Andrew Testa
Second Unit
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- Mar 22, 2002
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I originally calibrated my TV (32" Philips direct view) using the Video Essentials DVD. I was pretty happy with the results, but they seemed a bit washed out. Yesterday I watched a borrowed DVD that had the THX optimizer on it. I'd never seen this before and thought I'd give it a try.
The results were very different from the VE. Is this to be expected, or should they more or less agree? The THX results were far more saturated than VE.
1st, the contrast settings were way different. With VE the contrast was pretty low. With THX, I could still distinguish the eight white boxes with a very high contrast. The brightness didn't change much.
2nd, for the color and tint calibration, The THX called for using blue film glasses. Is this film the same as the film strip that comes with VE? If they're different colors, I can see why the colors would be off. Using the VE film I got a very hot red, and had to knock it down several notches.
The THX picture is a lot brighter and more saturated, but still doesn't approach showroom torch mode. So was I okay using the VE film, or should I only use it with VE? And has anyone else using the THX optimizer come out with a very high contrast?
Thanks all,
Andy
The results were very different from the VE. Is this to be expected, or should they more or less agree? The THX results were far more saturated than VE.
1st, the contrast settings were way different. With VE the contrast was pretty low. With THX, I could still distinguish the eight white boxes with a very high contrast. The brightness didn't change much.
2nd, for the color and tint calibration, The THX called for using blue film glasses. Is this film the same as the film strip that comes with VE? If they're different colors, I can see why the colors would be off. Using the VE film I got a very hot red, and had to knock it down several notches.
The THX picture is a lot brighter and more saturated, but still doesn't approach showroom torch mode. So was I okay using the VE film, or should I only use it with VE? And has anyone else using the THX optimizer come out with a very high contrast?
Thanks all,
Andy