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GeoffR
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Well I've had time to have a bit more of a play and setup the HK 22 and carried out a back to back test of the following on my toshiba 46WM48P:-
HTPC - Athlon 2.6ghz with Ati 9250 graphics card and Windvd 6 connected to the HDMI input on the toshiba. Onboard sound connected to the panny.
Panasonic SC-HT900 connected by component
HK 22 connected by component. Optical audio to the panny.
First of I have to say I'm very much a newbie when it comes to configuring the HTPC and I know those of you that understand dscaler and powerstrip etc would get better results. The only thing I did was set the graphics card to force 720p mode which was better than 1080i on my telly anyway.
First of and one of the great things about the HK22 is the test card that allows you to setup the brightness, contrast and colour. I was surprised how far off my settings had been. I then used "The Mummy" as the test film in each. I started with the HTPC and whilst the picture was sharp there was traces of "stepping" and it was quite dark with poor colour rendition. The sound was acceptable but lacked depth and clarity.
Next up the panny ht-900 same film but this time hooked up using component. Well although it didn't match the resolution or sharpness of the htpc the overall image was more watchable with good colour rendition nice and smooth and no hint of the stepping although there was the odd macroblocking. Sound was crisper also but I wasn't surprised at this given the spec of the htpc.
Finally the hk 22, well it just blew the other away. The pq on progressive component is stunning and this was supported by everyone that saw it. Picture perfect. Sound is super as well the hk 22 feeds a better signal to the panny 900 then the one the onboard player seems to.
We have since thrown a few films thru the hk 22 and its played them all superbly. I dent know what the folks who said it was "so so" expect visually but for me its super duper both pq and audio.
If any of you are looking for a great dvd player then I'm sure you wont be disappointed with the hk 22.
Geoff
HTPC - Athlon 2.6ghz with Ati 9250 graphics card and Windvd 6 connected to the HDMI input on the toshiba. Onboard sound connected to the panny.
Panasonic SC-HT900 connected by component
HK 22 connected by component. Optical audio to the panny.
First of I have to say I'm very much a newbie when it comes to configuring the HTPC and I know those of you that understand dscaler and powerstrip etc would get better results. The only thing I did was set the graphics card to force 720p mode which was better than 1080i on my telly anyway.
First of and one of the great things about the HK22 is the test card that allows you to setup the brightness, contrast and colour. I was surprised how far off my settings had been. I then used "The Mummy" as the test film in each. I started with the HTPC and whilst the picture was sharp there was traces of "stepping" and it was quite dark with poor colour rendition. The sound was acceptable but lacked depth and clarity.
Next up the panny ht-900 same film but this time hooked up using component. Well although it didn't match the resolution or sharpness of the htpc the overall image was more watchable with good colour rendition nice and smooth and no hint of the stepping although there was the odd macroblocking. Sound was crisper also but I wasn't surprised at this given the spec of the htpc.
Finally the hk 22, well it just blew the other away. The pq on progressive component is stunning and this was supported by everyone that saw it. Picture perfect. Sound is super as well the hk 22 feeds a better signal to the panny 900 then the one the onboard player seems to.
We have since thrown a few films thru the hk 22 and its played them all superbly. I dent know what the folks who said it was "so so" expect visually but for me its super duper both pq and audio.
If any of you are looking for a great dvd player then I'm sure you wont be disappointed with the hk 22.
Geoff