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Calibration - What it Entails

Calibration will allow for correcting or optimizing the following parameters:
Grayscale tracking *
White & Black Level *
Colour temperature *
Chroma Level and Phase *
Geometry
Focus (Electrical & Mechanical)
Horizontal & Vertical Center
Overscan
Convergence (static & dynamic)
Aperture
Chroma detail enhancement, and
Scan Velocity Modulation Disconnection

*  Typically part of basic ISF service. The rest are extra and come under the umbrella of the Calibrator more than ISF'er.

For those who have had their set calibrated, the end result are all the same:  staggering.  Blacks are black; whites are white; even light distribution; realistic colours; and images are filmlike in quality.  Apparently, a lot of problems with out-of-the-box sets also get corrected.  Problems such as shimmering, ringing, weird colour fringes, jaggies, and hot spots are reported to disappear.

If you've spent thousands on your HD-ready TV, you'd probably want to spend a little more to make your set perform at its best. 

It is recommended that you let your TV have at least 100 hrs of use before getting it calibrated so that its components have had time to be broken-in.

For a good overview of what an ISF calibrator can do for your TV, you'd want to visit Robert McJimpsey's site.

For the general sequence of tweaks/adjustments one can follow in making adjustments to your TV, click here.

How Much Does it Cost

Display

Price

Services Provided (Where Applicable)
Direct View Tube – CRT

Tier1

$250

Grayscale calibration with Colour Analyzer on one input type for set. (S-Video / Component Interlaced / Component Progressive / HDTV)
Establish optimal Brightness / Contrast / Colour / Tint / Sharpness settings
Center all five settings within service or user menu
Provide product specific Before vs. After chart for customer reference
 

Tier 2

$375

All Tier 1 services where applicable
Grayscale calibration for one additional input type (where applicable.) S-Video / Comp. Int. / Comp. Prog. / HDTV
Customize Cool/Medium/Warm colour temperatures where applicable
Disconnect / Disable Scan Velocity Modulation circuit where applicable
Rear Projection TV - CRT type

Tier 1

$375

Same as Direct View set Tier 1
Touch up image convergence in all NTSC modes
 

Tier 2

$600

All Tier 1 services where applicable
Disconnect / Disable Scan Velocity Modulation circuit where applicable
Removal of protective screen
Electronic & Mechanical focus
Minor geometry corrections via service mode
H-TLV Maneuver for improved detail (where applicable)
Adjust image overscan and position where applicable
Guy Kuo’s Lens Striping technique for improved colour consistency across the face of the screen
Colour decoder adjustments (where applicable)
 

Tier 3

$825

All Tier 2 services where applicable
Convergence of HDTV input
Optimized Grayscale for one additional input type of client’s choice. (S-Video / Comp. Int. / Comp. Prog. / HDTV)
Customize Cool/Medium/Warm colour temperatures where applicable
Front Projection TV - LCD, DLP, D-ILA type

Tier1

$250

Same as Direct View sets Tier 1
Front Projection TV - CRT type

Tier 1

$450

Same as Direct View sets Tier 1
Guy Kuo’s Lens Striping technique for improved Grayscale tracking across the screen surface where applicable
 

Tier 2

$750

All Tier 1 services where applicable
Convergence and overscan adjustments for multiple aspect ratios (one additional)
Set up proper Grayscale for one additional aspect ratio
Convergence

$100/hr

 

A travel charge may apply for customers that are > 75km.

 

 

 

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Last modified: January 17, 2004