[mythtv-users] Monitor/tv calibration?

[Marc Sherman]

Marc Sherman wrote:
> 
> So I've been reading more about this, and I'm trying to figure out how
> to use it with a myth system.
> 
> I imagine that the first step is to use it with my DVD player connected
> directly to the TV (via composite), to get the TV calibrated correctly.
> 
> Step 2 would be to rip the DVD, and play it in mythvideo to calibrate
> the myth playback (xv) controls.
> 
> Step 3 is where I'm confused. How can I calibrate the pvr500's ripping?
> Should I play the DVD in the dvd player, connected to the pvr500 via
> svideo? Is the DVD connected via svideo a reasonable proxy for the ntsc
> tuner on the same card?

Just to follow up for the archives, in case anyone is interested. I've 
finished this calibration, using Avia II, and everything looks a _lot_ 
better. I was pretty surprised to discover how poorly I'd set things up 
myself; I had contrast and sharpness way too high, and brightness was 
jacked up to compensate, so I was losing a lot of detail at the high 
end. My colours were rather off, too.

In addition, I didn't realize quite how poor the PVR500 was until I 
hooked up my DVD player to it via svideo. It introduces a lot of noise.

Next project: get up on the roof and wire up my antenna so I can start 
using my HDHomeRun!

- Marc