If you have a HD plasma or LCD display, get the Blu-ray DVE (or similar) for sure.
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It will open your eyes, a small education if you can slug through it. It is NOT as simple (LOL) as it seems, and there's no way the average or even above-average consumer is going to have any idea of this stuff. You will find out that many HD displays are actually made to SD color standards, and why that matters. And why some displays that are the same size and superficially (in the store) look the "same" have a massive price difference (and it's not just the brand name or the panel). If you get the DVE Blu-ray edition (very reasonable at amazon.ca), you will find out all sorts of things you would have liked to ask about your display before you bought it, if you had known. The THX on Disney/Pixar BD discs will give you audio calibration as well. If it looks mottled or irregular, there is a good chance your display is using noise reduction or other processing and hurting, rather than helping the picture quality. If you have a good blu-ray disc, "Black Hawk Down" for example, you should be able to see the film grain from the original master faithfully reproduced. I recommend turning off all of the processing that is available in todays displays such as Noise reduction, DRC (Sony) or whatever a given CE company happens to be calling their image enhancement feature. Of course there are many other important settings for Contrast and color, but these settings need to be adjusted according to your average room light.
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And finally can you read the text on the bottom of the pattern for the company that created it? If you can, you are likely getting a full 1920 x 1080 image. If sharpening is used, the black or white portions of these squares is often exaggerated. Also check that the squares comprised of 2x2 pixel black squares are distinct. Distortions in the pattern usually indicate that a scaler is being used in the display.
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Ideally the round patterns comprised of wedges should be clear, sharp with no asymetrical gray bars or ovals. The monoscope is also useful for checking over sharpening, or filtering of the image. Some displays do not allow the disabling of "overscan" so you will not be able to make this adjustment. If you don't see the full image, check if you monitor supports "full pixel", "dot by dot" or some other description of a mode that allows a 1:1 relationship between the incoming signal and the pixels on your display.
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Ideally, you should see a complete image with 16:9 shown at the corners and no truncating of the triangles. Put the player back into play mode and chapter skip to the next pattern, the monoscope and pause once again. You now have an optimum black level setting. Next, adjust the brightness control down until the right chip is just visible. If all three can be seen, then you have confirmed that your player and monitor are passing signals "below black". Turn up your monitor "brightness" and confirm that all 3 pluge chips are visible in the lower right hand corner of the screen. Bring up the colorbar signal and pause your player.
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The first adjustment I usually concern myself with is the black level or "brightness". Most of our discs have at least 4 test patterns included, SMPTE bars, monoscope, ramp and cross hatch. There are a few adjustment where the included test patterns can be particulary useful for getting the best possible picture.
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You will get 4 video test patterns.Ī member from another forum posted instructions from Sony on how to use the patterns: I have the BD "21", and am able to access it on my Sony BD player by pressing "Scene Search -7669-Enter". Sony BD's have a hidden easter egg for calibration.