Official Denon AVP-A1HD/AVP-A1HDCI and POA-A1HD/POA-A1HDCI owners thread. - Page 804

Well the update was done by CineMike (who does updates too) they are near Aachen, its a multi hour drive for me but i would prefer it over a place that i don't trust.

Daniel.

Ok i found a new 'feature' after 5 years of use.

So i had someone over with a dog and it freaked out over the surround effects (don't ask why i would allow a dog in). So on the next movie i put it in 'direct' mode fully expecting it to be stereo. (its a stereo/direct flipper) but it aint my center and surround stayed active.

So what does it do in direct mode thats different than a normal surround mode ? When you feed it a undecoded signal ?

Daniel.

I use it also with my dune media player. In direct mode it switches from stereo to multi chanel , depending on what the signal is.

I guess with external direct i makes sense just didn't expect this under normal direct since it in my mind was part of the stereo mode. I do wonder how it decodes then and what is the difference with say Dolby mode ? I guess its dolby but with all parts shut down that are not needed.

I guess it makes sense just not found it before since i never feel it surround that way and expect it to do multichannel.

Daniel.

I use it on hdmi input. Dune hd duo has hdmi out and passes signal either that way or via analog 7,1 out.
I use hdmi. for sound and video.

Although there is a "2CH Direct/Stereo" custom setting, DIRECT/PURE DIRECT modes can handle DD/DTS 5.1 as well.

Pure direct too ? damn never tried that either always assumed (again) that was only on external multichannel.

Ill test that soon so i guess is 'pure' direct but does do the basic dolby or dts decoding ?

Daniel.

Pure Direct is the same as Direct, rather it just also cuts out the video processing and front panel display ....

Funny how we find out about these things. A few months ago I just realized that the left knob on the front of the AVP will change input sources. All this time I was fumbling in the dark with my remote or using the GUI to do this. After I discovered this, I went back and reassigned all my inputs so they are now all just a knob roll away from each other.

When using the knob, it makes it much easier to delete those source names not in use.

@jdsmoothie thanks for the manual post, just never tried it maybe there can be devices that have to many options to remember and thats why D&M cut so many of these small things for the newer platforms.

But WillyJ i don't want to sound like a smart-ass but what did you think the left knob do before did you ever touch it ?

Daniel.

Tuning dial for the radio.

Over here its close new year just want to wish all AVP owners a happy new year

Well I havent purchased a new blu ray player yet, still deciding. All have 2 HDMI. Leary on used, and all the players I'm looking at are no longer in production. I'm late to the table as usual. Bought the AVP-A1H at the beginning of this year. I love it. My 3800bdci fails to play some blu ray discs and no SACD or XLR out. Don't care about 3D.

Would like a DBP-A100 but no XLR, a DVD-A1UD, or UD9004. These are the three best I've researched so far. Also as said used makes me nervous. Would not want to have to explain to my wife I made the wrong choice and I'm buying another very soon.

Yes right after the purchase I upgraded to 3D/Audyssey 32. I guess the two HDMI is for Pj's. Does it matter which HDMI is used when combining?

You only use two different outputs if you have issues with one cable e.g. an AVR which doesn't understand 3D and needs the HD sound formats but your display does 3D. But you are writing, that you don't want to do that, then use just the main HDMI out to your AVP. There is no need to have the same signal twice in the AVP.

Or am I missing something here? I use one.

Check the BDP's owner manual to confirm, but more than likely the outputs can be set for audio/video output to dual displays or video to 3D TV with audio to HDMI 1.3 AVR. So you only need one HDMI cable connection to the AVP.

I do not have a 3D tv. I use the monitor hdmi out to tv for everything. My confusion was the Blu Ray I'm looking at getting all have labeled 2 separate hdmi, one labeled video and the other audio.

I've read the manual and it's not clear.

Yes this is true and serves the purpose to separate the video from the audio stream, which can give you some advantages. May be some players even support on one HDMI to send the video signal only and on the other the audio signal. But I think, you should look into the A1-UD thread because they have discussed this issue in-depth - I guess.
In general, these two HDMI connections carry the same signal - as far as I know.

If you connect one HDMI (Video) directly to the display and the other (Audio) directly to the AV-Amp - this might make sense. However, it also has it's limitations - e.g. processing video by the AVP.
However, in some situations it might make sense. I would use one cable and the video out on the player.

My best wishes to everyone for the new year!

Markus

Which make/model are you referring to?

DBP - A100

^^
Ah .. easy then as there is only 1 HDMI output.

Sorry been looking at a few. UD9004, A1UD, Oppo 105.
Edited by dahlgren - 12/31/12 at 3:55pm

In all three instances, the HDMI outputs default to what you need .. simply connect the HDMI cable from the HDMI1 output to the AVP and you're good to go.

Guys,

if we are talking about Blu-Ray Players, I am currently really amazed, what the AVP makes of my picture. I never had a better picture, even all picture enhancers are switched off. I use a Denon 3800 BD, which is a very good player and I am using the T2 in the player to enhance the picture.
However, does anybody have an explanation, that the picture quality can improve, compared to my Onkyo Pre-Amp, even all video enhancers are turned off? Digital = digital? Not in all cases, it seems....

I use a SIM2 D80E projector and 12 meters Kimber HDMI cable between the projector and the AVP but didn't change anything except changing the Pre-Amp.

I am really amazed by the AVP. It is the best AV-Pre-amp I ever experienced.

Happy new year, everybody!

I agree 100% once calibrated they're amazing.

How do you calibrate the AVP? Do you mean with Audyssey? My plasma was calibrated, I want video to run straight through, to not change a thing, is that possible?

Happy New Year.

Yes

Happy new year fellow avp-poa owners.

This is a function of dvd a1ud, and some other players.
On the a1ud, it is designed to separate video from audio signal. Video going direct to pj, tv, and audio direct to amp. It is the best possible way to minimize interference between those two signals. But that only in a dedicated system. If you are not the one and only user of the system , it won"t be easy for the rest family members to use it.
This is how i use it on my system with pj.