Ok. It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness setting
which is not very well understood by most consumers and was explained well
in the narrative. Most sets have all three set way too high. Even doing
the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and more natural picture
on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. 16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an old
fart. The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears could just
begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was noticeable was a
slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Ok. It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness
setting which is not very well understood by most consumers and was
explained well in the narrative. Most sets have all three set way too
high. Even doing the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and
more natural picture on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. 16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an
old fart. The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears
could just begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was
noticeable was a slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

You may also want to check the TV's current draw again. My 50" Kuro went
from an average of 325 watts down to 220 after a professional calibration.

"Sam" wrote in message news5nmj.5$z_6.1@trnddc06...


You may also want to check the TV's current draw again. My 50" Kuro went
from an average of 325 watts down to 220 after a professional calibration.

It probably did go down. I fixed that problem though. I found another,
dedicated 15 amp service nearby (it was installed for an unused chairlift).
I have the 50" plugged into it and now there's virtually no voltage droop on
either the audio system or TV AC supplies. It's obvious that I was pretty
much maxing out the single subfeed before.

Eisboch

On Jan 25, 6:30*am, "Eisboch" wrote:
Ok. *It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness setting
which is not very well understood by most consumers and was explained well
in the narrative. *Most sets have all three set way too high. *Even doing
the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and more natural picture
on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. *Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. *16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an old
fart. *The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears could just
begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was noticeable was a
slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

Got a link? I saw several products, was wondering which you got.

wrote in message
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On Jan 25, 6:30 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
Ok. It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness
setting
which is not very well understood by most consumers and was explained well
in the narrative. Most sets have all three set way too high. Even doing
the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and more natural
picture
on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. 16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an
old
fart. The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears could
just
begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was noticeable was a
slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

Got a link? I saw several products, was wondering which you got.


http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-.../dp/B00005PJ70

On Jan 25, 11:39*am, "D.Duck" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Jan 25, 6:30 am, "Eisboch" wrote:





Ok. It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness
setting
which is not very well understood by most consumers and was explained well
in the narrative. Most sets have all three set way too high. Even doing
the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and more natural
picture
on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. 16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an
old
fart. The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears could
just
begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was noticeable was a
slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

Got a link? I saw several products, was wondering which you got.

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-...t-Componen...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

thanks!

On Fri, 25 Jan 2008 09:57:11 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Jan 25, 11:39*am, "D.Duck" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Jan 25, 6:30 am, "Eisboch" wrote:





Ok. It was worth the 18 bucks and not anywhere as bad to figure out and
navigate through as the reviews indicated.

Best thing to do is just watch and listen to the various information
sections before diving into any adjustments.
I didn't bother with all of it, but it was worth doing some of the basic
setups like black level, color (using the blue filter) and sharpness
setting
which is not very well understood by most consumers and was explained well
in the narrative. Most sets have all three set way too high. Even doing
the very basic setups resulted in a nicer, sharper and more natural
picture
on the 50" plasma.

I spent more time testing my system with the audio tests. Turns out I had
it well adjusted, just by ear.
Also found out my hearing drops off at about 16,000 Hz, but Sam Adams
confirmed the Martin Logan's go up over 21,000 Hz based on his cocked head
while staring at the speaker under test. 16,000 Hz isn't too bad for an
old
fart. The subwoofer test sweeps from 15 Hz to 150 Hz and my ears could
just
begin to detect them at 22 Hz. Below that, all that was noticeable was a
slight vibration in the floor.

I'll play with it some more, but it was worth the money.

Eisboch

Got a link? I saw several products, was wondering which you got.

http://www.amazon.com/Digital-Video-...t-Componen...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

thanks!

Maybe Eisboch will let you rent his cheap.
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John H