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Geek Squad - TV Calibration
Geek Squad - TV Calibration
We'll calibrate your HDTV for optimal video performance, using the latest tools and techniques to create the most true-to-life high-definition experience for you. Learn more about TV Calibration here. Geek Squad Installation Videos~ See how our highly trained Geek Squad Installers can help you get the most out of your home theater. Have questions about this Geek Squad service? Ask fellow shoppers and Best Buy staff. Share your answers.
 
Overall4 out of 54 out of 5
Must have for any videophile!
By webhead0626 from Sioux City IA
I read a lot of these reviews in the days leading up to my calibration. and i believe that a lot of the people complaining about this service are misinformed on what to expect, or had a bad tech. Apparently not all Techs are created equal. Mine was awesome! Nate was just as excited about doing it as i was. He truly loved his job. And was more knowledgeable than me, which is saying a lot!
A lot of people seem to complain about the TV being brighter and more vivid before the calibration , and that's true.TV's are set that way for a REASON, all the settings cranked up (Torch Mode) to look better against the competitors in a retail store under florescent lights. Not to look great in your living room in natural lighting or dark settings. And since they don't know which set goes to BB and which one is going to your house, they set them all the same.
I will start by clarifying that what this service does, is set your colors to an ISF standard .Which is going to let you view the content as the director INTENDED. This is NOT going to make your colors more vivid or your picture brighter. What it will do though is give you "TRUE and NATURAL" colors and a SHARPER picture.(Which is what HDTV is supposed to be)
You will notice after the calibration the picture seems "dull", (good thing i knew to expect that.) and why wouldn't it? you've been watching TV on "Torch Mode" for the past month. After your eyes adjust, the real magic happens. You see details in the blacks you've never seen before. And the colors are soooooo natural. The "graininess" is all but eliminated from compressed video as well. I switch back and fourth between factory settings and calibration for comparison and am blown away. The presets look horrific. The whole screen has an unnatural blue hue to it. It literally hurts my eyes! The difference is amazing! I will never go back. It's like watching HDTV for the first time all over again!
Sure you might get close to this w/ self optimizers. But if your like me you want the "TRUEST" picture possible. I don't think that's possible with out professional calibration.
The computer knows what white looks like, your eyes only "perceive" white. Our eyes see bluish white as whiter which makes eyeballing it next to impossible. Plus w/ so many options in the picture settings calibration has never been easier and more in-depth for a tech and never more confusing for the consumer.
On the downside, of course the price. $300 is a hard price to sell. If however you just bought a $3000 TV it's worth every penny.
Now i will say that this service is not for everyone. If you only plug in your TV and turn it on, then this is not for you. Although if that's the case you wouldn't be reading this! If on the other hand your like me(which you probably are) and want to squeeze every bit of potential out of you home theater system and get THEE BEST picture possible, than this is DEFIANTLY for you.
Videophiles thank me later. ; )
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Ronin377
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January 28, 2011
I own a calibrated Panasonic plasma and yes there is a "store" mode and a "home" mode when you first turn on the set but the only difference is that store mode is in a vivid picture setting and home is on standard. I have seen this on many Tvs such as Sony and Samsung, sometimes store mode will also turn on like a demo loop overlaying the screen pointing out features. However to say that turning on home mode is sufficient and comparable to a calibrated set is absurd. Any HD source be it Blu Ray or HD cable/sat will look much more detailed and realistic compared to factory default settings no matter how much you try and "tweak" in the user menu. Keyword here is realistic picture. If you like that unnatural overly bright picture then by all means keep it on vivid/dynamic.
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