my blacks are still better than most HDTV sets I've seen. Blu-ray movies look frickin' awesome now. I played a few movies and TV shows I have on disc, and I just love how skin tones and contrast look proper and right.

A simple list why I can recommend dsskid:
1. Amiable guy, easy to talk to.
2. Uses nice equipment and a laptop, so you can see the results as he calibrates.
3. Spends all the time with you need to get the results you want. If you don't like the "accurate" calibration, he's there to please you, so that you can get the color that is pleasing to you.
4. Excellent rates
5. Works in the NYC area.
6. Trained by Kevin Miller.

Dude-X,
Thank you for the kind words. It was a pleasure to meet you and to have the opportunity to calibrate your display. I'm happy that you are pleased with the results.
-Best,
John

TV: Panasonic G10 50" Plasma
Calibrator: J. Bartolotta aka dsskid
Date: March 27th, 2010Thanks for your calibration report. I've included it in the flat panel (Post#2) list that's linked at the bottom of my post.

Today Shawn Byrne came to my home and calibrated my Pioneer Kuro PDP-5020. To say that I am 100% satisfied with the total experience of hiring him and the results i got would be an understatement! He got my gray scale absolutely perfect across the board! The improvement in my picture quality is tremendous; night and day difference. The real kicker is how cool he is. Shawn is totally down to earth and he taught me so much that just talking with him was priceless. If you live in the Kansas City area, I live in Hays Kansas, you would be a fool to hire anybody else. Highly reccomended!!

htwaits,

Can you please add this one to my repitoire! Thanks! (SierraMikeBravo)

I got my samsung un46b7100 profesionally calibrated and am really likeing the picture they left me with. Hopefully someone can use it and save a $300 price tag from futureshop.

Mode: movie
backlight: 6
contrast: 95
brightness:45
sharp: 10
color:52
tint: G47/R53

ADVANCED
off
dynamic : off
gamma: 0
color space: auto
white balance: -
flesh tone: 0
edge enhancement:off

PICTURE OPTIONS
color tone: warm2
size: 16:9
digital NR: auto
hdmi black level : normal
film : off
blue mode : off
auto motion : clear

If you'd like to know more info on the calibration give me an email @ downloadboi@hotmail.com

Just wanted to update my calibration report from Shawn Bryne. My wife and I watched The Lovely Bones on BD tonight on my Kuro and it looked amazing! Color and depth and dimension and naturalness was incredible! Also watchd The Dark Knight and it never looked better! Ive watched that movie alot of times on the set before Shawn calibrated it so I had a good reference of the pic quality. Watching it after Shawn did his work on my Kuro was like seeing it for the first time. I hate to beat a dead horse but the improvement in natural color and dimension and overall realism was amazing! My only regret was that I didn't call Shawn earlier! Highly Highly recommend hiring him

Just wanted to update my calibration report from Shawn Bryne. My wife and I watched The Lovely Bones on BD tonight on my Kuro and it looked amazing! Color and depth and dimension and naturalness was incredible! Also watchd The Dark Knight and it never looked better! Ive watched that movie alot of times on the set before Shawn calibrated it so I had a good reference of the pic quality. Watching it after Shawn did his work on my Kuro was like seeing it for the first time. I hate to beat a dead horse but the improvement in natural color and dimension and overall realism was amazing! My only regret was that I didn't call Shawn earlier! Highly Highly recommend hiring himUse the edit command to cut & paste your additional comments into your original calibration post. That the one that I added to the flat panel list. :)

I had my Sony kdl-40XBR2 calibrated about a week and a half ago by Joe at summithdtv. Joe arrived on time at 6:15 pm and left after 9:30pm. I am 100% satisfied with the outcome of his work. Joe is a constant professional and really knows and loves what he does. Joe answer all of the questions I had about my television. I learned so much from him. All the work he did he showed me what he was doing and why he did it. Joe calibrated two HDMI inputs for me. I was fooling myself thinking I had a good picture with those blurays (Spears and Munsil,and DVE). There is nothing like a properly calibrated grayscale. You will notice more colors and shading that you haven't seen before. I highly RECOMMEND Joe at summithdtv if your in lower Michigan. Check out his site!!!

