Thanks jb007 :)

The 13,000 doesn't bother me at all since that was the original price of the Q006 ;)

Guys,

has anyone connected an Intel Mac Mini to their Q006? I have (just needed a DVI to HDMI cable). It looks great but there is one gottchya - over/underscan issues. Haven't been able to resolve this yet. Any thoughts welcomed.

Paul

any fellow Q owners watch "The Sentinel" on Blu-ray yet?

i watched it yesterday with my dad...movie was great...pq was good as was the sound...my only issue was that it froze during playback at least 4 times...anyone experience this?

disc was spotless...no dirt, scratches, etc.

playback just resumed after 10-20 seconds (i did hit play on the remote one or two times but not sure that had anything to do with it resuming playback...first time i was thinking maybe i leaned on the remote or something, but then i ruled that out when it happened again and again and also since when you do hit pause the pause symbol appears on screen, at least with the ps3)

Hi All:

I have been using the Q in Pro mode and the color is not saturated enough. I just noticed that so many DVD's have very washed out color. I even noticed that DiscoveryHD was weak in the color department. I fixed it by selecting Vivid mode...the WOW is back!

So, are any of you Q "guys" also watching in Vivid mode?

Hi All:

I have been using the Q in Pro mode and the color is not saturated enough. I just noticed that so many DVD's have very washed out color. I even noticed that DiscoveryHD was weak in the color department. I fixed it by selecting Vivid mode...the WOW is back!

So, are any of you Q "guys" also watching in Vivid mode?

That could have to do with the number of hours on your lamp or the specific settings you have in Pro Mode.

Well, I have very few hours...380 or so, on the lamp. I may try Normal but the Pro Mode just seems OK...color, but not very much. Vivid is a little too hot, but I may use it a while...especially on the so-so DVD's. Even the DVD's are very sharp...just want a little more color. I think my color is set between 33 and 35.


That could have to do with the number of hours on your lamp or the specific settings you have in Pro Mode.

Ben,

I bought a PS3 and have read the entire "PS3 as Blu-ray player" thread, along with several reviews and comparisons of the PS3 and other players. Many PS3 owners have been experiencing the freezing problem. As of yet, my only playback has been flawless, but I just downloaded version 1.51. Apparently some folks started having the freezes come up after this update.

So far, the only solution that anyone has posed has been to disable the internet connection while playing a movie, which has worked for a few. I just got some more movies this weekend and will be playing them soon. The Q did heavy duty this weekend with NASCAR. I'll report back with results.

Joe

Anyone have any umr sightings lately? I can't seem to reach him.
Perhaps he's zipping down the highway somewhere ?

I always wondered how the hell he can fit all his video cali equipment in there.

http://www.accucal.org/tours.htm

You are right it was an easy pic, but here is one in heavy current. The good thing is they don't have to be chased down :D


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/divedude/PNGFLORESCENT.jpg
Nice. :)

Perhaps he's zipping down the highway somewhere ? I always wondered how the hell he can fit all his video cali equipment in there...
http://www.accucal.org/tours.htm
All that gear, and he was still only half a second down on Schumi's lap time at Indy...

Anyone notice their 006 is not a bright as it used to be? I have one of the initial units and haven't followed the thread since early on. I tried changing the bulb but it doesn't sem to have the same puch I remember when I first got the unit.

Maurice

Maurice,

Did you clean the bulb compartment and the glass lens when you changed the bulb?

Maurice,

Did you clean the bulb compartment and the glass lens when you changed the bulb?

What divedude said.

I will give that a try.

Ben,

I bought a PS3 and have read the entire "PS3 as Blu-ray player" thread, along with several reviews and comparisons of the PS3 and other players. Many PS3 owners have been experiencing the freezing problem. As of yet, my only playback has been flawless, but I just downloaded version 1.51. Apparently some folks started having the freezes come up after this update.

So far, the only solution that anyone has posed has been to disable the internet connection while playing a movie, which has worked for a few. I just got some more movies this weekend and will be playing them soon. The Q did heavy duty this weekend with NASCAR. I'll report back with results.

Joe
that sounds like my problem...i've had no playback issues since getting it and have applied all updates but this issue DOES coincide with me recently upgrading to 1.51...DAMN....i was a little hesitant when 1.51 came out almost immediately after 1.5...should have went with my gut!

hopefully whatever they screwed up they will rectify shortly...that freezing was VERY annoying, moreso with my dad sitting with me wondering why i kept stopping the film ...

thanks for the heads up sophie...haven't had the time to read that ps3 thread :embarrassed:

Maurice,

Did you clean the bulb compartment and the glass lens when you changed the bulb?

Thanks, that helped quite a bit. The internal glass lens was covered with a white film similar to what builds up on the inside of fireplace glass. The bulb glass also had some film buildup. The glass lens is recessed so I did not even notice it when I changed the bulb. That tip should be mentioned in the manual but I did not see it mentioned.

The internal glass lens was covered with a white film similar to what builds up on the inside of fireplace glass. The bulb glass also had some film buildup. The glass lens is recessed so I did not even notice it when I changed the bulb. That tip should be mentioned in the manual but I did not see it mentioned.In the first page of this epic there are instructions on cleaning that glass. Here is the specific link to the bulb glass cleaning…
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8034900&&#post8034900

In the first page of this epic


That's funny :D :D

"ARE YOU ON THE LIST ?"

Honestly, divedude, I do love Heroes but, the only list that I care I'm on is umr's for late March.

"ARE YOU ON THE LIST ?"

Honestly, divedude, I do love Heroes but, the only list that I care I'm on is umr's for late March.


umr is likely on the list with his calabration power and Mini Dive is on the list with his power of super strength ;)

I won't comment on the convenient height of mini's friend Minifreak. :cool:

Ben,

I bought a PS3 and have read the entire "PS3 as Blu-ray player" thread, along with several reviews and comparisons of the PS3 and other players. Many PS3 owners have been experiencing the freezing problem. As of yet, my only playback has been flawless, but I just downloaded version 1.51. Apparently some folks started having the freezes come up after this update.

So far, the only solution that anyone has posed has been to disable the internet connection while playing a movie, which has worked for a few. I just got some more movies this weekend and will be playing them soon. The Q did heavy duty this weekend with NASCAR. I'll report back with results.

Joe
For the record, I've never had a freeze on my PS3 on any software version--and believe me, my PS3 sees some sort of action every single day. It's even become my default DVD player: I got sick and tired of waiting for the A1 to turn on and start the show already!

--Dwayne

Guys,

has anyone connected an Intel Mac Mini to their Q006? I have (just needed a DVI to HDMI cable). It looks great but there is one gottchya - over/underscan issues. Haven't been able to resolve this yet. Any thoughts welcomed.

Paul
Not exactly the same, but I have a PowerPC Mac Mini running OS X "Tiger" connected to the Q006 with a DVI to HDMI cable. In System Preferences under "Displays" there's a setting called "overscan" on one of the tabs. (I can't be more specific right now because my Mac had to cough up that precious HDMI port for the shiny black PS3--and without being connected to the TV, that setting doesn't appear in the System Preferences.) If you're connected up, you should be able to find it--I think the key is that the TV is connected when the Mac starts up.

My only problem is that the PPC Mini's video chip can't seem to actually put out an interlaced signal, so 1080i just doesn't work and 720p is the highest resolution I can use.

I hope that helps!

Update: I knew I had posted on this earlier in another thread, but had to go to the AVS archive to find it. Here is the link. (http://archive2.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7781380#post7781380)

--Dwayne

Hey everyone. I am new to this forum. I have read some of the posts on hear and believe you guys know what you are talking about. I have just a few questions im hoping ya'll can help me out with as it relates to a Qualia 006.

1. Does the 006 display full 1080p on blu-ray?

2. Is the 006 better than the current 60 or 70in XBR2?

3. I can buy a floor model 006 for 4500 and get the stand for 1100$. Is that a good deal?

I would appreciate any feedback you guys can offer for me. Thank you for your time.

Hey everyone. I am new to this forum. I have read some of the posts on hear and believe you guys know what you are talking about. I have just a few questions im hoping ya'll can help me out with as it relates to a Qualia 006.

1. Does the 006 display full 1080p on blu-ray?

2. Is the 006 better than the current 60 or 70in XBR2?

3. I can buy a floor model 006 for 4500 and get the stand for 1100$. Is that a good deal?

I would appreciate any feedback you guys can offer for me. Thank you for your time.


1. The Q006 only accepts up to 1080i input and upscales everything to 1080p.

2. That is a subjective decision you need to make on your own by reading and viewing.

3. The Q006 price sounds great, but the Q006 stand brand new MSRP is/was $1,500.

Good luck.

Thanks for the quick response. I'm just trying to figure out whether to get a XBR 2 or the 006. Both are a lot of money and I want to make the right decision. I want a tv that won't be outdated in a year or 2.

Thanks for the quick response. I'm just trying to figure out whether to get a XBR 2 or the 006. Both are a lot of money and I want to make the right decision. I want a tv that won't be outdated in a year or 2.
The difference between the two sets is essentially this:

The Qualia is two years old now so it doesn't have the latest and greatest electronics. This is why there is no 1080p input. However, it was one of the very first to properly process film-source material back to 24fps internally (inverse telecine) with a 1080i signal, so the lack of the 1080p input isn't really a loss. You see the same thing on-screen that you would with 1080p.* The Qualia (the whole line, actually) was designed and built with a maximum-quality-no-matter-the-cost philosophy, so it contains some of the largest, highest quality lenses and mirrors inside to produce the best picture possible.

The XBR2 is newer and does benefit from some of the "research" that was done to develop the Qualia, including some Sony innovations that came after the 006, such as the variable iris, the smaller SXRD chips, and 1080p input. However, it is a mass market product, so it was built to save costs wherever possible--its components are cheaper and it will be more subject to minor flaws and quality issues.

So it depends on what is most important to you: If that's price, then buy on price. Either one is a great TV. If that's features, you'd probably lean toward the XBR unless the i.Link was something important to you. If it's pure picture quality, then you'd probably be better off with the Qualia. If it's some combination of those and/or others, then weigh the factors according to your needs.

As always, it's your decision, and unlike other threads, no one here will try to "sell" you the Qualia (frankly, it doesn't need it) or put you down if you choose otherwise. What we will do is continue to help and answer questions about the Qualia for you so you can make an informed decision.

--Dwayne

*BTW, this is not just quoting specifications: when UMR calibrated my set, he demonstrated this feature for me using a DVHS test tape. I've seen it with my own eyes.

Thanks for the quick response. I'm just trying to figure out whether to get a XBR 2 or the 006. Both are a lot of money and I want to make the right decision. I want a tv that won't be outdated in a year or 2.

Zechman's comments are excellent. I would just add a bit about the screen. The glass screen on the Qualia is very heavy and reflective, but it's also more consistently flat than the XBR2. My XBR2 exhibits some "hourglass" distortion on vertical lines (e.g., on the frame around 4:3 material), due I think to the screen bowing a bit. I have never noticed this on a Qualia. On the other hand, the Qualia screen is pretty reflective, while the XBR2 diffuses reflective light better. The drawback of the XBR2 screen is that it shows a little more SSE or "speckle" on some scenes than does the Q.

So each screen has strengths and weaknesses. If you are bothered by a little SSE and slight geometric distortion (and you can control light in the room well enough), the Qualia may be a better choice. If you have a lot of bright room or window light that can't be easily controlled, the XBR2 will handle external light reflections better.

SDL

Thank you Zechman and SDL. Your input is appreciated. I have a couple more days before I make my decision. I love the way the 006 looks cosmeticaly but on the other hand I know it is really heavy. Have any of you guys that have the matching stand for the 006 exprienced any "sinking in" on the top part of the stand? But the main thing I want for my TV is a great picture, that makes people say "Wow!"

For the record, I've never had a freeze on my PS3 on any software version--and believe me, my PS3 sees some sort of action every single day. It's even become my default DVD player: I got sick and tired of waiting for the A1 to turn on and start the show already!

--Dwayne

I definitely appreciate that sentiment although using the PS3 as a dvd player seems a bit crazy. As a dvd player it is very much subpar as it does no upscaling at all. Sadly the only solution to the ps3 + a1 for dvds (without delay) is to use a 3rd machine for the upscaling.

As for the factory stand it seems as solid 2 years later as it was when I got it.

Well before I buy my next TV, i would like to see a blu-ray player hooked up to the 006. I have seen an XBR2 with blu-ray and it looked awesome. I take it most of you guys have blu-ray or HD DVD. How does it look on the 006? I have a xbox 360, anyone play their xbox on the 006? And another thing, ( I hate to sound like a noobie) so if you have a blu-ray player and plug it into a 006 via HDMI, the 006 takes the 1080i signal and then upconverts it to 1080p?

Well before I buy my next TV, i would like to see a blu-ray player hooked up to the 006. I have seen an XBR2 with blu-ray and it looked awesome. I take it most of you guys have blu-ray or HD DVD. How does it look on the 006? I have a xbox 360, anyone play their xbox on the 006? And another thing, ( I hate to sound like a noobie) so if you have a blu-ray player and plug it into a 006 via HDMI, the 006 takes the 1080i signal and then upconverts it to 1080p?


I have both the Panny Blu-ray and the Toshiba A2. I feed the Blu-ray at 1080i into the 006 via HDMI and it does the deinterlacing to 1080p beautifully. The HD DVD, also connected via HDMI looks awesome.

I love the way the 006 looks cosmeticaly but on the other hand I know it is really heavy. Have any of you guys that have the matching stand for the 006 exprienced any "sinking in" on the top part of the stand? But the main thing I want for my TV is a great picture, that makes people say "Wow!"


The stand is made extremely well and in 2 years there is no sinking in on mine. I especially like the stand because there is enough room for my center channel.

asudevl99

Concerning the reflectivity of the screen, I was concerned prior to purchase but have not found it a problem. I have a wall full of windows behind the 006, but none that the 006 face. Now if you have windows that will be facing the TV you can use the Zechman method of glare reduction -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5751343&&#post5751343

Sorry Dwayne, I couldn't resist :D

Master Recycler First Class, that Dwayne...

Guilty as charged. :o

...but to use your Humble Historian's own tricks against him . . . shameful! :eek:

So there was this one time when Penton-Man and zee Royal Queen were in France, and PM wanted to know the best way to get out of town ahead of the Tour de France riders . . . . :rolleyes:

--Dwayne

Hey guys,
I was following this Qualia discussion for a while and though I own Qualia 005 LCD LED TV, I hope I am accepted here, since we all belong to the unique Qualia family. I was glad to see that the threads on Qualia 006 are not dying and wish there was a similar one for 005 model.
I have a question for Divedude, I noticed a number of times you mentioned that Q006 "deinterlacing to 1080p beautifully". I was just wondering what exactly do you mean by that. I know that my Q005 LED display does accept 1080p (even Qualia website mentions that) but the media box it is connected to accepts only 1080i. I wonder if my Q005 deinterlaces the feed to "p"?
I wish Sony would offer some sort of a firmware upgrade but I know it will never happen, it'd be easier for me just to ship the media box and have them do some internal tweaking... I wish I was an electronic engineer...
By the way, I am kinda glad the Sony's Qualia Website is still alive, check it out, as it will bring some sort of nostalgia to those who believe(d) in Qualia movement.
I can't post a website address as this is my first post here (board restrictions).
So just add the necessary characters to this "learningcenter.sony.us/assets/qualia/" or search on Google for it.

