Eliab's Tour

[Paul S.]

Well, I guess I'm the official tour coordinator. He will be making his way through here this summer!!

So, all of you that have been putting off a calibration by one of the best in the biz need to get off the butts and sign up!

All of his info is on his site- //www.avical.com

Here's my review of him from a year ago:

Avical- A Man, a Laptop, and a Calibration

I suppose I could go on and on right away about the end result of my calibration and how killer my display looks.

I'm not.

You see, there are a few extremely important items when it comes to being a successful business man in my book. First off, appearence. Eliab is clean cut and dresses appropriately for the job. He doesn't smell like a day old can of tuna and doesn't look like he's homeless. Second, ease of speaking about anything. He settles in right away and starts the conversation and keeps you interested. Last (and most important), you can tell right off the bat that this guy is a GOOD guy. He was very open and candid from the start about where he's from, his family, and just about anything you could want to talk about.

Here's the breakdown:

5:00pm- Pick Eliab up at General Mitchell Airport.

5:30- We are hungry and order pizza.

5:35 - Eliab cracks open his laptop. I crack open a beer.

5:40- Eliab goes over the entire process of the calibration- what his goals are for my set and how awesome its gonna look.

6:00-Pizza comes. I eat a medium so fast my stomache hurts. A lot. Eliab chats more about his duties as a calibrator and whoofs his pizza down, too. I crack open another beer.

6:15-12:30am- We take apart the TV and he shows me everything inside (optics, mirrors, CRT's, various focus's, toaster oven) and pretty much explains what the important parts inside do and how to check/clean the optics/mirrors. He thouroughly and enthusiasticly answered every question I had about anything. After going over everything he advised me that I didn't need to get anything more than basic package (and a killer tweak- Duvedrape).

After hours of service menu settings, convergence grids, overscan patterns, and questions about this and that, it was time for some 'critical viewing'. He popped in 'The Fifth Element' and viewed some specific scenes that we saw prior to tweaking and-WOW!!! I truly was taken aback by what I saw! I could not believe how awesome the picture was-it seemed almost 3 dimensional. He even went back and readjusted some parameters in the service menu. Pirates of the Carribean never looked so bad a$$! The job was complete and we could finally kick back and have a few.

All in all, the job done was every bit as brilliant as Eliabs personality. To call it great is an extreme understament. In the past I have done business with quite a few people and know what to look for. No one has even scratched the surface of customer service that Eliab has established. Not only is he a wealth of knowldege on home theater, he is an outstanding American; and he is welcome back to my home anytime he wants. I seriously cannot say enough about him.

Thank you, Eliab, thank-you.





Oh, by the way, even my fiance noticed a difference

[PJFW8]

Eliab did my Mits last year...even my wife was impressed!  Worth every penny according to her.  Some techs don't like it when you "look over their shoulder."  Eliab is the opposite.  He explains everything and does not  do what is not productive.  It was also a lot of fun. I recommend him 100%. My TV looks great!

[Todd Wiedemann]

I've got the 'Mits gone bad?' thing started on mine (as referenced here )...

Does he do repairs (specifically that one ) ?

[Paul S.]

I've got the 'Mits gone bad?' thing started on mine (as referenced here )...

Does he do repairs (specifically that one ) ?

Go to his site and send him an email. Let him know that if can fix it, he can do it this summer!