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Created by home theater industry legend Joe Kane, HD Basics is the
definitive High Definition home theater calibration tool. It promises to
improve your picture and give you an understanding of the concepts that
are vital to getting the most out of your HDTV.
Easy to use menu system
25 minute 'quick set-up" option including an in depth description and explanation of how to use specific test patterns to calibrate your display
Audio calibration test signals
Descriptive text in the menu to help navigate each option
A 90 minute overview of the basics of HDTV
Introduction to the world of creating HDTV programs
Audio commentary by Cinematographer Allen Daviau and Joe Kane.
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- Explanation of how to use specific test patterns to calibrate your display- Easy to use menu system with descriptive text to help navigate each option
- A 90 minute overview of the basics of HDTV and an introduction to the world of creating HDTV programs
- Included color filters assist in calibration
- Audio calibration test signals
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By Jared Ning (ok usa)
i'm a beginner at this kind of stuff. it's nice to hear someone explain these things more on my level, although it does get somewhat technical even for a beginner. it comes with this card with 3 transparent strips of blue red and green. on one of the tests, you look through each color and try to match the pattern on your screen by adjusting the tv's color. this makes it consistent and you can finely tune the color.
i read some other review that said that it doesn't seem to address some of the advanced features some tvs come with nowadays, and i have to agree. there are still several settings on my tv that make an obvious visual difference and are not covered by in the program. i don't know enough about these things to know if they should have been included, but it would have been nice. also, it doesn't seem to take advantage of being on blu-ray. again, i don't know much about these things, but i felt like it could've easily bought the dvd version and gotten the same results. there's not much about resolution that would leave me to believe that it had to be on blu-ray.
either way, it covers the basics, and i feel better about my tv's settings now.
By C. Bowman
The Digital Essentials disc is great. I am very familiar with JKP products and have been happy with them all. The instuctions are perfect for those who are new to calibrating their first HDTV. I feel this product is great for semi-professionals because there is a huge gap in the industry for Blu-Ray test discs. I only thing I thought was missing was the window patterns of primary and secondary colors for calibrating color decoders and white balance while using a meter. The disc still has white window patterns at all IRE levels so white balance calibration is still easy and possible. In no way would colored window patterns be useful for anyone but an ISF calibrator. Great buy and I recomend it to anyone.
By H. Le (Los Angeles)
I read the reviews and went against my best judgement, it was a waste of money. Its very long and boring, too much blah blah blah like I'm in history class, just get to the point because we live in the NOW, not the past when it comes to televisions. Doesn't inform you when you should make the changes and doesn't clearly let you know if you are calibrating your set properly. It uses lingo and explanations that are not in lamen terms for the average end user. If I were an engineer for building flat screens or an ISF pro I would understand, but they make it pretty painful. I was confused because they start getting into the calibration part, but at the same time started talking about CRT monitors and the correct way it should be adjusted. I don't care about no CRT displays, I think for the most part anyone who would purchase this BD/DVD would have a flat panel. They don't even tell you if the calibration portion has started or if its still in the tutorial mode, which is rather annoying, it just moves right onto the next calibration.
So I went on and started tinkering with my Samsung LN52A860 like 3 times through. All the factory settings in the standard and dynamic modes were all within 2-3% range as far as Brightness, Contrast, Color, & Sharpness go, so I didnt even want to bother with calibrating in the other modes such as cinema (under E. Mode). So no significant difference whatsoever for wasting 97 minutes of my time. I definitely DO NOT RECOMMEND this for Samsung LCD owners of 6-Series or up. Especially if you have the newer B series 6 and up LED LCD's. Considering how well calibrated they are right out of the box from factory.
Absolutely the worst purchase I have ever made from Amazon.
By Jeffrey J. Ulrich (CT USA)
I bought this DVD because it came highly recommended on various sites for calibrating video. It has a very comprehensive background on Hi-def and video presentation as a whole. To my surprise though, it had an equally impressive calibration for surround sound audio. I already had audio CDs for this and figured it would just be more of the same. In fact, it showed how "off" my system was...especially the subwoofer. Now my home theater experience has increased considerably. Between the improved video AND audio, I have a pretty impressive package...truly demo worthy. Thanks Joe Kane.
By Adrien Carlyle (St. Catharines, ON)
This disc taught me a lot about video display and is definitely worth the $10-$15 dollars. After running this I was able to notice a lot more low-light detail than before on several BD movies. I ended up having to turn off almost all of my XBR6's advanced features to get things to look "correct" but after I did I was much happier with the picture!
Get this disc to ensure that your Blu-Ray picture is top-notch.
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