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| Avia II | 
 enlarge | Actor: Avia 2: Guide To Home Theater
Studio: Image Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $20.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (17 reviews)
Sales Rank: 7838
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 121 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: AVIA II
Model: AVIA II
UPC: 684503000004
EAN: 0684503000004
ASIN: B000X4NJNS
Release Date: January 1, 2008
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Great Tool for Tuning Your TV June 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It seems obvious once you hear about it but you spend hundreds even thousands of dollars on a new TV, who's to say when it comes out of the box the settings are the best for your environment or up to movie color standards? This DVD uses a video tutorial to walk you through your TV's color, shading, and sharpness settings and even addresses your sound system. In the advanced menu the DVD offers a large variety of advanced test patterns which are explained in the PDF found on the DVD.
Personally, when I bought my new 42" LCD TV, I thought everything looked pretty good. My friend had the old Avia disc without the color filters. I decided to buy the new one to get the color filters. After making the corrections, I didn't notice a large change until I switched back and forth. Everyone on my TV looked like they had a slight sunburn and I hadn't even noticed.
If you have bought or are considering buying a HDTV, spending $40 on this DVD is a must have as it will optimize your new TV.
Avia II Review June 13, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
We found this product easy to navigate and the content very helpful in setting up our 73" DLP display. Not only were we able to perform audio and video calibrations, but we also learned about connecting our surround system properly as well as all our components. We liked the fact we could go directly to a chapter for viewing as well as select a test pattern or tone with or without the example. This made it easy to go back and check a particular calibration we had already done. My husband enjoyed the advanced section where he could perform detailed calibrations, or do a bit more "tweaking" beyond the standard set up. We would recommend this product to anyone who is setting up a home theater for the first time as well as someone who knows their way around a home theater system.
 Did NOT come with Color Filters April 23, 2008
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
Unfortunately, this did NOT come with the color filters!
We checked thoroughly in the case and literature several times, as well as the Amazon box, and it is simply missing.
The calibration is the main purpose of purchasing this product, so therefore the video is useless to us.
I see other reviewers did have the filters included, (which sound suspiciously chintzy anyway) so it must be a manufacturer's assembly "quality control" problem.
Shabby product, and disappointing that we cannot feel confident that an exchange would give us a complete product.
We hope a return will give us a FULL refund.
 vast improvement on tv color March 5, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My sharp aquos looked good as soon as i got it out of the box. About a month later, i decided to take the plunge and purchase this calibration dvd. After viewing the test patterns and using the color filters, i noticed a significant difference in how much better the color is. i didn't notice so much of a difference in the other settings as far as sharpness and contrast go. Even after setting the brightness with the dvd, i ended up bumping it up just a bit for daytime viewing.
I didn't get much out of the audio adjustments on my surround sound system. i got more out of the adjustments from simply using my receiver manual and remote.
In the end, after seeing other folks LCD tvs, i can tell mine has been adjusted properly with the test patterns. This was something i didn't notice until i saw someone elses tv and it was obvious the saturation needed to be adjusted.
All in all, it was a good investment. Not quite sure it was worth the $35 or so i paid for it, but my tv looks even that much better now that i have used it.
Perfect for Set Up February 8, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll keep it short and sweet. It is a necessary tool to calibrate any television (especially w/ HD) and receiver w/ digital sound. The color films are a great help as well. Excellent update. I highly recommend it.
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