Pre-calibration assessment: Gray scale was not bad but it was too dark, making blacks look good but details were lost. Colors are very vivid and bright, but slightly "artificial" looking. Convergence was dead on, no adjustments were needed Stability tests indicated the HDMI input was rock solid, with no line shimmer or pixel breakup. Component inputs were also very stable, with slight line shimmer/breakup when displaying grids of less than 1/16th of an inch spacing. Color Geometry was shown to be very uniform throughout the display, with slight dark spots in the corners, the upper right being the worst ***WARNING*** Settings may vary between sets, but this is what worked for me. Component inputs Standard Dynamic Theater Game Tint 0 3 0 1 color 4 0 7 10 picture -7 10 3 -10 brightness 12 10 13 12 detail 0 5 0 0 Color temp low high Low High HDMI input Standard Dynamic Theater Game Tint 0 0 0 0 color 4 -3 7 4 picture -7 10 3 -10 brightness 12 10 13 14 detail 0 5 0 0 Color temp Low High Low High Digital Noise correction: Low for all settings Color Management: I use OFF for most settings. I left it ON on my "Game" setting. ON- it boosted the greens quite a bit, making grass and astroturf really JUMP out. I like it turned on for HD football and videogames. ON- threw off the reds slightly, and lightened up the blues to some degree. Turned yellows slightly orangish. OFF- was a smoother and more acurate look with less color bleeding on the edges. OFF- was the only way to get an accurate reading with the test equipment Dynamic Gamma: I left it ON for all settings, I switch it OFF when watching SD TV. ON- darkened the blacks, but you lose a slight amount of detail in the dark areas. OFF- a very soft "washed out" look. Dark areas had more detail, but mainly due to blacks turning a dark gray, making them more visible. OFF- made SD TV look better. The softer look hid the flaws and graininess of the analog signal much better. Final judgment: Theater mode using HDMI was about as close to perfect (D6500k) as this TV will get. Grayscale was corrected by adjusting brightness and picture, and leaving Dynamic Gamma On. Blues are dead on in all settings Reds are dead on with HDMI, about 95% correct with component. Greens are 95% with HDMI, 85% with component. Green is the least crucial of the 3 colors, so variance with it is quite acceptable Overall brightness, color, and smoothness was much better than DLP and LCD sets that "Dave" has worked with Pixel spacing was tigher than LCD and DLP, resulting in a smoother but less sharp looking picture.