Manufacturers never tell you how to!
But I will (Shuush!...)
Do you know how to calibrate your TV?
Do you love your old TV and have tried everything to restore it's past picture qualities ?
Have you ever properly tuned it?... I bet the answers NO!
It's very simple and it's FREE because "I'm gonna tell ya", just follow these easy steps:
Whether a full HD, LCD, Plasma or standard CRT TV.
Firstly, freeze a scene on a dvd that has dark and bright areas
(this will be your test scene)
1. Turn your 'brightness' setting (completely down or off), all the shadowy areas will (hopefully) be black, then slowly increase the brightness whilst watching the shadowy areas until you see detail and the black areas are still deep black.
2, Next, focus on a bright area with detail, turn the contrast right down (the whites go grey), then slowly turn the contrast up until the whites are as white as possible with clear detail.
Now check the blacks are black and whites are white, if they are not, simply go through steps 1 and 2 again until they are!
3. Now turn off the 'Sharpness' or 'Detail'........and increase it until the picture is as sharp as you prefer.
(change your dvd scene to a facial scene)
4. Now turn your colour setting off or right down and then increase it until you get a realistic skin tone.
5. Adjust 'Tint or Hue' so you can't detect any green or magenta.
This is the most natural reproduction your TV is capable of!
It will take a while to get used to the picture, depending how high the settings were originally, you may think it is 'a bit dark' but your eyes will readjust.
Now, you may not need to buy a new TV and if you do, you now know how to calibrate it!
But if you have to, take a look at my LCD and Plasma reviews and make an informed choice and remember this how to calibrate your TV page, it will help you whenever you need it...
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