text: PNxxD550 advanced calibration unlocked!/Calibration Thread - Page 3 - AVS Forum | Home Theater Discussions And Reviews
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  Wouldn't it be possible to "change" the unit back to its original model designation (that is, a D550) after you've made the desired changes in the advanced calibration menu? Would the new settings stick? Would the HDMI ports revert to their original configuration? Just wondering...I haven't a clue about these technical matters. ASKHOLE: (n.) A person who constantly asks for your advice, yet always does the opposite of what you told them.
  Originally Posted by Rudy1 Wouldn't it be possible to "change" the unit back to its original model designation (that is, a D550) after you've made the desired changes in the advanced calibration menu? Would the new settings stick? Would the HDMI ports revert to their original configuration? Just wondering...I haven't a clue about these technical matters. I think I read that every time you go into the service menu it resets all your custom settings. You'd be back at square one. Someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
  post #63 of 780
  You can do a factory reset on your tv from the service menu and that will bring it completely back to normal.
  post #64 of 780
  There is a guy selling an old DVD player that has HDMI out on it for $20. Would this be a good device to just leave on to activate the other ports? Would it need to stay on 24/7?
  post #65 of 780
  I believe that would work not sure if it would need to be on or if it could just be on standby
  post #66 of 780
  yes that would work. and depending how the HDMI port operates.. no i don't believe it has to stay on 24-7.. but don't quote me on that So Far... So Good... So What!Unlock Your Samsung PNxxD550 series 5 plasma to achieve Expert 10 point Calibration and Expert Patterns. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1339743
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  Factory reset also resets how many hours you have on your panel. I had over 300 hours when I did it and it reset to hours.
  post #69 of 780
  If it resets your hours I wonder if they can test to see if you did that cause if not that could work in your favor when it comes time that a problem happens with the set. Or work against you who knows. And yes I see what you mean about the Cali-day/night. I still have that.
  post #70 of 780
  I wonder what else we can do with that service menu to benefit us. Someone should know someone that could tell us what those different things do.
  post #71 of 780
  You'll have to send me your settings for gamin. I'd like to see how those turned out. Maybe make assassins creed look even better.
  post #72 of 780
  I play FF XIII , GT 5, MK9, SFIV, mVc3, LA Noire... they all look great!
  post #73 of 780
  Yeah, I thought that was a bit of a negative for me that it reset my hours. Luckily I happened to check it before I tried the factory reset. Not that big of a deal though.
  post #74 of 780
  My firmware version is 2011/03/22_001011 (Purchased in US)
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  post #77 of 780
  as you can see. i don't have a problem with black levels. my blacks are black
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  post #79 of 780
  i like the canadian site my self.. the US site is hard to navigate.
  post #80 of 780
  Yeah, I like the Canadian site as well.
  post #81 of 780
  although I am very happy with my set in regards to black level and no brightness pops.
  I just came across this thread. I have 59d6500. Is there is benefit for me to make these edits as well?
  post #83 of 780
  dear friend eXgo,Thanks a lot for those photo ,but would u care seriously for something...please get urself a better camera with proper focus! Don't get pissed off...i'm saying that bçoz u r making a ton of efforts there & doing a yeomen's service to all & posting pictures whenever u can...but all this efforts & the brilliant picture that the d550 can deliver & more particularly after all the settings unlocked, prove little until u come up with better focussed photos from a proper camera(NOT phone camera).Even if u dont upgrade,borrow one & justify the Excellent work u r doing!..plz take this as a friendly advise!
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  post #85 of 780
  they made them look crappy by zooming into a 2 megapixel.
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  post #88 of 780
  no. i use my ps3 media server to stream from my laptop
  post #89 of 780
  I wish I could test if the "HDMI trick" works on the EU models as well but it turned out that getting a 1$ DVI->HDMI adapter (I got some as VGA card bundles but I left them in the box and I sold the card with the box...) or a cheap broken device (like a broken VGA) with a HDMI port is harder or at least takes longer than I expected. "DIY certified hobby-calibrator" (based on ChadB's "warning signs" list janos666 is offline
  post #90 of 780
  then you could use your hdmi to be the idle... for instance my HD Bell Expressvu Receiver for HD Sat.. outputs simultaneously over the HDMI and Component outputs. so this works good. no changing settings inside the box.