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Any chance of getting a review of one of these, I no most people like to turn of any video enhancements but I've been hearing good things about this on some American podcasts.

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RE: Darbee

What is it?

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RE: Darbee

The_Lhc wrote:
What is it?

It must be The American Darbee! embarassed

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RE: Darbee

Interesting, but somehow sounds too good to be true, there again I'm a born sceptic!

http://darbeevision.com/

 

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RE: Darbee

It's a video enhancer thing,it looks like something you would find in the pound shop but a couple of amateur reviewers on some of the podcasts I listen to have been impressed and I would be keen to here what the pros make of it.

agree that I'm am sceptical to puzzled

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RE: Darbee

I went to the Smarthome e-store, just to see how much they cost (for interest / a laugh). They state;

  • Smarthome does not offer technical support on this product, please contact the manufacturer directly for all product support.
  • Smarthome does not accept any returns for this product. If defective, you will need to contact the manufacturer directly for all warranty issues.
  • That's interesting!

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    RE: Darbee

    The product is called the Darbee Darblet DVP5000. It is essentially a image processing device that makes micro-adjustments to luminance of selected pixels to improve percieved detail, and subtly enhance the three dimensionality of standard 2D content.

    There are a couple of people that sell them. Try contacting Allan at Ideal AV, he's the best bet:

    http://www.ideal-av.co.uk/ItemPages/darbee.htm

    I have one, as do quite a few people who have contributed to the owners thread ower on AVForum:

    http://www.avforums.com/forums/video-scalers-video-processing/1659965-darbee-visual-presense-darblet-owners-thread.html

    Opinion is largely divided between purists stating the oft used phrase: "its not what the director intended", and those people that have actually tried it out and are pretty bowled over by the improvement in image quality they bring.

    As I say, I have been using one in my system for a couple of weeks now, and the increase in percieved detail on screen, particularly on HD material, is simply astounding. I thoroughly recommend anyone trying one out for themselves - remember distance selling rules state you can return it within 7 days. Its also very easy to hook up and use - an extra HDMI cable is all thats required, turn it onand away you go.

    I have certainly seen an improvement on most content (not all, but most), as have many others, even with expensive £25k DLP projectors, and the effects of the device can be set in 1% increments to suit the users preference, across three processing modes.

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