Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD
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Customer Review: not serious
Summary: 2 Stars
this was a joke even for a non geek like me. a waste of moneyCustomer Review: Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
The majority of the proceeding reviews appear to be very negative - I only wished that I had read them before making a purchase from what I had considered to be a reputable supplier of audio and video equipment.
After listening to the nauseating narration during my initial viewing, I turned the sound off!
There are nine chapters; I resorted to using only five. [I prefer to call them what they really are!]
3/ Brightness
4/ Contrast
5/ Hue or Tint
6/ Sharpness
7/ Picture Size
Maybe I was just lucky when I received my new 42" plasma TV, as all I had to do was plug it in and complete auto setup, the results were set exactly the way the HDTV Calibration Wizard demonstrated. One can easily define black buttons on a black shirt beneath a black coat. Contrast was perfect and the faces showed the correct hue or tint. Sharpness shows no shadows and no blurred edges. The picture size or format was exactly as depicted for a 16:9 ratio image.
In my opinion the set up videos are the most basic and can be accomplished with any well-known DVD movie. Keep in mind, if this disc is recorded under ideal studio conditions, you will not necessarily see the results repeated from your local HDTV stations or satellite signals.
I do not know if it would be technically feasible but to be able to display the various resolution sources. Be it interlaced or progressive at 1080, 720, 480 or regular 525 line could be useful.
Depending on which network you may be watching the source material varies greatly between commercials, live and recorded broadcasts. The HDTV standards themselves vary when CBS, NBC and PBS broadcast 1080 interlaced and ABC and Fox choose 720 progressive. Unless you have a 1080p HDTV and a Blu-ray HD-DVD player or PlayStation 3 you will not be able to display 1080 progressive image. My progressive scan DVD with component video will only display 480 lines progressive.
Do not worry, unless you are sitting very close to your HDTV you probably will not notice the difference.
Picture size is my pet peeve. This calibration disc is designed for 16:9 ratio only. Why the TV industry chose this is a mystery to me as the majority of wide screen movies of today are produced with a 2.35:1 ratio. Other variations will occur when viewing some of the old "Cinemascope" movies. With a "correctly" set up HDTV a black band at both the top and the bottom of the image will be normal. Classic movies filmed in the old 4:3 aspect ratio will, of course, be presented with black bands both to the left and right.
In my opinion this HDTV Calibration Wizard does not even scratch the surface for a video display system. The omission of any calibration settings for Dolby, DTS or THX audio systems is also seen as a serious drawback.
I also object to having to pay, what I consider, an inflated price for a commercial to Monster Cable Products Inc. Whether or not I may see any improvement with the use of these cables remains to be seen.
Customer Review: This disk really shows what the monster company is all about
Summary: 1 Stars
This disk was the worst spent 30$ of my life. It really did nothing other then make me have to go back and reset my settings after the video was over.
Just like everything else monster sales, it is way overpriced, and very poor quality.
i can't believe they actually produced this video. It should be one of the dvds they hand out at the counter for free, when you purchase something at a store. It isn't worth 5$.
The only way I can see this helping anyone, is if you haven't ever owned a tv before in your life. If you have absolutely no idea what so ever the settings on your tv do, then this might help you.
If you have ever adjusted the picture settings by yourself before, do not buy this dvd.
I would be very embarrassed to either sale, or create a product this poor. I am going to make a post on the polk forums to see if anyone wants it for free, and I will send it to them so they can laugh at me for buying it.
Customer Review: Waste of money and absolutely in line with other Monster products
Summary: 1 Stars
This DVD is as big of a ripoff as $150 HDMI cables. As one reviewer pointed out, I would not lend or recommend this DVD to my friends. The setup is so basic and limited as to be a waste of time. I did a better job of adjusting my settings without this DVD than with it. It helps you adjust a whopping four settings: brightness, contrast, tint/hue and sharpness. Wow, all the settings my 1975 Philips console TV had. They needed to make a DVD to show me how to set the tint so that people don't show up green? Don't even ask about the "music video" on here. That was probably the most insulting part of the whole video, with the possible exception of the Monster exec on the DVD telling you what a star this bimbo is going to be. If I could get my money back on this I would. Please don't spend your money on this product.Customer Review: Don't waste your money. (Unless you're a novice)
Summary: 1 Stars
This may be useful for the complete technophobe or those that prefer to be talked through something so I gave it one star.
It has no color, grayscale, or convergence test patterns. You are better off using the THX optimizer on any Pixar or Lucasfilm DVD.
It is presented as a series of scenes that loop every few seconds showing actors dressed in black and white with black and white backgrounds and some women that you are supposed to use to balance your skin tones, and other scenes with a pool table.
Made for the novice who knows nothing about TVs.
For a technophile serious about getting high quality performance from their HDTV you should look elsewhere.
However, if you are a complete newb to TV or monitor calibration then this DVD is definitely for you.