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Originally Posted by badboy808 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22174614
Hello I am considering getting my Samsung PN51E8000 Calibrated at Best Buy for $250. Is Their anything I Should Know. Or do you all Recommend something else. I really only want the Picture to look better for video gaming.
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Originally Posted by badboy808 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22174614
I really only want the Picture to look better for video gaming.
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Originally Posted by buzzard767 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22175698
In this case you'd be wasting money as video games are not normally produced with adherence to HDTV rec.709 standards.
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Originally Posted by PlasmaPZ80U /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22177656
well, I'm not sure about this logic...
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Originally Posted by buzzard767 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22178443
I am. Why pay to have a display look its best with Blu-ray discs and HDTV when the actual use is for something else?
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Originally Posted by buzzard767 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22178507
http://www.avsforum.com/t/1266362/game-mode-pro-calibration-possible#post_18977882
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Originally Posted by PlasmaPZ80U /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22178534
I have read that thread before and other similar ones, but the conclusion to take from this is not to just use game mode and dial in the basic picture settings but rather use the same settings you would for BD/DVD and HDTV programming as that will give you a much better picture and is better than just giving up altogether and using game mode. Unless the calibrated preset has way more input lag than game mode (and not all game modes even affect input lag), I can't see why anyone would want to use a garish picture preset for gaming.
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Originally Posted by buzzard767 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22178566
You are not assured a "much better picture" when calibrating known standards to unknown content. I could easily make the picture look "better" than presets with nothing more than the basic user controls and find somewhere else to put $250. In addition, this is all about a BB calibration and I've not seen many of those worth much more than a nickel.
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Originally Posted by badboy808 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy/0_20#post_22193218
Where should I go to get it calibrated?
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Originally Posted by Otto Pylot /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22193293
I would just calibrate the tv for movies using what ever calibration settings are available to you (Presets, Expert modes, what ever) and then see how they look for games. If you don't like it, you can always change back to default for that input and tweak to taste.
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Originally Posted by buzzard767 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22175698
In this case you'd be wasting money as video games are not normally produced with adherence to HDTV rec.709 standards.
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Originally Posted by badboy808 /t/1417884/considering-samsung-pn51e8000-calibration-at-best-buy#post_22193218
Where should I go to get it calibrated?