I had my Sony kdl-40XBR2 calibrated about a week and a half ago by Joe at summithdtv. If Joe is a member at AVS I'll add your report to the list for your model.

If Joe is a member at AVS I'll add your report to the list for your model.

Hi htwaits,

Yes, Summit HDTV!

Thanks!

Joe

I had my Sony kdl-40XBR2 calibrated about a week and a half ago by Joe at summithdtv.Thanks for your calibration report. I've included it in the flat panel (Post#2) list that's linked at the bottom of my post.

Thanks for the information Joe. :)

I live in the Phoenix area (Chandler, AZ) and had Lee Gallagher at Advanced Audio Visual calibrate my Samsung PN58B650 and I am thrilled with this plasma panel. I had none of the possible problems I read about with the Samsung and this display is working perfectly. I was a Panasonic fan before but after reading about the color management system the 58B650 has for calibration I am very glad I went with this model. The picture is amazing.
Lee was great to work with and also checked my output devices going to the panel. He even showed me how to get lossless master audio out of my Oppo blu ray 5.1 outputs as my Arcam receiver does not do HDMI audio.
This was my first TV calibration and as I would definitely use Lee again, I expect to keep this TV for quit awhile. I would have to spend quite a bit to get much better than this.
Highest recommendation for his service.

I'm looking for a recommendation for an SF Bay Area calibrationship who has worked on several JVC RS 20 projectors......

I'm looking for a recommendation for an SF Bay Area calibrationship who has worked on several JVC RS 20 projectors......UMR travels to the Bay Area on a regular basis. You can contact him here at AVS, or better yet use email.

W. Jeff Meier
jeff@accucalhd.com

You can check the links to front projection calibrations near the bottom of post number 1 in this thread.

I'm looking for a recommendation for an SF Bay Area calibrationship who has worked on several JVC RS 20 projectors......Gregg Loewen at Lion AV has extensive experience with all JVC projectors, both as a calibrator and dealer. Gregg is regularly available in the Bay Area, where he works with THX as instructor for THX video calibration training courses.

You can reach Gregg at: gregg@lionav.com

I second Gregg for RS20 projectors.

RayJr

UMR travils to the Bay Area on a regular basis. You can contact him here at AVS, or better yet use email.

W. Jeff Meier
jeff@accucalhd.com

You can check the links to front projection calibrations near the bottom of post number 1 in this thread.

Thanks for the recommendation. Actually, I was scheduled for his next Bay Area visit, but then my day job got in the way of it, and we had to cancel since the times I have available didn't fit with his schedule.

Gregg Loewen at Lion AV has extensive experience with all JVC projectors, both as a calibrator and dealer. Gregg is regularly available in the Bay Area, where he works with THX as instructor for THX video calibration training courses.

You can reach Gregg at: gregg@lionav.com

Thanks for the tip. Is Gregg the guy that calibrates the displays for Widescreen Review magazine's in house setup?

I'm looking for a recommendation for an SF Bay Area calibrationship who has worked on several JVC RS 20 projectors......
Craig Rounds (CIR-Engineering).
Link (http://www.cir-engineering.com/)

Especially if you use an external video processor (eg Lumagen).
I'm not sure when he is "touring" California.

Mike

Thanks for the recommendation. Actually, I was scheduled for his next Bay Area visit, but then my day job got in the way of it, and we had to cancel since the times I have available didn't fit with his schedule.



Thanks for the tip. Is Gregg the guy that calibrates the displays for Widescreen Review magazine's in house setup?
I think you are thinking of Greg Rogers at WSR.
RS20 review -- http://www.widescreenreview.com/eq_detail.php?id=534 (http://www.widescreenreview.com/eq_detail.php?id=534)
(need subscription)
"JVC’s Winning Trifecta––Contrast, Brightness, And Color"

Mike

I'm looking for someone to calibrate my Pioneeer Elite Pro 101-FD who has done a few already. I'm in North Jersey, half way between NYC and PA. Recommendations or suggestions are welcome. I am thinking of canceling my BB calibration once i found out that they were only going to spend 60 to 90 minutes on my TV.

