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- HQV Benchmark Blu-ray, DVD and HD DVD
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... The HQV Benchmark series of discs have received a lot of press and a lot of players have failed to pass many of its tests...
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... Let's take a look at what each of these tests are, what their purpose is and what it actually means to your overall experience...
... Testing, Scoring, Education The test material concentrates mostly on deinterlacing and scaling...
... Silicon Optix provides a downloadable PDF file of the test regimen which includes how to score each test along with detailed explanations...
... While the guide provides comparison images, the resolution is not high enough for many of the tests to assist you in fully appreciating what to look for...
... HQV Benchmark DVD Testing and Scoring Guide HQV Benchmark Blu-ray and HD DVD Testing and Scoring Guide Many of the DVD test results and all of the Blu-ray and HD DVD test results rely on perception requiring proper calibration of the display for valid results and is noted by in the title...
... Neither disc provides a full suite of calibration test patterns...
... If the auto aspect does not provide a manual feature then you are stuck with 4:3, which will not be correct for some of the 16:9 tests...
... The introduction and test material does not provide reference imaging quality for showing off the DVD format at its best...
... Above the middle is a resolution response test for both luminance and chroma...
... Page 10 of the guide compares two images that hardly look different for a test score high of 10 and 0, and in this case resembles reasonable expectations for this test...
... MPEG NR targets compression noise, is processed differently and should not be used for this test...
... A series of 12 still images are provided and most target the blue color channel...
... These images are great examples of a noisy analog cable service or a satellite cable set top box delivered via channel 3 or 4 to your TV...
... This test is all about the NTSC broadcast television system, analog cable, analog RF tuners and the RF noise that can easily come from them...
... For recorders this feature may make some or all of your noisy channels more palatable but in most cases the setting will also apply to DVDs, in which case it should be turned off...
... You can also reverse the test, turn the NR off on the player and turn it on for your TV if available...
... Some NR circuits offer different range levels in which case test all of them and determine which setting provides the best balance of detail versus noise suppression...
... While an NR circuit can successfully navigate the prior noise test of still images, the addition of motion will show any artifacts created by the process and may help identify what kind of NR the video processor is using...
... The roller coaster is also a convenient test for LCD pixel speed provided you turn off NR on the player and display...
... HQV Benchmark DVD on Your Player Just because a player fails some or all of these tests does not mean it will generate the same errors when playing a Hollywood movie on your player, nor would passing some of these tests qualify as high fidelity performance...
... None of the tests even relate to how the vast majority of movies are captured, processed and mastered for DVD along with how your player is designed to reproduce them...
... Missing from this disc is the same test material processed and mastered just like Hollywood does...
... Without such a reference point the person doing the evaluation may have unrealistic expectations of how well the test material should perform...
... While it can be argued on the surface that some of these tests should apply to a player, as a reviewer I find myself in a catch 22...
... Test material from Avia, Video Essentials, Sound and Vision, Digital Video Essentials and nearly all popular movies look decent to fantastic although that same player fails all or some of the HQV Benchmark material...
... The bottom line is that the vast majority of players are going to fail many of the tests that relate to DVD content...
... HQV Benchmark is exactly what the doctor ordered for reviewers and videophiles alike who are looking for a simple straight forward battery of tests to quickly determine performance with such content... - DTV converter boxes aplenty, but good luck finding an antenna Wireless
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... TV signals and started broadcasting only in digital, but she still found herself in a Best Buy store on the DTV deadline day, Friday, buying the last amplified digital antenna on the store shelf...
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... But when Coleman hooked up her digital converter box to her TV using her existing antenna on the eve of the digital transition, she discovered that she could get every regular broadcast TV station except channel 2...
... Meanwhile, using a new TV antenna with a built-in signal amplifier attached to her digital ready flat-screen TV, she was able to get all the regular channels, plus two extra channels...
... But then when I hooked up the box last night, I realized that I wasn't getting all the channels and that I probably needed a different antenna, so here I am again...
... The Best Buy just down the block on 23rd Street and 6th Avenue only had a few antennas left by mid-afternoon...
... Best Buy customer service representative at the store on Broadway and 62nd Street said that antennas were sold out in Manhattan...
... Justin Barber, a spokesman for Best Buy, said that as of Friday evening, Best Buy stores across the country were meeting demand for converter boxes...
... Best Buy had plenty of digital TV converter boxes on hand for last minute shoppers...
... VHF antennas have traditionally been the rabbit-ear antennas that receive channels 2-13...
... These antennas are used to tune channels 14-51...
... In the case of Louise Coleman, the amplified antenna, helped her get all the standard TV channels offered in her area, as well as two more channels she couldn't get with analog TV...
