After having finally taken the plunge and bought a HD621 I'm currently trying to figure out what to do with the modified DVDO Edge video processor I bought from another forum member at the end of August last year.
This is one of the original units from the Modified DVDO Edge "Powerbuy" on this forum and has 4 coax SPDIF outputs for sending up to 8 channels of PCM extracted from an HDMI signal to a Meridian processor.
The modified Edge worked exactly as it should and I got very used to the fast and reliable source switching and video controls (especially useful for the Tiscali TV box I have which seems to have non-standard black levels).
In the interests of fairness to anyone interested it does have some limitations when compared to a HD621:
- It doesn't mute automatically when switching sources/formats. I got in to the habit of turning the volume down before switching it on or switching soundtracks.
- It doesn't upsample or downsample. The lack of downsampling meant that the 176KHz output from my Sony Blu-Ray player when playing SACD didn't work with my 568.2mm.
- It uses a Gefen DVI Detective (comes as part of the package) to "trick" source devices into sending multi-channel PCM even when the display may only advertise itself as stereo. However, by default this is set up for 7.1 and not 5.1. It is possible to reconfigure the Gefen but this isn't something I've looked at.
The unit is in very good condition. The top has a slightly "rubbery" textured paint finish and a little strip of this has worn off on the rear "lip" of the top (where it wraps round and meets the input sockets). There are no marks on the top of the unit itself.
It will come in it's original packaging, with the Gefen DVI Detective and the associated HDMI to DVI cable.
The Edge is running the latest firmware which supports 3D passthrough.
I'm looking for �550 plus shipping.
Thanks.
-Ronnie
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