Definitely cancel your BB calibration, I doubt they'd do as good a job as a pro like Kevin Miller ( My top choice if you're looking for a calibrator in the tri state area ) I'm from NY but had my TV calibrated by D-nice who was in NY at the time,did a great job on my 111 pioneer,good luck! :)

Gregg Loewen is also a top choice for that area. lionav.com

Best wishes! :)

I'm looking for someone to calibrate my Pioneeer Elite Pro 101-FD who has done a few already. I'm in North Jersey, half way between NYC and PA. Recommendations or suggestions are welcome. I am thinking of canceling my BB calibration once i found out that they were only going to spend 60 to 90 minutes on my TV.Look at the people who work on the Pioneer Kuro displays. There is a big list in post number two. The names used for the calibrators are AVS user names. In addition to the two suggested calibrators, there are a few other very well known calibrators listed there.

Look at the people who work on the Pioneer Kuro displays. There is a big list in post number two. The names used for the calibrators are AVS user names. In addition to the two suggested calibrators, there are a few other very well known calibrators listed there.

that sounds great, thanks, sorry for posting something that now seems obvious.

Also the list in my Sig :)

that sounds great, thanks, sorry for posting something that now seems obvious.

Hi Steve,

I've sent you a PM regarding your request for calibration.

Best,

Greg

I had Jeff Meier calibrate my audio and video. Here is my report:
I had Jeff calibrate my audio and video yesterday. I can first say that our appointment was for 9:00am, Jeff showed up at 8:55am. Nice. He immediately went to work. We started on the video first. Let me give a quick rundown of my gear.
Halo C2,
Bryston 4b-ST,
Bryston 5b-ST,
Esoteric DV50S,
JM Labs 1027Be,
JM Labs CC1000be,
Polk RT-3,
Seaton Sound SubMersive1,
QSC-DSP30
HTPS7000,
Panasonic 42G25
Sony PS3
2 GIK Tri-Traps.
2 GIK 242 bass traps
4 GIK 244 bass traps
As I said, we went right to work. So Jeff broke out all his gear. Which, by the way is pretty extensive. We first tried the “custom” mode on my Panasonic Plasma. We almost got it but in the custom mode he just could not get the Gamma quite where he wanted it to be. Jeff does not “settle” So we took a look at the THX mode. He indicated that right out of the box THX looked like something he could work with. So we started with that. After he was done, I was extremely impressed with how good the image looked. Better then what I tried to do and way better then what THX gives you out of the box. I think he was satisfied with the final setup with the TV and so was I. The images are simply stunning. People’s faces look so real. It almost feels like I am looking out a window. Then we started on the audio. Now, to be honest, the audio was an afterthought for me. I said to myself, he is coming; it would be really silly not to have him do my audio also. I am happy that I got the audio as well. The results were simply stunning. One of the first things we did was to measure Response time. On Jeff’s gear 200 is perfect. My room is at 185. So I am very good there. He did not recommend any more room treatments for me. My preamp is old and simple. But he was able to use the basic bass and treble controls and one or two other parameters and to really affect the sound. We discovered that the volume level(knob itself)l on the sub itself was too hot so he adjusted that and made the appropriate changes in my Halo as well. He also went in and verified and changed the distance and levels for each speaker. Again, I think Jeff was very satisfied with how the sound ended up. Now, even at loud levels it is still comfortable and not straining at all. I can listen much louder than I could before. Not that I have too, but if I wanted to I could. I am very happy I decided to have this done by Jeff. On a personal note, I can tell that Jeff is a very nice guy. He answered all my audio questions plus we had some very nice NON audio discussions as well. He is extremely knowledgeable in the areas of audio and video. He seems to be able to cut through the static of what is out there and give you the real deal of what is going on. It was very refreshing. Well worth it in my opinion.

I had Jeff Meier (UMR at AVS) calibrate my audio and video. Thanks for your calibration report. I'm adding it to the flat panel (Post#2) list in this thread.

New to AVS Forums and calibration. Thank you so much for helping me choose Robert Busch as my calibrator. My Kuro 151 never looked so good! Really delighted with his work, accessibility and straightforward amiability.

