So, you’ve purchased a shiny new home theater, and now you want to sit back and enjoy it. If you want the best out of the system, however, you’ll need to follow a few more steps. Using your home theater without first configuring it for the best performance is selling the system—and yourself—- short. Everything from color, brightness, and contrast on the TV to programming speaker levels and size into the A/V receiver can, and should, be addressed. We’ve talked…
Mo—The two DVDs mentioned in this article can both provide the material you’re looking for.
Mo - Your other option is to use a movie or recorded broadcast and pause when the frame contains the necessary elements (whites and blacks for brightness and contrast, etc). Make sure the pause function doesnt distort the image. Hope that helps!
rent both of these calibration DVDs from Netflix or Blockbuster. They are not worth the money.
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Ok guys, I’m interested, where is the calibration picture???