

SDR and HDR10 demo clip, HDL HLG and HDR Dolby Vision.Test patterns to optimize sharpness, color alignment….Calibration test patterns for maximum image clarity.Produced by famous image specialists Stacey Spears and Don Munsil, this 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray disc has a wealth of content to best fit your Ultra HD / 4K HDR screen. There is no doubt that the professionals will rush on him, now that he is officially available in France. However, if the budget were to run out, or if you feel you have enough skills to do a calibration on your own, or if you are keen to perfect your knowledge in the matter, then the Spears & Munsil UHD HDR Benchmark disc is the one you need. But a calibration session is ultimately an inexpensive sum compared to the price of a high-end TV, especially since, like the choice of TV, this intervention must be considered as an investment to benefit from a high-flying image show.

And the price charged for their service (around € 400) is explained by their continuous training in developments in image and display technologies and cutting-edge equipment at a very high cost. If various tools exist on the market to calibrate your television, it is of course best to call in a professional. To be clearer, to ignore it is to own a Formula 1 with a restricted engine… Going through the calibration box therefore improves all the video performance of a screen. Believe us, the before / after result is striking knowing that a successful calibration influences first of all the colorimetry and the contrasts of course, but also on the precision of the image, its relief, its homogeneity and, in the end, on its fluidity. We repeat it almost every time in our TV test benches, nothing beats a calibration adapted to the intrinsic capacities of the broadcaster, different from one screen to another even if they display the same reference. Mandatory calibration for a quality image While for many consumers who want to enjoy great picture quality at home, purchasing a premium television is the ultimate act, it is actually a necessary step but by no means sufficient.