Walked into Fry's the other day for work and felt like the TVs were assaulting my eyes!

Thanks again.

Thank you so much for helping me choose Robert Busch as my calibrator. :)

I thought this post was intriguing for making calibrations easier:
Link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18707907#post18707907)

How many calibrators are using CalMAN v4 and Lumagen Radiance combos now?

Mike

I thought this post was intriguing for making calibrations easier:
Link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18707907#post18707907)

How many calibrators are using CalMAN v4 and Lumagen Radiance combos now?

Mike


^^^^
For a whole lot less money...you can do the same thing with the Video EQ.

RayJr

I thought this post was intriguing for making calibrations easier:
Link (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=18707907#post18707907)

How many calibrators are using CalMAN v4 and Lumagen Radiance combos now?

Mike^^^^
For a whole lot less money...you can do the same thing with the Video EQ.

RayJrThis thread is dedicated to owner's reports about having professionals calibrate their displays. There are other threads where "do it yourself" calibration is discussed. :)

Had my Samsung UN55 B6000 55" LCD/LED ISF calibrated on Saturday, and so far my impressions are that it's definitely not as "crisp" as before. I understand that it takes some getting used to, but to me it seems to have a yellow hue, and picture appears pale. The setting used is the "Warm 2" whereas I used mostly the "Natural" setting. When watching the Blackhawks/Flyers game last night the ice surface had a "yellow" tint.
When the technician did the set up he created a "Cal-Day" and a Cal-night" , so I now have these two in addition to the other settings (standard, movie, natural etc) that I had before.
I'd be interested in hearing what other owners had to say about their experiences and how their calibrated PQ compares to pre-calibration. Thanks !

Had my Samsung UN55 B6000 55" LCD/LED ISF calibrated on Saturday, and so far my impressions are that it's definitely not as "crisp" as before. I understand that it takes some getting used to, but to me it seems to have a yellow hue, and picture appears pale. The setting used is the "Warm 2" whereas I used mostly the "Natural" setting. When watching the Blackhawks/Flyers game last night the ice surface had a "yellow" tint.
When the technician did the set up he created a "Cal-Day" and a Cal-night" , so I now have these two in addition to the other settings (standard, movie, natural etc) that I had before.
I'd be interested in hearing what other owners had to say about their experiences and how their calibrated PQ compares to pre-calibration. Thanks !You might want to post in an owner's thread for your display. You don't say who did your calibration so it's hard to comment.

In general, the sharpness controls produce an artificial effect that's more distortion than better focus. Seeing a "yellow" hue is not a good thing. Are you saying that something like snow or ice looks yellow to you?

I'm assuming that you didn't have your display calibrated by one of the known calibrators that have customer reports listed in posts one and two of this thread.

Some Geek Squad feedback from a customer that had them visit for computer repair.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GioVpTayLMI

ha ha ....careful if you have GS come out to calibrate or setup your HDTV.

I recently had my 65" Panasonic Vt25 calibrated by Lee Gallagher and the results are nothing short of spectacular. I thought the image out of the box was already great to begin with but after Lee's incredible calibration, I am truly impressed with the PQ this TV can get. Lee was right on time and began setting up all of his equipment right away. He explained everything he was doing through out the whole process which took about 3 hrs and it was very cool to see how everything improves before your eyes with some of the PQ tests Lee showed me. He calibrated the THX mode to perfection and he also calibrated my PS3 input, 3D Blu-Ray input, and a Pioneer 1020vsx Receiver. I like watching TV in complete darkness and before the calibration I could feel my eyes get a bit tiered when watching in complete darkness because of the amount of light the large screen was putting out. Even though the image was great (and Lee did tell me the PQ was pretty darn good out of the box), after the calibration is that much better. The image is so detailed real looking that you become immersed in movies and sports like the world cup look amazing as well. I only had the THX mode calibrated and that is all that is needed IMO. Games, sports, movies, and everything else looks just amazing using the calibrated THX mode. Even when there was a lot of light coming in the room the picture still looked amazing and it was calibrated for a blacked out room. I cannot express how impressed I am with Lee's work and knowledge on display calibration. He is a true professional and now I am having him come back to calibrate my older 42" G10 and help me with my surround sound. I 100% recommend Lee Gallagher to anyone in the state of AZ looking to get a panel or projector calibrated, and the Panasonic VT25 to anyone who is looking for an amazing plasma TV.