All Qualians and friends of Qualians are welcome, so come on in cousin :)

Here are a couple of good explanations of the deinterlacing process -

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=754949&highlight=deinterlace

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=698612&highlight=deinterlace

Hopefully someone else on this thread can comment on the 005. I saw one but other than that I know nothing about it. Sony did offer a hardware upgrade to allow the 004 to accept 1080p, but that is an expensive projector and I believe the upgrade was $3,000. Sony is not offering a 1080p input upgrade for the 006, but in my opinion it doesn't need it.

Mini Dive has a little eye candy for you guys ;)

candy sweet!

Alot sweeter than Britney................

http://www.vidking.com/celeb-vids-2911-Britney-Spears-before-shaving-head-pukes-on-walk-of-fame.htm

Hey Ray,
I'm wondering did you ever make it to this (i.e. as the "suburban dad") ?

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/tlg/279921498.html

Folks,
If anyone is interested in a fine sounding center that will just fit like a pig in a poke in the 006 stand..........

I found one..................
PSB "Platinum" series C4?

A good choice if anyone here is suffering from upgraditis and never got around to swapping out their old trusty center.

Anyone in SoCal signed up for a umr calibration in March?

Has anyone tried a Crystalio II on the Qualia 006? If so, how did it look? Do you think it's worth the upgrade? Any other VPs that work well with the Qualia.

Hey Ray,
I'm wondering did you ever make it to this (i.e. as the "suburban dad") ?
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/tlg/279921498.html
:D :rolleyes: :eek:

Nobody would take me for one of those things...
The kid would be ideal...
Elmo might steal the show, however...

Has anyone tried a Crystalio II on the Qualia 006? If so, how did it look? Do you think it's worth the upgrade? Any other VPs that work well with the Qualia.

Well, not a Crystallio II, but I run the Anthem D2 pre-pro with the same Gennum VXP processor that the Crystallio has. The picture quality is outstanding, feeding 1080i/60 into the Qualia after the Gennum does it's thing. Having separate video settings per source, and the incredible flexibility of the video processor in general is great!

I am VERY happy with the combo.

Hope this helps,
Brian

For those of you looking for a new video camera, this may be the one to get :D

http://forums.macrumors.com/showpost.php?p=3409069&postcount=121

DD,

These hi-tech cameras kinda scare me a little. I don't know how my wife would react to me bringing another toy into the house.

I noticed it did not say if the tripod is included or if they would whack me extra. I hate it when companies show the high end models with all the bells and whistles creating sticker shock when you see what it really costs! :cool:

RonB63,

Speaking of extras, I'm sure that matching mic has to be a high dollar option ;)

On some source material I'm experiencing delays in video on the qualia from the audio tracks when using Brighthouse cable (Tivo Series 3 HD and cable cards).

I'm guessing it has to do with a slight delay on conversion in the Qualia.

My processor (Halo C2) has the ability to do some lip sync settings which I would assume is inteneded for situations like this, but it doesn't happen regularly via channel or input source. I'm passing all stuff at native resolution to use the Q to scale or deinterlace.

Any ideas from you guys?

Thanks in advance!

Randy
Clearwater, FL

Randy,

I get the same thing but very rarely (Series 3, Comcast). It has not prompted me (yet) to look for a solution. I use component through my Denon 4806. Native setting also. Only started seeing this recently so no alarms yet. I have not(never?) seen this on my HR10-250 (D*) which is hooked up the same way as the Tivo. Comcast issue? Series3?

I too am interested in comments.

Ron

Randy,

The main place I notice lip-sync issues is with HD Discovery on DirecTV. Those guys being out of sync on American Chopper remind me of the 50's/60's Japanese monster movies :D But since it is not a issue for me elsewhere, I have not set the delay on my receiver.

...Those guys being out of sync on American Chopper remind me of the 50's/60's Japanese monster movies :D
Oh no -- Gojira!
;)

Randy,

I get the same thing but very rarely (Series 3, Comcast). It has not prompted me (yet) to look for a solution. I use component through my Denon 4806. Native setting also. Only started seeing this recently so no alarms yet. I have not(never?) seen this on my HR10-250 (D*) which is hooked up the same way as the Tivo. Comcast issue? Series3?

I too am interested in comments.

Ron

Try using the IEEE1394 Firewire video output of the Comcast series 3 into the Qualia. Use the remote button to go to i-Link. Select set top box and then select full screen. The lipsynch problem will disappear as well as any video stutter.

Stew

Try using the IEEE1394 Firewire video output of the Comcast series 3 into the Qualia. Use the remote button to go to i-Link. Select set top box and then select full screen. The lipsynch problem will disappear as well as any video stutter.

Stew

I'll have to see whether the Tivo S3 has a Firewire output! Thanks for the idea!

Randy

I'll have to see whether the Tivo S3 has a Firewire output! Thanks for the idea!

Randy

The TiVo S3 does not have firewire. :o

On some source material I'm experiencing delays in video on the qualia from the audio tracks when using Brighthouse cable (Tivo Series 3 HD and cable cards).

I'm guessing it has to do with a slight delay on conversion in the Qualia.

My processor (Halo C2) has the ability to do some lip sync settings which I would assume is inteneded for situations like this, but it doesn't happen regularly via channel or input source. I'm passing all stuff at native resolution to use the Q to scale or deinterlace.

Any ideas from you guys?

Thanks in advance!

Randy
Clearwater, FL

Not sure if it will help but I have my speakers set to off on the Q and have never had lip sync issues.

Recently, I added an XBox360 which is running straight to the Q (I have been too lazy to run the sound to the rack where my AVR resides) so that I now have the speakers set to on. The other day I noticed lip sync issues on some program I was watching so I am thinking maybe it has to do with that.

In my situation, the HDMI out from my sources DOES NOT go to my AVR but instead goes to the Q and audio is connected to my AVR via optical/coax S/PDIF. This is why I suspect it may be an issue. If you are running your HDMI straight to your AVR, this probably won't apply to you :)

my 0.02 :)

Oh no -- Gojira!
;)

My favorite was the flying turtle :D

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/divedude/Gojira.jpg

I have always been very glad I was not in the water diving at the end of the movie when they use the destructive super-weapon called the “Oxygen Destroyer” :eek:

My favorite was the flying turtle :D
Gamera was his name, and he had fiery flatulence...

See how much can be learned by keeping current with this group?

:D

This is some pretty interesting technology that has great significance for any optical disc-based format. Read the guy's developer blog (the second link) to see how he was trying to get this incorporated into both Bluray and HD-DVD...

TrueDisc (http://www.truedisc.com/)
TrueDisc Developer Blog (http://blog.truedisc.com/?p=4)

Looks like RAID on a single disc. I'm sure the guy got a patent for that "great idea", too . . . . :rolleyes:

--Dwayne

My favorite was the flying turtle :D
Oh, you mean Sidney Poitier . . . ? :D

--Dwayne

Anyone in SoCal signed up for a umr calibration in March?
Me. :)
Been so it seems........ since Noah built the arc.

Hi Guy's Just popped back in .... it's been a few since I last stuck my toe into this warter. Missed a lot which I intened to catch up on. Looking into Bluray today and the clerk said that he understood SONY will add the "upscale" (if that is correct" to the PS3 within a short time to better play Std. DVDs. If I remember correctly ( little fuzzy ) we don't need that ability with our 006 because it does a better job using its own electronics and we should feed it 480 and let it do it's own thing for 1080i. Is this the right info or would it be better to wait for the newer PS3?

thanks and nice to be back!!!!

PS still on the original bulb !!!!!!!!!!

Don :eek:

Hi Neo. Welcome back to our 2nd home. Someone will correct me if I am wrong but I am pretty sure it's a software download for the PS3 to do the scaling. Assuming this is the case then there is no need to wait.

?

PS still on the original bulb !!!!!!!!!!

Don :eek:


Hi Neo2005,

Great to hear from you again. :) So how many hours on that bulb ?

PS. If you watch Blu-ray movies, you won't need to worry about upscaling ;) :D

Oh, you mean Sidney Poitier . . . ? :D

--Dwayne
Now THAT is genuinely funny... :D

Guess the above-referenced poster had wished he'd sprung for the Mitsubishi.

Well, I only see the gree blob on startup but after a very short time, maybe a minute, the blob disappears. More importantly, I only see the blob when staring at a blank grey screen, which fortunately for me, I don't do :)

But, hey, power to the class action...maybe I'll see a few sheckles or a coupon to buy another Sony product...I somehow ended up with a $25 certficate to buy anything on Creative's site in the not too distant past....they ended up making out on the deal b/c there was nothing that could be bought for $25 so I ended up giving them more of my money :D

Oh Lord,
won't you buy me,
a Mitsu
bishi...
:D

Wonder if that guy was suffering from Purple Haze...

The only Green Blob I see is the pile of Green Shamrocks at the Irish Bar I'm at.

Seriously, happy St. Patrick's Day to all you fellow Qualians! I will be watching Casino Royale tonight in stunning Q-Vision!

Cheers!
-Brian

The only Green Blob I see is the pile of Green Shamrocks at the Irish Bar I'm at.

Seriously, happy St. Patrick's Day to all you fellow Qualians! I will be watching Casino Royale tonight in stunning Q-Vision!

Cheers!
-Brian


Brian,
I'll be watching Casino Royale tonight in stunning Blu-ray on the Q also. I watched Layer Cake last night and I would really recommend it. :cool:

Brian,
I'll be watching Casino Royale tonight in stunning Blu-ray on the Q also. I watched Layer Cake last night and I would really recommend it. :cool:

I saw Casino Royale this past Friday night and it was a great Bond movie...back to basics without all the over the top gadgetry...although the human leapfrog was quite amazing :)

I hadn't seen it in the movies so I was very anxious to catch this latest Bond movie...I wasn't disppointed and I'm sure you'll enjoy it DD.

This weekend's movie will be Eragon for the kiddies (of course I am still a kiddie at heart too :D)

Also saw Kung Fu Hustle for the first time and I really enjoyed it...funny as hell while also getting the old-school Kung Fu fix.

I saw Casino Royale this past Friday night and it was a great Bond movie...back to basics without all the over the top gadgetry...although the human leapfrog was quite amazing :)

I hadn't seen it in the movies so I was very anxious to catch this latest Bond movie...I wasn't disppointed and I'm sure you'll enjoy it DD.

This weekend's movie will be Eragon for the kiddies (of course I am still a kiddie at heart too :D)

Also saw Kung Fu Hustle for the first time and I really enjoyed it...funny as hell while also getting the old-school Kung Fu fix.

BD:

I watched Casino Royale on the Q006 with the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-Ray player and it played flawlessly. However, I did read reports of "feeezing" when played on the PS3. Any problems for you?

Also saw Kung Fu Hustle for the first time and I really enjoyed it...funny as hell while also getting the old-school Kung Fu fix.

Really good movie. My son and I really loved the "lion's roar" lady as well as the man doing his "toad" thing! All very creative and looked great on the Q.

Yep, it's finally that day today...my old lamp is not shot, but VERY dim, have been on Vivid settings for 3 months, and still can't burn it out! I'm taking the plunge tonite, because I want to get back to the UMR calibrated Pro settings, which are much better.

I'm almost embarassed to ask guys...can someone point me to definitive instructions on checking lamp time and resetting afterwards? This be my first new bulb...so exciting!

I do have my Purosol lens cleaner and cloth ready, to go to town on whatever areas I can reach inside the housing.

Thanks as always for the help guys,
-Brian

Brian,

This should work for checking the time on the lamp -
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6676346&&#post6676346

Not sure about the reseting, I tried once and got lost, so I just keep track on a sheet of paper when bulbs have been changed. Maybe someone else can help with the reset.

The first page has a link to my method to reset :)

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8010902&&#post8010902

Now would be the best time to switch to power saver mode, and get used to it there, in an effort to extend bulb life. Not sure how long you've had the TV.

I have switched and I'm on a regular schedule to clean the screens on the bulb. Seems that they are clogged when the bulb starts going dim... at least that's been my experience.

Thanks for the pointers guys! Phase 1 is complete. My bulb had 3022 hours on it. I purchased the Q in November 2005, so 3022 hours in exactly 16 months, or an average of 189 hours per month. Man, do I feel like a stiff now, eeks, that sounds like a lot of viewing!

I haven't replaced it yet, just waiting for cooldown before operating on her!

More to come after lamp replacement....yipee, this is FUN! (or else my life is just really boring :-)

-Brian

Now would be the best time to switch to power saver mode, and get used to it there, in an effort to extend bulb life. Not sure how long you've had the TV.

I have switched and I'm on a regular schedule to clean the screens on the bulb. Seems that they are clogged when the bulb starts going dim... at least that's been my experience.

My understanding is that Power Save limits the wattage, so the picture would not be as intense. Unfortunately, my living room is absolutely bathed in light with the Qualia in a corner and walls of glass on both sides of the 'L'. I cannot afford to lose any intensity really, and I guess I don't mind buying a few more lamps over the years to accomodate the light-drenched room. [I have blinds, but they are not totally light blocking, and for the time being anyway, they have to stay].

Do I understand this feature correctly?

Thanks,
Brian

Brian,

My vote is to feed the 006 the power it wants, the same way I only feed my Vette premium ;)

Managed to swap lamps with a fresh one. Not sure I can tell a huge difference, but there's definitely an improvement.

I cleaned the glass plate to the left side of where the lamp sits, and pulled out a huge amount of dust and grime.

Things are clearer now, and I'm back to my UMR-calibrated Pro settings, which is great.

Thanks for everyone's help,
Brian

BD:

I watched Casino Royale on the Q006 with the Sony BDP-S1 Blu-Ray player and it played flawlessly. However, I did read reports of "feeezing" when played on the PS3. Any problems for you?

fortunately not...maybe it had to do with the latest firmware update (1.54?).

when i had updated to 1.51 i was having freezing issues, bad...none this past weekend and we watched a few titles...i actually forgot about the prior freezing until you asked :)

the only sad thing right now is that i have the ps3 in my den which is the viewing room for the pio plasma...Q has been sharing time lately :(

Brian,

feed the 006 the power it wants... ;)

exquisite!!!!! :cool:

Once upon a time, I predicted that "I expect I'll be the first on this thread to get a BD-R drive for the computer." (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6541022&#post6541022), and as far as I know, I am. (If anyone else has, they definitely haven't spoken up about it.)
So yesterday after a couple of tries I was finally able to burn a bona-fide BD-RE using HD footage from my Hawaii vacation and it worked great! It looked identical to how it looks via i.Link straight off the camera.

Camcorder: Sony HDR-HC1
PC Drive: Sony BWU-100A
Disc: Sony Branded 25GB BD-RE (aka "RE-writeable")
Software: CyberLink BD Solution (OEM, came with the drive), with "v3.7 Patch for Sony"
Player: Playstation 3
Display: Qualia 006, of course.

My biggest complaint about the CyberLink software is that it doesn't seem to have an easy way to make a title menu. Also, the automatic chapter selection by scene change was way too sensitive even on the least sensitive setting.

I may change to the ULead MovieFactory 6 Plus. I liked the job their VideoStudio product did on making regular SD DVD's from the HD footage. I keep holding out to see if they add Blu-Ray burning capability to it.

--Dwayne

Zechman,

Very cool :cool:

Please keep us posted on your BD authoring and burning efforts. I have ordered a new housing and lights for the HC7, so I will need to be doing the same at some point. My housing and lights will be build by the end of May for me to take out to Cocos Island, CR, mid-June.

http://www.usvh.com/H.html

^^^^^^^^^^^^
divedude, these things certainly have come a looooooooong ways. I remember when we had to fab alot of the control work ourselves !

My first housing as a young 16 year old whupper-snapper...........
Oceanic Products :) .

Jb, did umr ever get down to your place in San Diego to do the calibration work yet ???

Oh, here’s a tantalizing tidbit for you, that some other Qualia folks may appreciate. Your favorite Qualia girl (you know, she was at the Casino Royale premier, I’m talking about “K”) whom is a an absolute hottie had a date at a recent St. Patrick’s Day party who just happened to be…………………damn, how can I put this so that a contributor to the trashy celebrity rags doesn’t find this budding romance on the internet by using a proper name keyword and a search engine……..

Thinking…………….Well………………. he’s acting talent over at Fox studio !

No, that’s too vague…………thinking………..thinking………………

O.K., he’s the action hero dude on this cover………….
http://www.amazon.com/Transporter-Blu-Ray-Jason-Statham/dp/B000ICLRIY/ref=sr_1_5/103-4235724-2334260?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174764513&sr=1-5

Apparently, he’s got a helluva a crush :D on your main Qualia girl! Hey, if you happen to tease her about this, tell her I revealed it in a very discreet way so that nobody knows her name and nobody could get this info by simply googling his name.

Anyway…………. did Jeff ever get down there to do your calibration work ?
He did one display for me and two audio calibrations and I passed his name onto some studio folks in Hollyweird to do their home audio stuff.

^^^^^^^^^^^^
divedude, these things certainly have come a looooooooong ways. I remember when we had to fab alot of the control work ourselves !

My first housing as a young 16 year old whupper-snapper...........
Oceanic Products :) .


PM,
Speaking of coming a long way and Oceanic, here is the coolest new dive toy from Oceanic -

http://www.scubatoys.com/store/detail.asp?PRODUCT_ID=DataMaskHUD+

Jb, did umr ever get down to your place in San Diego to do the calibration work yet ???

Oh, here’s a tantalizing tidbit for you, that some other Qualia folks may appreciate. Your favorite Qualia girl (you know, she was at the Casino Royale premier, I’m talking about “K”) whom is a an absolute hottie had a date at a recent St. Patrick’s Day party who just happened to be…………………damn, how can I put this so that a contributor to the trashy celebrity rags doesn’t find this budding romance on the internet by using a proper name keyword and a search engine……..

Thinking…………….Well………………. he’s acting talent over at Fox studio !

No, that’s too vague…………thinking………..thinking………………

O.K., he’s the action hero dude on this cover………….
http://www.amazon.com/Transporter-Blu-Ray-Jason-Statham/dp/B000ICLRIY/ref=sr_1_5/103-4235724-2334260?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1174764513&sr=1-5

Apparently, he’s got a helluva a crush :D on your main Qualia girl! Hey, if you happen to tease her about this, tell her I revealed it in a very discreet way so that nobody knows her name and nobody could get this info by simply googling his name.

Anyway…………. did Jeff ever get down there to do your calibration work ?
He did one display for me and two audio calibrations and I passed his name onto some studio folks in Hollyweird to do their home audio stuff.

Jeff will be here on Thursday evening :)

Did you make it to the St. Paddy's Day bash? I was out of town. Interesting tid bit about our mutual friend. I'll have to pull her leg and tell her I read it somewhere (which I did) ;)

Jeff will be here on Thursday evening :)

Did you make it to the St. Paddy's Day bash? I was out of town. Interesting tid bit about our mutual friend. I'll have to pull her leg and tell her I read it somewhere (which I did) ;)
I’m glad you got on his list :). You must have been waiting now close to a year ? for your schedules to synch and get that calibration.

I didn’t make it to that St. Paddy’s Day party as I attended another in the O.C.………..and survived. :D

Please, if you mention it to K, tell her that I didn’t name any names…… so no harm done, in case this romance blossoms.

I would luv her to do a cameo appearance in his next flick.

I didn’t make it to that St. Paddy’s Day party as I attended another in the O.C.………..and survived. :D
Eye vunder eef Penton-Man mite joost bee thee ee-loose-eef "DIETRICH"???
The Proof (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=259319)

I’m glad you got on his list :). You must have been waiting now close to a year ? for your schedules to synch and get that calibration.

I didn’t make it to that St. Paddy’s Day party as I attended another in the O.C.………..and survived. :D

Please, if you mention it to K, tell her that I didn’t name any names…… so no harm done, in case this romance blossoms.

I would luv her to do a cameo appearance in his next flick.

No problem. I will keep it under wraps.

I am looking forward to a video touch-up from umr and a new audio calibration, given the new receiver now in place (5200ES).

I intend to ask Jeff about whether new components equate to needing a new video calibration for the Q006. Since his first calibration, I have added the above receiver, replaced the HR10-250 with a TiVo S3, added a Sony Blu Ray, Sony PS3 and Toshiba HD DVD.

If he has already calibrated each of my video inputs (HDMI and component) using his HD generator, it shouldn't matter what component feeds the Q006, corect? However, somehow that doesn't sound right to me. I know he iwll set the appropriate settings on each of the new components, but is that all there is to it? Hmmm.

If he has already calibrated each of my video inputs (HDMI and component) using his HD generator, it shouldn't matter what component feeds the Q006, corect? However, somehow that doesn't sound right to me. I know he iwll set the appropriate settings on each of the new components, but is that all there is to it? Hmmm.
I discussed this very thing with UMR when he was at my place. It basically comes down to this: You want both the display and the device (say, DVD player) to be on spec at the place where they meet (the cable). But sometimes the device can't be calibrated, so the only way to deal with it is to calibrate the particular input to be "out of spec" in exactly the opposite way that the device is--leaving you with a properly calibrated display, but now you're "locked in" to keeping that device on that input. If you move things around, you may need to re-tweak the things you moved.

BUT . . . the main thing the calibrator does is address the differences in individual displays, which is why UMR and others are so serious about it being useless to copy the settings from one calibrated TV to another. So once your set has been calibrated once, any re-tweaking should be relatively quick and easy.

--Dwayne

I discussed this very thing with UMR when he was at my place. It basically comes down to this: You want both the display and the device (say, DVD player) to be on spec at the place where they meet (the cable). But sometimes the device can't be calibrated, so the only way to deal with it is to calibrate the particular input to be "out of spec" in exactly the opposite way that the device is--leaving you with a properly calibrated display, but now you're "locked in" to keeping that device on that input. If you move things around, you may need to re-tweak the things you moved.

BUT . . . the main thing the calibrator does is address the differences in individual displays, which is why UMR and others are so serious about it being useless to copy the settings from one calibrated TV to another. So once your set has been calibrated once, any re-tweaking should be relatively quick and easy.

--Dwayne

Ah, that makes sense. Your humble first poster thanks the humble historian :D

Eye vunder eef Penton-Man mite joost bee thee ee-loose-eef "DIETRICH"???
The Proof (http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=23&t=259319)
Lol, only if Dietrich was “receiving directions” ;) from his Fräulein at the time, would I be the dude.
I wouldn’t crash any Enzo at 160 m.p.h, otherwise.

I mean really……only in Malibu……a Swede......... driving an Italian sports car......... blaming the crash on a fictitious German driver !

brt, if you’re in the mood for something with 100 more h.p.(claimed) than the Enzo try a
Saleen S7 (turn up the volume and wait a moment)
http://saleen.com/saleen_s7_main.htm

Best of all…Stevie is a fellow Qualian :) !
http://saleen.com/about_steve_saleen.htm

All this racin talk is getting me excited !
Stew, are your “people” getting pit passes this year for those Qualians interested in attending the Long Beach Grand Prix ?

To all..............
Did I mention that I may be one of the few people in the U.S.(other than Denzel W.) with two (2) Qualia 006 stands ? :D
I do luv them caster wheels, makes it easy on the back for sure !

Best of all…Stevie is a fellow Qualian :)

To all..............
Did I mention that I may be one of the few people in the U.S.(other than Denzel W.) with two (2) Qualia 006 stands ? :D
I do luv them caster wheels, makes it easy on the back for sure !

I think you may be the only one. Several months ago I was at a client's home in L.A. for a party. There were about 30 people there and two of them were the aforementioned Mr. & Mrs. Washington. Since it was a relatively small gathering, I had the opportunity to chat with Denzel for awhile. I brought up the Q006, and after we got past how I knew he was a Qualian, he shared he enjoyed the Q006, but didn't watch it often. He said he has only one Q006.

P-M,

If I knew having two 006 stands was such an exclusive club, I would've chimed in. Only it would have been by default. My first stand was delivered with a small crack on the front facing. Naturally, it was right where the Sony logo resides, so I had to see it every time I looked at the TV. My supplier was kind enough to send me another stand and told me to keep the damaged one (the cost of shipping, etc. didn't warrant a return). The beast sat in my garage like a casket for months. Eventually I gave it to my secretary when she bought a 60" SXRD. It fit perfectly and everybody is happy.

BTW, I changed out my first bulb at 4,962 hours. It was dim, but still going. The new bulb and lens cleaning (thanks for the tip, forum) has made a difference that is a revelation. Just in time for my Gators in the Final Four.

Lol, only if Dietrich was “receiving directions” ;) from his Fräulein at the time, would I be the dude. I wouldn’t crash any Enzo at 160 m.p.h, otherwise.

I mean really……only in Malibu……a Swede......... driving an Italian sports car......... blaming the crash on a fictitious German driver!
Geez, PM -- what's in the water in SoCal? Another Enzo bites the dust, but this time the guy admits he's GUILTY!!! (http://cbs11tv.com/entertainment/entertainment_story_086032509.html)
:eek:

Ah, that makes sense. Your humble first poster thanks the humble historian :D
I make a point of telling everyone I know that my humility is the true key to my vast greatness. :cool:

--Dwayne

Lol, only if Dietrich was “receiving directions” ;) from his Fräulein at the time, would I be the dude.
And this, of course, is the reason why men never ask for directions when driving.... :eek:

--Dwayne

I think you may be the only one. Several months ago I was at a client's home in L.A. for a party. There were about 30 people there and two of them were the aforementioned Mr. & Mrs. Washington. Since it was a relatively small gathering, I had the opportunity to chat with Denzel for awhile. I brought up the Q006, and after we got past how I knew he was a Qualian, he shared he enjoyed the Q006, but didn't watch it often. He said he has only one Q006.
Ha, that means Denzel NEVER did get one for his bedroom, as planned………….and the only 006 he has…….. is still in his pool house !

And as far as “not watching it often”………………. that makes sense,
as Qualians, we all know how much TV watching we do in our pool houses. ;)

I mean really, everybody here knows that pool houses are for when one has to “tend to business” with your better half and you just can’t makes it up to the main house fast enough. :D

P-M,

If I knew having two 006 stands was such an exclusive club, I would've chimed in. Only it would have been by default. My first stand was delivered with a small crack on the front facing. Naturally, it was right where the Sony logo resides, so I had to see it every time I looked at the TV. My supplier was kind enough to send me another stand and told me to keep the damaged one (the cost of shipping, etc. didn't warrant a return). The beast sat in my garage like a casket for months. Eventually I gave it to my secretary when she bought a 60" SXRD. It fit perfectly and everybody is happy.

BTW, I changed out my first bulb at 4,962 hours. It was dim, but still going. The new bulb and lens cleaning (thanks for the tip, forum) has made a difference that is a revelation. Just in time for my Gators in the Final Four.


Wow! 4962 hours! I have replaced my bulb 3 times already, each at approximately 1800 hours, as I find that the "brightness" becomes noticeably less at about that time. I can't even imagine how dim it must be at 5000 hours. It must have been a tremendous improvement when you changed the bulb.

Guys,

Anybody besides me playin with a new AppleTV? Just installed mine tonight, and I gotta say how super fun this thing is. Native output of 720p, and tons of Theatrical Trailers and TV shows that look great...shows off your nice pictures too...

I will say though, the killer app for me was simply a visual, jukebox-like browsing capability for my music collection - 1TB of glorious music, all handy on the TV, with nifty Album Art for all my loser friends to page through on the Q...ahh yes, smell that? That's success talkin to ya there....damn that's good :-)

Cheers all, here's to fresh bulbs and stale beer...errr, I mean fresh beer and old stale bulbs....errr, something like that...

-B

Anybody besides me playin with a new AppleTV? Just installed mine tonight, and I gotta say how super fun this thing is. Native output of 720p, and tons of Theatrical Trailers and TV shows that look great...shows off your nice pictures too...
Got mine last week and I'd call it a mixed bag.

On the one hand, it's got Apple Interface Goodness® in spades. It's a sexy little box with superb menus and graphics.

However, it won't play nice with the other (non-iTunes) video content on my Macs. For some it will still be a killer way to access their music and photo collections. For me, however, the Sonos still rules the musical domain. Just works better for me; their remote really makes that system stand out.

That being said, I can see having multiple flat-panel displays (let's say LCDs in the 30-40 inch range) around the house, each running off the AppleTV to give a constant photo show...

So I was watching the season finale of Rome last night. On the very last page of the credits, it says "Copyright (c) 2007, Home Box Office, inc. All rights reserved."

Shouldn't that be "Copyright (c) MMVII, Home Box Office, inc."? :confused:

--Dwayne

So I was watching the season finale of Rome last night. On the very last page of the credits, it says "Copyright (c) 2007, Home Box Office, inc. All rights reserved."

Shouldn't that be "Copyright (c) MMVII, Home Box Office, inc."? :confused:

--Dwayne

It appears HBO was anticipating the official language of the US would be made English

Stew

So I was watching the season finale of Rome last night.

--Dwayne

This was a GREAT series! It's a shame it's over. Pullo is my hero.

(In my best Charlie Brown voice: )
Oh Good Grief! :(

It has been shown that "ratnsalad" hasn't read one word of this thread . . . .

Edit: Thank you Mr. Moderator.

