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HDTV Calibration | Audio Calibration

You've finally purchased that widescreen HDTV that you've been dreaming of. The picture is huge compared to your old TV, and the colors are bright, but you're a little underwhelmed with the picture? Why? Not enough detail in the shadows and dark areas, like the guy with the black tuxedo that has no detail, or the shaded area under a cowboy hat that's completely black. How about the fish scales in the white stripes on "Nemo" that are missing, or the wrinkles in that wedding gown that you're not seeing? The fact is that all new HDTV's are purposely misadjusted at the factory in order to compete with other brands on brightly lit showroom floors, and not in any way to give an accurate and detailed picture. From a marketing view, he who has the brightest picture wins! No matter that the grass may be lime green and that red shirt is bleeding. What about skin tones?

At TropiCalibration we are trained and certified by the Imaging Science Foundation (ISF) to obtain the best picture possible from your HDTV. Using highly specialized electronic testing equipment and accessing adjustments available only through factory service modes (which are not available to the consumer) we will bring your HDTV to NTSC standards by accurately adjusting white balance, gray scale tracking, and all luminance and chroma settings in order to achieve the spectacular picture that the producer intended you to see. We'll set up Day and Night time modes on your HDTV for better viewing and reduced eye fatigue from overbright images. You'll enjoy a vivid, detailed film-like image like never before, making your entire viewing experience more believable, drawing you right into the picture.

HDTV's come "out of the box" with oversaturated, inaccurate colors, blacks that are adjusted to crush detail and whites that are turned up to give the brightest possible picture but sacrifice detail due to being overdriven. Even the actual color of white that the television is set to (have you ever gone into a paint store to buy white paint? Then you know how many different shades and tones of white there are) is driven far into the blue spectrum by manufacturers in order to appear brighter, and is not set to the NTSC standard 6500K  that reproduces accurate and natural colors.

When color television was adopted in the early 1950's, standards were set by the NTSC (National Television Standards Committee) for accurate color reproduction, but these guidelines have not been followed by manufacturers since they are in the business of selling TV's, not accurate picture reproduction. All of the new HDTV's, whether LCD, Plasma, or projection models are capable of producing vivid, accurate and detailed pictures.

TropiCalibration's Robert Iribarren is certified by the Imaging Science Foundation and Sencore Tech Training to calibrate your equipment.

Calibration Test equipment list:

• Sencore CP 5000 ColorPro All Display Color Analyzer
• Sencore VP 401 VideoPro Multimedia Video Generator
• IBM notebook computer with color analysis software suite
• Avia Pro comprehensive DVD test pattern suite
• Silicon Optix HQV Benchmark Blu-ray test disc
• ISF HDTV image calibration disc
• AccuCal sound pressure level meter

TropiCalibration will also calibrate computer and video monitors for graphics professionals such as photographers, videographers, interior designers, and any visual arts where accurate color reproduction can be critical for business success and client satisfaction.

Audio Calibration - If you already own or have recently purchased a surround sound speaker AV receiver system, TropiCalibration can ensure, through the use of our audio calibration equipment and signal generators, that you are achieving proper surround sound when watching movies in DVD, or HD format. We check inputs from satellite receivers, DVD, Blu-ray and HD-DVD players for digital setup and calibrate all the speakers in your surround setup, maximizing your listening experience.

Complete our online contact form or call us now to get started. 340-715-3931

Visit our FAQ page to find out WHY you should have your equipment calibrated!