Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD

easy-to-use, live video shots help you calibrate your TV * created by Monster, the Imaging Science Foundation, and Microsoft® * hosted by Monster Cable founder Noel Lee and singer/songwriter Jenna Drey *

HDTV Calibration Wizard Calibrate Your High Definition TV to Professional ISF Standards The Monster/ISF HDTV Calibration Wizard DVD is the next best thing to hiring a costly technician to visit your home. The Calibration Wizard provides easy-to-use live video shots to help you calibrate your TV without complicated test patterns. You will be amazed at the better detail, more realistic picture quality, and more accurate black levels and contrast. Chapters Introduction From The Head Monster 10th Anniversary ISF/Monster How This DVD Will Make Every Other DVD Better! How Black are Your Blacks? How Bright are Your Whites? Are Your Pictures Colorful Enough or Way Too Colorful? Is Your TV Sharp? Am I Too Fat? Time to Enjoy Your TV Are You Well Connected and Properly Powered?

I got this back around April 2007 from Amazon and when I received my first flat panel tv from Amazon I did not use this for several months only because I thought I had on my own adjusted the tv for the best picture. I said I would try this cd later since I was enjoying the tv just the way I adjusted it. But later I did use the cd and I was surprised that I was able to get a better picture than the one I thought was the best that I adjusted for my self earlier.

I see too many people giving negative reviews of this disc. Initially I was sort of mad at the salesman that sold me this disk because I expressed my displeasure of all things "Monster". Yeah they sell overpriced cables and they use a lot of hype when promoting their products but this disc was actually pretty useful. Look, I don't have $400 to spend on getting my system professionally calibrated but I did want my TV to look as good as I could get it. As one reviewer had said the video is slightly annoying but my TV looks fantastic. The menus are easy to use, the narration is easy to follow and for $25 you really can't beat the price. I have a full time job and I have too many things going on in my life to become an expert on matters of all things HDTV. I am sure some of the more technical discs are great but this took me all of maybe 12 minutes. It showed me how to adjust my black levels (which is very important from what I am told), adjust my brightness and set my color correctly. I am sure it could be better and I may hire someone in the future to calibrate my system but this disc does the job it was intended to do. If you are like me and bought a nice home theater and want it to look good go ahead and buy this disc. It's easy, does a good job and is endorsed by the ISF. That is the bottom line.

I wish I had read Marc Anderson's review first. I was rather skeptical about this product being so helpful and useful to really calibrate an HDTV, but unfortunately, decided to waste approx. $20 and buy one (not thtough Amazon). It might be of some use to someone who has never seen a TV set before, but the average person can adjust the color, brightness and contrast, etc. to get a picture suitable to watch by going through each setting, if you don't like the manufacturer's pre-settings.I had learned that such a product was available and tried several of the rental stores first, but they weren't available yet, if they even will be. Save your money on this one and see if there is such a thing that is really useful. Gary Patterson Decatur, IL

This is a very fundamental calibration exercise packaged with a lot of hyperbole and an embarrassingly lame music video. It is not intended for entertainment, however, and it does what it's supposed to do. The more electronically savvy user will want a more precise tool, but this one is good and inexpensive for the first-time user.

Total waste of money! The whole time they trying to trick u into thinking u using a HDTV calibration disk for HDTV when it really for a SDTV. They also Claim that the whole video was in true HD on a Reg DVD. I guess if u pay 30 dollar then monster cable will Make any DVD turn into trueHD. Total Rips Off!!! If u planing on buy a calibration disk make sure it on a hdDvd or Blu Ray disk for the trueHD not a reg DVD