DOES MY TV NEED TO BE CALIBRATED?

IT IS EXTREMELY RARE THAT A BRAND NEW TV WOULD NEED TO BE CALIBRATED......I DON'T CARE WHAT BEST BUY SAYS

REASONS WHY YOUR TV WOULD NEED TO BE CALIBRATED:

-     IT IS OLD

-     THE SETTINGS HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH AND THERE IS NO MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT RESET OPTION

-     THE ROOM HAS UNUSUAL LIGHTING CONDITIONS 

IF YOU BUY A BRAND NEW FLAT PANEL TV, AND THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE IT CALIBRATED,

DO NOT FALL FOR IT, THEY ARE JUST TRYING TO GET MORE MONEY OUT OF YOU. THE TV JUST CAME FROM

THE FACTORY WHERE THEY USED A TEN MILLION DOLLAR MACHINE (AN EXTREMELY ADVANCED SPECTROPHOTOMETER) TO CALIBRATE IT PERFECTLY,

IF THEY EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT SOME IDIOT WITH A THIRTY DOLLAR DVD IS GOING TO DO

BETTER, THEY ARE CRAZY. IT'S LIKE BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR FROM THE DEALER, AND BEFORE YOU

LEAVE THE PARKING LOT WITH IT, THEY TELL YOU THAT YOU NEED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT BEFORE IT WILL WORK RIGHT.

IF YOU KNOW YOUR TV NEEDS TO BE ADJUSTED, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD SOME HIGH QUALITY TEST PATTERNS OFF OF THE INTERNET AND PUT THEM ON A DVD, OR SD CARD (IF YOUR TV IS EQUIPPED WITH A CARD READER). THEN GO TO YOUTUBE AND WATCH SOME VIDEOS ON WHAT CHARICTERISTICS TO LOOK FOR IN THE WAY THE TV IS DISPLAYING THE TEST PATTERNS. THEN WATCH SOME VIDEOS ON HOW TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS.