Digital Video Essentials

mccarts747
mccarts747 Posts: 48
edited November 2003 in Speakers
I just got this in the mail from Amazon.com. I haven't opened it yet. I want to know if I got the wrong disc. I says NTSC version on it and on the back it mentions they have three versions ??? I don't remember ever seeing a choice?

I have an HDTV, HD Cable, and DVD player

does anyone know?
Shawn
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Onkyo TX-NR609 (receiver)
Sony Blue ray Player
Sony 46" LCD TV
Comcast HDTV X1
VM10 (Center)
VM10 (Front Mains)
FXi30 (surrounds)
Cambridge Soundworks Cube8 (sub)
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited October 2003
    Mine is NTSC - no problems.

    There is a subwoofer calibration channel level error in this disc, though. It runs way too hot.
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2003
    I also have the NTSC version, no problems.
    CTC BBQ Amplifier, Sonic Frontiers Line3 Pre-Amplifier and Wadia 581 SACD player. Speakers? Always changing but for now, Mission Argonauts I picked up for $50 bucks, mint.
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  • PhantomOG
    PhantomOG Posts: 2,409
    edited October 2003
    NTSC is an acronym that stands for National Television Systems Committee. The name of the television and video standard in use in the United States. Consists of 525 horizontal lines at a field rate of 60 fields per second. (Two fields equals one complete Frame). Only 486 of these lines are used for picture. The rest are used for sync and extra information such as VITC and Closed Captioning. This is the color video standard used in the United States and Japan.

    PAL is an acronym that stands for Phase Alternate Line. The television and video standard use in most of Europe, Hong Kong and the Middle East. Consists of 625 horizontal lines at a field rate of 50 fields per second. (Two fields equals one complete Frame). Only 576 of these lines are used for picture. The rest are used for sync or extra information such as VITC and Closed Captioning.


    So you want the NTSC version :)
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  • thehalo8
    thehalo8 Posts: 127
    edited October 2003
    Actually if it states NTSC-J on it, it won’t work. Japan also runs in the NTSC standard, but a majority of there items will have the -J at the end.
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  • eclypse
    eclypse Posts: 595
    edited October 2003
    You got the right one.. I seen the same thing in the past and the other versions are either for pal or the HDTV which was for a DVHS player which would of been a VHS tape..

    Open her up and have fun!
    Full 5 channel set of Polk Audio
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  • TheGrayGhost
    TheGrayGhost Posts: 196
    edited October 2003
    The other 2 version of DVE are 1080i and 720p D-Theater tapes (D-VHS). The tapes are protected and require a JVC D-Theater tape player to decode to component HD video output.
    Best Regards, Cliff
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  • mccarts747
    mccarts747 Posts: 48
    edited October 2003
    Thanks!!

    Dr. Spec what do you mean by Hot? volume to high?
    Shawn
    ___________
    Onkyo TX-NR609 (receiver)
    Sony Blue ray Player
    Sony 46" LCD TV
    Comcast HDTV X1
    VM10 (Center)
    VM10 (Front Mains)
    FXi30 (surrounds)
    Cambridge Soundworks Cube8 (sub)
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  • Dr. Spec
    Dr. Spec Posts: 3,780
    edited October 2003
    Yes, Joe Kane productions has admitted they fouled up the subwoofer calibration level.

    They claim it is 5 dB too high. I claim it is 10 dB to high, but what do I know?

    Regardless, it is way too high. There is a big thread over at HTF on it - do a search for DVE and you'll find the thread.

    Bottom line, don't use the sub calibration on DVE or you'll barely hear/feel it.

    I went from 75 dB to 92 dB when it hits the sub tone, if it helps anyone to know specifics.
    "What we do in life echoes in eternity"

    Ed Mullen (emullen@svsound.com)
    Director - Technology and Customer Service
    SVS
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  • NomortaL
    NomortaL Posts: 8
    edited October 2003
    were is the home theater forum - if that is what HTF stands for
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  • GZ
    GZ Posts: 343
    edited October 2003
    Right here...

    www.hometheaterforum.com
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  • NomortaL
    NomortaL Posts: 8
    edited October 2003
    GZ - thanks greatly appricated :D
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  • TheGrayGhost
    TheGrayGhost Posts: 196
    edited November 2003
    "They claim it is 5 dB too high. I claim it is 10 dB to high, but what do I know?"

    Doc,

    Using a real time spectrum analyzer my in room meauserment of the LFE output on DVE was between 9-10 dB high. This was after calibrating the system with AVIA.
    Best Regards, Cliff
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