Geek Squad 2MM: TV Calibration

[lfbg007]

he is from jersey and he is a "pro" calibrator??? I dont think so...

[arrow1archer]

This guy is saying the right things I'm a pro calibrator myself and this is correct of what he s saying

[TheeMidnightMarauder]

@arrow1archer:

Anybody can be a "pro" calibrator.

[mbanderson83]

@TheeMidnightMarauder Yeah if you have the proper equipment and training which will cost you over 8K. That or you can just spend under $200 to have someone do it for you.

[drink15]

wow, so many misinformed people replyed to this video. too many to correct in 500 characters.

you guys are telling me you can calabrate your tv as good or better than a $3000 calibration tool using a $15 dvd?

[cyphenice]

Did this fucken guy say "TV's are designed for in store use"? TV's are designed for consumer use bro. You should never buy a TV by the way it looks in the store because they are all boosted up, not to fight the "FLOURECENT" light, but fighting against each other (THe TV's that is). The manufacturer knows bigger, brighter, and louder sells. Shop by specs and Native contrast ration, not dynamic contrast ratio. Dont waste your money on calibrations, buy a DVE blu ray and do it yourself.

[grayparatrooper]

i bought a $6 calibration dvd off ebay i'll be using that.

[redwolf4k]

The whole gray scale calibration thing, sometimes won't yield good results. Most modern day hdtv's have a color gamut with over saturated pushed reds and greens, to compensate for a bluer gray scale, like "cool" color temp. Once a tv is calibrated to true 6500k by a geek, you may not like what you see. The 6500k standard and rec709 color is rather dull looking, and once the grayscale is 6500k, the red push that could be built into the decoder will show its ugly face. This isnt always the case.

[killerjay584]

The purpose of the "home" and "store" setting when you get a new tv is so that the user controls (brightness, contrast, etc.) will reset after a minute or so on store mode, so when people fuck with it at a store, it will go back to the bright settings or "store diplay" settings that manufacturers want.

[trystansnyder]

1. TV's in boxes are set to a "home" profile by default.

2. Energy savings is being peddled as a feature? (Maybe 3 dollars per year)

3. This service costs 300 dollars

4. Why is he in a cabin?

[2000pcman]

Hmm... My TV came pre-calabrated, as it asked me "Is this a Shop or home" and I can save profiles... So why should I spend money on this?

[aceracc323]

The Minute You Decide to Rely on A Worst Buy

or Freak Squad employee For good Advise You are making a mistake.Only a small % Know anything about What they are selling. Do internet Research For your self.

[NeoOni1]

Just so some people know a lot of the newer TV's coming out like the LED you can calibrate yourself. There are DVD's and You Tube videos that show you how to calibrate. I worked at Best Buy and yeah the price for something so simple is way too much money. Yeah next year they are going to knock the price down to $200 but still $10-$15 dollars to buy a DVD and watch a You Tube video for free is a lot cheaper and easier.

[adrher1]

@NeoOni1 can u give me a link to a video? dvd or you tube... 

[nightshot103]

That's what people tell you.

[NewPSCity]

LOL i can just calibrate it myself....i dont need someone to come in and pay them.

[College1206]

You have the code to get into your service menu and a computer to measure and adjust color levels coming off the tv? If so, I'd like to borrow it. That's how they calibrate the TVs. It's not just the "Picture" menu.

[djEvilDude]

I have seen both the non and the calibrated TV's they have at the stores.

I know it might help extending the life of the tv and that helps to get the best of the color detail...

But IMO looks way to dark, i like to watch tv and play my video games with a crisp and very bright image, and they take that away..

[dizzygemini86]

yea i agree most ppl dont know that in order to get a good black contrast you sacrifice all the other colors and get a dull picture!..when they tried to sell this to me at bestbuy i looked at him and told him your crazy and thats a rip off for the result and price!!...

[koz303303]

well if the stores would order tv not calibrates out of wack we wouldn't need your services. Oh i forgot its all about the money...

[CubexDE]

Actually, the manufacturers ship their TVs this way. Best Buy (or any store for that matter) has no control over this.

[manny1445]

fuck Best Buy!! this guy is a corporate fag that made a gay video advertising his bitch ass store. Lame!! its just a job, no need 2 advertise on your own time.

[CubexDE]

He's not advertising on his own time, he is being paid by Best Buy to make this video. If you don't want the best picture from your television, nobody is making you watch this video.

[yelkcubnwahs]

well you watched it anyway so your the tard, and best buy didn't cause that

[bigjoe12345678910]

how dare you thumbs down my comment its true they do!!!

[bigjoe12345678910]

you people steal porn from peoples pc's!!!!!!!!!!!!

[CubexDE]

Not only are you accusing Best Buy of an illegal act, you also have no evidence to back it up. This is called "libel" and is itself illegal. Look it up.

[bigjoe12345678910]

hmmmmm...no i wouldnt of said it if i didnt have evidence...google "geeksquad steals files" some dude installs a screen recorder and they get caught stealing porn and personal pics off their PC

[nightshot103]

I always have a hard time calibrating contrast. So I just turn it off all the way on my LCD screen.

It's a Sharp Aquos LC-26GA5U.

If you know the proper settings for this television, please tell.

I'm very unsatisfied with the "ball park" calibration that DVE or THX optimizer provides. I KNOW that these discs have issues.

[CubexDE]

There is no "proper setting" that works in all situations. That's why calibration is so important. The lighting in your house makes your "proper setting" different from anybody else's.

If you insist on doing it yourself, the easiest way to do it is with the Windows Media Center calibration on Windows Vista, or on the Xbox 360. Both will play a series of videos that will help you calibrate your TV. This is inferior to the equipment that Geek Squad uses, but is better than trying to "eyeball it."

[nightshot103]

C'mon. That's just like Digital video essentials.

[CubexDE]

Except that those DVDs cost $15, and the equipment used by Geek Squad costs thousands of dollars per unit.

[nightshot103]

I was comparing DVE to the Windows Media Center Calibration you suggested.

I was saying that I believe these two are the same type of calibration methods.

I hope you know, that you haven't really offered me much help other than to say that I should contact GeekSquad, which I won't do for such an old model television.

[CubexDE]

Sorry dude, I ain't superman. I can't give you better advice, or any other advice for that matter, because there is none.

I cannot give you that which I do not have.

[nightshot103]

Tell that to your boss.

[colorado4x4ing]

I understand that you dont want to put money into an "old TV" but just to give you an example i calibrated my 7 year old CRT Projection Toshiba and it made a huge difference. If you dont want to pay to have somone come in with the proper tools the THX optimizer is going to be your best bet. You still wont get the best blacks and colors but it puts you on the right track.

[dizzygemini86]

yea i agree i had 38 gigs of porn in my laptop and it was a hidden folder..next week i come pick it up and everything is still there on my laptop and only the porn is missing? what i dont understand why didnt he just copy and paste..why did he have to cut it out..or delete it? i was pissed!!!