Radiance Pro 4240 Video Processor - US$4499 (~AU$5901) + GST + US$100 Post (& Free Chromapure & Display 3 Calibrator) @CurtPalme

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wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 09:30 curtpalme.com (163 clicks)
Last edited 24/09/2016 - 11:03 by 1 other user

Note: Purchasers will be liable for Customs Duty (GST) on entering the country

You have to really like your TV to go for this one (pricey) . A simple explanation of what it does:

Upscales video to output 4k.
Improves the picture.
Pretty much does for the picture what an AVR does for sound. I pretty much think if you're going to spend heaps on sound you also need to get this sort of stuff.

The calibrator (and software):
makes your TV show the correct picture. Corrects colour etc.

You can pay someone to come and calibrate your TV (some better TV's allow this), but that's a one off procedure. Though you could pay for a lot of those for the price of this device.

Lots of models available. They have some that output 1080p picture for US$1599 (refers) or new from US$2199 right up to the US$7199 with loads of inputs and outputs.

I have the (similar) DVDO iScan Duo (which only does 1080p) with the same calibrator as included in this Radiance package and it took my Panasonic plasma (considered the best TV when I bought it) from pretty average looking (I thought) to a very realistic and much improved image. The calibration runs on a laptop connected between the processor and calibrator which hangs in front of the TV. It's very automatic - you don't need to be very technically minded to work it.

What makes the Radiance the best video processor?

The Radiance is first and foremost a full-featured video processor designed from the ground up as a user-friendly addition to a quality home theater installation. It offers the following:

Up to 4K UltraHD (2160p at 60Hz) video processing and proprietary Lumagen No-Ring™ scaling
HDMI 1.x and HDMI 2.0 support with HDCP 1.x or HDCP 2.2, at up to 4k60 (some models only)
Modular I/O allows upgrading to new HDMI technology as it becomes available (some models only)
Darbee Visual Presence™ (DVP) technology
3D processing and output (not just pass-through), including splitting off audio for a 3D source to a 2D receiver
World-class scaling and deinterlacing for standard and high definition sources
Noise reduction
Detail enhancement
Aspect ratio control
Blanking / sizing / position adjustment
Selectable output format, including up to 4K UltraHD
Per input resolution controls (allowing different settings per source device)
Remote control with on-screen display
Signal generator with test patterns (including 4K test patterns for 4K models)
Reference level color calibration with up to 4913 point (17x17x17) linear-Gamma CMS
21-point parametric grayscale
Outputs are independently programmable for video, audio, or both (some models only)
Anamorphic screen support for up to 4k sources with and without an anamorphic lens
Picture-In-Picture (PiP) and Picture-Outside-Picture (PoP) with 4k sources (some models only)
Up to 6 switched (unprocessed) HDMI outputs
Up to seven independent zones (processed outputs are one zone, plus up to six switched zones)
Optional dual 12V trigger outputs (some models only)
High reliability external power supply rated at 34 years MTBF by manufacturer
And more …

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  jva on 24/09/2016 - 09:44

  I'm totally misled with the word "FREE" in the title.

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    wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 09:46

    Well, they call it free. Given the price it is a bit of a cheek.

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  wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 09:45

  Also available here:

  http://www.shop.chromapure.com/Lumagen-Radiance-PRO-4240-3D-…

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  wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 09:48

  If you're happy with 1080p here's the package I have for US$1499 (plus shipping and import duty no doubt)

  http://www.shop.chromapure.com/DVDO-Duo-Full-Auto-Calibratio…

  I can recommend the Darbee DVP-5000S for US$199 too (it's built into the Radiance).

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  Steptoe on 24/09/2016 - 09:57

  +2

  Any deals on Monster Cables?

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    wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 10:00

    Hey, people spend heaps on the audio component of a home theatre, why not on the video? You might think this is in the realm of the overpriced BS Monster cables, but it really does make the picture far better than standard. I was really disappointed when I first got my Panasonic TV. The colours were all over the place (compared to my previous TV).

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      Diji1 on 24/09/2016 - 10:22

      +2

      why not on the video?

      1. You can do the same calibration with a $200 device and a simple guide.

      2. You can buy an expensive TV with a good picture instead of a (one hopes for the sake of wallets) cheap TV and a $5000 video processor to improve the image.

      3. Monster cables have been shown conclusively to do nothing at all unless one is using them in a room that requires cables lengths that almost no one at all uses due to most people not being multi-millionaires and owning their own cinema size media room. So almost everybody spending money on Monster video cables is a fool who has educated themselves via Monster marketing, salespeople or both.

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        wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 10:32

        A processor also improves the image in real time, but it would be interesting to see if it could improve the picture of the latest top level TV's (like OLED). You can also calibrate separately for each input.

        Also a $200 device isn't going to produce as good a calibration as this one (though it would probably be well worth it and a hell of a lot cheaper). Manual calibration is not simple.

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        masuta on 24/09/2016 - 11:25

        Can you point me to a 3D LUT for $200?

        I think I did it "on the cheap" when I set up my projector with an Eecolor 65 point cube (http://www.displaycalibrations.com/eecolor_order.html), but that still cost me $US299 plus shipping. I then added the Darbee to the chain (http://www.monoprice.com/product?p_id=14914).

        On top of that you will still need a colorimeter and software. The x-rite i1d3 will cost you a little under $AUD300. You can use displaycal as a free software package (personally I ended up buying a license of lightspace).

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        wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 12:46

        I think that was why Steptoe made the Monster Cable remark - suggesting that this Radiance processor is a similar overpriced, non improvement on the garden variety version. This shows a lack of knowledge of the area.

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  outlander on 24/09/2016 - 11:02

  +2

  I can think of worse ways to spend 6 grand, but only because I am a very imaginative boy

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  Phoebus on 24/09/2016 - 11:44

  -1

  If you're thinking of buying this or have actually bought monster cables then see your GP about a mental health checkup. Autism, OCD, among other likely problems. This is not a joke. Without help it will just get worse

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    wfdTamar on 24/09/2016 - 12:49

    Ok, so it's not the kind of money you would spend in this area. That's a personal choice surely? We all could think of things others spend what, in our opinion, is a ludicrous amount on things.