I recently had my 65" Panasonic Vt25 calibrated by Lee Gallagher and the results are nothing short of spectacular. Can you repost your calibration report in "Official Panasonic TC-PxxVT20/25 Owners Thread!!" so that other owner's will have a better chance to read it?

Thanks. :)

Just posted about my rs20 calibration in the rs20 owners thread.

Please add my impressions of Chad B.'s work on my LG 60PK550 posted here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=18790487&postcount=2292) to the list.

Just posted about my rs20 calibration in the rs20 owners thread.

Please add my impressions of Chad B.'s work on my LG 60PK550 posted here (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showpost.php?p=18790487&postcount=2292) to the list.Thanks guys. The heads up is appreciated. :D

Hello....I just want to comment on Michael Osadciw who calibrated my Sharp 46" LC-C46700UN LED TV today. Michael is the owner of "The Highest Fidelity" and is THX certified for professional video calibration and ISF certified.

Let me start off by saying, I do not know a darn thing about the latest in audio and video technology. I am behind the times. Because of this, I figured I would never have the patience to figure out how to adjust any TV or, know anything about them. That is why I decided to try Michael.

There are no words to describe how the TV looks after the calibration compared to how it looked before the calibration. Michael is amazing and was at my home for 5-hours. Not only did he have the latest equipment and software to calibrate my TV with precision, he was like a teacher and explained every little thing to me that he was doing, why he was doing it, and what the end result would be. It was like being in school and being taught an interesting lesson. It is amazing how much I learned.

Michael was a perfectionist and took his time. I could not believe what his equipment pointed out, how he made adjustments to gama, greyscale, blacks, etc. I could see the results on the TV screen and some of the flaws on the screen before he made his calibrations. I never knew there were so many things in the TV that could be adjusted. There is no way that any person can adjust their TV properly on their own without the test equipment, software and a professional that has the knowledge of these tools, and the inner workings of the TV itself. If you say that is untrue, I would have to say you are fooling yourself into thinking you are correct.

In any event, if anyone needs a true professional calibrator, I highly recommend Michael without any hesitation at all. His number is (905) 730-5996. If anyone has any other questions I might be able to answer, just send me a PM.

Dave

Dave

Thank you very much for the kind words. It was an absolute pleasure to meet you yesterday and work on your Sharp; I'm happy to hear you are enjoying the new look of your TV. It was a great drive back through Syracuse to Buffalo as I had quite a view of thunderstorm cells to the left and right of me (but not over me!).

Best!
Mike

Hello Michael...Thats for the thread reply back. As I said in my post, you are a true professional, and know your craft. The TV looks sensational, and the Yankee game never looked like what I am now seeing after your calibration.

I will be calling you soon so I can have you back to calibrate my Samsung TV that now looks blah, compared to the Sharp you calibrated. The Samsung looked good, or at least I thought it did, until viewing the Sharp and the difference after a TV is calibrated. The Samsung isn't bad, but I now know how much better it can be with the calibration.

I look forward to seeing you again in the very near future. And for any of you doubters out there, do yourself a favor and have Michael do the same for your TV.

I had my pioneer plasma calibrated by sfroach and am amazed at the difference I saw in the picture and colors. Immediatly I notices how vivid and pure the colors where which I thought were good before. I also appreciated how sfroach took the time to show/explain his findings and how his calibration benefited my tv. I loved my tv before but enjoy watching both tv and movies even more after he refined my set. I highly recommend sfroach.

[QUOTE=Dave41200;18800444]Hello....I just want to comment on Michael Osadciw who calibrated my Sharp 46" LC-C46700UN LED TV today. Michael is the owner of "The Highest Fidelity" and is THX certified for professional video calibration and ISF certified.