--Dwayne

P.S. For those who are wondering what I'm talking about, you just missed a ridiculous long-winded invitation to join a class-action against Sony over green globs--one that was cross posted 40-50 times in multiple threads--and that got deleted during that 2-minute span between me clicking "Post Reply" and "Submit".
Again, thank you mods. Keep up the good work.

That was quick work

Well, fellow Qualians, the time has come for me to officially ask you to wish me good luck as I go in for my neck surgery tomorrow. I haven't mentioned it before now because, well, I'm just not the sort to seek out sympathy. Plenty of people in the world have it worse off than I do. (And very very few have a better TV than I do. :cool: )

The good news is that afterward, I'll get to experience a few days of Qualia Therapy brt3-style (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6455918&&#post6455918), and the great news is that I'll finally be rid of this damn pinched-nerve pain I've been enduring for the last three months.

If you're interested, send a PM and I'll fill you in on the gory details. Otherwise, I'll see you all again (figuratively) after I get home on Friday. (Well, I'm sure I'll check in here at least one more time tonight.)

--Dwayne

Zechman,

Mini Dive and I wish you a quick and successful recovery :) Make sure to get a lot of really good pain pills :D

I was all ready to have the thru the neck surgery done on discs 5, 6 and 7, 3 1/2 years ago. I think my surgeon was farsighted, cause I ended up with my chest cracked and a triple bypass. So I would suggest writing cut here on your chest and drawing a big arrow up to your neck ;)

Zechman,
I sent you an e-mail to your work address.

I hope all goes well. :)

Zechman -- may "The Schwarz" be with you...

Good to see your spirits are high and you have a good positive attitude.

Good Luck

Stew

Otherwise, I'll see you all again (figuratively) after I get home on Friday. (Well, I'm sure I'll check in here at least one more time tonight.)

--Dwayne
Might all Qualians that believe in such stuff (I be one) say a prayer tonight for ole Dwayne ?
No surgery is a walk in the park.

Dwayne, it looks like you're in good hands both with the surgeon and the caretaker. :)

I checked it out.

Well, fellow Qualians, the time has come for me to officially ask you to wish me good luck as I go in for my neck surgery tomorrow. I haven't mentioned it before now because, well, I'm just not the sort to seek out sympathy. Plenty of people in the world have it worse off than I do. (And very very few have a better TV than I do. :cool: )

The good news is that afterward, I'll get to experience a few days of Qualia Therapy brt3-style (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6455918&&#post6455918), and the great news is that I'll finally be rid of this damn pinched-nerve pain I've been enduring for the last three months.

If you're interested, send a PM and I'll fill you in on the gory details. Otherwise, I'll see you all again (figuratively) after I get home on Friday. (Well, I'm sure I'll check in here at least one more time tonight.)

--DwayneHi Dwayne...I just happened to cross your post and have to tell you I had a pinched nerve in my neck last July had the surgery and everything went fine...I ended up having a 3 disc fushion...had to do 3 months of PT went back to work and retired. Sweet! Please let us know how it goes. I will check back for a full report...just think NO MORE PAIN! Good Luck! :)

Moderator - please take out RonB63....... just kidding.

This thread is very unlike any other in that its basically family chat with just a smattering of home theater.

If you don't care for it, then at least respect the participants and leave them alone.

Fellow Qualians,

This is a really difficult topic for me to write about. However, since we're such a close knit family, I am going to share some rather devestating news I received last night.

umr was here to give the Q006 a touch up, due to some new components (Blu-Ray, HD DVD, etc.) that have been added to my system since he last calibrated the Q006 14 months ago. Initially, he was very surprised to see my readings were so different from his last visit (I had left all of his settings in place). As he got deeper and deeper into it, even changing the brightness settings to the extremes did not result in the desired picture. After an hour or so, he finally said there was nothing he could do. :(

umr told me I need to have my beloved Q006, which most of you know turned two years old in January, repaired (new light engine? SXRD panels?) or replaced (gasp). My Q006 is performing horifically at the low end (dark scenes).

As you might expect, I was floored. I had been looking forward to his recalibration for months. umr was feeling frustrated and depressed as well. This is bad. Really bad.

umr did spend another four hours calibrating my new receiver (Sony 5200ES) and my sound system now blows away the picture on the Q006. I've placed a call to my cierge and will start the process with Sony -- keeping my fingers crossed -- they will take care of things and make it right.

While I admit this post is intentionally (in part ;)) melodramatic, the surgery our beloved, humble historian Dwayne is going through does keep things in perspective! Good luck Dwayne, my thoughts are with you. Get well soon and enjoy your recovery in front of your (properly working) Q006 :)

jb, sorry, to hear about your Q.

You're probably lucky that you're well liked in the cierge circle, so I imagine that will expeditate the process.

Keep us informed.

umr told me I need to have my beloved Q006, which most of you know turned two years old in January, repaired (new light engine? SXRD panels?) or replaced (gasp). My Q006 is performing horifically at the low end (dark scenes).

As you might expect, I was floored. I had been looking forward to his recalibration for months. umr was feeling frustrated and depressed as well. This is bad. Really bad... I've placed a call to my cierge and will start the process with Sony -- keeping my fingers crossed -- they will take care of things and make it right.
Man, JB -- that is troubling to hear. Since you were Mr. Beta, I am hoping this a random anomaly -- not something that simply happens to the Q006 with time. How many hours -- total -- is on your set at present?

Man, JB -- that is troubling to hear. Since you were Mr. Beta, I am hoping this a random anomaly -- not something that simply happens to the Q006 with time. How many hours -- total -- is on your set at present?

My best guesstimate . . . just over 1,500

Man, that's not but around 65 hrs per month.

Moderator - please take out RonB63....... just kidding.

This thread is very unlike any other in that its basically family chat with just a smattering of home theater.

If you don't care for it, then at least respect the participants and leave them alone.

Jim,
Please let me clear my name. I have been on this fantastic thread every day since Jb's original post as well as the "Sony jumps" thread. This is like a second home for me. I love everything about it!!!:)

The thread I was referring to was posted around 9:00 a.m. eastern time. I have seen it before. About 500+ words on how flawed SXRD, XBR1,XBR2 and XBR3 are.
I did a quick search and this same post was put on 15+ threads in the previous 30 minutes. An obvious smear campaign. I think these posts were deleted first and my "take out the trash" post was left twisting in the wind for a while leading you to think that I was referring to the previous poster. Not so!

I did searches and it appears the Mods jumped on it quick. Sorry for the confusion.

Ron

Ron,

Sorry for the confusion.

As you didn't quote the post in question (even in part), I assumed it had to do with the few post that preceeded yours.

Jim,
Please let me clear my name. I have been on this fantastic thread every day since Jb's original post as well as the "Sony jumps" thread. This is like a second home for me. I love everything about it!!!:)

The thread I was referring to was posted around 9:00 a.m. eastern time. I have seen it before. About 500+ words on how flawed SXRD, XBR1,XBR2 and XBR3 are.
I did a quick search and this same post was put on 15+ threads in the previous 30 minutes. An obvious smear campaign. I think these posts were deleted first and my "take out the trash" post was left twisting in the wind for a while leading you to think that I was referring to the previous poster. Not so!

I did searches and it appears the Mods jumped on it quick. Sorry for the confusion.

Ron

I can vouch for this as well, as he also posted this garbage in the JVC RS1 thread. :rolleyes:

Dwayne, wishing you well in your surgery and subsequent recovery!

I spoke with my Sony Cierge today and in addition to being very sympathetic, she immediately conferenced in Sony technical support. They made a file and referred me to a local authorized repair service. My cierge then assisted me in setting up a one hour appointment, where they will take a look at the Q006 and evaluate the underperforming light engine. The appointment is in a couple of weeks. I will keep you all posted.

I spoke with my Sony Cierge today and in addition to being very sympathetic, she immediately conferenced in Sony technical support. They made a file and referred me to a local authorized repair service. My cierge then assisted me in setting up a one hour appointment, where they will take a look at the Q006 and evaluate the underperforming light engine. The appointment is in a couple of weeks. I will keep you all posted.


JB

Can you describe in more detail the abnormal picture problem or defect that UMR could not clear up ?
It might be beneficial for other Q owners to be able to identify it.

Stew

JB

Can you describe in more detail the abnormal picture problem or defect that UMR could not clear up ?
It might be beneficial for other Q owners to be able to identify it.

Stew

Basically, my Q006 is significantly underperforming in the low end. While HD is typically dazzling during scenes shot in bright conditions, we all have observed a drop off in video quality during dark scenes. My set is unusually bad, with umr labeling it "awful." No matter how much he changed the brightness, the black areas came across as blue. There is little to no detail in the dark scenes. umr believes it may be a light engine issue.

No matter how much he changed the brightness, the black areas came across as blue. There is little to no detail in the dark scenes. umr believes it may be a light engine issue.


jb007,

Really sorry to hear you got the blues. :(

The good thing is the Q came with a 3 year warrenty. It will be interesting to see how they set it back up if they replace the light engine.

Zechman…… 24 hr. Post-Op Progress Note

s/p cutting and drilling in the c-spine of our Royal Historian

Resting well at home. :)
No surgical complications. :) :)
Immediate relief of previously suffered shoulder pain. :) :) :)

Zechman…… 24 hr. Post-Op Progress Note

s/p cutting and drilling in the c-spine of our Royal Historian

Resting well at home. :)
No surgical complications. :) :)
Immediate relief of previously suffered shoulder pain. :) :) :)Great Z...Glad to hear that you’ll be back jamming (on your Guitar Hero) better than ever! :cool:

Zechman…… 24 hr. Post-Op Progress Note

s/p cutting and drilling in the c-spine of our Royal Historian

Resting well at home. :)
No surgical complications. :) :)
Immediate relief of previously suffered shoulder pain. :) :) :)


Can't ask for better than that, way to go Z :)

Thanks for the update PM :cool:

Zechman…… 24 hr. Post-Op Progress Note

s/p cutting and drilling in the c-spine of our Royal Historian

Resting well at home. :)
No surgical complications. :) :)
Immediate relief of previously suffered shoulder pain. :) :) :)


Glad everything went well Dwayne and your now home getting all the TLC you need along with some quality Q time!. :)

C-Dub006

Thanks for the update PM

Glad everything went well Dwayne and your now home getting all the TLC you need along with some quality Q time!. :)

C-Dub006

Thanks for the update PM
Glad to keep people informed. :)
Dwayne should be posting his own update soon when his meds wear off and he can think clearly again…….and tear himself away from his PS3 and Q006.

Dang, I was out in the Land of Gracious Living today and they ripped up E. Yorba Linda Blvd. on my way from around Savi Ranch to Mimi’s…………. when the heck is that work going to be finished :mad: ?

I have an insiders tip on Precious Island, a newly named caye in the Turks and Caicos Islands with what is arguably the best diving, by boat or from the shore, anywhere in the Caribbean. Big fish -- amberjacks, mantas, sharks -- pristine reefs and plenty of macro. And it's styled like a Fijian hideaway, with top-notch food, and fine bures.

If your a diver or just looking for a great resort, the write-up is well worth reading ;)

http://www.undercurrent.org/UCnow/articles/PreciousIsland200704.shtml

I am looking to get a TOP quality 6-way or 8-way amplified cable splitter for my house. I expect to pay $120-$250. I am not trying to save money - I want the best!

Any recommendations? I have seen a couple using google but I of course want to see if there is a great one that deserves to be seen. I posted on the tweaks/do-it-yourself area and got no replies.

Thanks,

Ron

HDMI switch box.
Amazon sells this same unit for $70.00 ($30.00 less than I paid) seems to work well.




http://www.audiovox.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=17160&langId=-1



Dwayne .... hope this finds you comfortable and on the road to full recovery.

Divedude, My bulb is @ 3000 hrs. (20 months).

HDMI switch box.
Amazon sells this same unit for $70.00 ($30.00 less than I paid) seems to work well.

http://www.audiovox.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=17160&langId=-1



Thanks Neo but I was looking for a cable (RG-6) splitter/amp. I know Channel Plus has one as does Electroline.

The Channel Plus DA-550BID has a second input to connect a modulator. Anyone know what the practical use is? This splitter will only run to tv's and not to my computer.

Long Live the Historian!

Glad to keep people informed. :)
Dwayne should be posting his own update soon when his meds wear off and he can think clearly again…….and tear himself away from his PS3 and Q006.

Dang, I was out in the Land of Gracious Living today and they ripped up E. Yorba Linda Blvd. on my way from around Savi Ranch to Mimi’s…………. when the heck is that work going to be finished :mad: ?


Supposed to be completed by this Wednesday. I hope..................

C-Dud006

Best of luck Dwayne - I just got back in town but I am relieved to hear that the surgery went very well. You were able to be correctly spliced :) (I hope they used a good quality electrical tape). Enjoy the Qualiaty time at home and take care of yourself. You only get so many days to relax so take full advantage (especially now that it sounds like your pain level is doing well).

Thank you so much to everyone for all the get-well wishes both public and private.

You guys are just the best.

As the Royal Herald (Penton-Man) already relayed, I'm home and doing well. The operation was a 100% success and I am now completely free of the phantom arm/shoulder pain that I've been enduring for the last couple of months. In its place I have a bit of a sore throat from the operation itself, and some muscle tension in my lower neck. Both will pass in time as the incision and the irritation from my doc poking around in there heal up, and I've got a good supply of pain meds to keep me sane (relatively speaking, of course :rolleyes: ) in the mean time.

And I'll tell you what I've learned through this experience: I am truly blessed to have a lot of friends, a great family, and the absolute best wife that any hubby ever had.

Thanks, everyone.

--Dwayne

P.S. Your Humble Historian's first post-op words to his nurse: "You must be Liz." (Having spotted a white-board with my name and a nurse assignment written on it.)
"So when will we know whether or not my dad has accepted my kidney?" The look on her face was priceless! :eek:

Thank you so much to everyone for all the get-well wishes both public and private.

You guys are just the best.

As the Royal Herald (Penton-Man) already relayed, I'm home and doing well. The operation was a 100% success and I am now completely free of the phantom arm/shoulder pain that I've been enduring for the last couple of months. In its place I have a bit of a sore throat from the operation itself, and some muscle tension in my lower neck. Both will pass in time as the incision and the irritation from my doc poking around in there heal up, and I've got a good supply of pain meds to keep me sane (relatively speaking, of course :rolleyes: ) in the mean time.

And I'll tell you what I've learned through this experience: I am truly blessed to have a lot of friends, a great family, and the absolute best wife that any hubby ever had.

Thanks, everyone.

--Dwayne

P.S. Your Humble Historian's first post-op words to his nurse: "You must be Liz." (Having spotted a white-board with my name and a nurse assignment written on it.)
"So when will we know whether or not my dad has accepted my kidney?" The look on her face was priceless! :eek:

Not Nice. I'll bet she turned white as a ghost

Stew

Zechman,

Great to see you posting and sounding in good spirits. :)

WOW, Chicken Little looks fantastic on Blu-ray, top of the Tier 0 list on the software thread :D

It even comes with a Space Invaders type game to play on your 006 :cool:

Great to see all is well, Dwayne! First I have been here in a bit so just saw that you were gone today!