... Savelli had bought a basic rabbit ear-style antenna from Radio Shack when he picked up his converter box earlier this year, but even with the new antenna he isn't able to tune in some digital TV channels...
... He was in Best Buy on Friday looking to buy a new antenna...
... And he says he has spent hours testing and figuring out which solution works best for getting digital TV signals in his Astoria, Queens, apartment...
... And he says that he not only gets more TV channels than he did with analog, but that the TV channels he is getting are much better quality in high definition and with surround sound...
... You may have to adjust the antenna for different channels...
... Rescan your digital converter box or tuner to find the channels in case the broadcaster has moved them...
... Instead, he says to work your way up, trying different antennas to see which one works best...
... Best Buy has a 30-day return policy, so try as many antennas as you want, and return the ones that you don't need...
... 5 channels of TBN... - Building your own HDTV antenna -- a success story
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... I receive WOOD Channel 8, WXSP Channel 8-2, WXMI Channel 17, WGVU Channel 35 and WTLJ Channel 54...
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... I also have intermittent reception on WOTV Channel 41...
... The reception is as good or better than cable, either standard digital or 720 1080 HDTV, whatever the particular channel broadcast...
... Not real cheap, but if I could receive Channel 3, which may be possible after the switch, it would be feasible to eliminate cable completely...
... org site, the Grand Rapids channels are just over 50 miles away...
... Note that WZZM Channel 13 broadcasts from the Grant area, only about 20 miles from Muskegon...
... The digital antennas advertised assume that most digital broadcast are on the higher UHF channels shorter wavelength, not the lower VHF channels longer wavelength...
... In this area, all three major network channels will use the lower VHF channels as their final DTV channels...
... Channel 8 DTV is Channel 7, and Channel 13's final DTV channel will be 13...
... The wavelengths for channels 7 and 8 are 31 and 32 inches... - VIDEO: TV switch postponed
Accordance to query: 10,83%
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... If you don’t have cable through Comcast or Verizon FiOS, or digital programming through DIRECTV or Dish Network - which means you only get local channels from a roof antenna or rabbit-ear antenna - then all you’ll get from June 12 on is fuzz on TV...
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... , Philadelphia television market suspended analog broadcasts for a minute as a test...
... They are confused about it, and I don’t think they have done the best job marketing the change...
... One must then use the "Channel Scan" function on the TV in order to make sure the TV recognizes all new channels...
... Better, crisper picture quality and better sound are two major improvements, but there will also be three or four extra channels for each one channel...
... For instance, Channel 3 could have Channel 3-1, Channel 3-2 and Channel 3-3...
... Each of the major broadcasters is sending out three, sometimes four, extra channels for each of their regular one channel," Clauser said...
... They are taking the digital space that would be one channel and breaking it up into three channels...
... One would be listed as 3-1 as the primary channel and 3-2 might have all news or all weather or extra programming...
... With the switch to digital, you’ll get channels you didn’t have before," he said...
... Currently, TV channels 14 to 69 run on the UHF band, from 470 megahertz to 806 megahertz...
... So, if you’re having that problem, my best advice is to go for a bigger antenna...
... I guarantee you, no matter when you set the date - Feb... - OPPO DV-983H Upconverting DVD Player - On the Test Bench
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... OPPO DV-983H Upconverting DVD Player - On the Test Bench This portion of the review details how the OPPO DV-983H performed on the test bench...
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... On the Test Bench The very ability to inspect and view an HDMI video source goes directly against the copyright capability of the connection since the means to see it would infer a means to steal it...
... All tests were performed using Digital Video Essentials as the source material...
... Horizontal Frequency Response Luminance As noted, waveform monitoring response was useless for this test...
... Visually the player passed the continuous frequency burst test quite well for luminance...
... This pattern always has banding so the best I can state on this is high, medium or a low contrast response with high being the best and low being the worst...
... The Toshiba HD-A35 remains a reference for this test...
... Similar to the HQV Benchmark DVD it, contains similar test material for jaggies, cadence and titles...
... The OPPO DV-981HD passed many of the tests but it uses intelligent deinterlacing...
... The ABT disc image quality and some of the tests like jaggies are better implemented and delivered than the HQV Benchmark...
... Moving on to test images from DVE at 1080p I was greeted with an overall good response...
... As noticed for the color burst response test this player is lacking by comparison...
... It passed all but one of the HQV Benchmark cadence tests...
... If you are a DVD collector looking for the best overall response with ANY content the DV-983HD has you covered...
... Additional Video Features Y C Delay With a calibration disc you test for this error on your display and correct it...
... CUE Correction Although the player passes the CUE test there is also ICP, Interlaced Chroma Problem...
... Beyond the specific CUE patterns on the ABT test disc I did not see this feature change anything and it would seem leaving it in automatic will give you the best results...
