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Stormboy
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Hi


I have a pioneer VSX-LX70 receiver and a Pioneer PDP-LX508 TV.  I am thinking of getting a DVDO Edge video processor.  Am I likely to benefit from this or do my current components provide equivalent results.


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Re: DVDO Edge and other video processors

When I had my TV calibrated the chap who did it was telling (not selling) me about the virtues of a separate video processor.  In order to really get the absoloute best from your display you need a separate purpose built video processor (apparently). 

Although video processors are mentioned in other forums (especially American ones), they seem to be largely ignored in this one (the ignored thread above was virtually the only one I found).  And I haven't seen any kind of review or article in WHSV.  Now that may be because these are very specialist bits of kit, which appeal to very few people and if you want the  best they are very expensive. 

There seems to be two processors generally available.  A lumagen radiance (different models but price is circa £4k), and different models from DVDO.  The dvdo edge is a recent (ish) addition which bucks the price trend and retails for about £600.  I think the next cheapest is probably over £1500.  The dvdo edgo has the same anchor chip technology used in the OPPO BDP-83.

Now apparently the lumagen wipes the floor with the edge in terms of performance, as you would expect for the price.  Apparently picture quality improves with it massively.  High-def, blu-ray, standard-def, everything.  The dvdo edge's main strength appears to be upscaling.  So upscaling your dvd's look to like high def, & upscaling your sky/freeview standard definition.  Its not so hot on improving high-def (1080i/p) picture quality.  But bearing in mind the huge price difference thats to be expected.

I wondered whether the reason nobody knows about these boxes is because they are given very little publicity (try searching on google for reviews)

WHSV TEAM - In the future would it be possible to review and/or test stand alone video processors?

Forum Readers -  Any thoughts/comments?

 

 

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RE: DVDO Edge

Well this thread is a few years old now..WHSV any reviews in the pipeline for VP's?

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