Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD
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Customer Review: TV calibration for Luddites
Summary: 1 Stars
If your VCR clock still flashes 12:00 all the time then this calibration disc is for you. Anyone interested in fine tuning their TV to get the best picture should look elsewhere. While this DVD will allow you to improve the picture somewhat, it is far from exact. The humor is bad, the on-screen talent belabors simple points and the calibration patterns are simple and inexact. They use actors shirts and suits.
This DVD allows you to approximate brightness, contrast, saturation and sharpness. If you left the settings at their factory defaults when you bought your TV you will see some improvement but won't realize the full potential of your display.
It takes about 15-20 minutes to go through the process to get the same results you could get from a broadcast picture.
Customer Review: Probably not worth it
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this disk thinking I'd see major improvements in my flat panel (plasma) tv after using it. The content is certainly not pro. As advertised, it doesn't bore you with charts etc, using video footage instead. Ultimately I found I had my settings very close (to what the disk prescribes) anyway.
I think you can save a ton and do a little research online and tweak your settings.
I am a bit of a nerd, so if you feel totally green with tech and tvs, maybe it's worth the money to get a more laymen tool like this.
It also seems suspect that the disk is in standard definition (NTSC) while it is clearly labeled as an HDTV calibration tool! The resolution and color space is different and it's hard to believe the calibration wouldn't be affected by this!!
Customer Review: Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD
Summary: 1 Stars
I wish I had read Marc Anderson's review first. I was rather skeptical about this product being so helpful and useful to really calibrate an HDTV, but unfortunately, decided to waste approx. $20 and buy one (not thtough Amazon). It might be of some use to someone who has never seen a TV set before, but the average person can adjust the color, brightness and contrast, etc. to get a picture suitable to watch by going through each setting, if you don't like the manufacturer's pre-settings.I had learned that such a product was available and tried several of the rental stores first, but they weren't available yet, if they even will be. Save your money on this one and see if there is such a thing that is really useful. Gary Patterson Decatur, ILCustomer Review: Complete Waste of Money
Summary: 1 Stars
Marc Anderson's review below hits the nail on the head. This is possibly the most useless TV tool and/or calibration tool that has ever been marketed. It is about as high tec as a plastic pair of 3-D glasses and about as useful also. When you buy a calibration disc you are not interested in someone's singing career or her "cutsy" expressions about calibration. This really is a disc that explains the 4-5 basic components of TV calibration whilst leaving the viewer hanging at the point where more info. is necessary. It may be helpful to someone who has not owned a color TV in the last 45 years but otherwise there is no value added. It is certainly easy to use because there is nothing really to use. Absolutely terrible!Customer Review: Junk, I would prefer no star rating
Summary: 1 Stars
Unless you could not understand the users manual that came with your tv, this dvd is a complete waste of time, almost an insult to your intelligence. If you want to look at smiling guys and giggling girls while you try to adjust simple tasks like brightness, color, and contrast (which are the only "secrets" they walk you through)this dvd is for you. Forget the music video and Jenna Drey whoever she is. I expected some insights and usefull test patterns. If there really are ISF standards, I would be ashamed to have my orginazation associated with this farce.