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Old 09-18-2004, 12:51 AM   #1 of 12
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What movie to use??


I have a 4805 pj and Denon 1910. I also have an older RCA DVD player. I would like to compare old dvd player to new Denon. I just want to convince myself the Denon was a good buy.

What are some movies AND scenes to use to compare?

I of course will use Avia to calibrate everything...the movies would just be used to flip flop between dvds...not to calibrate proper settings.

I will be using DVI for 1910 and component or S-video for RCA player.


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Old 09-18-2004, 07:46 AM   #2 of 12
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Star war AOTC. Has the best DVD picture known to man!
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Old 09-18-2004, 09:56 AM   #3 of 12
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Superbit Fifth Element. WOW! That's a show off piece if ever there was one, for sound and video!

BTW, your RCA player is getting to get owned up and down by the Denon 1910.
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Old 09-18-2004, 11:05 AM   #4 of 12
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It doesn't really matter ...play a few of the DVDs that you thought were less than stellar thru your RCA DVD player.
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Old 09-18-2004, 02:18 PM   #5 of 12
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The dark scenes in Passion Of The Christ or Master And Commander might reveal something?



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Old 09-18-2004, 08:25 PM   #6 of 12
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Give me some specific scenes from ATOC..I know I know...the whole thing...but are there some specific scenes that a lot of people use?
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Old 09-19-2004, 10:17 AM   #7 of 12
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Fifth Element Superbit did it for me using the Zenith DVB 318. Using Component video just stunning. Finding Nemo was pretty pretty impressive as well.




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Old 09-19-2004, 10:31 AM   #8 of 12
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Fifth Element Superbit, Nemo, and AOTC are my show off pieces for the Zenith 318 over component or DVI. I'd use those movies on ANY DVD player as my show off pieces. They're amazing!
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Old 09-19-2004, 10:42 AM   #9 of 12
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Give me some specific scenes from ATOC..I know I know...the whole thing...but are there some specific scenes that a lot of people use?

I sometimes use the asteroid chase scene (can't remember the chapter number but that is what it is called) to show off my picture AND sound.
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Old 09-19-2004, 09:16 PM   #10 of 12
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Thanks guys...

BTW -

Fifth Element was a totally obscure, weird movie. I couldn't get into it at all. What makes it so awesome? Why do HT members always use it to demo new players/speakers/receivers/etc ?
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