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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: SmokinLoon on December 30, 2011, 08:27:47 AM
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I think I found the tv I've been waiting for. The local Best Buy has an LG brand, 50in, 1080p, plasma tv for $699. I'm heading back in today to pick it up. The fellow that helped me out was trying to sell me a "calibration" package, to make the blacks show more depth. I saw the demonstration but like most things of that nature I'm skeptical.
Thoughts???
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I wouldn't purchase a calibration package from Best Buy. If you want to have a professional calibrate your TV, you can find exactly that - professionals to do it.
With my Panasonic plasma, I followed a procedure that called for 150+ hours of running colored slides to "break in" the panel. I then adjused the settings to my taste.
Also, how much does Best Buy want to charge for it? If you know that cost, you can look up the cost of a new or used Spyder system and do it yourself.
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Some folks seem to like plasma ...... some don't.
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Some folks seem to like plasma ...... some don't.
True. My friends really like LCDs, but I very much prefer high end plasmas. I haven't seen a high end LCD though, with local dimming instead of edge lit LED tech.
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Bust Buy is charging $180 to do the calibrating, they'd come to the house after 100 hours of tv usage and "calibrate" it.
I probably wont be getting the service. I was just curious as to what others thought.
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True. My friends really like LCDs, but I very much prefer high end plasmas. I haven't seen a high end LCD though, with local dimming instead of edge lit LED tech.
If the room can get dark? Plasma all day long. If it cannot, LCD all day long.
I just wish Pioneer was still in the TV business.
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If the room can get dark? Plasma all day long. If it cannot, LCD all day long.
I just wish Pioneer was still in the TV business.
Yeap. Basement living room, 16ft X 16ft.
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Bust Buy is charging $180 to do the calibrating, they'd come to the house after 100 hours of tv usage and "calibrate" it.
I probably wont be getting the service. I was just curious as to what others thought.
So roughly 25% of the TV's cost to calibrate it, and for half of that, you could buy a unit to do it yourself, if you didn't trust your eyes. Then you'd still have the unit to use later on.
Karaya, I hear you. I have two friends with Kuros, and they're astounding. I will say that I am very, very happy with my 60" GT30. I thought about a VT30, but dropping $3500+ on a TV wasn't going to happen. At least not while I still have to earn a living. lol
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Yeap. Basement living room, 16ft X 16ft.
Disney makes an excellent Blu-Ray setup disc. You can save a ton of money doing it yourself Loon.
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Disney makes an excellent Blu-Ray setup disc. You can save a ton of money doing it yourself Loon.
Yes! Thanks for recommending that. I thought of it, then forgot about it as I was typing. :eek:
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<<< LED / DLP
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Loon, here is the one that I am talking about: http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325302125&sr=8-1 (http://www.amazon.com/Disney-WOW-World-Wonder-Blu-ray/dp/B0045ASBLG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325302125&sr=8-1)
Listing my TV won't help you a damn bit, but the link will.