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04-30-2007 11:53 AM #1
'Digital Video Essentials' - High-Def Digest Review
Peter's review of 'Digital Video Essentials' is up. He says this HD
DVD version of the seminal calibration tool proves to be more than
up-to-snuff, providing test patterns and the like in full 1080p video
and TrueHD audio. Even better, this retooled high-def edition
eliminates many of the navigational hassles that have plagued previous
versions of 'DVE.'
Full review here:
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04-30-2007 12:04 PM #2
Very nice, mine is arriving in the mail today. Looking forward to see what it can do for me.
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04-30-2007 12:55 PM #3
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Yup mine arrived too - all the patterns you need are there. And much much easier to navigate than SD DVE. Still, can't wait to see what AVIA II will offer

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04-30-2007 01:12 PM #4
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Video Calibration tool does not work with the xbox 360 add on.
I got the disc last week. A very nice effort really. I used in it my 1st and 2nd gen Toshiba player and everything was fine. Using it in my 360 add on player was not possible as the menu for the tools were not available for selection.
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04-30-2007 01:16 PM #5Home Theatre room: Pioneer VSX-59Txi Elite Receiver, DV-59Avi Elite DVD Player, Toshiba A1, PS3 60Gb, Mits. 73" 1080p DLP HDTV, Dahlquist DQ-30 Front speakers, Regnar Center speaker, Dalhquist DQ-10 Rear speakers, Definitive BPX rear surrounds
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04-30-2007 06:51 PM #6
Is it just me or did the HD DVD side content seem a little slow to load once you made a selection?
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04-30-2007 10:32 PM #7
My copy from amazon should arrive tomorrow.
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05-01-2007 01:19 AM #8
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I wonder about Peter's 2003 release date for the dvd version. I own a copy of the dvd and it was free from Toshiba (along with a t-shirt and a disc of music videos) for being an early adopter for the format, i.e. you had to buy in by September 1997. I remember because my brother and I both bought players, but he waited too long to mail his registration card in, so he missed out.
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05-01-2007 08:33 AM #9
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05-01-2007 09:55 AM #10
"'Digital Video Essentials' HD DVD Hits Xbox 360 Playback Snag"
Shock, gasp. We've known this for quite some time now. Boy, talk about a biased heading. Why couldn't it have been "May 7th XBox 360 Update To Enable 'Digital Video Essentials' HD DVD"?Visit MidnightWatcher's Blogspot or follow my NEWS feed on Twitter. -
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05-01-2007 10:36 AM #13
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05-01-2007 11:00 AM #14
You mean 6 players. The Toshiba A1, XA1, A2, A20, XA2, and the 360 add on. And any other stand alones are rebadged Toshibas.
And i guess you also have the Pc HD DVD drives.
It's not like BD hasn't had any problems with any discs. I had to get a replacement Chronos BD becasue the first ones wouldn't play on the PS3. There was no update for the PS3 to correct this. The disc had to be replaced. An updated firmware is a much easier solution.Last edited by aaronwt; 05-01-2007 at 11:07 AM.
= 448 (55.1%)
= 365 (44.9%)
Last
: Glory (Mastered in 4K)
Last
: P2: A New Level Of Terror
Media Players: S5100 x2, Roku3, PCH-A400 x2, BDT-220, NTV550, Boxee Box x3, Roku2 x2, PCH-C200, Xbox360 slim x3, PS3
Gaming Systems: XBOX360 slim x3
56TB MSS WHS--32TB unRAID--27TB unRAID
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05-01-2007 11:32 AM #15
It appears the audio portions are still off from the original DVE. This calibration professional mentions some of the pink noise tests are off, and others are posting that the LFE is still "hot".
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