high91 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Do you calibrate your HDTV? Whether it be for blu-ray movies or high def games...It will make everything look better http://gtaforums.com/topic/671963-who-has-calibrated-their-hdtv/?hl=hdmi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnad.1992 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I had no idea about this... but I've read somewhere in the online section that setting down the brightness in GTA V gives a better image that was true high91 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high91 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 ^^^ go into more detail gnad, it really helps. Do contrast, sharpness (unless you use the pc res). Colour is important to to achieve natural greys and blacks along with red, green and blue. It gives better depth of shading too. gnad.1992 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnad.1992 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 (edited) ^^^ go into more detail gnad, it really helps. Do contrast, sharpness (unless you use the pc res). Colour is important to to achieve natural greys and blacks along with red, green and blue. It gives better depth of shading too. I might try that tomorrow... cause right now all I can think about is crashing on my bed... thanks for the tips Edited March 11, 2014 by gnad.1992 high91 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high91 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 worth it dude gutten nacht...or some shizzle gnad.1992 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
universetwisters Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I haven't even watched TV since I got the internet installed. If anything, I watch repeats of Law & Order: SVU whenever the internet goes out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high91 Posted March 11, 2014 Author Share Posted March 11, 2014 @universetwisters: cool stuff, I hate TV and the sole purpose of a 42" hd was for gaming, hence all my calibration talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I can't recommend it enough. I used to half ass it until I got an xbox one and I hit their little "Calibrate HDTV" option not knowing I was going to be in for a sh*t ton of minutes of actually having to think and do stuff. Best pissed off minutes I ever spent. World of f*cking difference. Not kidding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipakolonyasi Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 ^^^ go into more detail gnad, it really helps. Do contrast, sharpness (unless you use the pc res). Colour is important to to achieve natural greys and blacks along with red, green and blue. It gives better depth of shading too. just turn the in-game brightness option down to 1/3. you get a lot better image. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
018361 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I usually just plug 'n play and If a game has it i'll mess with in-game calibration, but more often than not I just plug 'n play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iiGh0STt Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Yes, I have always calibrated and broken in new TV's. I find 120hz TV's to have the best picture, maybe it's just my eyes. But I did own a 240hz 3d sharp and I hated it.... $1500 down the drain no matter which way I calibrated it, unless it was on the 120hz PC input.. then it just looked to dull all around. f*ck Sharp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misbegotten cad Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 I recalibrate my telly separately for each game and movie. And I also note down the perfect settings for each game, so I can recalibrate the telly fast when I replay those games. Old games are a big chore to calibrate because they were made for the old vacuum tube tellies, and so look rather horrid on LED. same goes for VHS movies and older DVDs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graven Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 Finally got my TV calibrated. It's lying on exact 180 degree now, all games play straight. Good thing I found this old waterscale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WBaker Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My old TV had five different editable calibration settings I could switch between. That really came in handy since, as mentioned above, there really isn't a one-size-fits all option. I usually have the brightness up purposely high on games. It doesn't look as good but I don't want things to not be visible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tranceking26 Posted March 11, 2014 Share Posted March 11, 2014 My telly is a few years old but it works well on 'game mode' and 'movie mode' and 'pc mode' I was quite impressed when I bought it, having upgraded from a old style tiny telly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyeighties Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 I have not recently when I did last time I did not see a difference in the picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Please stick to your original topic. http://gtaforums.com/topic/671963-who-has-calibrated-their-hdtv/ high91 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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