Hi everyone, I've been working on a DIY calibration this week, and have a couple of questions. I'm hoping that someone with more experience can help me!
I have been calibrating a Panasonic 42G15 plasma, and have worked on its THX, Custom and Standard modes. The THX mode calibrates very nicely, but its max output is just under 25 fL, and it's too dim for a lot of my viewing. I get a nice grayscale with the other modes, but the average gamma for Custom (max output about 53 fL) is about 2.2, with a broad peak from about 40 IRE to 70 IRE at 2.4. The average gamma for Standard (max output over 70 fL!) looks like the Custom graph moved down .2, so its average is about 2.0, with a broad peak at 2.2.
I have also calibrated my Color control by setting red luminance to 21% of white, Brightness by working to not crush blacks, and Picture/Contrast just by eye (no clipping appears at any level). However, I find that images appear a bit washed-out (source is satellite HD, with no video adjustments on the HD box itself). I watch in a non-light-controlled living room, with blinds drawn but a reasonable amount of ambient light.
If I lower brightness (crushing blacks), images pop a fair bit more. I also find that increasing Picture also improves the picture to my eye. Boosting color also makes things change for the better, as long as I don't overdo it. Without these tweaks, I find it a little hard (eye strain) to watch the HD content. I suppose it could be the HD box -- I will have to check with Blu-ray content (Oppo BDP-83) to make sure.
One thing I've found while measuring my set is that modifying the grayscale, Color and Tint settings of my TV has changed the accuracy of my saturation sweeps for the worse. That is, when measuring primaries and secondaries at 25%, 50% and 75% saturation levels, I am farther outside the box than I was before calibration. (Of course, only the positions of the secondaries at 100% saturation have changed after calibrating).
If anyone has any helpful feedback for how to handle the issue with black level and color, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
I have been calibrating a Panasonic 42G15 plasma, and have worked on its THX, Custom and Standard modes. The THX mode calibrates very nicely, but its max output is just under 25 fL, and it's too dim for a lot of my viewing. I get a nice grayscale with the other modes, but the average gamma for Custom (max output about 53 fL) is about 2.2, with a broad peak from about 40 IRE to 70 IRE at 2.4. The average gamma for Standard (max output over 70 fL!) looks like the Custom graph moved down .2, so its average is about 2.0, with a broad peak at 2.2.
I have also calibrated my Color control by setting red luminance to 21% of white, Brightness by working to not crush blacks, and Picture/Contrast just by eye (no clipping appears at any level). However, I find that images appear a bit washed-out (source is satellite HD, with no video adjustments on the HD box itself). I watch in a non-light-controlled living room, with blinds drawn but a reasonable amount of ambient light.
If I lower brightness (crushing blacks), images pop a fair bit more. I also find that increasing Picture also improves the picture to my eye. Boosting color also makes things change for the better, as long as I don't overdo it. Without these tweaks, I find it a little hard (eye strain) to watch the HD content. I suppose it could be the HD box -- I will have to check with Blu-ray content (Oppo BDP-83) to make sure.
One thing I've found while measuring my set is that modifying the grayscale, Color and Tint settings of my TV has changed the accuracy of my saturation sweeps for the worse. That is, when measuring primaries and secondaries at 25%, 50% and 75% saturation levels, I am farther outside the box than I was before calibration. (Of course, only the positions of the secondaries at 100% saturation have changed after calibrating).
If anyone has any helpful feedback for how to handle the issue with black level and color, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!
