Digital Video Essentials: HD Basics [Blu-ray]
starring: Joe Kane
directed by: Joe Kane
directed by: Joe Kane
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Studio: Wea-des Moines VideoRelease Date: 03/25/2008
Studio: Wea-des Moines VideoRelease Date: 03/25/2008
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating:
Rating: 
- I am not impressed...
Like the other reviewers have already stated, the test pattern for contrast doesn't seem to work.I can see all the steps from black to white no matter where I set the contrast.Also the color decoder doesn't seem to be correct.The instruction say to start by setting blue levels, and then the red and green should be correct.This was not the case.Not only did my picture look better at the factory setting, but the red and green still did not match.I tried to correct this by adjusting the ... Read More
Rating: 
- Definitely made a difference, but missing key features.
Some quick info that I'm basing my review on: The TV I have is the Samsung LN52A750 (a very popular higher end TV right now). My HD sources are: Blu-Ray = PS3, Comcast HD cable, and an XBOX 360 for games. All of these are via HDMI.
I almost always have my TV on in a dark room which is what I wanted the calibration optimized for. I tried my naked eye, then the THX test pattern on the Terminator 2 Blu-Ray but I noticed some noise/graininess in background images sometimes.
Pros ... Read More
Rating: 
- Great, if you have the patience
This is probably the best way, short paying for professional calibration, to get your money's worth out of your HDTV and surround sound system.It's a bit time consuming, and can be frustrating at times as it's not exactly the easiest to follow at many points.However, if you're spending so much money on a home theater, you might as well spend an extra $15 and an hour of time to use this disc and really get the best picture and sound that you can tweak out of your system.
Rating: 
- Digital Video Essentials
Found it rather disappointing. I have the original video essentials dvd and didn't find anything on the blue ray version to justify replacing it.
Rating: - I can see the difference
There is a LOT of information on this disc. They explain how surround sound works and the best setups. They discuss HD video and how to get the optimal image from your TV.
Worth the price. It really helped me configure my HD TVs to look their best.
- I am not impressed...Like the other reviewers have already stated, the test pattern for contrast doesn't seem to work.I can see all the steps from black to white no matter where I set the contrast.Also the color decoder doesn't seem to be correct.The instruction say to start by setting blue levels, and then the red and green should be correct.This was not the case.Not only did my picture look better at the factory setting, but the red and green still did not match.I tried to correct this by adjusting the ... Read More
- Definitely made a difference, but missing key features.Some quick info that I'm basing my review on: The TV I have is the Samsung LN52A750 (a very popular higher end TV right now). My HD sources are: Blu-Ray = PS3, Comcast HD cable, and an XBOX 360 for games. All of these are via HDMI.
I almost always have my TV on in a dark room which is what I wanted the calibration optimized for. I tried my naked eye, then the THX test pattern on the Terminator 2 Blu-Ray but I noticed some noise/graininess in background images sometimes.
Pros ... Read More
- Great, if you have the patienceThis is probably the best way, short paying for professional calibration, to get your money's worth out of your HDTV and surround sound system.It's a bit time consuming, and can be frustrating at times as it's not exactly the easiest to follow at many points.However, if you're spending so much money on a home theater, you might as well spend an extra $15 and an hour of time to use this disc and really get the best picture and sound that you can tweak out of your system.
- Digital Video EssentialsFound it rather disappointing. I have the original video essentials dvd and didn't find anything on the blue ray version to justify replacing it.
- I can see the differenceThere is a LOT of information on this disc. They explain how surround sound works and the best setups. They discuss HD video and how to get the optimal image from your TV.
Worth the price. It really helped me configure my HD TVs to look their best.