Dave

Thank you so much to everyone for all the get-well wishes both public and private.

You guys are just the best.

As the Royal Herald (Penton-Man) already relayed, I'm home and doing well. The operation was a 100% success and I am now completely free of the phantom arm/shoulder pain that I've been enduring for the last couple of months. In its place I have a bit of a sore throat from the operation itself, and some muscle tension in my lower neck. Both will pass in time as the incision and the irritation from my doc poking around in there heal up, and I've got a good supply of pain meds to keep me sane (relatively speaking, of course :rolleyes: ) in the mean time.

And I'll tell you what I've learned through this experience: I am truly blessed to have a lot of friends, a great family, and the absolute best wife that any hubby ever had.

Thanks, everyone.

--Dwayne

P.S. Your Humble Historian's first post-op words to his nurse: "You must be Liz." (Having spotted a white-board with my name and a nurse assignment written on it.)
"So when will we know whether or not my dad has accepted my kidney?" The look on her face was priceless! :eek:

Brrrr . . .

When is this global warming coming, it's cold and snowing here in Texas on April 7 :eek:

Happy Easter those so inclined :)

Here is something I came across this morning that made me LMAO:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cAChVVVZaM

FYI for those of us who own the Toshiba 1st gen HD-DVD. I did the upgrade to 2.1 (from original firmware) and I am pretty darn impressed. Sure it boots slower than molasses but now the first time it runs into any read difficulties it doesn't fail horribly (or have the audio get out of sync with the video). It just flinches and moves on. The only bad things I have heard are that some with DVI as their ultimate destination have had issues but I imagine we are all in the HDMI camp here :). You may want to look into it as an upgrade so far I am pretty pleased.

Hey Penton Man:

Today is our mutual friend, K's, last day with Sony. No, she's not leaving to marry J, but you may want to wish her farewell :)

I have a htpc connected to the hdmi port #6 and would like to adjust the tv to allow the complete windows desktop to fit on the screen. I can set underscan in the nvidia drivers but I would like the tv to display the complete 1080i or 720p resolution. Does anyone know the sm settings to allow just the port #6 to reduce overscan?
btw, after having a service company try for over a month to get the hdcp issue resolved with my original set and not succeeding, qualia sent out another set to replace mine original 006. The replacement set was a referb 006 but it now works correctly with all devices that require hdcp compliance. This was more than 2 years after owning the 006. Qualia was very good throughout the whole process.
brgds,
jp

jp,

These sets have optical overscan that cannot be eliminated. Your best option is to send the set a resolution other than 1080i.

thanks for the quick info. I'll take your advice and just use the pc's underscan settings.
brgds,
jp

Hey Penton Man:

Today is our mutual friend, K's, last day with Sony. No, she's not leaving to marry J, but you may want to wish her farewell :)
I’ve got her home e-mail. :)

Regarding your Q006 problem, any update from service ?
I made sure today that Brian (in K’s office) will watch over your situation, if you already haven't make plans for a seamless passing of the batons.

Re. Spidey3 pre-screening, the word is they are looking at the Grove.
Where are my baseball tickets !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

jp,

These sets have optical overscan that cannot be eliminated. Your best option is to send the set a resolution other than 1080i.
Did David from "the studio" ever get in touch with you ?
You can e-mail or PM me.

Wow. I wish I would have found this forum earlier. New member and new owner of a 006. Actually my dad and I just bought one each. Total impulse buy, but a local store was going out of business and we just could not figure out how to pass up the deal. We bought are sets for $4500 each. I figured at a $8500 discount and a top of the line sony we couldnt go wrong. Does that sound like a good enough deal on a floor model?

Is there an easy way for someone that is a bumbling moron like me to easily calibrate this thing? Or get a better setup than just the factory settings?

I am also wondering after reading alot of reviews and I am not exactly clear on this stuff, but is this set 1080p capable? Everywhere seems to say only 1080i.

Forgive me for being such a noob, but this was the best looking forum I found after quite awhile of searching.

Thanks for any help.

Is there an easy way for someone that is a bumbling moron like me to easily calibrate this thing? Or get a better setup than just the factory settings?

First off there are no bumbling morons here.....at least on this thread.
We are elitists. :)

Best to go to the first post of this thread for some recommended settings.

Better yet to fork out some cash and have it done to perfection by umr who is a well-regarded calibrator and has calibrated more 006’s than anyone I know of. The settings on page 1 of this thread will just get you to the gates of Nirvana and perhaps a toe in to video bliss.

Now a couple questions to you……for verification of credentialing, Mr. ThrottleAbuse :cool:

1. What store did you buy your 006’s from that went out of business ?
2. What happens if your throttle “gets stuck.”
3. If you abuse your throttle too much (think constant red-lining) what will happen to the piston ?

We are rather a well-rounded group here. :D

1. Tweeter
2. In my case El Crasho
3. El Crasho II

I am into motorcycles. Racing them and crashing them.

I saw those settings and thought I would give them a try.

Did we pay to much? It seemed like a good deal. I have always been a fan of sony stuff. At least I have only bought sony tv's for the last 10 years.

Ahhh one more question. I tried to do the steps to check the hours on the bulb.

Start with tv off then on remote press display then 5 then vol + then power (is that on the remote) then jump x 3 then it should say dim ser then press 2 x 12.

I tried this and it didnt work

Ahhh one more question. I tried to do the steps to check the hours on the bulb.

Start with tv off then on remote press display then 5 then vol + then power (is that on the remote) then jump x 3 then it should say dim ser then press 2 x 12.

I tried this and it didnt work
Well, as I posted many moons ago (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6676346&&#post6676346), changes in firmware could change things so that new or removed menu items can make the counts off. Or maybe the one it drops you into initially is different. Only YOU will know for sure.

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing, so please be careful.

I'm assuming that you are indeed getting into the service menu. <Display>, <5>, <Vol+>, <Power> is the correct sequence for many many Sony TV's. You'll know you did it right when there's a bunch of ugly text on the upper-left 1/4 of the screen. If you don't see that, try again.

My guess is that the count for pressing <JUMP> is off. Instead of just blindly pressing it 3 times, press it until you see the "DEM SERVICE" message. Pressing <JUMP> repeatedly will just cycle you around the (IIRC, 4 on my set) options, of which "DEM SERVICE" is one of them.

If you are that far, then it's pretty much the same for the sub-menu. Press <2> repeatedly until you see the "LAMP TIMER" message. If it's not exactly twelve presses, then it's still probably close to 12. Again, if you just keep pressing <2>, you'll cycle back around to the first option, and see all (again, IIRC, 14-15) sub-menu options. You can also cycle backward using <5>.

If you've only read the "Official Sony Protocol" link from the first post, then you should also read the "these detailed directions" link right below it from Joe C5 which describes the same thing in a little more detail.

--

To answer you're original question, the Q006 only accepts 480i, 480p, 720p, and 1080i via the component (4&5) and HDMI (6&7) inputs. The S-Video and Composite inputs (1-3) of course only accept 480i.

That leaves one last input, the i.Link port, which a nameless brilliant yet . . . ahem . . . humble . . . historian . . . discovered DOES accept 1080p by a little old-fashioned computer hacking.

Yeah, I know . . . for all the good THAT does you . . . . :(

Hope that helps! And welcome to the club! :cool:

--Dwayne

A couple months back I asked for help on a lip sync problem that only happened occasionally on some of the cable channels when the originating signal wasn't 1080i...

Wasn't able to get help from Sony, or Tivo, or Parasound, and it was incredibly frustrating.

Was passing all signals natively to the Q via HDMI and using optical digital out from the Tivo to my Halo C2 processor.

Voila... finally saw a blurb on the web about how to solve this.

I can't believe how stupid I feel after finding the solution... but it was simply to restart the Tivo.

Figured it was worth sharing in case any of you run into this.

Randy

Which model Tivo?

Which model Tivo?

Series 3 HD

I am looking at picking up a display model Qualia 006 or a new XBR2 for about the same price. I have searched for hours and cannot find a general consensus on which would be a better buy. Any suggestions.

I am looking at picking up a display model Qualia 006 or a new XBR2 for about the same price. I have searched for hours and cannot find a general consensus on which would be a better buy. Any suggestions.

From a quality standpoint you would go with the Qualia. It's so darn good!

Well thanks for the help so far. I have not gotten into the service menu yet, but I only tried the one time. I dont think I was pressing the sequence fast enough.

I am absolutly stoked with the perfomance thus far of the 006 and after hearing what people say about the set I am sure I made the right choice.

So no 1080p unless you hack in with a computer. How does this really affect me as a end user. Do I miss out on that much quality with only 1080i?

Wow. I wish I would have found this forum earlier. New member and new owner of a 006. Actually my dad and I just bought one each. Total impulse buy, but a local store was going out of business and we just could not figure out how to pass up the deal.
I am also wondering after reading alot of reviews and I am not exactly clear on this stuff, but is this set 1080p capable? Everywhere seems to say only 1080i.



ThrottleAbuse,

Congratulations to both you and your Dad and welcome to the world of Q !! The 006 is a keeper and does an excellent job of deinterlacing 1080i to display as 1080p. I feed it both Blu-ray from my Panny BD10 and Tosh HD DVD and am amazed at the great picture. Enjoy :D

I am looking at picking up a display model Qualia 006 or a new XBR2 for about the same price. I have searched for hours and cannot find a general consensus on which would be a better buy. Any suggestions.

I also picked up a used qualia. I could not be happier.
I am running it with a Pio blu ray, CAL 2500 amp, and temporarily a Yamaha 2700 for the pre amp. Audio is Triad Platinum Sub, and gold LCR and surrounds.
Sitting in my berklines, my wife and I are happy campers.
Go with the Qualia; very high quality and service.
Best of luck.
BTW, great forum and contributors, which convinced me to go with the Qualia.

ThrottleAbuse,

Congratulations to both you and your Dad and welcome to the world of Q !! The 006 is a keeper and does an excellent job of deinterlacing 1080i to display as 1080p. I feed it both Blu-ray from my Panny BD10 and Tosh HD DVD and am amazed at the great picture. Enjoy :D

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what does deinterlacing mean? Does this set display a full 2 million pixels or is it displaying the 1 million pixels. I am absolutly amazed at the picture just watching HD signal through my cable box.

Still cant get the damn service menu up. I tried again last night. No luck.

BTW whats the deal. Should I get a blu-ray player or a HD DVD. I sure dont want to buy a player and have it be the next Beta. I have been thinking I will just score a PS3 for the dual benifit of a Blu ray and games. Or does it not produce as good of a blu ray picture as a dedicated player?

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but what does deinterlacing mean? Does this set display a full 2 million pixels or is it displaying the 1 million pixels. I am absolutly amazed at the picture just watching HD signal through my cable box.

Still cant get the damn service menu up. I tried again last night. No luck.

BTW whats the deal. Should I get a blu-ray player or a HD DVD. I sure dont want to buy a player and have it be the next Beta. I have been thinking I will just score a PS3 for the dual benifit of a Blu ray and games. Or does it not produce as good of a blu ray picture as a dedicated player?


ThrottleAbuse,

Here is a good explanation of deinterlacing. I don't know how many pixels the 006 displays, but it will combine both fields and display them at the same time.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=7996036&&#post7996036

The Blu-ray vs HD DVD is a hotly debated issue and you can spend hundreds of hours reading debates on which is better. If you like games, the PS3 is a winner and the Blu-ray picture is excellent from the PS3.

I don't think either is going away for awhile, there are lots of movies on both formats. That is why I went with both, so I could watch what I wanted. You may want to take a look at these threads to see which has the movies you would like to see:

Blu-ray -
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=782217

HD DVD -
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=692850

Quote of the day from "theinquirer.net"

"The HD 2900 XT will support a massive 24x anti-aliasing, we're led to believe. Can anyone seriously tell the difference between this and the 8800's 16x? Will you need a projection screen 60-inch wide to see the difference?"

Considering I use the Qualia as my gaming monitor 24x sounds pretty good (for those 70" monitors).

jp,

These sets have optical overscan that cannot be eliminated. Your best option is to send the set a resolution other than 1080i.

I have had some fun times making my Qualia Happy with just the right resoltion. I don't use the overscan underscan settings but instead go with 1824 x 1028 interlaced 60hz (with 1920 active behind the scenes) and centered. Unfortunately this only plays nicely with an older version of the Nvidia software (I had used a radeon in the past and it seemed to handle it as well). I keep trying the new versions of Nvidia drivers but they tend to leave me with black space at the bottom of the screen (which I won't accept). Also sadly I have never been able to get SLI to work with games on the Qualia (perhaps trying to share interlacing drives it nuts). I wish there were a way to get the PC to output to i-link but I think I am just outa luck there.

i have the same problem with my 006 as jb007 reported in replies 13125,13133, and 13135. got mine in january 2005. serviceman came out, saw problem, reported to sony tech. sony tech claims there is nothing wrong; just set getting older and i should turn-up sharpness. at least one other person has reported same problem to sony qualia. my event number with sony qualia is E33821580. i do not intend to let this just drop.

just spoke to head of qualia unit Peg French. she is suppose to follow-up and let me know something asap.

I certainly should hope "blue" showing up instead of black would qualify as something more than a "turn up the sharpness" problem. Best of luck so far we haven't heard many horror stories (and I hope we never do). Thats part of the Qualia advantage which I wish Sony had decided to continue.

I would be crushed if they told me "Sorry its inoperable we are going to have to pull the plug". Me and the Q have gotten a lot of enjoyable time together (indeed I am considering hunting down a 2nd one so I don't have to compete for it with my daughter). She is only 5 months old so she has the unfair advantage of using those amazing baby looks and coos - thus resulting in my abandoning almost all of my usual viewing movies and putting in various cartoons.

Does anyone have any details on the ilink port on the 006? Someone mentioned that it could accept 1080p. What frequency and is there anyway to get an htpc to output 1080p into the ilink port?
I have a dtheater dvhs deck that I used a long time ago with its ilink port because my original 006 wasn't hdcp compliant. I'm not sure what the dtheater deck was outputting through its ilink into the 006's ilink.
I'm trying to find some way to optimize bluray and hd-dvds from my htpc into the 006. Currently I am outputting from the htpc via an nvidia 7900gs dvi into the hdmi (pt #6) on the 006. This is at 1080i and somewhat underscanned to fit the whole windows desktop in. Ideally I would like to output some form of 1080p/24 into the 006. Maybe some sort of pci card used for video editing/capture could be rigged to output from the pc into the 006's ilink port. Another solution may be to go out the dvi of the pc into some sort of video processor then out the processor's firewire into the 006's ilink.
I'm curious to see what the new ati card offers with regards to video quality. I had an nvidia 8800gtx but the drivers were not ready for prime time. It was a very powerful card but I could not take advantage of any of it's video processing capabilities. The 7900gs card actually works much better.
Thanks for any suggestions!
brgds,
jp

Still cant get the damn service menu up. I tried again last night. No luck.



