Screen callibration help.

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Hello lovely people how are you today?

Im just after some advice. Iv just built a new super computer so i can run lightroom, cs5 etc with ease.

Specs are
i7-3750
16gb ddr3 ram
Nvidia gtx 680
64gb ssd
1tb hdd

Its all connected to a samsung 40inch led tv. Cant remember the exact model but its a year old and its the 7000 series i think

My question is. How so i even start to callibrate the display? Ideally i dont want to form out for a device. But after some basic settings ot advice. I know the tv has got extensive amount of setttings so any advice would be brilliant

Thanks guys
 
Well you can get a list as long as your arm on what settings to use from people who have the same make and model, but imho no good as it will need to suite the lighting in your room. You can either buy a decent piece of hardware to calibrate, or you could pay to have someone calibrate it for you.A professional ISF calibration service engineer can access your TV's service menu for even greater adjustments. It is possible to find out how to get into these but I would advise not to unless you really know what you are doing.
 
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You cant do it accuratley without a device like a colormunki or spyder calibrator, but most people have the brightness turned up too high. Using windows 7 monitor calibration settings and turning your brightness down you can have a guess at it. btw i wouldnt bother trying to compare your screen to anything you've had printed from boots or jessops if there anything like my local stores, i find contrast and saturation way to high from there printing machines.
 
Thank you for the answers. Yea i thought as much that would be the case but just wanted to explore the non device options first.

Any reccomendations at all? Is it worth buying new or preowned from fleabay?

Thanks
 
I've read good reviews for Spyder 3 Elite, But likewise i bought Xrite i1 Display and its a fine piece of kit.
 
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