... Being a simple matter of set-and-forget, there was nothing to test... - CM-4221 HD Antenna Channel Master Ultratenna
Accordance to query: 8,44%
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... CM-4221 HD Antenna Channel Master Ultratenna One of the biggest drawbacks to getting HD from your normal cable or satellite television provider is that they do not have the ability to offer the same quality HD that an HD antenna such as the 4221 Channel Master does...
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... The 4221 Channel Master is one of the leading HD antennas for those of you who are looking for an affordable solution and don't need an antenna that picks up HD signals from long ranges...
... If you live less than 45 miles from a major city, this is the perfect HD solution for you and the best thing is, you only have to pay for it once...
... Your cable or satellite provider may give you what they call HD channels, but why would you want to pay extra fees every month for fake HD when you can buy an antenna once and get the real deal...
... 25 inches, this antenna is able to pick up channels 14 to 69, including HD channels...
... The design of the antenna is also transparent to keep it from being too visible, no matter where you decide to mount it...
... The 4221 Channel Master model is the best combination of affordability and quality currently available, so if you live close to a city and don't have a lot of money to spend, this is the antenna for you...
... Channel Master is a leading manufacturer of HD antennas and makes some of the highest quality HD antennas available on the market... - HDTV Receiver OPENSAT XT-9500 HD
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... HDTV Receiver OPENSAT XT-9500 HD This classy black receiver from distributors " ABC BIZNIZ " of Slovakia boasts " HD reception " and good connection options at an attractive price, could we have both style and substance in a single package...
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... A crisp text display shows the name and number of the channel being received, or the clock in standby...
... Helpfully for recording purposes, the VCR Scart always outputs in standard definition,so even " HD channels " can be easily recorded to DVD or " video tape " if required...
... Sadly,we"re still in the early days of HD so there are few "FTA channels" to choose from...
... Channel scanning is well-thought out...
... With the channels safely in memory, we get to the further editing of the list to suit our individual preferences...
... A second window appears next to the channel list ready for channels to be copied into it...
... The main channel list can be sorted or filtered alphabetically,or by FTA encryption status and even filtered by just one encryption system if more than one is in use perhaps useful if using more than one CAM...
... The best feature relating to channel lists though is perhaps the most obvious, yet so often forgotten when receivers are designed...
... One possible criticism however is that the channels keep their original numbers even when a favourites list or filter is being used...
... I personally might have found it easier to have the channels numbered 1,2,3 based on whatever list I"d chosen, rather than their original numbers - especially after I"d manually moved them around...
... I was initially a little disappointed there was no "view the last channel" button,which is always good for those of us who try to keep up with two channels at once...
... But pressing it when no menu is displayed produces a list of the last eight channels viewed to select from...
... I suppose that"s the price we have to pay for the extra horsepower needed to get pictures in " HD quality " onto our screen... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... So this is not a best case scenario to say the least...
... There were three tests involved...
... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... The next test was to actually aim the antenna in the direction of the transmitters and hold it outside the window...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... We were hoping for more because at this point it has not been a fair test and the only way to do so was to get up on the roof and put the C2 right next to the Yagi...
... For the third and final test we mounted the antenna in the same position as the Yagi and aimed it in the same direction...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
Accordance to query: 6,56%
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... So this is not a best case scenario to say the least...
... There were three tests involved...
... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... The next test was to actually aim the antenna in the direction of the transmitters and hold it outside the window...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... We were hoping for more because at this point it has not been a fair test and the only way to do so was to get up on the roof and put the C2 right next to the Yagi...
... For the third and final test we mounted the antenna in the same position as the Yagi and aimed it in the same direction...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher... - ClearStream2 (C2) UHF Antenna
Accordance to query: 6,56%
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... 2 dBi Consistent gain throughout the entire DTV channel spectrum Dimensions: 20" H x 10" W x 5" D The test site for this review is 45 miles from the LA transmitters and 80 miles from the San Diego Transmitters...
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... So this is not a best case scenario to say the least...
... There were three tests involved...
... The first was to stick the antenna in a window and scan for digital channels...
... We weren't expecting much success here but much to our surprise the C2 picked up 9 digital channels...
... Some of them were channels we actually watch...
... The interesting thing was that we picked up two channels from San Diego...
... The next test was to actually aim the antenna in the direction of the transmitters and hold it outside the window...
... With this test we were able to pull in 12 channels...
... We were hoping for more because at this point it has not been a fair test and the only way to do so was to get up on the roof and put the C2 right next to the Yagi...
... For the third and final test we mounted the antenna in the same position as the Yagi and aimed it in the same direction...
... The scan was rerun and produced 25 digital channels...
... The channels that were missing were ones in the higher range...
... Channels 50 and higher...