Sadly, I don't have a way to get those discs. I can try the settings at least and go from there.Quote:
Originally Posted by Otto Pylot /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings#post_24309606
A good suggestion would be to get a calibration disk and adjust your own basic settings according to your tv's component tolerances and viewing environment. All it may need is an accurate adjustment. A calibration requires the use of a light meter, specialized software, and a pattern or calibration disk. Using someone else's settings may work but component tolerances can vary considerably from tv to tv so what looks good on one tv may look like crap on yours.
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Originally Posted by Jasinnat /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings/0_20#post_24309831
Sadly, I don't have a way to get those discs. I can try the settings at least and go from there.
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Originally Posted by Otto Pylot /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings#post_24309606
A good suggestion would be to get a calibration disk and adjust your own basic settings according to your tv's component tolerances and viewing environment. All it may need is an accurate adjustment. A calibration requires the use of a light meter, specialized software, and a pattern or calibration disk. Using someone else's settings may work but component tolerances can vary considerably from tv to tv so what looks good on one tv may look like crap on yours.
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Originally Posted by fafrd /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings/0_20#post_24310898
How well do the adjustments that you can make using the AVS disks (or WoW or Spears & Munsil) work in comparison to the level of calibration that can be done using a light meter? Do they basically allow you to get the most natural / most satisfactory image out of your panel given inaccuracies it may have in gamma and/or color linearity? (But you need to perform a professional calibration with a light meter to correct out any inaccuracies in gamma and/or color linearity?).
-fafrd
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Originally Posted by Otto Pylot /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings#post_24311246
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Originally Posted by fafrd /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings/0_20#post_24310898
How well do the adjustments that you can make using the AVS disks (or WoW or Spears & Munsil) work in comparison to the level of calibration that can be done using a light meter? Do they basically allow you to get the most natural / most satisfactory image out of your panel given inaccuracies it may have in gamma and/or color linearity? (But you need to perform a professional calibration with a light meter to correct out any inaccuracies in gamma and/or color linearity?).
-fafrd
It depends on how far off your tv is out of the box, panel type, etc. The calibrations disks can definitely improve pq by allowing you to use the user accessible controls to adjust your basic settings (contrast, brightness, aspect, color, and sharpness) using REC. 709 patterns to adjust to. For some that may be all you need to do, and is far better than just tweaking by eye. It's also a great way to learn how the different settings work in conjunction with each other. However, they can't really be compared to a professional calibration by someone with lots of experience and the proper equipment. If you want your panel (not source) to be the best it can possibly be, a professional calibration, or DIY, done with a light meter, etc. is the only way to go. A disk alone will only adjust your settings, not calibrate them.
http://store.spectracal.com/consumer/i1-display-pro-w-tutorial.htmlQuote:
Originally Posted by fafrd /t/1515926/vizio-e420i-b0-calibration-settings/0_20#post_24312100
That's what I suspected - thanks.
And I also suspect that there are no reasonably-priced light meters for DIY calibration, right?
-fafrd