I think testing with out of the box settings is totally a fair way to rate tv's. Kuro's come nearly perfect out of the box. Although you can go through the settings with a reference disc but a full professional ISF calibration costs in the range of about 400 dollars. I dont think its unreasonable to assume that most consumers are not going to modify their television very much. I for one would like to see more of this. Far too many TVs come set to torch mode which for all the crap Plasma gets for its energy rating is way worse for your energy rating than any other factor. I understand how somebody could be frustrated by cnet not modifying their tvs but i think its on the OEM's to do a better job putting their tv in a setting that is ready to look good in your home.
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normychas @ Jun 9th 2009 2:51PM
I think testing with out of the box settings is totally a fair way to rate tv's. Kuro's come nearly perfect out of the box. Although you can go through the settings with a reference disc but a full professional ISF calibration costs in the range of about 400 dollars. I dont think its unreasonable to assume that most consumers are not going to modify their television very much. I for one would like to see more of this. Far too many TVs come set to torch mode which for all the crap Plasma gets for its energy rating is way worse for your energy rating than any other factor. I understand how somebody could be frustrated by cnet not modifying their tvs but i think its on the OEM's to do a better job putting their tv in a setting that is ready to look good in your home.