THX Optimiser dvd

[Planetside]

hello guys anyone no wear i can get a THX Optimiser dvd from as im hoping to get a new TV in the next mth thanks

[5lab]

there are some tests for that on the finding nemo dvd (region 1) but i personally didnt think they were up to much. i'd reccomend getting a different aftermarket setup optimiser if the propper dvd is the same

[Howard]

They're not sold in that many places publicly. Your best bet is eBay, or post a wanted request on some forums such as www.avforums.com (or indeed here ). The ones included with such THX certified films like Monsters Inc and Terminator 2 are cut down versions with only the basic audio and visual setup aids.

[Planetside]

yertheres a guy saleing a dvd full off stuff to setup and test ur system with the only resone im after 1 is im hopeing to have a plasma screen tv in the next 4 weeks give are take

[3Dfx]

T2 has one for contrast etc.... dunno if its on the single disc edition but its definately on the "ultimate edition"

[Bindibadgi]

Originally posted by Planetside
yertheres a guy saleing a dvd full off stuff to setup and test ur system with the only resone im after 1 is im hopeing to have a plasma screen tv in the next 4 weeks give are take

If he was selling it you were ripped off - there's a site i have bookmarked somewhere that has a mini-dvd of every dolby, dts and thx trailor on it which you can use to test your system. I'll dig it out tomorrow when i get back my main rig.

[Howard]

This one Bindi?

You burnt it onto DVD for me IIRC, and it didn't work on my player

[steve threlfall]

Get any star wars dvd and it will have what you want

[Bindibadgi]

Originally posted by Howard
This one Bindi?

You burnt it onto DVD for me IIRC, and it didn't work on my player

Yeap

Dont ask me about that disk - worked fine before i sent it?!

[Howard]

It's my DVD player, don't worry

[Planetside]

cool nice 1 guys thanks im realy.
P1st off got turnd down for credit as im not on the elctrell roll and naw i have to what like 2 to 3 weeks to get my check so looks like im going to miss out on the sale and cant aford the plasma tv right naw

[Howard]

Good. Get yourself a good CRT. They're better

[steve threlfall]

Originally posted by Howard
Good. Get yourself a good CRT. They're better

Yep... in terms of pic quality

Its not the quantity its the quality

Philips pixel plus is meant to be best or at least it was when i last checked. Howard will know

[Planetside]

ok i download it and burn it to a 700mb cd but it played realy crapy on my dvd player so i think i nead to burn it to dvd but not sure what you guys think

[fondie]

i recommend :- http://www.avforums.com/forums/showt...threadid=66336 more than enough test pictures / tones to keep you busy calibrating your tv for weeks! well, kept me occupied for a while and i can vouch for Piero, top service.

or someone's got a spare sealed one for a bit cheaper :- http://www.avforums.com/forums/showt...hreadid=110302

pixel plus gets good reviews from the a/v mags, but lots of the guys on av forums aren't as impressed :- http://www.avforums.com/forums/showt...threadid=57496, i can't say i've checked one out myself though, well not one that wasn't a set-up disaster in the high-street electrical dealers, i find it hard to believe how they can make the picture on a £2k set look so bad, sometimes i can't help but do some quick picture adjustments myself, but then they often feed them with a terrible signal as well, and you just lose all hope of them ever selling it to a sane customer. it's degrading for the TVs.

[Howard]

Pixel plus is brilliant, IMHO. Philips TVs without it, however, are not brilliant. The best TV manufacturers (again IMHO) are Toshiba, Panasonic and Sony.

And yes in high street shops like Currys they feed the TVs with terrible signals, probably split from one signal to about 100 TVs. They have a little dedicated bit though for home cinema, and they often have nice TVs hooked up to a dvd player there