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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
CV #225055 10/12/08 06:31 PM
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 Originally Posted By: CV
They're real!

Sorry to be cordial, but...

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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
St_PatGuy #225067 10/12/08 08:21 PM
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Hey all...adjusted my TV to the new TweakTV settings and watched a hockey game last night and seems to be a lot better. The faces are not so red anymore and look natural colour. The changes were off by lots from the factory settings. Not sure if a Blu-ray movie is any different as haven't watched one yet. Do I have to make setting changes in the Blu-ray device also or just the TV?


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
jlcolle #225070 10/12/08 10:01 PM
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 Originally Posted By: jlcolle
Do I have to make setting changes in the Blu-ray device also or just the TV?


I'm sure that's why they say it's no replacement for a professional calibration. I'm sure there's some variation depending on the source. Anyway, I wouldn't venture to guess what settings you have in your Blu-ray player, so I'd leave those alone unless someone else can make suggestions for your specific model. As for the TV, hopefully you can have different settings depending on the input. Mine allows that, but I don't know how common that is.

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CV #225085 10/13/08 12:55 AM
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My Blu-ray player is a Samsung BD-P1500 and was just wondering if their are any special settings which I need to perform to make a better picture quality other then the settings I performed on the TV set already. I also have a Pioneer Elite SC-07 AV receiver and using all HDMI cabling along with the Epic60-500 Home Theater speaker system. Still working on the audio side for now as reading and learning. Have a few issues to deal with and if unable to correct will post later. Tks a bunch.


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
jlcolle #225086 10/13/08 01:07 AM
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John, Once I dialed in my TV I kept my setting the same for all types of programing from TV to Blu-ray. If you are happy with the picture why change anything. The only thing I would check on your Samsung is to insure that you are matching the resolution your player is sending, 720p, 1080i or 1080p to the native resolution of your TV, and little thing like if you want a full screen, letterbox, ect. if those options are available on your player.


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
jakewash #225125 10/13/08 02:34 PM
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 Originally Posted By: jakewash
I wonder if Axiom is responding this was due to the couple of issues people have had with the A1400 and Auto setups.

This is not a new tactic on Axiom's behalf.
I'm surprised people are surprised at this advice.

I would surmise, like any other service department, Axiom generally wants to troubleshoot the speakers and their basic setup and not the innumerable number of advanced problems caused directly from peripheral equipment, particularly those issues that continually arise from these "auto [problem free one step]" setup applications designed by other companies.
They only have so many service people to answer questions. The fact that they do often try to walk people through some extra HT setup is admirable.

My guess is that in a checklist of 5 top Q&A that Axiom service folk retain for callers with sound quality issues, at least one asks "Is the auto EQ in your receiver turned off"?


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
chesseroo #225159 10/13/08 04:57 PM
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Good point Chess...

On that subject, I turned my Audyssey off this weekend after months of having it engaged and was _amazed_ at how much better I liked the sound with it off.

I haven't downloaded the firmware update for the 3808 yet, so maybe there's something better in the new version, but for what I have now, I'm much happier with it off than on.

On the plus side, I will say that it's quite fun rediscovering the capabilities of the Axioms after this long!

Jason


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
myrison #225237 10/13/08 07:16 PM
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I found it better off as well.. I'd like to think that for $100 the upgrade will be a major improvement... I just don't think that will happen though.


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terzaghi #225279 10/13/08 11:33 PM
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Jason and Terzaghi, you do not have to get the upgrade to get the better AudysseyEQ, just do the free update. I haven't done the upgrade and the sound is much better with the new update.


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Re: Avia II Blu-ray DVD
jakewash #225352 10/14/08 01:42 PM
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Even with a small square room, I prefer the sound untouched by the results from the AudysseyEQ calculations. Turned it a bit flat, for lack of a better term.


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