How Do You Calibrate Plasma Televisions?
A big-screen TV used to be considered an extravagance back in the days of rear projection, but with the advent of plasma screens, big is the new norm. These technological wonders invade living rooms with bright backlights, unfathomable contrast ratios and color representation numbering in the millions, but all that information can be a little bit of an overload if you’re the plug and play type. Unfortunately, to get the most out of your new investment, a little calibration is required as the newest sets offer a dizzying array of user-accessible menus and settings that greatly enhance the picture for your individual viewing conditions. Change the out-of-the-box setting immediately. TV showrooms are brightly lit and competitive, so that leads manufacturers to ship plasmas calibrated to a preset often called “Vivid.” Select another preset like “Standard” or “Film.” The showroom setting overloads contrast, brightness and color saturation. If you leave the plasma set to those parameters, yo