Let me start off by saying, I do not know a darn thing about the latest in audio and video technology. I am behind the times. Because of this, I figured I would never have the patience to figure out how to adjust any TV or, know anything about them. That is why I decided to try Michael.

There are no words to describe how the TV looks after the calibration compared to how it looked before the calibration. Michael is amazing and was at my home for 5-hours. Not only did he have the latest equipment and software to calibrate my TV with precision, he was like a teacher and explained every little thing to me that he was doing, why he was doing it, and what the end result would be. It was like being in school and being taught an interesting lesson. It is amazing how much I learned.

Michael was a perfectionist and took his time. I could not believe what his equipment pointed out, how he made adjustments to gama, greyscale, blacks, etc. I could see the results on the TV screen and some of the flaws on the screen before he made his calibrations. I never knew there were so many things in the TV that could be adjusted. There is no way that any person can adjust their TV properly on their own without the test equipment, software and a professional that has the knowledge of these tools, and the inner workings of the TV itself. If you say that is untrue, I would have to say you are fooling yourself into thinking you are correct.

In any event, if anyone needs a true professional calibrator, I highly recommend Michael without any hesitation at all. His number is (905) 730-5996. If anyone has any other questions I might be able to answer, just send me a PM.

Yes i have to strongly agree as well as i had my tv calibrated by mike and it was a awsome experiance and really enjoying my set!!!:D:D

[QUOTE=Dave41200;18800444]Hello....I just want to comment on Michael Osadciw who calibrated my Sharp 46" LC-C46700UN LED TV today. Michael is the owner of "The Highest Fidelity" and is THX certified for professional video calibration and ISF certified.

Let me start off by saying, I do not know a darn thing about the latest in audio and video technology. I am behind the times. Because of this, I figured I would never have the patience to figure out how to adjust any TV or, know anything about them. That is why I decided to try Michael.

There are no words to describe how the TV looks after the calibration compared to how it looked before the calibration. Michael is amazing and was at my home for 5-hours. Not only did he have the latest equipment and software to calibrate my TV with precision, he was like a teacher and explained every little thing to me that he was doing, why he was doing it, and what the end result would be. It was like being in school and being taught an interesting lesson. It is amazing how much I learned.

Michael was a perfectionist and took his time. I could not believe what his equipment pointed out, how he made adjustments to gama, greyscale, blacks, etc. I could see the results on the TV screen and some of the flaws on the screen before he made his calibrations. I never knew there were so many things in the TV that could be adjusted. There is no way that any person can adjust their TV properly on their own without the test equipment, software and a professional that has the knowledge of these tools, and the inner workings of the TV itself. If you say that is untrue, I would have to say you are fooling yourself into thinking you are correct.

In any event, if anyone needs a true professional calibrator, I highly recommend Michael without any hesitation at all. His number is (905) 730-5996. If anyone has any other questions I might be able to answer, just send me a PM.

Yes i have to strongly agree as well as i had my tv calibrated by mike and it was a awsome experiance and really enjoying my set!!!:D:D
Add me as a fan. Michael just did my Pioneer Kuro 150FD, my JVC 950 projector plus an Audyssey Pro set-up for my Denon avp-a1. Fantastic results all around, a very professional job. He uses state of the art equipment tweaks things until he is happy and it takes a lot to make him happy. I highly recommend him. PLA.

I see lots of reports of Pioneers, large Panasonic and Samsung screens. My report is probably quite rare, in that I had a low-end Samsung plasma (PN42A450) calibrated by Kevin Miller (www.tweaktv.com). It's kind of funny and bizarre in a way, to have one of the elite pioneers (har har, TV pun) in the industry work on a substandard set (sort of like having Michelangelo work on a children coloring book), but I cannot be more happy with the job Kevin did with my set.

As it is a budget HDTV, we had to make some compromises with regards to greyscale (as it was quite polluted on the lower IREs), but he managed to get color almost spot-on and helped me realize how 2.2 gamma wasn't ideal for me in my viewing environment, which was what I was averaging before (though with a serious dip in the low end, washing out dark scenes).

