I find this post a little patronising to be honest. I'm assuming this piece from your signature gives you the entitlement to make such a post?
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Are you implying that anyone who likes the Darbee doesn't know what a good display should look like? I'm guessing you probably haven't even seen this device in action either?
And yes, the review was honest and accurate. You've posted in such a way that you imply that you've read dishonest comments. I'm curious, where are these?
It's clear that this device alters the image, some like the effect, some don't. Me personally, I mostly like it. I've said in the owners thread that at times the extra detail the Darbee brings out will be unwanted. For example, a pretty girl with a nice soft complexion will be actually more detailed with the Darbee on which means you can see more detail in her face. But, she looks prettier with the softer image. Thats just one example and there are plenty of others.
In the overall scope of using the device, I personally still prefer it and understand the reasons why others such as our reviewer Mark doesn't like it. I watched the Lord of the Rings using Darbee and found it improved the overall viewing experience, particularly in the dark battle scenes where some of the subdued shadow detail was given a bit more sparkle and whether I was supposed to see this or not, the Darbee let me see it and I liked it.
People's tastes are changing with high definition, we have hi-res phones, tablets, tv's, projectors etc and a lot of people are preferring more detailed images than we may have done 10 years ago. You only have to look at the winners of the photograph of the month over on the photography section to see how people vote and what type of images they prefer.
This photo for example is quite beautiful. If you were standing beside the photographer, you would know that this is not how your eye would have seen this scene. The photo isn't completely natural - but it won the competition.
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Using the Lord of the Rings as an example, the point I'm making is this. It was filmed 10 years ago and in those 10 years, some people's taste's have changed and the Darbee is a tool to enhance the original masterpiece. With Darbee enabled it looks more detailed, the costumes and make up look incredible and for the vast majority of the movie, Darbee give's it a re-fresh. Almost like I've just bought a re-mastered blu-ray. We can debate the point about whether this is right or wrong but it doesn't matter in the end. People can read the AVforums review and understand whats happening. They can also read owners views and understand where they are coming from too. Then it comes down to personal choice.