Correct. Tint only really applies to old analogue NTSC signals (aka Never Twice The Same Colour!). It may be necessary to adjust it for a 100% perfect image using a calibration probe.
I wouldn't touch anything but brightness and contrast and even then, I tend to leave it close to default. The only reason you have to change it is if the positioning of the TV is really bad.
How do I greyscale calibrate a LCD monitor I use just with my Xbox 360, any idea? I'm quite limited in the menu, I can alter the brightness, contrast, gamma, color temp, RGB (individual) and white balance. I ask because you seem quite intellegiant when it comes to calibration.
No problem, I often run my 360 through VGA into one of my PC monitors. Unfortunately monitors do have a limited amount of calibration control, because you can do most of it in your computer's graphics card drivers and this can't be done with the 360 (hopefully it's something Microsoft will add at some point).
Anyway, set your colour temp to 6500k and your gamma to around default (you really need a calibration probe to get these 100% accurate).
Set your contrast using a calibration DVD or pluge image (get your whites as white as possible without changing the colour or 'clipping' them). Do the same for sharpness (less sharp is better!).
As for the brightness control, on monitors this usually controls the backlight not the black level (which you unfortunately can't change). Set it to however bright you need it for the room (120cmd2 is optimal which is actaully quite low).
Thanks a lot for the quick response. It's something that has bugged me for a long time now. The black levels just don't look good on the monitor, for example when I hit the home/guide button on my Xbox 360, it should dim but I can see lines and the blacks just look so poor. I'm considering going and buying a new TV for my bedroom, unless there is calibration hardware which would work out cheaper?
People who use these simple steps will not be able to properly calibrate their TV and infact make it worse. The only way to calibrate a TV properly is using professional instruments. Casual consumers will not know what adjustments are right and wrong.
Just make the buzzing stop. I have a p50g25 and it's buzzing. Been running for about a total of 15 hours. Awesome TV but the buzzing makes me want anything other than it.
How can you calibrate a televiosion when it's a manufacture setting that consumers can't get into?. Yeah you can tweak the tv's setting but without an isf you can't legit calibrate your hdtv
What they are selling at Best Buy is way more comprehensive than this but you will be better to go to your local high end AV shop to have it done. They should actually care about the results and not just trying to sell something to add on to a TV sale.
Isn't this stuff common sense? IS this the same "calibration" Best Buy charges $300 for? I'm looking for the calibration Best Buy is trying to sell us when we buy our LED TV... Anyone have info on that?
No, what Best Buy will do (or any other ISF certified calibrator) is do all the things you saw in this video with instruments, but they will also adjust grayscale, and that is how our tv displays black and white images, or the color of black, to gray, to white. Since a TV overlays colors on top of the black and white image, this will dramatically increase the realism of the set, IF the sets grayscale is bad to begin with. Usually setting your color temp to WARM or LOW gets close
to a proper grayscale, and on the opposite end, a cool color temp has way to much blue in black and white, or in the gray. Turn your TVs color down to 0, and then play with the color temps. You want to aim for the most neutral b&w image. You will see that this changes what your colors look like on tv. You will soon realize that The cool setting is way too blue on faces, white shirts, and outside enviroments. BB can get more accurate results using meters, but you can get close
The tint is the least to worry about, It's always in the middle for me
bhoussock 3 months ago
@bhoussock
Correct. Tint only really applies to old analogue NTSC signals (aka Never Twice The Same Colour!). It may be necessary to adjust it for a 100% perfect image using a calibration probe.
TheParadux 2 months ago
What if your tv doesn't let you change the tint?
Summerdontknowme 3 months ago
im buying a TX-P65VT30B , do i really even need to calibrate it ????
DRP996 3 months ago
@DRP996
Panasonic TVs come with very good presets (THX and TrueCinema). You don't NEED to calibrate unless you want a PERFECT image. :)
TheParadux 2 months ago
I wouldn't touch anything but brightness and contrast and even then, I tend to leave it close to default. The only reason you have to change it is if the positioning of the TV is really bad.
yingted 11 months ago
This is terrible. You need a pluge, greyscale and colour pattern to calibrate your TV at all! No one can do it by eye!
