Colorimeter or Television?

I recently bought a Sharp LC-70C8470U and have been working off and on to calibrate it. I've had this particular TV for 6 days (first one is going back to Costco....was unable to tone down blue enough for a decent cal).

The day after I first turned on the TV, I dialed in the "movie" mode. Since then, I had not taken any measurements for 4 days, but today, while prepping to calibrate the HTPC, I noticed that blue had jumped up by 5%. Subsequent measurements and comparison to saved HCFR files with exact calibration parameters confirmed that blue is, on average, 5% higher now.

My question is, do you think this is the TV (perhaps breaking in) or the meter (i1 Display Pro/i1D3)? The TV is LCD/LED and I've read that they don't "break in" as a plasma does. I've also read that they do need a bit of time to stabilize.

I've triple checked that the HCFR settings are the same (as initial measurements) and that the calibration parameters are correct.

I"m concerned about the jump in blue because this is why the first TV is going back.

Thanks in advance for input.
BT

Good input. I didn't mention it, but my initial measurments were with tv and meter started up cold, but then I recalled reading about warming up both (particularly on plasmas). I left the meter in measurement position with the TV for over an hour. I did not leave the meter in continuous read mode for that time.

I'll try letting the meter run and see if that makes a difference.

Regards,
BT

By checking against my Mitsubish and the first Sharp 70" (Sharp #1), I was able to determine that the 2nd Sharp 70" (Sharp #2) has experienced a shift in the amount of blue being output. Prior to this change, I was able to get a very flat gamma with dE<2 except for 10% IRE (this was after only 1 pass). If I try to hit D65 as closely as possible, I get dE's ranging from 1-10 and gamma falls off pretty steep at 70%. I absolutely cannot balance R, G, & B at 70-100 IRE.

Here's a link to results prior the the blue-shift and prior to tuning primaries: http://www.avsforum.com/t/1451827/calibration-advice-needed-for-sharp-70-setting-primaries#post_22851852 I was unable to dial in the primaries, but did get a nice picture by using the 75% saturation method.

I can stil get a flat gamma by allowing blue to remain at and average of 109% (R & G @ 100%) across the grayscale, but dE's are running from 7.5-10.

So now I wonder what I"m giving up, in terms of an accurate picture, by having 10% more blue? The picture isn't bad, but after going through all this trouble, I want it right!

Do any of you think Sharp can do anything to correct this?

Also, is it possible to roll back the rev on firmware? I know that the firmware update installed prior to the blue shift.

Anyone else have this or a similar experience?

Regards,
BT
Edited by Basstrix - 1/21/13 at 5:59pm

Thanks for the response. The shift exists using all the equipment/conditions of the initial cal. In preparing for the HTPC cal, I was only recording the x, y, Y for 100% IRE and was intending to begin the HTPC cal by matching those number.

Regards,
BT

Thanks, a blu-ray player/AVS 709 in blu-ray format connected directly to the TV via HDMI (bypassing the HTPC) is what was used to calibrate the TV and to determine there has been a 10% increase in blue output.

Regards,
BT