Physical & Digital EST: The Future of Home Video Discussion Thread

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

For you projector owners (JVC NZ7, 8, 9 or Sony VW6000, VW7000), if you ever have the chance try see your projector with a madVR Envy in the chain. Some of the owners of referenced projectors have a Lumagen Radiance Pro and really like it.

Please stop trying to cost me a lot of money.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Please stop trying to cost me a lot of money.

I think if I had MadVR I would tune things up endlessly instead of watching movies endlessly. These days it's right from the Panasonic UB9000 through the AVR to the Projector.

I did use and love MadVR years ago when it was part of JRiver and I had an HTPC. That was before HDR. I had DisplayCal GUI make a 3DLUT for my projector. Certainly felt like state of the art at that time. For all I know, JRiver is still the best way to setup an HTPC.

Arriving today -



And the big fish -



Volver, City of the Lost Children, Grouchy Tiger, Run Lola Run .... I'm so excited!

[gotmule]

Damnit Wendell! I have just spent an hour reading reviews and looking at screen caps on the Lumagen Radiance.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Damnit Wendell! I have just spent an hour reading reviews and looking at screen caps on the Lumagen Radiance.

Misery loves company!!

I have looked on and off for several years but with HDR being what it is and the scaling capability has me looking real serious. Next week I will ask the owners at AVS with scope screens (2.35, 2.39, 2.40) how they use theirs to view 1.78, 1.85, 1.9, 2.0 and 2.39 content.

I also like the HDMI switching and the number of HDMI outs the Radiance Pro has. Would be a fairly easy addition to the equipment rack because it is 1RU height (without feet) and standard EIA 19". The Envy that I saw was in a much larger case.

[Warm Gun]

Afraid I can't stay with Netflix Classic much longer. So many DVDs, all the time fewer Blu-rays. Often surprises me the pretty well known movies they only have on DVD. 918 rentals since 2016. Lately I'm renting more and more frequently ones I already rented when I started, because there's so little left. Thought I'd stay with them until the end.

[Warm Gun]

Originally Posted by bhampton

And the big fish -



Volver, City of the Lost Children, Grouchy Tiger, Run Lola Run .... I'm so excited!

Cancelled this today, then ordered again shortly after Sony's customer service finally resolved my Columbia Vol. 3 issue. Amazon already charged me, so I guess it will ship out tomorrow or maybe the day after. Not a Prime member.

[bhampton]

FYI - The Sony Pictures Classics set comes with no digital copies.

I watched Run Lola Run and Volver yesterday and both are significant upgrades over my Blu Ray copy.

[gotmule]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

Misery loves company!!

I have looked on and off for several years but with HDR being what it is and the scaling capability has me looking real serious. Next week I will ask the owners at AVS with scope screens (2.35, 2.39, 2.40) how they use theirs to view 1.78, 1.85, 1.9, 2.0 and 2.39 content.

I also like the HDMI switching and the number of HDMI outs the Radiance Pro has. Would be a fairly easy addition to the equipment rack because it is 1RU height (without feet) and standard EIA 19". The Envy that I saw was in a much larger case.

No doubt. Between the two, the Lumagen is more manageable and has a lot of the same capabilities and features. Happy hunting!

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Warm Gun

Afraid I can't stay with Netflix Classic much longer.

We certainly are in a dry period. Hardly any tentpoles on the horizon. The folks at Redbox have been talking how the lack of new titles is hurting their bottom line.

[Steedeel]

Originally Posted by Wendell R. Breland

We certainly are in a dry period. Hardly any tentpoles on the horizon. The folks at Redbox have been talking how the lack of new titles is hurting their bottom line.

Yeah, things pick up from early next year thankfully.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Steedeel

Yeah, things pick up from early next year thankfully.

One can hope!

[Wendell R. Breland]

A lot has changed in the last several years in regards to home entertainment. Really miss going to Fry’s when in the Atlanta GA or Austin TX area. Hated to see HH Gregg go under, heck, I even miss the Rat Shack.

The one I was really sad to see go was Heathkit along with Dynaco and Haffler. Heath was on the cutting edge with several products. The AJ-1510 FM Tuner was the first tuner that was digitally tuned (PPL)* and used a digital pulse width discriminator for analog audio recovery. Mine was in service > 30 years.

Wanted but could not afford a Heath 25 or 27 inch color TV. It had a remote control and could control a programmable antenna rotor, it changed antenna direction that you associated with your local channels. Had several other first, a DEC PDP11 computer in kit form, a Scientific Atlanta satellite receiver in kit form. They had several pieces of amateur radio equipment that was quite poplar.

Had a Heath AR-29 AM/FM Receiver for a few years, sold it and the new owner used it for many years. Still have a Heath Function Generator and a AC VTVM with dB scale

*Not the type of PPL (Phase Locked Loop) that NASA used (uses ?) for control, telemetry, etc.

Off nostalgia box.

[Vilya]

Ever more toys for the toybox:



^This release is getting some bad reviews (https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Plane...321472/#Review ) and the rear surround audio is reversed, but this release does include 75 minutes of never before seen deleted scenes. I have to have it for that alone.


(mine came w/o a digital code sheet )




bhampton caused me to buy this one.


More Peter Cushing!


Vintage 1954 3D movie!

and

It's nice to now have all of Night Gallery on blu-ray.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Ever more toys for the toybox:

Quite a few years ago we flew into Bryson City to go white water rafting on the Nantahala River, it was a grass airstrip and the plane was a rented Piper 6 place Comanche. In later years we did the Great Smoky Mountains train ride and have driven the city numerous times via auto. So for us Bryson City is the town of Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

[unberechenbar]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Ever more toys for the toybox:

This is one of my favorite movies. I had a blast watching it.

[cheez avenger]

Monster Hunter is a reference 4K disc.

IMO

[CV19]

Originally Posted by Vilya

Ever more toys for the toybox:


More Peter Cushing!

Excellent choice Sir - I see you are a man of good taste.

[gotmule]

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the day! Easily my favorite meal of the year.

[bhampton]

Originally Posted by Vilya

(mine came w/o a digital code sheet )

I don't think I have an extra one.... Sometimes I wind up with codes I can not use. I think Universal will give you one though if you ask.

I hope you enjoy the Nick Cage Movie.

[Wendell R. Breland]

Originally Posted by gotmule

Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate the day! Easily my favorite meal of the year.

Agreed, Happy Holidays days to everyone!!

Stay safe, contrary to what some say, CV-19 is not over. We have not changed our safeguards at all. There is no guarantees, have a nephew and niece that were very careful but still contracted CV-19. Both were vaccinated and had boosters so their downtime was pretty minimal.

Anyone else here besides Vilya and Steedeel have CV-19? Just glad they recovered so we could resume our 's.