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post #5971 of 7479
4/24/06 at 3:26pm
When I put a HDCD disk in my Denon 3910, and then press "Play", the display shows "HDCD" in tiny letters just above the track time.
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post #5972 of 7479
4/24/06 at 3:43pm
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Originally Posted by heffalump View Post

When I put a HDCD disk in my Denon 3910, and then press "Play", the display shows "HDCD" in tiny letters just above the track time.

And the blue light goes out because the AL 24 plus decoder has been supplanted by the HDCD decoder.
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post #5973 of 7479
4/24/06 at 5:03pm
YCC is the native colorspace of NTSC, HDTV and DVD. Selecting RGB output on HDMI means that the conversion from YCC to RGB occurs in the STB.
Selecting YCC means conversion gets delayed until the TV/monitor.

For me, I find YCC output from my Comcast DVR gives me better PQ.
Try watching content with smoothly changing colors or brightness; I found less noise and artifacts with YCC output than with RGB output.

- Ian


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To tell you the truth... I don't really know... I think it has something to do with the colour space used.... any way I use YCbCr and it looks good.... just calibrate using the same as you will watch with......

Don
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post #5974 of 7479
4/25/06 at 2:00pm
How can I display the current firmware version ?
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post #5975 of 7479
4/25/06 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by miklet View Post

How can I display the current firmware version ?

I'm guessing this question has already been answered in this or other threads. If you're not lazy to find it yourself, just search with Google and type "denon 3910 firmware".
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post #5976 of 7479
4/25/06 at 5:43pm
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Originally Posted by miklet View Post

How can I display the current firmware version ?

Welcome to AVS forum and the 3910 thread. There's a ton of info available here from a lot of people willing to share it but you do have to take the initiative and do a little work to get answers to the basic questions.

Search the thread there are plenty of post on how to check the latest version.
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post #5977 of 7479
4/25/06 at 5:54pm
A search can be tough when there are close to 6000 posts on a thread.
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post #5978 of 7479
4/25/06 at 6:14pm
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Originally Posted by The Rang View Post

A search can be tough when there are close to 6000 posts on a thread.

Not very tough if you have the where-with-all to afford a $1400 DVD player.
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post #5979 of 7479
4/25/06 at 6:16pm
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Originally Posted by JohnGZ28 View Post

Not very tough if you have the where-with-all to afford a $1400 DVD player.

Good one Touche
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post #5980 of 7479
4/25/06 at 6:49pm
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A search can be tough when there are close to 6000 posts on a thread.

Not so tough with the "search this thread" in advanced mode.
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post #5981 of 7479
4/25/06 at 6:55pm
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Originally Posted by The Rang View Post

A search can be tough when there are close to 6000 posts on a thread.

Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish... (Chinese Proverb)
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post #5982 of 7479
4/26/06 at 4:41am
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Originally Posted by JasonColeman View Post

From Denon's reply to my e-mail:

To confirm the software version on the DVD3910:
1. Turn the small power button off on the front of the unit.
2. Hold down the PLAY and OPEN/CLOSE buttons on the front of the unit, both at the same time.
3. Turn the power back on and continue holding the buttons for 3 seconds, then let go.
4. After >II LOADING shows on the display, press the 3,2,6,5 buttons on the remote (in that order) and then press the MENU button to see the version.

I haven't tried it yet, as I just got home, but hopefully this'll do the trick!

Jason

Actually it took less than a minute to find thread #463. Enjoy.
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post #5983 of 7479
4/26/06 at 6:13am
JohnG,advanced member
Thank you for your constructive critizism. As a new member of this forum I will endeavor to be a good citizen. I did search and even tried to use advanced search. It was my patience that failed. After reading many interesting posts and going off on many tangents, I made my first post. I shall be more careful with any further inquires for help and do more to improve my compute skills as well.
Please accept my apologies.
Mike (miklet)
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post #5984 of 7479
4/26/06 at 6:15am
Thank you very much for your time and information, I will try this tonight.
Mike (miklet)
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post #5985 of 7479
4/26/06 at 6:29am
I consider myself justifiably scolded

Despite being techie when it comes to hifi I'm not good with computers.
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post #5986 of 7479
4/26/06 at 7:14am
Tough crowd...

J.
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post #5987 of 7479
4/26/06 at 7:15am
BTW, any word on any new firmware since DL3? It seems we've hit a dry spell...maybe they'll come out with an upgrade/fix for DualDisc!

J.
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post #5988 of 7479
4/26/06 at 5:23pm
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Originally Posted by miklet View Post

JohnG,advanced member
Thank you for your constructive critizism. As a new member of this forum I will endeavor to be a good citizen. I did search and even tried to use advanced search. It was my patience that failed. After reading many interesting posts and going off on many tangents, I made my first post. I shall be more careful with any further inquires for help and do more to improve my compute skills as well.
Please accept my apologies.
Mike (miklet)

No apology needed.

Welcome to the club and enjoy the player. We just like to haze the newbies.
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post #5989 of 7479
4/26/06 at 5:28pm
I suppose "auto squeeze mode" is not possible in a firmware update?
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post #5990 of 7479
4/27/06 at 8:28pm
Has anybody with a 3910 tried the European version of the Talking Heads discs yet? I don't know how NTSC or PAL factors in with DVD-A, though much of the contnet on the discs is straight up DD DVD, if I'm not mistaken. I'd like to bone up on the hi-rez remasters, but I don't want to drop the cheese if there's going to be some region issues.

J.
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post #5991 of 7479
4/28/06 at 8:23am
Your obveusly doing a grate job Mr. Colman. Its cleer that the studient counsel (funny how they mispaled that) reely love you.
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post #5992 of 7479
4/28/06 at 10:06am
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Originally Posted by bhollis View Post

Your obveusly doing a grate job Mr. Colman. Its cleer that the studient counsel (funny how they mispaled that) reely love you.

The funny thing is that they incorrectly spelled so many words (including my name), but what makes it hilarious is that they're thanking me for making them smarter! Doh! I'll post a picture of the note when I get home...it's been on my fridge for 2 years now! Can't part with a keeper like that...

J.

ps- love your spelling of tipo...nice touch!
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post #5993 of 7479
4/28/06 at 1:57pm
As promised...

J.
LL
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post #5994 of 7479
4/28/06 at 6:57pm
Hang in there. I'm sure you're making them smarter every day.
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post #5995 of 7479
4/28/06 at 10:12pm
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Originally Posted by JasonColeman View Post

As promised...

J.

Ohmigod, that's good stuff. Jay Leno/Tonight Show good stuff.
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post #5996 of 7479
4/29/06 at 12:03am
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Originally Posted by JasonColeman View Post

As promised...

J.

How does the picture of the Beatles fit into that note?
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post #5997 of 7479
4/29/06 at 8:11am
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Originally Posted by s2silber View Post

How does the picture of the Beatles fit into that note?

Just happens to be on his fridge . . .
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post #5998 of 7479
4/29/06 at 3:02pm
I have followed this thread for some time and decided to buy the 3910. My dealer
says he gets his directly from Denon so should be latest build. When it came in, guess what, Sept. 2004 build date. I complained about this sitting in the warehouse for 1.5 years and I asked the dealer to ask Denon why this happened. One interesting point from the Denon Rep. was that these units have never had problems and what they built back then is exactly what is being built today. What gives? My dealer says Denon will take back the unit. So I returned it today and the dealer says that when the 3930 comes out he will match the price he gave me for the 3910. Hopefully, I won't have to wait too long.
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post #5999 of 7479
4/29/06 at 3:33pm
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Originally Posted by Hamp48 View Post

I have followed this thread for some time and decided to buy the 3910. My dealer
says he gets his directly from Denon so should be latest build. When it came in, guess what, Sept. 2004 build date. I complained about this sitting in the warehouse for 1.5 years and I asked the dealer to ask Denon why this happened. One interesting point from the Denon Rep. was that these units have never had problems and what they built back then is exactly what is being built today. What gives? My dealer says Denon will take back the unit. So I returned it today and the dealer says that when the 3930 comes out he will match the price he gave me for the 3910. Hopefully, I won't have to wait too long.

Unless you have an immediate need for a DVD player you may be better off waiting for the 3930. Following are a couple of quick points.

The 3910 only had one major problem with a specific production run. Some units would not pass blacker than black. Other than that, firmware updates have handled most other "problems". Some displays have issues with macroblocking when matched with the 3910. Dual discs don't fair to well when played on the 3910.
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post #6000 of 7479
4/29/06 at 4:31pm
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Originally Posted by JohnGZ28 View Post

Unless you have an immediate need for a DVD player you may be better off waiting for the 3930. Following are a couple of quick points.

The 3910 only had one major problem with a specific production run. Some units would not pass blacker than black. Other than that, firmware updates have handled most other "problems". Some displays have issues with macroblocking when matched with the 3910. Dual discs don't fair to well when played on the 3910.

If he gets a unit with the BTB fix in place he can upgrade the firmware - if it's not already installed - and have the latest thing. If he got a good price, that's even better. As for waiting for a 3930, perhaps he wants a player now. He did say he's been following the thread for some time. Beyond that, one can always wait for the next model. And wait. The macroblocking is a fair knock, though, if he's got a particula plasma.

Just my $.02.
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