by the way..

if you can't hook up or move a computer near

your tv..

borrow a laptop, and use that with the hardware

or software, such as color spyder 2/4, they do

have a product just for TV's

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http://www.manifest-tech.com/ce_photo/calib_colorvision.htm

Spyder TV is targeted to the much broader market, "motivated consumers, enthusiasts" for optimizing their televisions. "It's very simple to use," says Levey, "very affordable." The challenge for ColorVision was not only to simply the calibration process, but also to find a common ground among the variety of controls and options on different displays. The solution was to base the process only on the key display controls found on almost all displays: Brightness, Contrast, Color, Tint, and Color Temperature presets.

"We use the controls built in by the manufacturers," says Levey, "and tell you precisely where to set those settings to get the absolutely best picture that you can. Increase the contrast ratio, give you good shadow detail, to allow you to see the image as close to what the director's intent was when he was standing over the shoulder of his editor looking at a NTSC calibrated monitor."

The Spyder TV product will include the same Spyder 2 colorimeter hardware that is used with other ColorVision products. (So called because the device is reminiscent of a spider hanging over your display, with three arms to position the sensors flat against the surface, and the USB cable running up and over the back of the display with a counterweight to hold it in position.) You position the Spyder near the center of the display, and connect it to a laptop computer to run the calibration software. The product will also include a DVD test disc with test patterns and sample images to review the calibration results.

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