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Feedback on Michael TLV's Northeast 2001 Tour
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The Keohi HDTV coordinated tour (5-20 May 2001) was a complete success.
"Yes, the much anticipated two week tour is now over. Whew! I'm sure
Michael will second that sentiment since he covered quite of bit of miles to deliver video
nirvana or pretty darn close to it to a lot of folks between Mass and Virginia.
I could have posted here right after my calib two weeks ago but I wanted
to wait until after the tour to ensure that the tour goes smoothly for everyone. It also
doesn't help that I'm inundated with work.
At any rate, post calibration results confirmed and reaffirmed my opinion
that Michael is one of the best if not THE BEST calibration expert in the field. My set
has never looked better. You can't quantify it. You just have to see it to believe it!
Armed with a laptop, Philips analyzer, CA1, and an HD generator, he
performed his magic on the set. Tweaks performed include grayscale, convergence,
disconnecting SVM, color/tint correction, mechanical focus, electrical focus, designer
menu adjustments for user menu defaults, plus lenstriping and H-TLV maneuver. The last two
of course are services unique to Michael TLV. Only he offers these on his menu of services
that go beyond your basic calibration.
After the 4 hour session lasting into 2am, he popped in a few DVDs to
showcase the improvement on the set. Needless to say, a big smile on my face came on
immediately. Colors are true, blacks are black, details are more evident, misconvergence
are absent. Same goes for HD material. PBS loops and CSI were great then. They are even
more mesmerizing now. Excellent work Michael!
Okay, for those thirsting for some numbers, please see below. Note the
graph that follows. =)
| IRE |
Target |
PRE |
POST |
| 100 |
6500 |
16500 |
6680 |
| 95 |
6500 |
16250 |
6450 |
| 90 |
6500 |
15280 |
6410 |
| 85 |
6500 |
13900 |
6280 |
| 80 |
6500 |
12780 |
6170 |
| 75 |
6500 |
12000 |
6180 |
| 70 |
6500 |
11250 |
6110 |
| 65 |
6500 |
11080 |
6200 |
| 60 |
6500 |
11200 |
6200 |
| 55 |
6500 |
11800 |
6280 |
| 50 |
6500 |
12600 |
6330 |
| 45 |
6500 |
13700 |
6390 |
| 40 |
6500 |
15200 |
6520 |
| 35 |
6500 |
16500 |
6710 |
| 30 |
6500 |
16500 |
6760 |
| 25 |
6500 |
16500 |
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| 20 |
6500 |
16500 |
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What follows now are the Lens Striping data. Notice how the numbers were tamed to
hover close to 6500K.
On a side note, Michael is very nice guy. Mild mannered, well spoken, and
intelligent. Had a great time talking to him about HD and some insights on the trade, plus
a whole host of other non-HD topics. After all, we do have lives outside of HD right? It
was a pleasure having him over for the weekend and at the tail end of the tour.
I highly recommend Michael to anyone thinking about getting their sets
calibrated even to those who have had their sets calibrated already."
For more feedback on this tour, please click here.
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