TV Calibration by Geek Squad

[goredeathrot]

I had this done! It takes about three months to see the glaring differences with non calibrated TV displays, they all look like garbage. It really makes a shocking difference, but also a curse cause you won't want to watch a non calibrated TV...

[GottaHaveMyPopss]

okay yes the service does cost $200 but it is NOT something a regular person can do. the tools that the techs use is only available to them. Plus , a normal person would not be able to get into the menus that the techs access in order to calibrate the tv with just a remote and a calibration disk.

[pvtjamesryan3]

The speaker in the video doesn't even have a High School Diploma, yet we're "supposed" to believe he knows what he's talking about....

hahahahahahaha

[StatuSChecKa]

Well that video looked legit, I didn't know there were such tools.

I thought it was some 18 year old that just plays with the remote.

I still wouldn't trust a female to do this service to my TV's.

[NCWC916]

Fuck geek squad....this vid is so fulla shit, Im a home theater installer. Ive had my own side biz for 5 years now. I know the tricks n tools of the trade. These guys dont train their workers like that, in some type of wyotech setting. ive tried getting a job with them and all they want is PROs that are already certified and seasoned. They are NOT willing to train anybody. I laughed when I seen that fake classroom setting.

[goredeathrot]

@NCWC916 It's not Best Buy's place. Only specialized companies like THX or ISF can train you properly.

[Diego2thebay]

Tv's do NOT come set out of the box. Manufacturers typically turn UP the contrast in order to max out whites and set color temperatures to high or cool which then give ur whites a bluish hue to give the ILLUSION they're even brighter. They do this because we as humans associate bright with good. The truth is a good tv is an accurate one. Calibration dials in all colors, blacks, whites, gamma, color temp and light output. Its for this reason mf now incorporate these settings on newer sets.

[goredeathrot]

@Diego2thebay Blue is often the biggest difference. The human eye is very sensitive to blue light so companies blast the blue levels to attract you without you even knowing. Those blue xenon car headlights are the SAME lumens as halogen bulbs but the blue coloring gives the illusion that its brighter.

[justice2576]

How much does it cost?

[mikeO31082]

@justice2576 $200!

Complete rip off. Anyone with half a brain can buy a calibration disk and get a comparable improvement in a tv's picture quality for 1/10 of what Best Buy charges for this. Or just go on AVS forum, and look-up your particular tv set to get an idea on improved settings.

[Adam13115511]

scam

[salsa2good]

they'll calibrate the shit out of that tv!

[gametocken]

Its just to much i meen 200 right there

[dsw2333]

Consumers DO NOT have access to the service panel for SYSTEM CALIBRATION. Nor do they have the $6000 dollars of equipment to properly calibrate the TV. Customers have not been trained for three months in schooling nor have they shadowed a seasoned ISF professional. Nor do most customers receive regular training to keep up with changing technology. The adjustment controls available DO NOT CALIBRATE. I've been a Best Buy ISF tech for 5 years.Calibration can add 5-7 yrs to the life of your HDTV.

[yafilmDOTcom]

Calibration? Is that another way of bestbuy making easy money off suckers? That's why HDTV's have contrast/brightness/Tint/Black­Level/Gamma/Color Level/etc adjustments so that end users themselves gets to adjust it accordingly how they feel comfortable with the end result, additionally burning many test patterns with gray-scale and color gradients and other samples onto a DVD (or PC Direct with VGA cable in full screen) greatly helps you perform these calibrations your self.

[HERE2TOSSyourSALAD]

I GOT THE CALIBRATION FOR FREE FROM BEST BUY BECAUSE I BOUGHT A 3D LED $1600 SAMSUNG TV, SO I GOT NOTHING TO LOSE.

ALSO, YOU NEED TO WATCH 100 HOURS OF TV BEFORE THE CALIBRATION CAN BEGIN. I'M SET FOR IT ON NOV 19, 2010.

