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June 12, 2006 Hopefully by now everyone understands how critical proper calibration is in achieving the best sound and image possible, from your home theater system. If you’ve never used a calibration disc, you may be missing another level of performance in audio/video playback. Download Password Hacking Techniques Facebook. Last week Monster Cable was kind enough to send me their “Monster ISF Series – HDTV Calibration Wizard” DVD and of course over the weekend I gave it a spin. For those who have never used a calibration disc for your home theater, in essence the disc’s use test patterns and or short video clips with reference brightness, contrast and color levels that allow you to calibrate your video display to the NTSC standard. Queen Adreena Taxidermy Rar. Some disc’s even offer surround sound calibration tests, to ensure your speakers are balanced and operating in unison. If I had to describe the Monster Calibration disc (to the already initiated) I would say that compared to Digital Video Essentials, the AVIA guide to home theater, and the THX Optimizer, it most closely resembles the AVIA disc, minus the additional materials and sound calibration utilities.

However one area where the Monster disc shines is how intuitive the various tests are to perform and how quickly you can complete them. The actual tests on the Monster disc only span five chapters. Past users of calibration DVD’s like Digital Video Essentials would likely find the Monster disc stark by comparison.

I suppose one man’s bloated is another man’s feature packed, and a disc some would call lacking in content others would call quick and concise. So I’ll just say that if you’ve ever found yourself wishing that DVE contained more test materials, the Monster Disc probably isn’t for you. On the other hand, if you’re looking for your first calibration disc and/or the ones you have already tried are too cumbersome to be of any use, then the Monster Calibration Disc may be just what you’re looking for.