ThrottleAbuse,

Try this if you haven't. (If at any time you get lost, just power the 006 off). I think step #2 may be the key, at lease it is for me.

1) Enter the service menu (<DISPLAY>,<5>,<VOLUME+>,<POWER>)
2) Wait until the bulb warms up and you can see.
3) Press <JUMP> 3 times
4) Press <2> 12 times
5) You should see the words "LAMP TIMER" and a number on the far right.
6) Turn off the TV and and wait a few minutes to turn it back on.

Does anyone have any details on the ilink port on the 006? Someone mentioned that it could accept 1080p. What frequency and is there anyway to get an htpc to output 1080p into the ilink port?
I have a dtheater dvhs deck that I used a long time ago with its ilink port because my original 006 wasn't hdcp compliant. I'm not sure what the dtheater deck was outputting through its ilink into the 006's ilink.
I'm trying to find some way to optimize bluray and hd-dvds from my htpc into the 006. Currently I am outputting from the htpc via an nvidia 7900gs dvi into the hdmi (pt #6) on the 006. This is at 1080i and somewhat underscanned to fit the whole windows desktop in. Ideally I would like to output some form of 1080p/24 into the 006. Maybe some sort of pci card used for video editing/capture could be rigged to output from the pc into the 006's ilink port. Another solution may be to go out the dvi of the pc into some sort of video processor then out the processor's firewire into the 006's ilink.
I'm curious to see what the new ati card offers with regards to video quality. I had an nvidia 8800gtx but the drivers were not ready for prime time. It was a very powerful card but I could not take advantage of any of it's video processing capabilities. The 7900gs card actually works much better.
Thanks for any suggestions!
brgds,
jp
Well well well, sounds like I'll need to field this one myself.

First off, you need to go back and read the original "1080p via i.Link" posts:
Zechman's Historic 300th Post (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6277182&&#post6277182)
The follow-up, clarifiying some things. (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=6291126&&#post6291126)

Now then, some basics: i.Link, IEEE1394, and "Firewire" are the same thing. There are various speed levels, that refer to the base clock rate and are called S100, S200, S400, and S800. Generally, you need S200 for audio and S400 for video. S800 is mainly used for fast external hard drives on computers (both PC and Mac).

1394 allows the transport of MPEG data, not raw screen data. So it is only useful for streaming pre-recorded content and can never be used as a general-purpose input. Also, the MPEG video that it will accept is limited to a finite list of screen resolutions that correspond to 480i 4:3, 480i 16:9, 480p 4:3, 480p 16:9, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.

D-Theater is indeed compatible with the Q006's i.Link. I and several other Qualians here have D-Theater decks. i.Link has a copy-protection layer called "5C" that the JVC decks use to encrypt the D-Theater movies before transmitting to the TV. i.Link does not do HDCP because HDCP is exclusively a DVI and HDMI thing.

In the early pre-release days of Blu-Ray, there was rumor (we LOVE rumor here on AVS...) floating around that Sony's Blu-Ray player would have an i.Link port (and that Sony was using this to stream 1080p content to the "KDS-70XBR100" they were showing at the 2004 CEDIA which spawned the original "Sony jumps on 1080P bandwagon... (http://archive2.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=444411)" thread (now in the archive). But that didn't happen.

This is what I meant by my "for all the good THAT does you" comment in my reply to ThrottleAbuse. There are no 1080p devices that use i.Link because the industry has essentially abandoned Firewire (and 5C) as a technology and went full-tilt with HDMI (and HDCP). The only way it could be of ANY use is to hack up a PC with a Blu-Ray drive and figure out a way to break the encryption so that you can stream the movies in 1080p to the Qualia via i.Link. Even then, you're limited to the MPEG2 releases.

So forget about 1080p on the Qualia. It's a footnote at best and I think maybe I shouldn't have even brought it up at all.

--Dwayne

Dwayne,
Thanks for the detailed explanation. My main interest was to remove the motion jutter from hd-dvd and bluray so even if we did figure out a way to pass mpeg streams into the 006's ilink port, there was no mention of that input supporting 1080p/24. With all of the TVs that are limited to 60Hz, I am surprised that there is no magic box that would effectively remove this motion judder. At least none that I have found yet!
thanks again,
jp

as i reminder, i reported in two early posts that my qualia 006 purchased in january 2005 was under-performing when displaying dark, low-light scenes, such as those on fox's 24--macroblocking, pixelization, and blacks appearing as dark blue. the head of sony's qualia unit, peg french, now says that my set is not malfunctioning, that the issue is due to the sharpness level being too low. sony claims it's techs recreated the problem on one of their sets and "fixed" it by increasing the sharpness. needless to say, i did exactly as sony recommended with zero success. but sony says it is now done with the matter; the set is working properly.

i have spoken to umr and he posits, without having tested my set or observed the problem first-hand, that it sounded like degradation "in near black performance" caused by heat damage to the "polarizer" part of the light engine, which is "heat sensitive." my set is at least the second to have this issue. it may well be that as a set gets older (post-2 years), this problem surfaces. meanwhile, the 3-year warranty continues to run and sony has no intention of admitting there is a problem.

i ask that anyone else having this issue please let me know asap. it is my intention to file suit against sony, and it would be helpful to know the identity of other owners suffering the same fate. i do not think that sony should be able to just walk-away from the warranty by claiming the problem is fixed when it is not, especially where most of us paid more than $12,000 for our sets.

Steve, I'm just wondering what type of climate you live in (temperature-wise).

I think if some are scared of this happening to them in the future, it may not be a bad idea to make sure the fan is on the high power setting.....or whatever they call it.

I don't recall but can't you go into some menu with this display and change the fan to the super-duper setting ?

jb007, any update on your service issue ?

i live in atlanta, and will ask umr about the fan when he calibrates the set on 5/6.

as i reminder, i reported in two early posts that my qualia 006 purchased in january 2005 was under-performing when displaying dark, low-light scenes, such as those on fox's 24--macroblocking, pixelization, and blacks appearing as dark blue. the head of sony's qualia unit, peg french, now says that my set is not malfunctioning, that the issue is due to the sharpness level being too low. sony claims it's techs recreated the problem on one of their sets and "fixed" it by increasing the sharpness. needless to say, i did exactly as sony recommended with zero success. but sony says it is now done with the matter; the set is working properly.

i have spoken to umr and he posits, without having tested my set or observed the problem first-hand, that it sounded like degradation "in near black performance" caused by heat damage to the "polarizer" part of the light engine, which is "heat sensitive." my set is at least the second to have this issue. it may well be that as a set gets older (post-2 years), this problem surfaces. meanwhile, the 3-year warranty continues to run and sony has no intention of admitting there is a problem.

i ask that anyone else having this issue please let me know asap. it is my intention to file suit against sony, and it would be helpful to know the identity of other owners suffering the same fate. i do not think that sony should be able to just walk-away from the warranty by claiming the problem is fixed when it is not, especially where most of us paid more than $12,000 for our sets.


I'll be interested to hear what umr has to say after he callibrates your set.

Fortunately for me so far, I'm not experiencing the problem you describe, but I AM very alarmed by what you say about Sony's response.

FYI, I purchased my Qualia 006 in Feb, 2006 partially from the proceeds of an $8,000 check from Toshiba, which to its undying credit as a company, refunded back 100% of the cost of the Toshiba LCOS 57HLX82. This set was almost 3 years old and out of warranty. There is still a Toshiba 57HLX82 LCoS Owners Thread on AVS. There you will see accounts of dozens of sets having been purchased back by Toshiba. I believe Toshiba is still willing to do it for any remaining Toshiba 57HLX82 LCoS Owners. Toshiba was the first, or nearly the first company to release a LCOS set. Toshiba abandoned the LCOS technology, but NOT their customers. You may guess that I have wholeheartedly supported HD-DVD over Blu-Ray because Toshiba made me a loyal customer for life by showing such class.

My Toshiba LCOS 57HLX82 exhibited zero performance problems until its 34th month. The problem Steve8300 describes above obviously is occurring within his Qualia 006's 3-year warranty window. If in fact, Sony is unwilling to restore Steve 8300's Qualia 006 to the same operating quality/state as when new, that is simply unacceptable for a set originally retailing for $13,000+/- and backed by a 3-year warranty.

I own and am CEO of a service company myself, a midget compared to Sony doing only $70 million sales/year. But we vigorously stand behind a 100% satisfaction guarantee as many companies do these days.

I suggest that you compose and send a sharply worded letter describing the problem and your efforts for service with dates, times, names of all Sony and Sony agents with whom you have spoken to try to get your Qualia's performance restored. Send it certified, return-receipt requested to Peg French and copy at least one Sony executive above her. If afterwards, Sony's response remains as you describe, then "dial up the noise" on this thread and elsewhere. I fully expect Sony will stand by you and us. But you need to escalate in stages, The first step is a well written complaint and demand to Sony. Hopefully this demand document will not later be a court exhibit, but you must be able to demonstrate "notice" and "effort" expended to seek remedy within your warranty period.

Chris

thanks chris. you sound like an attorney, as am i. i intend to do follow your suggestions if umr cannot fix the problem.

thanks chris. you sound like an attorney, as am i. i intend to do follow your suggestions if umr cannot fix the problem.

As I told you on the phone if you have the same problem as jb007. I see no hope in fixing this with adjustments of the TV itself.

I am a bit surprised to hear how qualia is handling this issue. I also had the toshiba lcos (actually 2 of them) that toshiba eventually took back and refunded all of the purchase price. I recently had an issue with my 006 where the hdmi ports were not doing the hdcp handshake properly. I called qualia (in ny) and they suggested a couple of service companies in my local area (dallas). The service company came out several times and swapped out a few boards but they could not get it to work. The qualia folks quickly issued a replacement 006 (referbed) and now all is working ok. This did not cost me any money and everyone was very pleasant and helpful. Let us know how it goes and if there is anyway that I can help.
brgds,
jp

Interesting (or disturbing) thoughts about overheated polarizers and such. One thing I've always done on my Q006 -- and this may not have any effect -- is that I never cycle the set on and off. If I want to quickly glance at something or set the TiVo to record, I always leave the set on the sleep timer for at least 30 minutes. IMHO, this allows the temperatures to stabilize and prolongs bulb life. It may have no effect whatsoever on the light engine components; those may simply "hit the wall" at some point...

I think what Sir Penton refers to is the High Altitude setting; this amps up the fan speed to compensate for the reduced density of the atmosphere at altitude...

I am having trouble locating the qualia stand. Anyone know the model number or where to buy one? Also will the stand for the Sony's SU-GW12 A/V stand work as it was created especially for your KDF-55WF655, KDF-55XS955, KDF-60WF655 and KDF-60XS955 Grand WEGA LCD Rear Projection HDTV?

I have felt that my Q was feeling a little lonely so I decided to go out and get her a new playmate. I settled on the Canon HV20 camcorder (HD using HDV tapes).

I shot some outside stuff with the kids since it was a blue sky day. I also filmed an indoor b-day party. I shot in the 24p mode. I proceeded to hook up an HDMI cable from the camera straight to the Q and I fell in love all over again. The pictures were stunning! The picture was buttery crisp and the colors were popping off the screen!

It's hard to describe but wife and I got this really cool feeling watching it. More than ever before, we could actually see every nuance of our kid's personalities. It was freaky!

Yes the camera feels a little cheap in the hand but I'm all about the video. The sound was nice as well.

From what I read on AVS and other places I chose it over the new SONY and JVC though both are said to be great products as well.

It's not a pro model but for a regular guy like me it is so sweeeet. :)

I have felt that my Q was feeling a little lonely so I decided to go out and get her a new playmate. I settled on the Canon HV20 camcorder (HD using HDV tapes).



RonB63,

Congratulations on the new toy :cool:

I just got the Sony HC7 a week ago and I was very impressed with the picture from it to the 006 using the i-link. I think both cameras are excellent. I chose the Sony because of the availability of underwater housings, which I am going to order tomorrow.

I have felt that my Q was feeling a little lonely so I decided to go out and get her a new playmate. I settled on the Canon HV20 camcorder (HD using HDV tapes).

I shot some outside stuff with the kids since it was a blue sky day. I also filmed an indoor b-day party. I shot in the 24p mode. I proceeded to hook up an HDMI cable from the camera straight to the Q and I fell in love all over again. The pictures were stunning! The picture was buttery crisp and the colors were popping off the screen!

It's hard to describe but wife and I got this really cool feeling watching it. More than ever before, we could actually see every nuance of our kid's personalities. It was freaky!

Yes the camera feels a little cheap in the hand but I'm all about the video. The sound was nice as well.

From what I read on AVS and other places I chose it over the new SONY and JVC though both are said to be great products as well.

It's not a pro model but for a regular guy like me it is so sweeeet. :)

I was very close to making an impulse buy just this past weekend; I saw the Canon and the 24p feature jumped out at me; I saw a few Sony models that interested me; then saw a JVC...needless to say, I realized that this shouldn't be an impulse buy and that I should research.

Then I was torn between HD based, tape based or dvd based :) I think I'm going to go for a tape based cam in the end unless they make it straightforward to transcode to a format that can be played on a dvd player.

I was very close to making an impulse buy just this past weekend; I saw the Canon and the 24p feature jumped out at me;

Then I was torn between HD based, tape based or dvd based :) I think I'm going to go for a tape based cam in the end unless they make it straightforward to transcode to a format that can be played on a dvd player.

Ben,

The 24p looks great. I would switch out of this if i was doing a lot of panning - it would look a tad "jerky." I used the tripod as much as possible but even in my hand the picture held up very well (had the stabilizer thingy engaged).

Right now I prefer the tape based. I don't need to worry about editing/transfering at this point. I will wait until that stuff becomes SUPER easy. Others on this forum say that HDV still looks better than hard drive stuff though they admit that hard drive storage (picture quality) should catch up soon.

I read everything under the camcorder section on AVS and it looked to me that the choice was clearly between the Sony that DD has (HC-7) and the Canon. The JVC had some early knocks on it.

It would be nice to borrow one from someone just to see what it looks like on the Q. It is fantastic. You have seen great pictures before on your Q but it is something different when that amazing picture is your child, brother, mom, dad, hot babysiter... ;)

Ben - either way don't delay too much. This is a great time of year to be outside and film some nice stuff. Look at the expense as an investment in your pleasure!

RonB63,

Congratulations on the new toy :cool:

I just got the Sony HC7 a week ago and I was very impressed with the picture from it to the 006 using the i-link. I think both cameras are excellent. I chose the Sony because of the availability of underwater housings, which I am going to order tomorrow.

DD - After getting the housing, where will be your first locale for testing? Go ahead - make me jealous!

Just a quick note on my Toshiba HD-A1 player. Unfortunately it has decided to get quite hungry and does not like to give back the dvds or hd-dvds which go into it. At first I thought it was simply that ornamental outer covering providing too much resistance so it thought the path was blocked and retreated immediately. After a bit more inspection (and holding the ornamental cover down so it was definitely not providing resistance) it appears the drive opener itself is failing (it is happy to close still). Luckily Toshiba is willing to repair it (provided I pay for shipping to Massachusetts) so as long as I can hunt down my receipt all is not lost. Hopefully I can also hunt down a good box and some packing peanuts and away to MA it goes. I will let you know how the experience goes.

