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HDR10+ Certification Begins This Month My 2 Cents Did we need another standard that currently brings no tangible benefits to the viewer, as of yet? It doesn’t provide you with anything more, and a little less, than Dolby Vision (DV). True its not proprietary, and true it’s an essentially a […]

HDR10+ Certification Begins This Month

July 28, 2018 in News / Video tagged Certification / Dynamic Metadata / HDR-10 / HDR10+ by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review — Review: Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Having snatched up one of the last UDP-203 players just before Oppo announced that they would make a final batch, I also put my name down for one of the final batches of 205 players. Well I was one of the lucky […]

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review

July 22, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged 4K Blu-ray Player / Audiophile / HDR / Master Quality Authenticated / MQA / Oppo / UDP-205 / UHD / USB DAC by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves — JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves Introduction HDR or High Dynamic Range needs lots of luminance to do it full justice, no matter how black your blacks are. So while many modern flat panel displays can provide a peak brightness that can really provide a stunningly bright image to […]

JVC DLA-RS640 Custom 4K HDR Gamma Curves

July 15, 2018 in Equipment / Video tagged 4K / DLA-RS640 / Gamma / HDR / OETF / PQ / Projectors by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player Review — Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player-One Last Batch After many sleepless nights wondering whether I would draw the short straw, my Oppo UDP-205 has finally arrived, freshly manufactured in May 2018. For those of you still waiting […]

Oppo UDP-205 4K UHD Player-One Last Batch

July 5, 2018 in Equipment / News tagged Oppo / OPPO Digital / UDP-205 / UHD Player by fromvinyltoplastic

Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review — Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review Introduction When I had the opportunity to build my own dedicated A/V room I decided to go all out as there wouldn’t be a second chance. So for the screen I turned to an electrically operated dual masking system as both 16:9 and 2.35:1 scope movies […]

Da-Lite Electrol Screen Review

June 24, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Cinema Vision / Da-Lite / Da-Mat / Dual Masking / Electric Screen / Electrol / Screen by fromvinyltoplastic

Blu-Ray Review 4K UHD: The Great Wall — Blu-ray 4K Review: The Great Wall Universal Studios PG-13 | 1hr 43mins | Action | Adventure | Fantasy HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Starring: Matt Damon […]

Blu-ray 4K Review: The Great Wall

June 18, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Blu-Ray / movies / review / The Great Wall / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun Leinsdorf - Sheffield Lab 24 — Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun – Sheffield Lab 24 – Released 1985 Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5 Stereo Imaging: 5 Image depth/perspective: 5 Overall frequency response: 4+ Side One […]

Vinyl Review: Stravinsky Firebird, Debussy Afternoon Faun – Sheffield Lab 24

June 16, 2018 in Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / Firebird / LAPO / LP / review / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

Oppo HDR10plus and DV Passthrough Official Firmware Release — Oppo Players Get Sony TV Dolby Vision Update Early in April 2018 Oppo revealed that they would be discontinuing the production of its UDP-203 and UDP-205 4K Blu-ray players, and stepping out of the player business permanently. This is a real blow to […]

Oppo Players Get Sony TV Dolby Vision Update

June 13, 2018 in News tagged Dolby Vision / Oppo / OPPO Digital / Sony TV / UDP 203 / UDP-205 by fromvinyltoplastic

Projector Screen and Material Selection — Projector Screen and Material Selection Introduction It is very easy to forget the importance of your screen, and after having spent many thousands of dollars on your projector, it is a strong determining factor in just how good your image will look. Remember that your screen doesn’t just reflect the […]

Projector Screen and Material Selection

June 9, 2018 in Screens tagged Angular Reflective / Da-Lite / Elite / Hot Spotting / Projection / Retro Reflective / Screen Brightness / Screen Gain / Screens / Stewart / Viewing Angle by fromvinyltoplastic

Blu-Ray Review: The Greatest Showman — Blu-ray 4K Review: The Greatest Showman 20th Century Fox PG | 1hr 45mins | Musical | Drama HD | 1080P | DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 2.40:1 Aspect Ratio Starring: Hugh Jackman | Michelle Williams | Zac […]

Blu-ray 4K Review: The Greatest Showman

May 31, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged 4K / Blu-Ray / Movie / Plastic / review / The Greatest Showman / UHD by fromvinyltoplastic

Vinyl Review: James Newton Howard & Friends - Sheffield Lab 23 — Vinyl Review: James Newton Howard & Friends – Sheffield Lab 23 Vinyl Vinyl surface noise: 4+ (not pops and clicks) Dynamic Range: 5- Stereo Imaging: 4+ Image depth/perspective: 4 Overall frequency response: 5- Plastic – CD Surface noise: N/A Dynamic […]

Vinyl Review: James Newton Howard & Friends – Sheffield Lab 23

May 19, 2018 in Plastic - Music / Reviews / Vinyl tagged Album / D2D / Direct to Disc / LP / review / Sheffield Lab / Vinyl by fromvinyltoplastic

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration — Projector Review: JVC DLA-RS640 After reading every review I could get my hands on, for both native 4K and pusedo 4K projectors, and researching the current abilities of projector technologies to support the new 4K UHD standard I decided that the one for me was the JVC RS-640. Why? Read […]

Projector Review: JVC DLA-RS640

May 13, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged DILA / DLA-RS640 / E-shift 5 / JVC / Reference Series / RS640 by fromvinyltoplastic

Review: Oppo UDP-203 4K UHD Player — Review: Oppo UDP-203 4K UHD Player The player arrived in a sturdy box, beautifully packed, just like an Apple product. Gently swaddled in an OPPO tote bag for protection and a later boast as you go shopping! I tried to wait until summer before […]

Review: Oppo UDP-203 4K UHD Player

May 6, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged 203 / BenQ / DLA-RS640 / Fiber Optic / Monoprice / Oppo / OPPO Digital / RS640 / SlimRun / UDP203 / W10000 by fromvinyltoplastic

Justice League Blu-ray Review 4K Update — Blu-ray Review : Justice League Warner Bros 2017 PG13 | 2hrs | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi HD | 1080P | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 4K | 2160P | HDR10 | Dolby Vision | Dolby Atmos | Dolby TrueHD 7.1 […]

Blu-ray Review : Justice League

May 5, 2018 in Plastic - Movies / Reviews tagged Blu-Ray / Justice League / movies / Plastic / review by fromvinyltoplastic

Review: Monoprice SlimRun HDMI Fiber Optic Cable — Review: Monoprice SlimRun & C2G HDMI Fiber Optic Cables So after ten years of using an active Accell UltraRun 10.2Gb/s HDMI copper cable that supported 1080P60 4:4:4, to drive my projector, I needed to upgrade the connection to support full 4K UHD at […]

Review: Monoprice SlimRun & C2G HDMI Fiber Optic Cables

May 2, 2018 in Cables & Interconnects / Reviews tagged 4:4:4 / C2G / Cables To Go / Fiber Optical / HDCP2.2 / HDMI / HDMI 2.0 / Monoprice / SlimRun by fromvinyltoplastic