This winter has been a busy one for the TweakTV team. We have
calibrated more than a handful of Samsung, LG, Sony, Sharp and
Panasonic HDTV's
over the past month. It looks like the cold winter months is turning
us into some serious HDTV viewers. We are glad to help you all in need
with our personal, in home calibrations. As you may know, from these
professional calibrations we get FREE suggested settings for you. Here
are two highly requested Vizio's.
Pros:
Great blacks, excellent setup features, and ISF ccc enabled.
Cons:
Primary and secondary colors are significantly off of the standard unless
you have the grayscale calibrated. Off axis viewing is an issue as it
is with most LCD panels.
To Buy Or Not To Buy: While I recommend this LED backlit LCD
to those who are stuck on LCD, it is essential to have it professionally
calibrated in order to get the most accurate color reproduction.
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Pros:
Reasonably accurate color overall. In Standard Color Space, the primary
and secondary colors are reasonably accurate. Grayscale tracking post-
calibration is good.
Cons:
Poor blacks from this CCFL (Cold Cathode Florescent) panel compared
to LED backlit models. To Buy Or Not To Buy? The poor blacks hamper contrast ratio and
shadow detail: A deal breaker for anyone looking for the best picture
quality from LCD.
Pros:A massive screen. Good grayscale tracking, and accurate gamma settings. Calibrates well.
Cons: The primary and secondary colors (color gamut) are inaccurate. Extremely expensive.
To Buy or Not To Buy?A novelty product for the "money is no object" consumer. Yet, you can get 85-inches for a lot less money with a front projection home theater. Like so many HDTVs currently on the market the primary and secondary colors are far from accurate. However, a Lumagen Radiance video processor mated with this set would give a calibrator the tools to improve the performance in this area so I would highly recommend that combination.
The TweakTV subscriber base (you) keeps us in tune with the market place by requesting HDTV settings and by downloading the settings we have in our extensive database. The culmination of all of this information together created the TweakTV Top 10 most popular HDTV's. This list will change and evolve over time. If you are interesting in purchasing one of these HDTV's, just click on the link or use the TweakTV Buying Tool and you will be taken to a TweakTV authorized reseller.
