
Sounds decent, but going to try and play around with the settings again with a meter. Changed the speaker mains around and made the front soundstage wider and moved the sub again. Anyways, I dialed in the settings for my system. I've had a hearing test done recently, I can still hear the upper range of trebles but not at the very high end of the spectrum. Set color using test patterns but also trust your eye and look for accurate flesh tones. Use a calibration disc to properly set black level (we recommend Spears & Munsil or Disney WOW). Not everyone has the same dynamic range in their hearing. Select a preset to do your calibration - 1. What's to say that Panasonic's red is a few temperatures off of what Sony sees, or Samsung, Hitachi, etc. Pretty sure not everyone sees the same red, orange, etc. If you have a Blu-ray player and the Spears &. I think it all boils down to what is pleasing to your own eye. But you can still improve your HDTV greatly by investing around thirty bucks in a good test disc. One thing I can't figure out is what I see might be good to me, whereas others may not like what they are seeing or vice versa. Just wondering how much better? Anyways, I'll search around for a calibration disc.

I'm sure that the calibration discs will have more images/tests to fine tune the settings further.

#HD CALIBRATION DISC MOVIE#
I just used the THX Optimizer included on one of the movie discs. You mainly need it for video calibration.
#HD CALIBRATION DISC MP4#
If you don't need 3D, then you might look for the 1st edition used as it has more than enough as well. 2 All you need on the free download AVSHD disc, just burn it to a DVD, AVS HD 709 - Blu-ray & MP4 Calibration - AVS Forum JVC DLA- N5 3D Projector, Sapphire 106' screen, Sony KD-65ZD9 3D TV, Sony KDL-55W905 3D TV. This one is not quite as easy to use, but it is the most comprehensive one on the market: Spears & Munsil HD Benchmark 3D Disc 2nd Edition Includes audio calibration for sure. If you are pondering spending that kind of dough, just get the real deal. People not only dont think about calibrating their HDTVs (Doh Dont they do that at the factory), they have probably never.
#HD CALIBRATION DISC SOFTWARE#
If you want to do it that way, a SPL meter is required to measure the tones and in order to adjust the EQ, you will need a computer and software to measure your room response as well. A demo video for comparative evaluations provided in SDR and HDR in HDR-10, HLG, HDR-10+ and Dolby Vision formats. Patterns to evaluate motion, sharpness, color alignment and more. The disc will NOT calibrate the system for you like Audessey will. The Spears & Munsil 4K UHD HDR Benchmark calibration Blu-ray disc contains: Calibration patterns to ensure optimal clarity. If you want to do it yourself, use the disc's tones.

Disney? LOL, but yes it should have the appropriate calibrations on it and reviews say it is the easiest to use for a first timer.įor audio, use the receiver's auto calibration which your Marantz has (Audessey), because it will do far more than just set the levels. It doesn't matter which type of display you have, the calibration settings apply to all types.
