where can i download it?
i tried calibrating HDR by doing this
- running FFXV in HDR mode, thus PS4 home screen also runs in HDR.
- opens rtings calibration patterns for whites and blacks and colors
To properly calibrate a TV, you need a decent colorimter (cheaper) or spectrometer, paired with software (CalMAN, Chromapure, HCFR, Lightspace etc.), as well as test patterns. Without a meter, all you can really adjust is the basic stuff like Brightness, Contrast, or Color/Tint if your display has a built in color filter mode.
You can find perfectly usable test patterns and software like the ones Aaron suggested for free (edit: I guess Mascior is charging for his discs now. Worth it, but didn't know). The absolute cheapest colorimeter I would recommend is the i1 Display Pro/3. Anything cheaper is next to useless on its own IMO.
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/139-d...98-r-masciola-s-hdr-10-uhd-test-patterns.html
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hcfr/files/Windows/
There's a lot to learn though, and since HCFR is free, there's not much hand-holding compared to pay software like CalMAN or Chromapure. There's a lot of info in the Display Calibration section at AVSForum though.
Take a look at the Samsungs and pre 2012 models. The plasma comparison link are all pretty much best in class models. full array local dimming leds can represent a wider range of content in a wider range of viewing environments. For example, playing no man's sky on my g25 looked muddy and dull when the bright sky covered more then half the screen due to the aggressive ABL. With the lights off no problem, but any other way it severely impacted the image quality. I can handle a little bias lighting and slightly higher black levels compared to an image that has pumping brightness levels. I'm simply stating an appreciation for the improvements LCDs have made
Those numbers in the link you posted are all over the place because there's no consistency in terms of meters used. I even informed others when that thread was posted to take them with a pinch of salt (my username is 'rahzel' at AVSForum). The only measurements that will be accurate are the ones taken in a dark room, preferably with a Klein K-10 Colorimeter, one of the most accurate meters at low luminance. All measurements I've seen taken with a Klein put the 2012 Panasonic Plasmas at ~10,000-13,000:1, and 2013 Panasonic Plasmas/9G Kuros ~20,000-30,000:1 (or better).
IMO, a good plasma is capable of more than enough brightness for all but the brightest rooms. But of course, everyone has different preferences.
Panasonic improved their screen filters in 2011 or 2012 to help with the picture quality in bright rooms. They cause less of 'milky' or washed out picture. They also significantly increased the contrast with brighter whites and significantly deeper blacks, pulling way ahead of LCDs in that regard. 2012 in particular was a breakout year.
Personally, there isn't anything out there right now that justifies upgrading my plasma (that I could comfortably afford anyway), even if it's only 1080p and lacks HDR.
