So it turns out the CII has a firmware update that allows people to force colorspace but its only on the component output- my projector wants RGB over HDMI.

Now that said- the output section has several adjustments, including the ability to adjust individual red green and blue channels. if I played the HDDVD DVE 601/709 pattern and calibrated each channel so it was correct to this pattern, would I now be in the 709 space? If so I could save different output profiles so I would be properly setup for SD and HD sources.

On the Matrix- I watched again last night. There is a lip sync problem- but then I remembered the posts here saying they did not notice it and they listened to the True HD track. So even though I cannot get the THD track directly into the 861, I figured Ill select it and see what happens.... WOW- there is a noticeable improvement over the DD+ track, even with the THD being "downscaled" to DTS. And - there's no lip sync problem with this track! So- I advise anyone watching the Matrix, select the THD track!

The noise I noted is really film grain- look at the jump scene when Neo is saying "rigggghtttt- free your mind..." and you see the bright sky above where he is standing on the building as the camera pulls back before he begins running. I dont think its a digital artifact but simply some grain thats showing up due to the overexposed sky in the shot. As a matter of fact the entire movie has a decent amount of film grain to it. I dont think this is a problem with the transfer but I have gotten so used to such clean transfers that this is a little bit of a disappointment.

best regards,
Jerry

Best regards,
Jerry
Main System: 861v6, DSP8000s in corners, DSP7000s Center and Sides, 1-9 humans.