Calibrating a plasma TV

What is the best way to calibrate my Panasonic Viera plasma TV?  I found some ways online to do it myself,  or is there a DVD I could buy to help me?

Best way? Pay an ISF and/or THX certified calibration tech to do it.
Second would be invest in a meter and software and learn how to do it yourself. You can actually get REALLY good results with a I1Display (2 or LT it doesnt mater they are the same meter) and free Color HCFR software. Although I would suggest purchasing Calman software with a bundeld meter (they have great deals on a i1Display + their software)
3rd would be a calibration DVD/Blu-Ray. Disney WOW (world of wonder) and Spears & Munsil are both great. Or there is AVS709 which is free to download (you wll need to purchase a blue filter)
4th well there really isn't any. You could go to AVSforum and find the thread that will apply to your TV and copy settings that someone else has posted, but that is not really calibration.
Difference between using a meter and dvd/blu-ray is you will not be able to set grayscale (or CMS if you TV has it, which it being a Panasonic it probably does not) with just a DVD. With that being said, considering you have a panasonic you will need to access the service menu to adjust grayscale. Not as complicated as it sounds avsforum has VERY good into and how-to's etc.... 

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