DualTV Color Calibration settings?

[AndyS]

I'm finding the color calibration of my nVidia DualTV hard to set properly - the default values have the picture very dark (brightness 140). I've upped the brightness to 200 but it still doesn't seem right.

What are you other DualTV users using for color calibration settings?

Andy.

[mike1961]

I have no idea how to calibrate this for the only thing I would like to calibrate is the volume. But, to start, if I were you I would double check the settings on the playback as opposed to the recording. So, go into your Display Adapter advanced settings and adjust the brightness, contrast, hue, etc. for the playback since the problem may not be with the recording but rather with the playback on the pc.

Mike

[blade]

Ideally you want to calibrate your capture card and your display so that everything is correct. If you try to adjust your display to compensate for the capture card you'll have problems when playing back media from other sources.

[AndyS]

Thanks for the responses. My system also have 2 PVR250s which are calibrated nicely. The display is also set up properly (and I use an MVP for the display, so there's no graphics card settings to work with).

What I am talking about is the color settings in the tuner configuration screen of sage.

Andy.

[gplasky]

nVidia DualTV and it's drivers are too new to allow much to be changed on the tuner. Those settings are accessible with the DualTV on MCE but not in other 3rd party applications.

Gerry

[mike1961]

Blade - right, I agree, but first I was thinking he should make sure his playback color settings are correct because as per gplasky's reply and the fact no one seems to have any idea how to adjust the settings of this card, I was thinking that it is probably something in his playback. The only setting I would like to adjust is the volume. But, I can't figure out how to do that on either the NVidia or the Hauppauge. My Nvidia volume is too low and the Hauppauge is too high relative to the rest of the computer.

Thanks,
Mike

Originally Posted by blade

Ideally you want to calibrate your capture card and your display so that everything is correct. If you try to adjust your display to compensate for the capture card you'll have problems when playing back media from other sources.

[Polypro]

I fixed the volume the easy way...maxed S/PDIF and Master, lowered Wave I use Z-680s and AC3 is balanced with MPEG Stereo. Someone on here mentioned doing that, and I was like..."how did I not think of that"!?

Sorry, a little OT. When the DualTV is adjustable in Sage, I'll get two...I think. The screens in the HTPC News review weren't night and day to my old eyes, but you probably have to see it in person.

P

[blade]

Originally Posted by Polypro

Sorry, a little OT. When the DualTV is adjustable in Sage, I'll get two...I think. The screens in the HTPC News review weren't night and day to my old eyes, but you probably have to see it in person.

P

I think you can only run one DualTV card per computer. Of course if you plan to set one up as a network encoder that would work. Hopefully Nvidia will get their act together and get better support for the card soon.