Anthem D2/D2v/AVM50/AVM50v/ARC1 tweaking guide - Page 613

I've had that happen also. I didn't know to just wait it out. I've always just switched the source back to Sat for a second then back to the source I'm using for the PS3 and it always fixed the blank/snow issue right away.

That's good enough for me. Here, have a cookie!

The addition of a serial cable is a nice touch. This is the first we've heard that they changed the pack out for the D2v. Would you like a nice glass of milk to go with that?
--Bob

Tolstoi, I know you are not a dealer. Just how confident are you in these pricings? For example have you heard this direct from Anthem, or seen a dealer price list? And do you have any new info on whether this is promotional pricing that's about to go higher?
--Bob

Interesting! I wonder when they changed the pack out?

I just checked the manuals and, indeed, the D2 manual lists a serial cable as part of the main unit pack out, and the D2v and AVM 50v manuals list a serial cable as part of the ARC-1 pack out (bundled with the main unit).
--Bob

Hi Everyone! Been reading for a while but this is my first official post (woo hoo!).

I just ordered an AVM50v from my local dealer and I can confirm that he quoted me $5499.00 - needless to say I pushed for a discount (which I received) because I thought all AVMs were on sale as per the Anthem site.

As posted earlier, the unit is expected to ship out on 2/3 and I CAN NOT WAIT to set it up. I also ordered an A5 and new B&W speakers (804s and HTM3S) so, with luck, my new system will good to go by this time next week.

Hope this helps!
Shawn

I continue to recommend that people buy a player that does the decoding, and use it to send 7.1 channel HDMI LPCM to the D2v or AVM 50v.

The PS3 does this just fine.
--Bob

An HDMI handshake happens every time the video format changes between two devices -- for example when the resolution changes or when the frame rate changes.

An HDMI handshake takes about 2 seconds -- this is just the way HDMI works. If a retry is needed it will take longer.

During the handshake, the video will go out in various ways: Black screen or green screen or static screen. Exactly what happens to the video depends upon how the source device does the handshake.

Some devices actually end up doing TWO handshakes -- one for video and another for video plus audio. You only see the video go out during the first of those, but audio starts up a couple seconds after video starts up.

The PS3 is not unique in this, but it does have another way it changes video format: The PS3 (using recommended settings) switches between YCbCr output when playing Blu-Ray or standard DVDs and RGB output when showing the XMB user interface or playing most games. Check the Video Source Adjust > Info panel on the Anthem to see what you are getting at any point in time.

The squeal and audio problem from your older Oppo is, I believe, a known problem in that Oppo which I think has been corrected by a firmware update from Oppo, but I'm not sure of this.

The HDMI handshake from the source all the way to the display is driven by the source device. About the only thing the Anthem can do is force a retry. Thus most HDMI issues, at root, are due to flakey HDMI implementation in source devices. But the couple seconds loss of video during each handshake is just the way HDMI works. Blame an industry obsessed with copy protection.
--Bob

If retries are happening, cycling the inputs on the Anthem forces a whole new handshake and often results in a good lock the first try.

However I've not had any problems with my PS3 completing the handshake properly after just a few seconds. It is the most stable of all the HDMI devices I've tried. If you are getting into long retry cycles with a PS3 -- 10 seconds or longer for example -- then you should revisit your cabling and how firmly the HDMI plugs are sitting in their sockets.
--Bob

Thanks for that Shawn! And welcome to the cool kids thread!
--Bob

No I wouldn't say I'm getting into long retry cycles with the PS3. It's happened but only a few times. Like maybe three times?!

(totally off topic but my wife and I put the little guy down to sleep, popped a few bowls of popcorn, went down to the home theater and really enjoyed Forgetting Sarah Marshal last night. Us home theater people are so lucky. We have our very own escape without having to leave the house)

This is the numbers I keep hearing but as you mentionne in one of your previous posts we need a delear to confirm this.

More important we need a price for the upgrade...

This is great. Let us know when youwill recieve it.

Just talked to my Dealer about prices for the new Vs and they are the same as Tolstoi mentioned earlier.
D2V $7999 CDN
AVM50V $5899 CDN
This should serve as confirmation of the new prices. No upgrade price yet.
John

Since you only need a D2 I will sacrifice myself and take your 50% D2V upgrade coupon for a cheap price.

This solve the price issue. Now lets wait for the cost of the upgrade.

...if a dealer doesn't post soon, I'm going to eat that cookie myself...

There's still a cookie for the first person to install ARC and verify that a new D2v or AVM 50v has ARC V2.0.1 (or later) bundled with it.

And of course there's also a cookie for the first person to power up a new AVM 50v and report which version of firmware comes factory installed in it.
--Bob

For anyone who received one of the first batch of D2v units with firmware V2.00 factory installed: Since we've now confirmed that new D2v units are shipping with firmware V2.02 factory installed, I believe it is safe for folks to upgrade to that version.

This is a little scary since there is no V2.00 installer available to reverse this, but I'm sure Anthem tech support will deal with that if it becomes an issue for anyone.

AVM 50v owners may want to wait until we confirm new AVM 50v units are also being shipped with V2.02 factory installed.

We still don't know what changes were made between V2.00 and V2.02 except for one report that V2.02 is supposed to fix a problem with audio dropouts when listening to HDMI LPCM from the PS3.

Firmware V2.02 for the D2v and the AVM 50v is currently only available from Anthem's password protected download page. Presumably it will show up soon on the public download page -- possibly as part of a larger update presenting the D2v and AVM 50v on Anthem's web site. If you need it before that, and don't already have access to Anthem's tech support downloads, contact Anthem tech support for the access info.

NOTE 1: Firmware for the original D2 and AVM 50 units remains V1.33 for now.

NOTE 2: Any D2v or AVM 50v owner with access to the password protected download page should NAB A COPY OF V2.02 NOW even if you don't intend to install it right away. Then if a NEWER version of the firmware becomes available you will already have V2.02 as your fallback version in case something nasty goes wrong with the newer version. Don't wait on this as V2.02 may very well be removed from the download page when the newer version appears.
--Bob

2% Please.

2% What?

Seeing as I don't need it I would give it to you but... the boys at Anthem are too smart for that. The coupon has my units serial number on it. I'm assuming that means my unit only!

Yes - I'm sure they are too smart for the OLD COUPON SWITCH TRICK

Milk.

Keep up

BTW, I'm kidding I wouldn't sell or give up my precious coupon! I have it put away in a very safe place.

That was my thought.

Stan SPILLED 2% Milk on his new D2v2

As any sports fan knows, you are supposed to PUT YOUR DRINKS DOWN before doing the wave....


--Bob

The "Factory Authorized Sale" banner has now been removed from the Anthem Statement and Anthem AVM web sites.

However the sites continue to only show info on the original D2 and AVM 50 models.
--Bob

Sorry Bob us Canucks we drink first, then wave, then order an other drink

That's not entirely true. Sometimes we'll bite down on the cup and just hold it with our teeth as we do the wave. And we will not spill a drop!

92% Vodka would definitely be an issue.

By the way, my decision to upgrade to the D2v was based upon my ability to pre-sell my existing D2 at a good price to a local purchaser (no need to play the Audiogon game), the result of which is that the purchaser got a wonderful pre-pro and I have a new D2v at a price that should be substantially less than the upgrade price and will also save me from being D2less for a month, and having a unit that had mixed warranties throughout.

One has to jump to sell very quickly in this changing AV world. I do remain confident that the value of existing D2's will not diminish greatly as decoding lossless in the player and sending pcm to the pre-pro does work just fine. We have all been doing so for some time now.

Not me i have one of those hats that holds a drink on each side with a straw going to my mouth. Actually im waving,drinking and writing this post all at the same time......