re: ? about buying a TV

My best recommendation is to get a copy of Digital Video Essentials for your Blu-Ray (or, if you have an HD-DVD player, look for this on Ebay for cheap). If you get this disk and go through each individual step and learn what to look for you should be able to calibrate a display close to optimum without going into the service calibration menu. Sometimes, though, with some displays, that's the only way to do it and I would never suggest anyone do that who hasn't received some training because you can seriously damage a set and void the warranty.

The site is here: Digital Video Essentials

The gentleman who started this company, Joe Kane, is a consultant to Samsung Plasma and to Da-Lite video screens for projection. He also consults with all major video production houses and network television studios on global calibration methods. He started Imaging Science Foundation, an organization that trains video technicians in proper calaibration of displays to broadcast standards. I studied with him and gave training at his seminars for an electronics manufacturer that's been listed in this thread.