What is Best Buy "Calibration."?

Asked by mrrich724 (8547

) June 9th, 2010

I just got a Samsung LED TV, so I was at Best Buy today just checking things out to get ideas for it.

I saw to identicle LED’s hooked up next to each other, one looking better than the other (slightly), with a massive sign that said, “Let Best Buy come calibrate your TV for the best bang for your buck” or something along those lines.

What could they possibly do to make it worth the astronomical price I am sure they charge for it?

Obviously I’m assuming it’s another one of their overpriced scams (don’t get me wrong, they are a great place to shop sometimes and where I have purchased every TV I have owned as an adult). So assuming it’s a way to get money, what could they possibly actually do so they could say they did something warranting a trip out to your house?

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It’s not worth it. I talked with a Best Buy salesrep before I bought my TV and even he admitted it wasn’t worth it.

Basically, they’ll look at where your windows are and where you couch is, then ‘calibrate’ the video settings on your TV to ‘maximize’ the image.

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It’s not worth it if you have a DVD with a THX optimization feature- such as Pixar’s Finding Nemo. It takes about half an hour to do and is actually mildly entertaining. The THX menu will guide you through choosing hue/color saturation/white balance etc.

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