Any suggestions on shippers? That thing weighs a ton (guesstimate 30lbs) I have a US Post office quite near my home so was leaning towards just using them. If anyone has any strong feelings or recommendations happy to hear them.

DD - After getting the housing, where will be your first locale for testing? Go ahead - make me jealous!


RonB63,

My first locale for testing will be my swimming pool :D I have to learn how it works.

Towards the end of June, the fun begins as I take it out for the real thing. I will be going on the Sea Hunter out to Cocos Island, CR, for 12 days. I was on their other ship, the Undersea Hunter last year. This will be my 4th trip to Cocos.

Check out their site, there are some cool pictures of sharks and other critters in the Photo Galleries. Under the UW Images section check out the Rose-lipped Batfish that only lives at Cocos.

http://www.underseahunter.com/uh.htm

RonB63,

My first locale for testing will be my swimming pool :D I have to learn how it works.

Towards the end of June, the fun begins as I take it out for the real thing. I will be going on the Sea Hunter out to Cocos Island, CR, for 12 days. I was on their other ship, the Undersea Hunter last year. This will be my 4th trip to Cocos.

Check out their site, there are some cool pictures of sharks and other critters in the Photo Galleries. Under the UW Images section check out the Rose-lipped Batfish that only lives at Cocos.

http://www.underseahunter.com/uh.htm

DD,
Very nice indeed! I wouldn't mind takin' a spin on the DeepSee. I wonder how far down it can go. I saw a caption mentioning 1000+ feet.
The Batfish scared me. It looks a little like one of my old girlfriends when she got annoyed. :eek:

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water...

Duh-DUH... duh-DUH... (http://news.sel.sony.com/en/press_room/consumer/digital_imaging/camcorders/high_definition/release/30036.html)

Share some of those underwater HD Movies! I don't think I am alone in having an interest in seeing some wonderful HD underwater content. So those of you with the new toys please feel free to share - I know my daughter is fascinated by them as well (I have watched all of the clips on stage6 I think). Alas it will be awhile before I start playing around under the sea so I can only live vicariously underwater for now but living vicariously in HD is much more pleasant :).

DD,
Very nice indeed! I wouldn't mind takin' a spin on the DeepSee. I wonder how far down it can go. I saw a caption mentioning 1000+ feet.
The Batfish scared me. It looks a little like one of my old girlfriends when she got annoyed. :eek:

The DeepSee will go to 1,500 feet for only $2,495, a little more than I am ready to spend for 3 hours of fun :rolleyes:

The Rose-lipped Batfish actually runs around on its pectoral fins that look more like legs. It kind of looks like a plucked chicken with red lips.

This is one of the nicest stand-alone HDMI switching units I've seen...

Zektor HDMI5 (http://www.zektor.com/hdmi5/specs.htm)

Guys,

I happened to go to a Sony Outlet store today, and was bluntly reminded of why I love my Q06. They had a Qualia in the store, refurbished, on sale for 4,000. Next to it, they had the 70 inch XBR2, refurbished, on sale for 4,200. The quality of these 2 sets is night and day. The picture and the build quality of the XBR2 was WAY below the level of the Qualia. They have alot of nerve selling the XBR2 for 200 more than the Q.

Sometimes, it makes me shake my head how that one little stat, the fact that it can accept 1080p input, makes everyone assume the XBR2 is the "next generation" improvement. If this is improvement, I don't want it gents!

Not trying to pat ourselves on the back, but....oh hell, go pat yourselves on the back again, cause we all made a great purchase with this product, there's just nothing better out there right now, despite what some mfr's want us to believe.

For the cheapness of the screen face alone on the XBR2, they outta pay me 4K just to take that ugly thing out of the store.

Cheers!
-Brian

Can anyone recommend a good fitting stand as I cannot find the SUSX10 anywhere?

Hi:
I have the Sony Qualia, and have been following this and the Anthem forums.
I also have the Pioneer blu ray with HDMI direct to the Qualia via the Yamaha 2700.
I am using the pre-pro of the Yamaha 2700 through a Cal Audio Labs 2500 amplifier, driving Triad Classic golds and a Platinum sub.
What is the advantage(s) of adding the Anthem D-2 to this setup & eliminating the Yamaha? What improvements in the PQ will result by utilizing the D-2; is it just to improve the PQ for SD DVD's? Will the audio and video differential be noticalbe?
I like my toys, but need some justification to go with the D-2 or 50.
Comments by all who have the Sony and the Anthem will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for making this such a great forum.
Dave

Hi:
I have the Sony Qualia, and have been following this and the Anthem forums.
I also have the Pioneer blu ray with HDMI direct to the Qualia via the Yamaha 2700.
I am using the pre-pro of the Yamaha 2700 through a Cal Audio Labs 2500 amplifier, driving Triad Classic golds and a Platinum sub.
What is the advantage(s) of adding the Anthem D-2 to this setup & eliminating the Yamaha? What improvements in the PQ will result by utilizing the D-2; is it just to improve the PQ for SD DVD's? Will the audio and video differential be noticalbe?
I like my toys, but need some justification to go with the D-2 or 50.
Comments by all who have the Sony and the Anthem will be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for making this such a great forum.
Dave

Hi Dave,

I'm taking off for Hawaii in 5 hours, but wanted to jump in here and try to help you a bit. So, I have the Anthem D2 and the Q06, and I love the combination. Best 2 decisions I've made in audio/video in 25 years as an enthusiast.

The biggest advantages that leap to mind on the D2 (in no particular order):

1. Standard DVD's sent as 480i via HDMI to the D2 get deinterlaced and scaled beautifully by the D2. The D2 brings every input immediately to 1080p internally with the Gennum processor within it, then adjusts if necessary to output whatever your chosen output is. In the case of outputting 1080i to the Qualia, the Gennum passes 1080p to the D2's own interlacer, which will interlace it back to 1080i, after of course all the adjustments and cleaning up of the image has already been done in the Gennum chip. Though this may sound circuitous, the resulting PQ is astounding. So, standard DVD's look amazing - I use the DVD of Master & Commander as a great example of the power of the D2 to clean up and scale the image appropriately. Before I had gotten the D2, I had my DVD player directly hooked up to the Qualia via HDMI, and the images were not as clear and crisp when relying on the Qualia's own deinterlacing and scaling for all the processing.

2. Broadcast cable and/or satellite TV, both SD and HD channels, look amazing through the D2. It is unbeatable for deinterlacing 1080i channels like HBOHD or NBC-HD, etc. and does a really nice job with standard def channels too.

3. Multizone, or whole house, audio/video capability from a single centralized pre-pro. If this is important to you, or if you can ever see yourself leveraging multiple "zones" in the house, and using a centralized set of source components and pre-pro, the D2 is unbeatable in this regard. The flexibility of setup is insane - it can meet virtually any need - I am using 3 zones + record zone VERY happily through it, and have never wished I had separate sets of components for other rooms. By the way, think of the cost savings inherent in this - might just justify the price of the D2 just by mere fact of NOT having to buy multiple CD players, DVD players, DVR's etc for every room.

4. Audio quality - ok, so the dirty little secret is that not long ago I couldn't even spell Surround Sound! I was a dyed in the wool 2-channel audio bigot, with music being my ONLY concern in hi-fi. I am VERY picky about 2-channel stereo reproduction of all kinds of music. The thing about the D2 is that I feel like I am not sacrificing any musicality for all this sophisticated digital processing onboard. The upsampling of all sources to 24/192KHz, even Dolby and DTS by the way, is a great capability of the D2. I feed it digital bitstream from several sources and let the D2's DAC's take over, and upsample, and the sound is truly breathtaking. Of course, because I'm a 2-channel bigot by birth, I also feed XLR left and right audio to the "2-channel" input of the D2 from my Meridian CD player, for my most critical listening. The audio quality of the D2 is stunning, and "smooth" is the best word that comes to mind when listening critically. For some sources, I simply use Analog Direct, to bypass all processing, as in the case of the Meridian, which has its own upsampling and fantastic DAC onboard.

5. Gennum gennum gennum...this chip's capabilities are really astounding, and although I don't really tweak the settings much, it has all the flexibility that could be needed, and I have found myself testing some various settings for Film Mode, processing bypass, cropping, etc. that are VERY useful.

6. OK, last point - unless you are retired and/or have all the time in the world to tweak video, gamma settings, etc. between all your sources, the D2, and the display, I would HIGHLY recommend using someone like UMR to calibrate your system appropriately, including the D2, the Qualia, etc. UMR is an excellent resource to help make sure you are getting the most of these amazing components.

7. Take plenty of time to sit back and enjoy - after all, that's what it's all about!

The combo of D2 and Qualia truly put a smile on my face every time I sit down to watch or listen.

Good luck with it. Hope that helps.

Brian

For you Blu-ray guys, A Night at the Museum is a fun movie that really looks very good. Very 3D like.

Hi Dave,

I'm taking off for Hawaii in 5 hours, but wanted to jump in here and try to help you a bit. So, I have the Anthem D2 and the Q06, and I love the combination. Best 2 decisions I've made in audio/video in 25 years as an enthusiast.

The biggest advantages that leap to mind on the D2 (in no particular order):

1. Standard DVD's sent as 480i via HDMI to the D2 get deinterlaced and scaled beautifully by the D2. The D2 brings every input immediately to 1080p internally with the Gennum processor within it, then adjusts if necessary to output whatever your chosen output is. In the case of outputting 1080i to the Qualia, the Gennum passes 1080p to the D2's own interlacer, which will interlace it back to 1080i, after of course all the adjustments and cleaning up of the image has already been done in the Gennum chip. Though this may sound circuitous, the resulting PQ is astounding. So, standard DVD's look amazing - I use the DVD of Master & Commander as a great example of the power of the D2 to clean up and scale the image appropriately. Before I had gotten the D2, I had my DVD player directly hooked up to the Qualia via HDMI, and the images were not as clear and crisp when relying on the Qualia's own deinterlacing and scaling for all the processing.

2. Broadcast cable and/or satellite TV, both SD and HD channels, look amazing through the D2. It is unbeatable for deinterlacing 1080i channels like HBOHD or NBC-HD, etc. and does a really nice job with standard def channels too.

3. Multizone, or whole house, audio/video capability from a single centralized pre-pro. If this is important to you, or if you can ever see yourself leveraging multiple "zones" in the house, and using a centralized set of source components and pre-pro, the D2 is unbeatable in this regard. The flexibility of setup is insane - it can meet virtually any need - I am using 3 zones + record zone VERY happily through it, and have never wished I had separate sets of components for other rooms. By the way, think of the cost savings inherent in this - might just justify the price of the D2 just by mere fact of NOT having to buy multiple CD players, DVD players, DVR's etc for every room.

4. Audio quality - ok, so the dirty little secret is that not long ago I couldn't even spell Surround Sound! I was a dyed in the wool 2-channel audio bigot, with music being my ONLY concern in hi-fi. I am VERY picky about 2-channel stereo reproduction of all kinds of music. The thing about the D2 is that I feel like I am not sacrificing any musicality for all this sophisticated digital processing onboard. The upsampling of all sources to 24/192KHz, even Dolby and DTS by the way, is a great capability of the D2. I feed it digital bitstream from several sources and let the D2's DAC's take over, and upsample, and the sound is truly breathtaking. Of course, because I'm a 2-channel bigot by birth, I also feed XLR left and right audio to the "2-channel" input of the D2 from my Meridian CD player, for my most critical listening. The audio quality of the D2 is stunning, and "smooth" is the best word that comes to mind when listening critically. For some sources, I simply use Analog Direct, to bypass all processing, as in the case of the Meridian, which has its own upsampling and fantastic DAC onboard.

5. Gennum gennum gennum...this chip's capabilities are really astounding, and although I don't really tweak the settings much, it has all the flexibility that could be needed, and I have found myself testing some various settings for Film Mode, processing bypass, cropping, etc. that are VERY useful.

6. OK, last point - unless you are retired and/or have all the time in the world to tweak video, gamma settings, etc. between all your sources, the D2, and the display, I would HIGHLY recommend using someone like UMR to calibrate your system appropriately, including the D2, the Qualia, etc. UMR is an excellent resource to help make sure you are getting the most of these amazing components.

7. Take plenty of time to sit back and enjoy - after all, that's what it's all about!

The combo of D2 and Qualia truly put a smile on my face every time I sit down to watch or listen.

Good luck with it. Hope that helps.

Brian

Brian:
Aloha, man. Hope you have a great trip. BTW, it is my home state.
Thanks very much for your input. Really helps to put clarity where it is needed.
I will be checking out the D-2 in the next few weeks. Let us know how the trip was.
Dave

So I finally bought a qualia 006. I hope it's as good as everyone here says it is. I wasn't sure if i should have gotten then sxrd2 instead, but at the price i bought it for, i think i did ok. $3200 out the door. Floor model, but it comes with original warranty. I called qualia and asked. I actually bought the 006 about a year ago, and before picking it up, i returned it because we decided to sell the house instead of living in it. I saw the qualia in an ad at $2999 and even though i still don't really have the space for it, I couldn't help myself. Can anyone tell me where i can get a good extended warranty for this? Thanks

Sony would be a good place. This is a special set so they would be the best place for extended warrenty....

Ben,

The 24p looks great. I would switch out of this if i was doing a lot of panning - it would look a tad "jerky." I used the tripod as much as possible but even in my hand the picture held up very well (had the stabilizer thingy engaged).

Right now I prefer the tape based. I don't need to worry about editing/transfering at this point. I will wait until that stuff becomes SUPER easy. Others on this forum say that HDV still looks better than hard drive stuff though they admit that hard drive storage (picture quality) should catch up soon.

I read everything under the camcorder section on AVS and it looked to me that the choice was clearly between the Sony that DD has (HC-7) and the Canon. The JVC had some early knocks on it.

It would be nice to borrow one from someone just to see what it looks like on the Q. It is fantastic. You have seen great pictures before on your Q but it is something different when that amazing picture is your child, brother, mom, dad, hot babysiter... ;)

Ben - either way don't delay too much. This is a great time of year to be outside and film some nice stuff. Look at the expense as an investment in your pleasure!


Ron, thanks for the info.

I'm torn between sticking with Sony since I've already got a lot invested in batteries, charging stations, memor sticks, lenses, etc. and going with a different brand that might offer better/more features and/or better performance.

At this point, unless someone comes out with a dualie (i.e., hdd AND tape/stick based), I'm sticking with tape. Even I myself don't want to be bothered with transferring from the camera to computer/disc, especially since the hd hdd based stuff from sony seems to be avc based and will only play on blu ray players/recorders without any easy transcoding.