TheParadux 1 year ago 11
@TheParadux
How do I greyscale calibrate a LCD monitor I use just with my Xbox 360, any idea? I'm quite limited in the menu, I can alter the brightness, contrast, gamma, color temp, RGB (individual) and white balance. I ask because you seem quite intellegiant when it comes to calibration.
craigyt1 2 months ago
@craigyt1
No problem, I often run my 360 through VGA into one of my PC monitors. Unfortunately monitors do have a limited amount of calibration control, because you can do most of it in your computer's graphics card drivers and this can't be done with the 360 (hopefully it's something Microsoft will add at some point).
Anyway, set your colour temp to 6500k and your gamma to around default (you really need a calibration probe to get these 100% accurate).
TheParadux 2 months ago
@TheParadux
Set your contrast using a calibration DVD or pluge image (get your whites as white as possible without changing the colour or 'clipping' them). Do the same for sharpness (less sharp is better!).
As for the brightness control, on monitors this usually controls the backlight not the black level (which you unfortunately can't change). Set it to however bright you need it for the room (120cmd2 is optimal which is actaully quite low).
Hope I helped.
TheParadux 2 months ago
@TheParadux
Oh and before you calibrate set your 360 reference levels to expanded (full RGB) in the system tab. This is necessary for most monitors but not TVs.
TheParadux 2 months ago
@TheParadux
Thanks a lot for the quick response. It's something that has bugged me for a long time now. The black levels just don't look good on the monitor, for example when I hit the home/guide button on my Xbox 360, it should dim but I can see lines and the blacks just look so poor. I'm considering going and buying a new TV for my bedroom, unless there is calibration hardware which would work out cheaper?
craigyt1 2 months ago
People who use these simple steps will not be able to properly calibrate their TV and infact make it worse. The only way to calibrate a TV properly is using professional instruments. Casual consumers will not know what adjustments are right and wrong.
C4RLS4G4N 1 year ago 2
Just make the buzzing stop. I have a p50g25 and it's buzzing. Been running for about a total of 15 hours. Awesome TV but the buzzing makes me want anything other than it.
p0479 1 year ago
@p0479 try turning the backlight up
Twiggy2k5 1 year ago
when i tried playing my console it is just black and white color and if anyone knows how to fix it please tell me
tehnooblords 1 year ago
@tehnooblords u probably have solved it by now but a common reason why is because the T.V's video output isnt good enough
NoVGAMING 9 months ago
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tehnooblords 1 year ago
How can bestbuy be tryin to sell you that if they're not even on commision?
robbyrod89 1 year ago
How can you calibrate a televiosion when it's a manufacture setting that consumers can't get into?. Yeah you can tweak the tv's setting but without an isf you can't legit calibrate your hdtv
robbyrod89 1 year ago
why is my HDTV locked in those settings?
wolfpackflt670 1 year ago
What they are selling at Best Buy is way more comprehensive than this but you will be better to go to your local high end AV shop to have it done. They should actually care about the results and not just trying to sell something to add on to a TV sale.
AudioHouseOnline 1 year ago
Isn't this stuff common sense? IS this the same "calibration" Best Buy charges $300 for? I'm looking for the calibration Best Buy is trying to sell us when we buy our LED TV... Anyone have info on that?
speed3000gt 1 year ago
@speed3000gt
No, what Best Buy will do (or any other ISF certified calibrator) is do all the things you saw in this video with instruments, but they will also adjust grayscale, and that is how our tv displays black and white images, or the color of black, to gray, to white. Since a TV overlays colors on top of the black and white image, this will dramatically increase the realism of the set, IF the sets grayscale is bad to begin with. Usually setting your color temp to WARM or LOW gets close
redwolf4k 1 year ago
@redwolf4k
to a proper grayscale, and on the opposite end, a cool color temp has way to much blue in black and white, or in the gray. Turn your TVs color down to 0, and then play with the color temps. You want to aim for the most neutral b&w image. You will see that this changes what your colors look like on tv. You will soon realize that The cool setting is way too blue on faces, white shirts, and outside enviroments. BB can get more accurate results using meters, but you can get close
redwolf4k 1 year ago
Does not help
flash348 1 year ago