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08-11-2007, 7:59 PM
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I think I'm the first to have taken the plunge and have the machine in my possession so thought I'd start the owners thread.
Will be setting up tomorrow, so once I've done so I'll post my settings, viewing conditions and hopefully a few screenshots. Hopefully I'll be able to post something meaningful by tomorrow afternoon.
I've been asked for detailed comments on SD DVD performance so will try and focus on that first before switching to HD.
What's a quality blueray title that I can get easily tomorrow morning to show black performance, colour performance etc ?
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08-11-2007, 8:09 PM
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Black Hawk Down? 300?
You can pick these (and other Hi-def discs) up from most Asda stores.
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08-11-2007, 9:41 PM
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300 has a very 'processed' look about it (when shown on my AE1000), I've only got 300 and SWAT in BluRay...but SWAT has bright daylight scenes and dark tunnel scenes (near the end). I used the dark scenes in SWAT to work out my best dark scene low gamma tweaks and discovered my preference for 'Cinema 1' mode. I got both these discs in Blockbusters, SWAT was part of a 3 for £20 deal as well. 
I bet you can't wait to get home with that new toy?  Still trying to do a deal with mine so I can upgrade to a '2000......
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09-11-2007, 7:25 AM
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I got to see 300 last night on HD.
Not one to adjust for shadow detail, as both the highlights and shadow are clipped (intentionally) to hell!
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09-11-2007, 9:22 AM
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Come on Peeps Wheres the SCREENSHOTS........ The lucky ones should really show us how blessed they are with this fine PJ by giving us a barrage of super slick shots.
come on
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09-11-2007, 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by Gryzor  Come on Peeps Wheres the SCREENSHOTS........ The lucky ones should really show us how blessed they are with this fine PJ by giving us a barrage of super slick shots.
come on |
Just been out to buy oceans13 on blueray (don't even own a blueray player at this point!) so that I can do just that with more than just Casino Royal. Mates PS3 going back this weekend  | |
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09-11-2007, 1:24 PM
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A fear that much of the image quality I'm seeing on my screen is being lost in the photography but here's the first non-professional screen shots from the new Panny 
Last edited by True-Blue; 09-11-2007 at 1:36 PM.
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09-11-2007, 1:32 PM
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Nice one, Blue, those look great. How does the shadow detail look in real life?
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09-11-2007, 1:33 PM
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Oh they look rubbish, and give no reflection on just how brilliant this PJ is.
Whatever you do don't base your decision on these pic's.
The blacks look rubbish when they are in fact brilliant.
Skin tones also look excellent.
colours are superb too.
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09-11-2007, 1:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Shockabuku Nice one, Blue, those look great. How does the shadow detail look in real life? |
They look awful on my screen ?? 
The shadow detail looks superb on the screen, where in these photo's the blacks look crushed.
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09-11-2007, 1:39 PM
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In this one on my screen the water is inky black, the shadow detail is superb - it just looks fantastic.
Incidentally, this is out of the box in colour 1.
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09-11-2007, 1:39 PM
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Originally Posted by True-Blue They look awful on my screen ??
The shadow detail looks superb on the screen, where in these photo's the blacks look crushed. | Yeah, that's why I asked  . They look great in that the colours look good & there's obviously some dynamic range going on there, and I assumed the huge swathes of black were camera-induced. What settings/picture mode are you preferring so far?
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09-11-2007, 1:44 PM
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It's literally out of the box with a minor contrast adjustment.
Need to play, but it's already looking pretty spectacular !
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09-11-2007, 2:01 PM
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Some bloke has calibrated his 2000 on that AVS thread and has posted his settings. Might be a good starting point.
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09-11-2007, 2:19 PM
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Looks like you are having fun with the new toy.
Was wondering how you have installed the projector. Have you used any lens shift and do you know if extremities of lens shift show up any noticable problems on the AE2000. Are you finding it a quiet unit in use? I know the fan noise is supposed to be low but wondered if there was any noticeable mechanical iris noise.
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