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    The most difficult thing to judge when
    shopping for a TV is how good the picture
    looks. Good is a subjective term, so relying on
    the judgment of reviewers (such as CNET)
    may not get you exactly what you want. Then
    again, many reviewers scoff at the kinds of
    pictures that impress TV shoppers in the
    store. In this section, we'll offer some tips on
    become a more discerning viewer and what
    separates good pictures from the rest.

    Image quality factors: The wall of tubes |
    Features that enhance picture quality | View
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    Calibration

    The wall of tubes
    Most electronics stores show their
    televisions on a big wall, fed by the same
    video signal split a hundred times. Although
    bright lights, suspect salespeople, and a lack
    of remote controls will probably make any
    picture-quality judgment difficult, here are a
    few things to look for on the wall. Don't fall for
    brightness. Almost every television on the
    sales floor is set to the brightest picture
    settings, so try to get the salesperson to
    reduce the controls of the TVs you're
    comparing. You want the pictures--not
    necessarily the controls--to be roughly equal
    in brightness, contrast, and color.·        Go out
    of the light. Few living rooms are as well lit as
    the sales floor, so see if the salesperson can
    reduce the amount of light shining on the
    picture. If nothing else, try to shade the
    screen if light is shining directly on it. If you
    have a DVD that you're familiar with, see if
    you can use it instead of the TV signal that's
    normally shown. Aside from HDTV, which
    isn't very portable at the moment, DVD
    provides the best picture a television can
    display, so it makes for a good reference
    from which to judge.                  
    ·        
    Try all the picture modes. Many sets come
    with numerous picture presets, such as
    Movie and Sports, that radically affect how
    the image appears. After you peruse the
    manually adjusted pictures, try the different
    presets and modes to see which ones look
    best.

    Features that enhance picture quality
    Normal analog TVs, as opposed to digital TVs,
    have just a few factors that affect picture
    quality. Look for these features or
    characteristics and disregard other features
    that sound good on the surface but in reality
    are just marketing ploys. Naturally, there are
    other important factors we can't cover here,
    but this should get you started. ·Comb filter. If
    a television does not have a comb filter, its
    resolution will be limited to about half the full
    potential of DVD. Most sets with comb filters
    can provide all of the resolution of DVD. The
    types of comb filters you'll see advertised, in
    order of lower to higher quality, include two-
    line, three-line, digital, and 3D YC varieties.
    They provide incremental improvements in
    performance, especially in reducing
    rainbows that can appear in fine detail, such
    as a talking head's suit coat. Comb filters
    affect only composite-video or RF
    connections (see Inputs and outputs).·   Color-
    temperature settings. Many televisions have
    presets for color temperature, which is
    basically the color of gray. A neutral gray is
    ideal, but most TVs have an extremely blue
    gray to make the picture brighter in the store.
    TVs with color-temperature presets allow
    you to choose the color of gray; generally,
    you'll want the reddest or lowest setting
    available.
                  
    ·        Color decoder. Most TVs' color
    decoders are set to be too red to counteract
    the blue color temperature described above.
    TV makers don't advertise accurate color
    decoders, so you'll have to judge for yourself
    or trust a reviewer. In the store, look for pale
    skin tones that don't appear too flushed and
    reds that don't bleed into other colors or
    otherwise seem more intense than the rest
    of the palette.                  
    ·        Geometry and convergence. Most TVs
    get bumped around in shipping, so it pays to
    check convergence before you take yours
    home--or at least before the warranty
    expires. Look toward the edges of the
    screen, preferably with graphics or other
    straight lines (CNN's crawling ticker works
    great), and see if the lines are actually
    straight. To check convergence, look at the
    corners with white material, preferably lines
    again, and see if faint halos of color surround
    the white. Back to top
    Calibration
           
    You'll often see CNET reviews mention
    calibration or the ISF. When they review high-
    end televisions, our reviewers access a
    service menu using codes that aren't
    available to the average consumer, and they
    use that menu--along with specialized
    equipment such as color analyzers--to
    calibrate the TV for optimal display of video
    according to NTSC standards. The Imaging
    Science Foundation, or ISF, has a program
    that trains professionals to calibrate
    televisions, and for a few hundred dollars,
    you can retain an ISF professional to adjust
    your TV. Alternatively, you can use a
    calibration DVD to help you adjust the
    television. These discs, such as Ovation
    Software's Avia, Joe Kane's Video Essentials,
    and Sound & Vision's Home Theater Tune-Up,
    show you how to optimize your set within the
    limits of the standard user-accessible menus.
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