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JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration — JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration Introduction So after spending all that hard earned money and hours trying to make the image look just as I had imagined it, my patience was running thin. HD SDR looked exceptional in both THX and Cinema modes and with the available menu options, you could […]

JVC DLA-RS640 ISF Calibration

October 13, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Calibration / ChadB / DLA-RS640 / HDTVChadB / ISF / JVC / LCoS 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

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

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

Review: Nitty Gritty Vinyl Vacuum Cleaner — How many times have you carefully unwrapped that pristine new album, placed it on the turntable, dropped the needle, and waited for that joylfull release of sound, only to be greeted with unexpected vinyl surface noise, pops and clicks? For many years I would carefully wipe the records with […]

Review: Nitty Gritty Vinyl Vacuum Cleaner

January 28, 2018 in Equipment / Reviews tagged Cleaning Vinyl / Nitty Gritty / Vinyl Vacuum Cleaners by fromvinyltoplastic