Even though it isn't a 100% balanced greyscale, black and white material look pretty good, with the greyscale having a more uniform appearance as opposed to certain colors (red/magenta) highlighted in the darker portions of the greyscale when I did a DIY calibration with an EyeOne. Both DVD's and Blu-ray look terrific, with accurate colors thanks to Kevin. With the addition of a CinemaQuest backlight, my set (perceptually) punches above its weight.

Not only was he friendly and knowledgeable (as per his record) -- and answered all my questions, whether ridiculous or otherwise -- but he really did put a lot of effort into getting the most accurate picture out of the TV (about 3 1/2 hours for two inputs); it seems to me it would have been the same had he a Kuro in front of him. And that, perhaps more than anything else, is a great testament to his professionalism. Not to mention I had the poor guy climb three flights of stairs with all his equipment to work in a cramped attic room with enough wire hopping that would put Catherine Zeta Jones' performance in 'Entrapment' to shame, oh, and don't forget the two kids crying downstairs, to calibrate a TV that perhaps even Best Buy calibrators wouldn't touch...ISF/THX courses could use this as their 'Kobayashi Maru' training scenario. All in all I'm sure it was a humbling experience for him; its amazing he stayed as long as he did! Will definitely be using him again once I upgrade to a new TV...if he's still alive, at the rate I'm upgrading my electronics.

Seriously though, even if you have a budget TV, and if your TV has controls for a professional to work with, I have to say its still definitely worth having the set calibrated. And if you're in the NYC area, look up Kevin Miller!

I just wanted to put up a little bit of feedback from my experience with Mike Osadciw, who performed a calibration on my new LG 60PK550.

Most of you have probably already gathered as much from the feedback others have provided, but Mike was amazing all around the board. He responded to me quickly after my initial post here looking for a calibrator and he responded quickly to all subsequent correspondences. My work schedule, while usually flexible, is not flexible in September, so he made arrangements to quickly fit me into his schedule in August.

He was pleasant to work with, pleasant to talk to, and he pointed out and explained everything he did as he went along. Actually, he filled my head with so much stuff, I can't even remember half of it, but he was highly knowledgeable and obviously took pride in his work. He wouldn't move on to a different part of the calibration until I understood what he was doing or had just done.

By the time he actually got done and drove home, he didn't get home until 5:00 AM. That's dedication. I don't know his exact touring area, but I live in the Central New York (Syracuse) area and I highly recommend his services if you're looking for a calibration around here.

Mike - thanks again for everything.

I was fortunate enough to have Michael Osadciw calibrate my Samsung UN55C6900 recently.

For starters he has an incredible knowledge in the field and didnt stop teaching me during his entire visit. The more you learn the more you see just how critical it is to understand and appreciate what changes are being made and just how much effort is required to "get it right".

The improvement is both obvious and measurable. From the software reports to the naked eye the proof is evident, his calibration was top notch. From the 10p greyscale to the perfect gamma I honestly dont see any room for improvement. He dialed it in! From a less technical perspective, the picture is freakin fantastic :)

As others have pointed out he comes with some of the best equipment available to get the job done. You got alot of pre-post calibration reports that illustrate the technical changes made. I felt as though I had received a truely professional calibration in every sense.

In addition to the quality learning experience and the exceptional calibration hes also a really really really nice guy and it was a pleasure to meet him. I'll definetly be calling him in a year or two with the next upgrade. Im in Rochester New York. If Michael's available in your area I highly recommend him.

Scott

My recent calibration done by Greg Erianne (www.allhighdef.com) was nothing less than perfection. From the pre-calibration questionnaire where Greg gathered info on my Panny, other equipment I was using, as well as my viewing environment to the 4-plus hour extensive calibration Greg provided me with a truly professional ISF calibration. He comes with a car-load of equipment that he patiently sets up in your viewing room. As the calibration begins, Greg explains each step showing you the results and what he hopes to achieve and tweak to near-perfection. I've had this plasma for 2 years and I never expected the results Greg was capable of achieving with expertise and equipment. For me, my cable and LG bluray are stunning, both in a day mode and THX mode. I'm even using THX mode for cable which I never would do before. If you want an extensive, professional calibration at an affordable price then contact Greg at All High Def. His results will amaze your eyes.