High def picture quality

[VolkerS]

Re: High def picture quality

Hi Bill,
can you please provide the model number of your Anthem? In this case logs won't reveal anything. I have to get my hands on one of the receivers which show the issue.

Can you please check if the issue goes away when you select stereo output through HDMI? I am assuming that you use HDMI audio with your Anthem?

The best way around this issue until we figure out what is going on could be to use a digital audio cable and don't get the sound from HDMI. In any case it would be useful for debugging to know if using SPDIF with your receivers is having the same problem or not.

Volker

[Bill@LakeGeorge]

Re: High def picture quality

I have a Anthem Statement D2 processor.

[fijidaddy]

Re: High def picture quality

Yep - tried that. On well lit - detailed scenes it looks fine, but on darker scenes with large expanses of a single color the posterization is obvious and distracting.

I had the same problem...

http://forum.vudu.com/showthread.php?t=2197

[KevinP]

Re: High def picture quality

I have the same issue and have reported it to VUDU. My old receiver never had this issue by my new receiver has this issue. I'll make sure that the VUDU folks are aware that you have this issue also.

Ron, what make/model are your new and old receivers?

[RonV]

Re: High def picture quality

Ron, what make/model are your new and old receivers?

New new receiver is a YSP-4000 Digial Sound Projector.

Old was a Pioneer VSX-D3S. This receiver only supported Coaxial AC-3 input which worked with the VUDU in 5.1. Its now a door stop until I can get the wife to ok me putting it in the bedroom to replace a bookshelf system.

[Bill@LakeGeorge]

Re: High def picture quality

Yesterday I paused 4 times during Ultimatium. The first 2 I got the crack sound, the last 2 no crack. I will check it again tonight.

Other than that this is a great box, although at $399 I think they will have to come up with other options like monthly box rentals, monthly subscriptions to rent movies but charge to buy etc.

The pq and audio are as good as anything else I watch or listen to.

I have had 3 friends and their spouses over to watch and they were impressed, except for the cracks and maybe the price. Get this down to $199 and charge a monthly fee to see 4 or five movies and so much for each additional and a charge to buy.

Good luck Vudu you just might solve the hi-def war.

[NA9D]

Re: High def picture quality

Vudu engineering is looking into the crackling sound issue.

As for the price - I personally don't expect it to stay at $399 forever. $199 might be a little low, but somewhere between that and $250 would be perfect long term.

Yeah, who needs to choose between HD-DVD and BluRay when you have Vudu!

[VolkerS]

Re: High def picture quality

I have still 2 outstanding questions:

Did you try to use SPDIF instead of HDMI audio?
Do the crackles go away with HDMI set to stereo?

Thanks,
Volker

[Bill@LakeGeorge]

Re: High def picture quality

I watched Supremacy and the cracks are back. I switched from HDMI 5.1 to stereo and no cracks. The audio sounded great letting the Anthem convert to PLXII.

I have not tried spdif because in my setup it is a PIA to swap wires around. Everything is in a built in and not easily accessed.

[Nded]

Re: High def picture quality

For those of you playing at home SPDIF is the digital audio output (coax or optical) on your Vudu - more than you ever wanted to know about this can be be found at http://www.tech-faq.com/spdif.shtml