Avia II

Avia II

Avia II

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Actor: Artist Not Provided
Brand: Ovation Multimedia
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 121 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2008-01-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: AVIA II
Studio: Image Entertainment
Product features:

All-inclusive tutorial and home theater calibration tool in NTSC format
More than 200 test patterns to achieve superior video quality
Nearly 100 audio tones for 5.1 and 6.1 channels, plus Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus
Basic and advanced signals allowing the user to select the test pattern or sound tone needed for a specific calibration
Tutorials on various home theater components; speaker types & placement; making connections & wiring; using a sound level meter and home theater environments

DVD Reviews of Avia II

DVD Review: Great Product! Great Seller!
Summary: 4 Stars

I recieved my product a little faster than I expected (even though I didn't realize it wasn't going to ship when I purchased it). Even though it said it was used, it looks like it's brand new. All the "pieces" were there and the disc looks like it's never been played at all. I would definitely buy from this seller again! Thanks for a great product and great service!

DVD Review: Great little tool
Summary: 5 Stars

This DVD was extremely well made, and it helped squeeze the extra performance out of my TV. It also taught me a bit about Home Theater and how everything fits together. Totally worth the money - It really does make a huge difference. I look at TVs that have not been calibrated with a tool like this and I can see the lack of detail an realism in the image. Highly recommended.

DVD Review: Only Benefits are Color Strips & Red Push Test
Summary: 1 Stars

A complete waste of money. Instead of purchasing the cheapest one, I picked one with the color strips.

1) The hue test indicates it should be adjusted more to the red even when already a bit too red.
2) The sharpness is best adjusted by sight during programming than with the test patterns on any pattern I've used.
3) After setting color saturation, lowering it enough to better satisfy the red push test proved to be a decent maximum setting, although it should really be a bit lower than that.
4) This test & the THX test both indicate a higher brightness than should be used. The recommended setting causes a foggy look.

The color strips were great because I could use the blue one with the free THX tests.

In summary, your eyes alone are probably the best choice. The second best choice would be the free THX test. The THX test indicates the glasses for the test are available online.

DVD Review: Good Overall Audio and Video setup
Summary: 4 Stars

The Avia II is a great introduction and easy to understand starting guide for someone not familiar with HT (Home Theater) systems and how to connect AVR (Audio Video Receiver), previously idenified as a stereo receiver. And for those true audiophiles it is a good review :)

There are sound tones to make sure your speakers are connected correctly and to set the levels. In addition for audio setting, I would recommend buying a SPL( Sound Pressure Level) meter which measures the loudness of sound in decibels (dBs). Radio Shack makes a very good SPL meter fro $50.
The SPL is more precise than auto-setup because you can very easily adjust teh sound level of every speaker to be exactly equal at the postion listening position or at 1 meter from each speaker.

The video setup is excellent and easy to use for calibrating just about any TV. You do not need any special tools. You need the TV remote and access to the TV setup menu.

Overall, a very good product.

DVD Review: Save your money on this one
Summary: 1 Stars

This video really only helps with a couple of things such as brightness. It wasn't that far off from the factory settings on my plasma tv. Don't bother with this video unless you need a $30 coaster.

Description of Avia II

From the makers of Avia and Avia Pro comes the definitive and easy-to-use tutorial for optimizing your home theater. This all-inclusive guide to home theater calibration for NTSC, HD-DVD, Blu-ray or PAL formats comes with more than 200 test patterns to achieve superior video quality and nearly 100 audio tones for 5.1 and 6.1 channels, plus Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus. Basic and advanced signals allow you to select the test pattern or sound tone needed for a specific calibration, and tutorials cover various home theater components, speaker types and placement, making connection and wiring, and using a sound meter and home theater environments.

Avia's latest entry into TV and audio configuration strikes a fine balance between being friendly to newcomers and satisfying to home theater gurus. Navigating the disc is easy, as it is logically divided into ten main topics that are further divided into chapters. If you are new to home theater, the first few chapters walk you through topics like Home Theater Components, Video Basics, HD Technology, and Making the Connection (hooking up your system)--all in plain English, not in techno-babble.

If you already understand the basics of home theater, it's easy to skip to the final three chapters to tweak and calibrate every aspect of your system's audio and video. To really take advantage of the audio test tones, you need a SPL meter, and if you don't know how to use one, the disc walks you through the process. It also walks you through the most common video test patterns and how to use them to make proper adjustments to the sharpness, brightness, color, tint, and contrast settings on your display. The first time you calibrate your display it will look a lot different than you are used to, but resist the urge to turn the brightness up. By the end of the week, you will appreciate the improved picture and wonder how you were able to watch it before. Just be careful with the included color filters-since they lack a sturdy, cardboard liner, they can be easy to lose. --Adam Gregorich

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