Hi All,
Sorry for the delay, i dont know where the time goes.
Update following my calibration Panny 50GT60. Firstly i was reasonable satisfied with the picture following my tinkering, I had raised my apprehension with Jules around whether i would notice an improvement as i had entered the Steve Withers settings shortly after buying the TV, he seemed confident i would.
Jules arrived bright and early and after a brew and chat Jules explained the plan ahead. Jules explained that THX view it important that the client is involved in the process and that time is taken to explain what is going on and what is being attempted, i do have a very brief understanding of some of the issues however following the day my understanding is greatly improved.
First off an initial "snapshot" was taken and again Jules explained what we were seeing on his laptop, in my case a reasonable set of results. However there was a push to the red and gamma was quite low, Jules suggested resetting the set to default and.........an immediate improvement!!! Goes to show all TV's and settings are not the same and while it is initially satisfying to input exact settings they are pointless and a very poor attempt at the real thing.
There was still plent of room for improvement and over the course of the next 5/6 hours Jules provided Day/Night and 3D settings. Having lived with the set for a week, my initial impressions have been confirmed, first thing i noticed was improved contrast, Blacks are very black and detail within the black is improved, at first sight the picture does appear darker, however this is probably due to a life time of generally brighter settings. I cannot say the detail within the general image has changed much and if present improvement is minor, however another noticable improvement is the colour pallete, again compared to my previous settings the colours at first glance appear a little more subdued, however over time it is easier to live with and a more natural view on the world, ( Jules calibrated to 75% rather than 100% on the graph).
Although i dont use it much the 3D image has greatly improved, probably mainly due to the improvement to the contrast and general brightness,
A special mention to Jules, an interesting guy with the patience of a saint and the attention to detail required to get the best for that set each time, at times it was obvious to me that it must have been like trying to nail custard to the ceiling, making one change having an unexpected effect somewhere else however i am completely happy with the outcome.
I only have 2 sources, not being a gamer. I watch mainly SKY HD with the odd Blu ray, if someone produced a product(cable or little black box) that would noticable improve an image and it cost just over £100.00 for each source most, on these forums would spend the cash without hesitation. Does it transform an image? No. Does it wring absolutely every last once of quality out of the set? Yes and i would reccomenbd the process and Jules without reservation.
:cheers: