I clearly indicated indicated in the subject this thread was about the AE100 so all you player-haters could avoid it.
Seriously, I'm not sure what I just said.
Gamma Adjustments:
With all the talk of AE100's used in conjunction with HTPC's - and I think I've read every post by now - I can't believe nothing's been mentioned about gamma adjustment. I have a Geforce2 400MX and from what I've read in the HTPC section I shouldnt be able to adjust my gamma settings - well I can. I didnt know Powerstrip had gamma settings so I installed Adobe Phototshop and used its gamma-setting wizard (if youre looking for it it's put in control panel after installation.) Before tuning the gamma controls no matter what I did I wasnt able to see the moving white lines on the AVIA steps and needles pattern - now I can. Hopefully this will be helpful to those having the same problem.
Hoya and Hoya and Gamma:
I got the Hoya FL-D today and all my adjustments (gamma, AVIA) were made with the filter installed. In case you're thinking the Hoya has something to do with my new-found ability to see the white bars it doesnt - I tested with and without it.
I assumed I would have to do something with the color balance on the AE100 to correct for the Hoya's reddish hue - which worried me because I'm still not sure exactly what these adjustments do. One thing I know is that if I max them out as LiOn suggested [Edit: my mistake - he never suggested this!] the white bars become invisible again. OK, so instead of adjusting the color balance I adjusted the gamma for each color individually and got a very neutral color balance (ignoring the effects of my red-panel's color uniformity problem.) I followed the AVIA instructions to the letter.
Results:
Positive: Black levels are much improved. Watched Casablanca and the picture was definitely watchable.
Negative: Every damn scene looks like it was filmed at dusk. Sure I can up the brightness but then I dont know why I just spent 2 hours calibrating it with AVIA.
Is there something I'm doing wrong here? Have I just discovered that in fact all movies ARE filmed at dusk? If I'm doing everything right - anyone want to but a hardly-used Hoya filter?
Gamma Adjustments:
With all the talk of AE100's used in conjunction with HTPC's - and I think I've read every post by now - I can't believe nothing's been mentioned about gamma adjustment. I have a Geforce2 400MX and from what I've read in the HTPC section I shouldnt be able to adjust my gamma settings - well I can. I didnt know Powerstrip had gamma settings so I installed Adobe Phototshop and used its gamma-setting wizard (if youre looking for it it's put in control panel after installation.) Before tuning the gamma controls no matter what I did I wasnt able to see the moving white lines on the AVIA steps and needles pattern - now I can. Hopefully this will be helpful to those having the same problem.
Hoya and Hoya and Gamma:
I got the Hoya FL-D today and all my adjustments (gamma, AVIA) were made with the filter installed. In case you're thinking the Hoya has something to do with my new-found ability to see the white bars it doesnt - I tested with and without it.
I assumed I would have to do something with the color balance on the AE100 to correct for the Hoya's reddish hue - which worried me because I'm still not sure exactly what these adjustments do. One thing I know is that if I max them out as LiOn suggested [Edit: my mistake - he never suggested this!] the white bars become invisible again. OK, so instead of adjusting the color balance I adjusted the gamma for each color individually and got a very neutral color balance (ignoring the effects of my red-panel's color uniformity problem.) I followed the AVIA instructions to the letter.
Results:
Positive: Black levels are much improved. Watched Casablanca and the picture was definitely watchable.
Negative: Every damn scene looks like it was filmed at dusk. Sure I can up the brightness but then I dont know why I just spent 2 hours calibrating it with AVIA.
Is there something I'm doing wrong here? Have I just discovered that in fact all movies ARE filmed at dusk? If I'm doing everything right - anyone want to but a hardly-used Hoya filter?