Calibrating A Shitty Tv....?

[rook]

I'm using a shitty TV to color correct. Forgive me, i'm poor.

Any tips to set it up for optimum use?

There are not a lot of dials as this is a very cheap TV.

contrast
color
brightness
the basics...

any tips would be great.

-rook

 

[Isaac_Brody]

Eyeball it.

 

[David Jimerson]

http://www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm

 

[Blaine]

I'm color correcting on a Trinitron monitor but afterwards I check it out on the TV. To set up the TV I used the THX Optimizer on The Evil Dead II. There's also one on "The Incredibles." It gives me a pretty good picture that does a good job of complementing the output of the monitor, although the monitor output is still better.

 

[dakotapod]

You can get Digital Video Essentials. Works great to set up all your TVs. [And sound equip] I gotta warn ya though - It's painfully UN entertaining. Like watching someone reading an advanced physics text book or something - But very effective.

www.videoessentials.com

 

[rook]

Exactly the hope I was looking for.

Thanks tons guys!

You're the best.

-rook