Question About Avia and Directview TVs (1 Viewer)

[IsaacV]

First off, I am a total newbie to home theater. I read this forum and many others before I made my purchase, and I'm sure I made a good choice for my room size and my viewing habits. So here is my question.
I recently purchased a 32" direct view tube Sony Wega TV(KV-FS200). The picture looks great. I turned the Red Push off and it looks better that way. But it looks a little dark. Before I go and spend $50 on the AVIA DVD I was wondering if it would even make a difference on my TV. Since it's not projection I can't adjust the individual colors(RGB). Or if I can I don't know how. Would the disc tell me how to do this? Is this DVD mainly for projection TVs? Any help would be great. Thanks in advance.

 

[AdamM]

You might want to get the the Sound and Vision Home Theater Tune-Up disc. I picked it up at borders for $16.99. I was very happy with the results, and the price is hard to beat.
I guessing that the Avia disc has more tests and tweaking options. I'm sure I'll pick up the Avia disc some day, for now the Sound and Vision disc will do.

 

[Mike_Morgan]

Isaac, welcome to the board! Avia is a good investment for ANY TV. It will help you accurately set all of your picture controls and such. I used it on my cheap Panny 27" direct view and it helps. I just went upstairs the other night and did a quick run through the basic video adjustments on my neighbors Sony 36HS500 and he was pleased. Do yourself a favor and pick up a copy. I think you'll be satisfied.

Mike

 

[IsaacV]

Thanks for your responses. I think I'm going to pick it up. I hope it makes a difference. But I'm sure it will definitly help with my surround sound if nothing else.

Thanks again.