Meridian Unplugged - Powered by MrTechGuy.co.uk Forums Discussion Meridian - Systems Should I buy the 800DV4 or not?

Per, I have had an 800v3 for a while, but there was some issues with how was calibrated during production (all 800 has this problem). It was impossible to get a correct 6500k� color temp. I made M. aware of it, but it seemed to me at the time that nobody there was qualified to deal with issues like color space and matrix. I would rather get the Denon A1 DVD player instead of an 800v4, but if you're really focused on getting the best possible picture, you should get a Dragonfly video scaler and then just buy a regular, but good DVD player. PQ will top anything out there.
B.

How much you have spend on DragonFly.

Hey Bj�rn

I`m going to use the New DVDO iScan VP30
All HDMI
Spec:
ABT's Precision Video Scaling II technology: 10-bit Scaling, Non-linear Scaling, Enhanced Sharpness Control

Motion and source adaptive video deinterlacing for NTSC (3:2 and 2:2 pulldown; video) and PAL/SECAM (2:2 pulldown; video) sources
User defined output resolution from 480p to 1080p
Analog HD Transcoding and Processing

Flexible Input and Output Aspect Ratio Control

Display Profiles - For multiple display configurations (4)
ABT's RightRate™ High-Performance Framerate Conversion

ABT's AutoVFR™ - Intelligent Component Video Inputs with Automatic Video Format Routing
Advanced Source Transition Management provides seamless transitions between source types

ABT's AutoCUE-C™ - Automatic Chroma Upsampling Error detection & correction

10-bit, 300 MHz instrumentation-quality DACs, with up to 10x oversampling and 2X oversampling for 1080p

Full-frame Timebase Correction

High performance, multi-standard video decoders (10-bit: 480i/576i; 12-bit: 480p/576p/720p/1080i)

High-quality super-adaptive comb filter with 2D Y/C separation

Flexible Digital and Analog Audio switching and routing - four digital audio inputs and one analog audio input with two digital audio outputs (both active)
ABT's Precision AV LipSync™ intelligent digital audio delay technology to match Audio & Video timing

So I use the 800V4 HDMI into the VP30

I`m going to do a Test with www.dinside.no

Old test:
http://www.dinside.no/php/art.php?id=92687&=katnav

The following is to be tested:
HDMI or DVI cabel from player to Projector, What`s best?

Players that are hopefully going to be tested is:
Meridian 800V4 HDMI out
Denon DVD A1 (5910)HDMI out
Onkyo DV-SP1000 HDMI out
All connected to the VP30, interlaced and Progressiv. Passthrough and processed by VP 30.
What gives best result.
Also going to test Sony PSP using the VP30

All HDMI cabels by MIT

Reference Setup is 7.1
Meridian 861V4 3XLR 24/192Khz cards
Focal JmLab Electra 1027BE Front L/R
Focal JmLab Center Utopia Be
Focal JmLab Sub Utopia Be
Focal JmLab Cobalt SR 800 S( 4 sourrounds)
Parasound Halo A 51 Amplifier 250 watts RMS x 5
Parasound Halo A 21 Amplifier 250 watts RMS x 2
DVDO iScan VP30
Denon DVD-3910 HDMI out
Meridian 800V4
Projector by Projectiondesign Action MK 3 1280X720
All cabels by MIT

Meridian and the Plasma displays seems to have problems with HDMI in/out puts. I am using a Sharp DLP with 800 and G98 DH and Pioneer AVI59 and have a great picture with all three via HDMI.

My Meridian has no problems with HDMI out can you tell us what problems you get.

How does the DVDO compare to the VI00 card?
Does it make more sense to just add HDMI to V3 and use a DVDO. or go to V4 ie VI00 & VE12.

When adding a high performance external scaler, there's really not much left for the DVD player to do when using HDMI or DVI (both yields same result). As for the sound there's no question that the 800 is among the best and it's upgradeable, so if money is no object an 800 on a good scaler will be pretty awesome. I'm getting a Dragonfly sooner or later.

Per, we should hook up and compare notes at some point, my e-mail is bjorn.svendsen@mediatech.nu.

Bj�rn

Hei Per!

Andre does Chord too, remember. Given the choice between Chord and Meridian, I went the Chord route for the processor (8000 R). Now I'll be going the Chord route for DVD replay and video scaling:
http://www.chordelectronics.co.uk/products_detail.asp?id=41

If the 8000 processor is anything to go on I strongly suspect this source system is going to be a major success. Chord's approach appears to be to take the very best of third-party solutions and integrate superbly, so the end result is highly performant, stable and easy to use.

Apologies to all for the non-Meridian input, just letting you know what the competition is up to.

Jeremy, Nordstrand

Hey bmcelvaney
I have not yett recived the 800V4
I used the G98DH with the DVDO HD+ and the
result wast best letting the DVDO do the work
Used HDMI to DVI from the G98.
U also have more flexibility picture and setup wise when using the DVDO!

Some DVD`s are encode wrong picture wise, then u can use the DVDO to lift, move and correct the aspect rotation!