I had also purchased one of those Sony dvd burner units that allowed you to pluc your camcorder in, or even memory sticks, and it would automatically create a dvd for you....I'VE YET TO USE THE DAMNED THING!!! but i guess if they had one for the avc hdd based camcorders i might get suckered, i mean convinced, into investing, AGAIN :)

I'm actually going to get my Dad something moderately priced this weekend for his 70th ... Mom is taking him to Italy and he sort of hinted at the fact that he didn't have a camcorder!

I'm torn between sticking with Sony since I've already got a lot invested in batteries, charging stations, memor sticks, lenses, etc. and going with a different brand that might offer better/more features and/or better performance.



Ben,

If you are looking at the HC7, you will need to purchase all new stuff. The HC7 used the H series batteries and will not accept others. So, you will also need a H series charger. Unless you have HD lenses, you will need to buy HD quality lenses to work with a HD camera. I have been finding good deals on Amazon for this type of stuff. Good news is, you can use the same DV tapes. However, I am going with the HDV tapes just to ensure minimal dropouts, since most of my UW stuff is one time shots.

I'm actually going to get my Dad something moderately priced this weekend for his 70th ... Mom is taking him to Italy and he sort of hinted at the fact that he didn't have a camcorder!

Ben,

I too wanted to stick with Sony but I was led to believe that the Canon had a slight PQ advantage. I don't think there is too much difference though. I am sure I would be very happy with either.

DD brought a little rain to the parade with his insight into needing new stuff. Good to know of course!

Kudos to you and your mom for taking such good care of dad! :)

Ron

DD brought a little rain to the parade with his insight into needing new stuff. Good to know of course!



Ron,

Sorry about the rain, but batteries only last so long anyway. And I really do like the new smaller size batteries. :D

I got my new housing a few days ago. I will post a picture in a few days after I get done with the tree cleanup from the bad storm we had a few days ago - 100 mph winds :eek:

Ron,

Sorry about the rain, but batteries only last so long anyway. And I really do like the new smaller size batteries. :D

I got my new housing a few days ago. I will post a picture in a few days after I get done with the tree cleanup from the bad storm we had a few days ago - 100 mph winds :eek:

DD,
Congrats on the new "house."

You could have popped on the housing and went outside to film the storm - unless it was at night of course. Nothing like watching things fly by that normally don't fly. :cool:

This was what one of my security cameras caught during the height of the storm last Wednesday. A lightening strike and the result that costs me $200 to have removed today.

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/divedude/Lightening2007-05-02_18-49-40_04.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/divedude/Lighteningtree2007-05-02_18-49-45_0.jpg

http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f200/divedude/DSC01166.jpg

[QUOTE=divedude]This was what one of my security cameras caught during the height of the storm last Wednesday. A lightening strike and the result that costs me $200 to have removed today.
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Wow - that is some neat stuff! Sorry about your tree and the cleanup cost. Looks like there could be some extra firewood available for some critical Texas mid-winter fire burning/Q watching. :)

The fun moments caught forever. Thank goodness it was far away from your Q :).

About 6 years ago lightening hit that same tree and wiped out several thousand in electronics. I had surge suppressors on everything, but they did no good. I went out and got the kind that break the connection with a heavy surge. I also have all electronics plugged into UPS's that are plugged into double surge suppressors.

The electricity for several miles went out for 6 hours and I got to make use of my 4000 watt generator. It was nice to have lights, watch the 006 under the ceiling fan and enjoy a cold beer from my still running refrigerator. ;)

Ah so not mere luck saved the Q! A concerted multi-layered electrical defense net was active. Paranoia was justified and you got to reap the rewards as your band played on while everyone else was cursing. Now hopefully they won't figure out you are the lightning rod for the neighborhood and come looking for you with torches and pitchforks when lightning strikes the same place for the third time :).

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/lcd-killer/uh-oh-lcd-pioneers-8th-gen-plasma-hdtvs-blacker-at-200001-258771.php

20,000:1 contrast ratio plasma. Hmm the 50 or 60 inch would sit quite nicely in the bedroom. It even seems to be able to adjust for ambient light.

http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/lcd-killer/uh-oh-lcd-pioneers-8th-gen-plasma-hdtvs-blacker-at-200001-258771.php

20,000:1 contrast ratio plasma. Hmm the 50 or 60 inch would sit quite nicely in the bedroom. It even seems to be able to adjust for ambient light.


I was just reading about their new line somewhere else and am already trying to figure out how I will swap out my existing Pio FHD1 for one of these newer ones (maybe even u/g to the 60in model), WITHOUT my wife noticing :D

BTW, fellow Q owners, JA was just on American Idol...nothing too spectacular in terms of wardrobe :(

BTW, fellow Q owners, JA was just on American Idol...nothing too spectacular in terms of wardrobe :(


But her shape sure looked great :D

I could use a bit of advice. I just got my new DVR (the sa 8300 HD) and it comes with firewire ports. Anything I should know about hooking it up? I am hoping one of you has already done the setup and knows how to make the harmony happy with that output :). There are a couple of variants of the firewire I believe which should I be getting for the Q?

Is there such a think as an Ilink to HDMI converter so you use the qualia & bluray players to attain 1080P?

sharp just announced a bluray player/recorder that can output via ilink. It is a Japan release product but dynamism can get it for about $1300. Any one brave enough to experiment?

Model name BD-HP1
Recordable discs BD-RE Ver. 2.1 single-layer type
Playable discs BD video, BD-RE Ver. 2.1 single-layer type, BD-R Ver. 1.1 single-layer type, DVD video, DVD-RW/-R (video format finalized), DVD-RAM*5, DVD+RW/+R (video format finalized), standard audio CDs, CD-RW/-R (audio CD format)
Recording compression method (BD-RE/-R) Video MPEG2
Audio MPEG2 AAC
Approx. recording time*6 (25GB Blu-ray Disc) Terrestrial digital broadcast HD 3 hours (at approx. 17Mbps)
Digital broadcast HD 2 hours 10 minutes (at approx. 24Mbps)
SD 6 hours 30 minutes (at approx. 8Mbps)
Video digital-to-analog converter 12-bit/148.5MHz
Audio digital-to-analog converter 24-bit/192kHz
Jacks Input i.LINK (TS) 2
Output Video 1
S-Video 1
D video 1 (D1/D2/D3/D4)
HDMI 1
Audio 2-channel analog output: 1
7.1 channel analog output: 1
Digital audio Optical: 1
Coaxial: 1
External dimensions (W x D x H) 434 x 343 x 68 mm (17.1" x 13.5" x 2.7")
(not including protruding parts)

brgds,
jp

Is there such a think as an Ilink to HDMI converter so you use the qualia & bluray players to attain 1080P?
Converting i.Link output to HDMI output would just be a matter of decoding the MPEG stream and sending the output out via HDMI. It could probably be done relatively easily with a computer that has the appropriate video card.

But I don't think that's what you were really asking about. ;)

Converting HDMI output to i.Link would be expensive and not very good. You'd need a real-time encoder to convert the raw incoming data to MPEG2, and you'd have to stay within the S.400 bandwidth when it comes to bitrate. Today, this takes dedicated chips like are used in the HD camcorders--the fastest home computer CPU's wouldn't be able to keep up. This doesn't even begin to address FF/Rewind controls.

Then you'd need to figure out how to convert HDCP to 5C. That sort of product doesn't have a prayer in today's copy-protection-paranoid environment.

So to answer your question, no, there's no such thing. And it's not bloody likely that there ever will be one. :(

But it would be cool. :cool:

--Dwayne

sharp just announced a bluray player/recorder that can output via ilink. It is a Japan release product but dynamism can get it for about $1300. Any one brave enough to experiment?
I think the #1 problem you'll encounter is that it will only be able to output titles that are encoded with MPEG2, if it outputs commercial titles at all.

To put it in perspective, the Sony Blu-Ray drive for the computer can be had on eBay for just south of $500. You can even toss in the commercial authoring software (say, Sonic Scenarist at ~$500) and you're still ahead of the game, probably with far fewer limitations on what you can author.

--Dwayne

Fellow Qualians, a friend that I have known for over 20 years and fellow AVS-er (DRHOLLEN aka Dale) is having open heart (double-bypass) surgery today. Though he's not a Qualian, he is of Team SXRD and just had his set calibrated by UMR last week. And he's WAY too young to have to be doing this. Please keep him in your thoughts today, and hopefully my next post will be to say that he came through it okay.

Thanks, everyone.

--Dwayne

So what your saying is if you have a computer with the right video card and bluray drive you could view 1080P movies on the qualia?

I have a pc with both bluray and hd-dvd drives but they connect into the 006 via the hdmi port NOT the ilink port. Therefore, I'm taking the 1080p content and converting to 1080i then the qualia is converting back to 1080p. Supposedly the ilink port on the qualia will accept 1080p. The sharp bluray is the only device that I have found that may allow you to take a 1080p source and send unmodified to the ilink on the qualia. In the end, I don't think I would notice that much of a difference. I think it would be more helpful if the 006 accepted a multiple of 24Hz to remove any judder that is more obvious to me.
brgds,
jp

Fellow Qualians, a friend that I have known for over 20 years and fellow AVS-er (DRHOLLEN aka Dale) is having open heart (double-bypass) surgery today...................... And he's WAY too young to have to be doing this. Please keep him in your thoughts today, and hopefully my next post will be to say that he came through it okay.

Thanks, everyone.

--Dwayne
A fine choice for your 500th post. :)

I wonder if anyone else has noticed a problem with the image spilling over the edges of the screen in full mode. The Qualia menus look fine but when video text is present like "VOOM" the edges of the screen clip the text. The set is about 2.5 years old and has never had any problems.

Post #500! Woo Hoo!

And I am happy to report that Dale came through the surgery successfully with no complications at all. He'll be in the hospital for while, recovering, and prognosis is very good. (And I'm a whole lot less worried, now, too! :confused: )

Since I have a kind of tradition going of wishing someone "get well soon" with my centennial posts, I'm happy to be sending those wishes out now to drhollen. Get well soon, my friend. I'll see you again in a couple of days.*

--Dwayne

* Um, not that you're actually reading this in the ICU or anything.... :rolleyes:

So what your saying is if you have a computer with the right video card and bluray drive you could view 1080P movies on the qualia?
No.

I am saying that it cannot be done, and the possibility of doing it is theoretical at best.

But you also don't need 1080p on the Qualia, because it does inverse telecine processing of film-sourced 1080i60 to 1080p24 internally (and was one of the very first HDTV's on the market to do so). This is not speculation: UMR has demonstrated this feature before my very own eyes on my very own set.

--Dwayne

No.

I am saying that it cannot be done, and the possibility of doing it is theoretical at best.

But you also don't need 1080p on the Qualia, because it does inverse telecine processing of film-sourced 1080i60 to 1080p24 internally (and was one of the very first HDTV's on the market to do so). This is not speculation: UMR has demonstrated this feature before my very own eyes on my very own set.

--Dwayne

Dwayne, thank you for the response. I am contemplating on picking up a qualia and wanted to know the issues regarding 1080P output from the bluray machines. So what your saying is their is no difference in veiwing on the qualia correct?

Dwayne, thank you for the response. I am contemplating on picking up a qualia and wanted to know the issues regarding 1080P output from the bluray machines. So what your saying is their is no difference in veiwing on the qualia correct?
Correct. The same goes for HD-DVD and DVHS. 1080i60 is actually more data than 1080p24, and the Qualia is capable of extracting the necessary fields and reassembling them into the original progressive frames. The only down-side (and this is the case for any HDTV, not just the Qualia) is a slight processing delay (I've found it to be about 30ms) that you'll want to adjust your audio system for. If you're just using the TV's speakers, then it will take care of that for you.

--Dwayne

Hello everybody,

Currently I'm trying a Qualia 004 and have the opportunity to buy one. Is it the same story with the 1080p?

Anyone could give me advices? Is it better to buy a Qualia 004 and keep it originally or is it better to upgrade it to 1080p/60? Or is it better to buy a new pj like the RS1 or the Cineversum Blackwing Two Pro or...?

Best regards from Switzerland,

Arnaud

Hello everybody,

Currently I'm trying a Qualia 004 and have the opportunity to buy one. Is it the same story with the 1080p?

Anyone could give me advices? Is it better to buy a Qualia 004 and keep it originally or is it better to upgrade it to 1080p/60? Or is it better to buy a new pj like the RS1 or the Cineversum Blackwing Two Pro or...?

Best regards from Switzerland,

Arnaud


Arnaud,

You may want to check around on the overhead projection threads. They could better answer your questions?

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/forumdisplay.php?s=&daysprune=&f=24

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=8246217&&#post8246217

I have question for you Qualia owners.

Two days ago I went to purchase the new Sam 61HLT89 and what do I see but a brand new Qualia marked below 4000. Now I am stuck. The Quallia is the only TV who's PQ is far and away my personal favorite. What I need to know is if you guys would buy your TV all over again at this point in time.

I have question for you Qualia owners.

Two days ago I went to purchase the new Sam 61HLT89 and what do I see but a brand new Qualia marked below 4000. Now I am stuck. The Quallia is the only TV who's PQ is far and away my personal favorite. What I need to know is if you guys would buy your TV all over again at this point in time.

You're damn right I would!!! No question at all...now I have not seen the Sammy, but it sounds like you have, and if the PQ on the Qualia is your favorite, then the answer is in the question!

Let us know how you make out.

Brian

I have question for you Qualia owners.

Two days ago I went to purchase the new Sam 61HLT89 and what do I see but a brand new Qualia marked below 4000. Now I am stuck. The Quallia is the only TV who's PQ is far and away my personal favorite. What I need to know is if you guys would buy your TV all over again at this point in time.


I would buy the qualia again, no question about it.
Buy it!

I sure would, and I would be willing to pay more than $4,000. ;)

Thx everyone. I am leaning towards the Qualia but I have a few more questions.

Will it be hard to find a replacement bulb for the Qualia? How long are they rated for? How much do they cost or does the TV come with a replacement? Is there much of a problem with glare? I noticed some glare when looking at the viewing angle?

Thx again in advance.

Thx everyone. I am leaning towards the Qualia but I have a few more questions.

Will it be hard to find a replacement bulb for the Qualia? How long are they rated for? How much do they cost or does the TV come with a replacement? Is there much of a problem with glare? I noticed some glare when looking at the viewing angle?

Thx again in advance.

Bulbs are easy, SONY has them in stock for $300. Typically they will last 2500 - 3000 hours, maybe a little less. A new TV will come with a 3 year warranty and one free bulb. There isn't much of a problem with glare unless you have the TV facing bright windows. Then you may need a curtain. Or you can do what Zeckman did.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=5751343&&#post5751343

PS. Congratulations on your 500th post Zechman :D

...What I need to know is if you guys would buy your TV all over again at this point in time.
YES

(at $4K it's a real no-brainer, IMHO)

Definitely a great tv - I intend to spend many more years watching (and making payments) on mine. While I wish I had paid 4k I definitely think it is worth more than that! It has given me quite a few k worth of enjoyment already and I haven't seen anything I would truly prefer. Indeed if I were face to face with a 4k one I would be mightily tempted to pick up a second.