[mnjhawk]

Man, people are idiots. I need an $80 monster HDMI cable? Sold. I need a $300 calibration that can just as easily be performed by eye using the appropriate media? Sold. The only people who pay for these calibrations are people who know jack about home theater systems, televisions, and electronics in general. If you pay for this, you are a rube.

[adrher1]

@mnjhawk ok.. so how can i do this myself? 

[BillyCauseyjr]

@adrher1 go out and buy $5000 worth of software and $1245 for ISF certification courses.

[dsw2333]

@mnjhawk Consumers DO NOT HAVE ACCESS to the panel that houses the calibration settings. If they tried to open it...time for a new TV. Nor do consumers have the knowledge (3 months of training plus another few months with an experienced tech). And I doubt they have the $6000 worth of hardware necessary to get it done right. Proper calibration can add 5-7 years life to your HDTV. But what do I know? I've been an ISF certified tech for 5 years.

[SiegeX1]

@dsw2333 Try $400 for a top of the line colorimeter (DTP-94) or $800 for a top of the line spectrophotometer (i1 pro). ColorHCFR is 100% free calibration software that will do everything one needs to calibrate their panel to a D65 whitepoint. However, if you want to pay for professional grade software, Calman v4.2 is roughly $300 for the DIY license. No need for a dedicated pattern generator as any laptop with an HDMI port can use the free AVSHD 709 calibration patterns or just burn it to DVD

[lioookm]

@dsw2333 come on guy thats a lie ive never heard this

[BillyCauseyjr]

@mnjhawk Actually the cilbrations they do are using numbers set by the ISF, not by eye... you will never get it right by eye. (not to mention that they tweak teh screen's angle and pixel size... somthing you can't do as a consumer) HDMI cables are nessesary to get for best color depth..... but there are several good ones for as low as $9.... I believe you sir, are the rube.

[lioookm]

@mnjhawk no u r the fucking rube if u spent $80 on a fucking hdmi cable monster is a fucking rip off bout 3 hdmi cables a year ago off amazon for a total price of $30 no issues rube

[robbyrod89]

G

Certain geeksquad technicions are isf certified

[Eviltaco64]

So now Geek Squad has better technology than NASA Engineers? lol

[wildanddemon]

i wouldnt let geek squad do it let a isf pro do it

[GataMachine007]

@wildanddemon They are ISF certified.

[dsw2333]

@wildanddemon Geek Squad Home Theater Technicians are ISF certified. They are required to take an extensive training course. Then they serve several months with a a seasoned technician before they are certified to go out on their own. In addition they receive regular training as technology advanced. It is not Best Buy's way of "soaking" you for more cash. It is Beat Buys' way of making sure your TV give you the best performance it can. I know. I am one.

[dsw2333]

@wildanddemon 

[techh10]

@wildanddemon their tv guys are isf certified

[redwolf4k]

The big thing about getting a set professionally calibrated is the ability for a tech to remove color cast out of the grayscale. If the grays are totally neutral, the color information laid on top of that black and white image will have the true correct colors. This is important because once you ensure the grayscale is neutral, then you can achieve higher gradation and more accurate color detail. Thats the only thing you cannot do by eye without a sensor tool.

[dtlr077]

Agreed, hahahahahaha. This is a good way to fleece suckers who like to give money away. TV's are fine without all this nonsense.

[JumpmanSheik]

@dtlr077

don't be cheap dude. if you want your tv to give you the best quality yo will get it calibrated. i have a 46" samsung lcd and a 50" pioneer kuro. both are calibrated and look better than they ever did. you probably like your tv but that's because like most people you are used to looking at a crappy image

[demlimbas11]

@dtlr077

Their is a huge difference between a calibrated hdtv vs a noncalibrated hdtv. The black level, the skin tone, vibrant colors. You get to see colors the way the director intended you to see them. Blu ray movies look great. Check out my King Kong movie review on my page and see for yourself!

[afsoomaali]

hahaha