Monday, 01 January 2007
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Written by
Mike Levy
Introduction
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theater enthusiasts have long known about the need for video
calibration. For years, the Imaging Science Foundation has trained
professionals to return your set to the standards that filmmakers and
broadcast companies expect. Yet the average consumer sometimes might
ask why there is a need for video calibration at all. Why don’t video
companies with vast resources set the latest and greatest HDTVs
correctly at the factory? While most manufacturers have improved their
picture quality since the ISF and Joe Kane made us all aware of the
necessity for calibrating our monitors, most HDTVs still need
calibration out of the box. They are usually set up to deliver the most
“impressive” image, not the most accurate. Imagine that you are trying
to sell HDTVs under the giant sodium lights at Costco, not in the
light-controlled rooms of a high-end custom integrator – you might bump
the brightness a little to move some boxes, ...
