HCFR is free software, but it's definitely not the most user-friendly software (but it's free). Extra money that's easily a few hundred like $150-200 solely for the i1Display Pro colorimeter I just mentioned. If you want to do more extensive calibration, you're talking colorimeters like the i1Display pro and software to read and translate that data ( HCFR, CalMAN, ChromaPure or LightSpace). That's pretty much all you need to know for basic calibration and can do without buying equipment. pretty much asks you to eyeball the saturation levels while at the very least makes it visible through the use of a blue filter where the median is. Take for example page 9 and 23 of the Disney WOW guide. Personally, color saturation adjustments with a blue filter oversaturates the picture although a slightly oversaturated picture is probably better than an undersaturated one, but when you have zero reference on what a reference picture looks like (no pun intended), it can be incredibly hard. If you bought the Spears & Munsil BD, it'll come with a blue filter which you can use to adjust color and tint ( a nice guide for Spears & Munsil if you do).

AVS HD 709 doesn't have any tutorial videos like in Disney WOW, so you'll have to follow the documentation in the patterns manual to understand what you need to adjust for with the basic video patterns (brightness, contrast, sharpness and overscan). Disney WOW is still an option as it's very user friendly, just make sure you get one new or used with a blue filter or you'll have to buy the filter separately.

AVS HD 709 is a free alternative followed by Spears & Munsil if you wish to purchase.

Click to expand.Yes, that BD for basic calibration although, it seems out of print now.

Led tv calibration disc