As soon as you get your brand new HDTV home, plug it in and fire it up & after the WOW factor wears off (within 5 minutes 
), whip out your DVD that has a THX setup on it (many have it), or purchase a setup disc and CALIBRATE YOUR CONTRAST AND BRIGHTNESS!!!!! 
HDTV's are set on "torch" mode from the factory, this attracts attention on brightly lit sales floors but can damage your screen prematurely. 
Keep in mind that a properly calibrated TV can look dark to you since we are used to watching TV's with the brightness turned up WAY TOO BRIGHT. Give it 2 weeks and your eyes will adjust. Also, try to calibrate with the lights at the level where you will do MOST of your watching, as the brightness levels are dependent on room lighting.
Try not to have any windows that allow sunlight to shine directly onto the screen, this will adversely affect your viewing pleasure & setup.
Now go watch some HDTV and have some fun.
), whip out your DVD that has a THX setup on it (many have it), or purchase a setup disc and CALIBRATE YOUR CONTRAST AND BRIGHTNESS!!!!! HDTV's are set on "torch" mode from the factory
, this attracts attention on brightly lit sales floors but can damage your screen prematurely. Keep in mind that a properly calibrated TV can look dark to you since we are used to watching TV's with the brightness turned up WAY TOO BRIGHT. Give it 2 weeks and your eyes will adjust. Also, try to calibrate with the lights at the level where you will do MOST of your watching, as the brightness levels are dependent on room lighting.
Try not to have any windows that allow sunlight to shine directly onto the screen, this will adversely affect your viewing pleasure & setup.
Now go watch some HDTV and have some fun.
