Avia DVD for tuning...where?

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SL wrote:

>I cannot seem to find what I am looking for

Free pirated copy periodically posted to binaries newsgroups.
http://www.newzbin.com/browse/post/1044235/

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SL wrote:
> Hello group,
>
> I remember seeing a product on ebay and on another computer type site
about
> a tuning CD/DVD. It might be that I am not spelling it correctly,
but I
> think im close. Anyways, I cannot seem to find what I am looking
for. Most
> searches end with dvd players themselves, not the HDTV tuning disk.

Go to Amazon and type in AVIA. First returned item is the correct one.

> I want to get it for my friends 42 in. HDTV, but maybe also for
myself. Can
> they be used to fine tune a pc monitor (Hewlett Packard A4033A) as
well?

No, the disc is used for setting up a TV which has a different gamma
than a PC monitor. I suppose if all you did with your computer you
could technically set it up for viewing, but it's going to screw up the
settings for everything else you do.

> Does it also offer any audio (namely 5.1) tuning? Or, are there even
better
> products than the one I am thinking of?

Yes, it does audio calibration. You need to buy a db level meter.
Radio Shack sells them.

I would suggest NOT d/l the pirate copy. Leaving the whole piracy
issue aside, it MAY be recompressed to fit on a single layer disc,
therefore the video quality would have to be reduced, and that may
change the calibration.

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I did see it, thanks. That copy looks different from the original one I saw
(a year ago?). But then again, that was on ebay and might not of have been
the original product. That would also explain the much cheaper price.
Considering the 50-60$ range, I will let my friend buy the copy on his
Wifes! credit card. Now that is sweet. On a related note, will it do much
for non-HDTV dish network tv programs? I believe that is what he currently
has. Example, old Rosanne episodes on the Oxygen network? Dont laugh, the
wife watches that stuff. Ok,...laugh. But I believe you probably guessed
what Im getting at.

Im sure once I get the cd, most if not all the questions will be answered.
But you all are the ammunition I will need to convince them to buy it.

Thanks again group,
SL


"Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1109966050.540786.183230@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>
> SL wrote:
>> Hello group,
>>
>> I remember seeing a product on ebay and on another computer type site
> about
>> a tuning CD/DVD. It might be that I am not spelling it correctly,
> but I
>> think im close. Anyways, I cannot seem to find what I am looking
> for. Most
>> searches end with dvd players themselves, not the HDTV tuning disk.
>
> Go to Amazon and type in AVIA. First returned item is the correct one.
>
>> I want to get it for my friends 42 in. HDTV, but maybe also for
> myself. Can
>> they be used to fine tune a pc monitor (Hewlett Packard A4033A) as
> well?
>
> No, the disc is used for setting up a TV which has a different gamma
> than a PC monitor. I suppose if all you did with your computer you
> could technically set it up for viewing, but it's going to screw up the
> settings for everything else you do.
>
>> Does it also offer any audio (namely 5.1) tuning? Or, are there even
> better
>> products than the one I am thinking of?
>
> Yes, it does audio calibration. You need to buy a db level meter.
> Radio Shack sells them.
>
> I would suggest NOT d/l the pirate copy. Leaving the whole piracy
> issue aside, it MAY be recompressed to fit on a single layer disc,
> therefore the video quality would have to be reduced, and that may
> change the calibration.
>

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It optomizes the TV...not the programming! Whatever he watches it will be
the best it can be.


"SL" <pillott@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:GuKdnTTUc-C2UrXfRVn-1Q@adelphia.com...
>I did see it, thanks. That copy looks different from the original one I
>saw (a year ago?). But then again, that was on ebay and might not of have
>been the original product. That would also explain the much cheaper price.
>Considering the 50-60$ range, I will let my friend buy the copy on his
>Wifes! credit card. Now that is sweet. On a related note, will it do much
>for non-HDTV dish network tv programs? I believe that is what he currently
>has. Example, old Rosanne episodes on the Oxygen network? Dont laugh, the
>wife watches that stuff. Ok,...laugh. But I believe you probably guessed
>what Im getting at.
>
> Im sure once I get the cd, most if not all the questions will be answered.
> But you all are the ammunition I will need to convince them to buy it.
>
> Thanks again group,
> SL
>
>
> "Larry Bud" <larrybud2002@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1109966050.540786.183230@g14g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
>>
>> SL wrote:
>>> Hello group,
>>>
>>> I remember seeing a product on ebay and on another computer type site
>> about
>>> a tuning CD/DVD. It might be that I am not spelling it correctly,
>> but I
>>> think im close. Anyways, I cannot seem to find what I am looking
>> for. Most
>>> searches end with dvd players themselves, not the HDTV tuning disk.
>>
>> Go to Amazon and type in AVIA. First returned item is the correct one.
>>
>>> I want to get it for my friends 42 in. HDTV, but maybe also for
>> myself. Can
>>> they be used to fine tune a pc monitor (Hewlett Packard A4033A) as
>> well?
>>
>> No, the disc is used for setting up a TV which has a different gamma
>> than a PC monitor. I suppose if all you did with your computer you
>> could technically set it up for viewing, but it's going to screw up the
>> settings for everything else you do.
>>
>>> Does it also offer any audio (namely 5.1) tuning? Or, are there even
>> better
>>> products than the one I am thinking of?
>>
>> Yes, it does audio calibration. You need to buy a db level meter.
>> Radio Shack sells them.
>>
>> I would suggest NOT d/l the pirate copy. Leaving the whole piracy
>> issue aside, it MAY be recompressed to fit on a single layer disc,
>> therefore the video quality would have to be reduced, and that may
>> change the calibration.
>>
>
>

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It is being sold on Amazon.com. And, "DVD Essentials" is a good adjunct because
it has 1080i patterns whereas AVIA does not. Both used together probably yield
the best results. And, you need a Radio Shack sound meter to tweak a surround
sound system if you have one of those.

SL wrote:

> Hello group,
>
> I remember seeing a product on ebay and on another computer type site about
> a tuning CD/DVD. It might be that I am not spelling it correctly, but I
> think im close. Anyways, I cannot seem to find what I am looking for. Most
> searches end with dvd players themselves, not the HDTV tuning disk.
>
> I want to get it for my friends 42 in. HDTV, but maybe also for myself. Can
> they be used to fine tune a pc monitor (Hewlett Packard A4033A) as well?
> Does it also offer any audio (namely 5.1) tuning? Or, are there even better
> products than the one I am thinking of?
>
> Thanks all,
> SL

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The World Wide Wade wrote:
> In article <slacker9876.1ldx8y@satelliteguys.org>,
> slacker9876 <slacker9876.1ldx8y@satelliteguys.org> wrote:
>
> > Try Amazon.com
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/3wm5l
> >
> > I used this for my 55" Mitsu ... never seen a better looking TV
yet!
>
> Lots of negative reviews there.

There are? Average is 4 out of 5 stars.