Tips for enjoying your HDTV
So you dropped your hard earned money on an HDTV, an HDMI deal you probably got on Amzon if you were smart and Blu-ray player. Now what? Now it’s time to properly calibrate your HDTV to make sure you get the most out of your entertainment investment. This informative article from pcworld has lots of useful tips on how to properly calibrate your new HDTV.
Don’t stick with the factory settings: TVs leave the factory calibrated to look good in a store, where they must compete with a lot of ambient light and every other TV on display. Such an environment requires superbright, garish settings that look awful. Just turning down your TV’s brightness and contrast will be a big improvement.
Remember that the time of day matters: Unless you watch TV in a windowless room, HDMI Deals says the difference between day and night is like, well, the difference between night and day. If you’re willing to take the time, calibrate one programmable mode (your TV will have several) at night and another during the day. Or just calibrate it at night (when you’re likely to watch more TV), and pick an existing, brighter mode for day.
Avoid Dynamic Mode: At least at night, anyway. Because it turns sharpness and contrast way up, Dynamic Mode results in overly bright, garish images. On most TVs, the Normal, Movie, or Cinema modes are likely to produce an accurate picture