Sales Rank: 54


Features:

Color

Dolby

Tutorials on home theater basics

Average Rating:
Rating: - Move over Video Essentials - AVIA is here!
This DVD is a must have for any serious home theater enthousiast. I found the video to be a very helpful overview of the principles of home theater systems. The video and audio calibration sections were very easy to use. (There is even a test to set proper black level without needing a DVD player that will pass a blacker than black signal - something Video Essentials does not provide). There are even a couple "hidden" Dolby Digital trailers and a Dolby Digital story chapter for you to enjoy. You must buy this.

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Rating: - Should be required for anyone with a home theatre
Yes, this DVD is a little expensive. Still I would go and buy another one in a blink if my current paraphernalia had one missing.

For an eternity I put off buying anything "extra" like this, believing that there is little that could be done to a home theatre system because, after all, most people use it without any tweaking and enjoy it!

Then, on a whim I bought a few separate DVDs for speaker polarization, the Ultimate DVD Platinum that included digital dolby versus dtd comparative, and a surround sound testing kit. If you buy any of such stuff, you will most likely end up believing that any additional DVD testers/tweakers are basically useless.

But Avia is different. It packs all of this, and more. The options for tweaking sound, video, color, speaker polarization etc are laid out in an intuitive "for dummies" style, very easy to work with. My DVD player is Region 2 NTSC Sony (Japan) but the disc played without a hassle, which means it is most likely multizone and multisystem if that was your concern. Personally I couldn't find much of a use for the azure filter but it showed me the possibilities.

If you believe you are using your 5.1 to its maximum, think again. This disc is very well worth the price not only for electronic afficianodos but for everyone with a modern theatre system.

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Rating: - REVIEWERS CREDIBILITY
Hey Marc Evans. How can we take your review seriously when you don't even know the right form of a word to use. It's waste of time not waist of time. At first I thought it was a typo but you made the mistake twice. First learn the english language, then tell us which DVD not to buy.