Updated: December 3, 2012 AVIA Guide to Home Theater Set-up DVD Review Among the best calibration DVD discs ever released for the home theater The original AVIA Guide to Home Theater DVD was first released in 1999. In 2008, it was replaced by AVIA II DVD (NTSC version) at a time when we saw numerous other set-up DVDs for both beginners and more advanced users.

We have developed a set of tools to test projectors and audio signals. In addition to standard color bars for calibrating colors, this 800 x 600 pixel. AVSHD Calibration Disc Free Download. Anyone thinking about calibrating there TV should consider downloading this to a DVD disc as it is free. Free download of the AVS HD.709 pattern disc in both Blu-ray and HD-DVD formats.Missing.

As expected, the AVIA II disc came with additional new test patterns and audio tones as well as new information on the latest HD technologies. But apart from the informative guide on HDTV technology, the new AVIA DVD was basically the original AVIA disc in a new package. This means that what we stated when we reviewed the original AVIA disc in July 2006 still applies to AVIA II. Do not let the fact that the AVIA II comes as a DVD and not a Blu-ray disc put you off from getting hold of a copy of this highly informative and most comprehensive calibration disc. It is still worth having in your home theater library; rather it is a must 'all-inclusive' guide to home theater calibration with more than 200 video test patterns and nearly 100 audio tones for 5. Alesis Midiverb Iii Program Chart. 1 and 6.1 channels, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Digital Plus. Off-course, you would not have any high definition test patterns but you would still be able to do more than just basic HDTV calibration, and when it comes to audio test tones, AVIA is still unsurpassed even by the latest Blu-ray set-up discs.

Disney WOW: World of Wonder is definitely the ideal HD set-up disc for the beginner but not only. It delivers clear explanations of both HDTV concepts and also of the audio test signals and the video test patterns found on this Blu-ray calibration disc. It is the ideal disc to go for if you want to learn about your HDTV and how to set it up. More details available in our review. Buy from Update Dec. 2012: We are re-publishing here under our review of the original AVIA Guide to Home Theater disc we first published in July 2006; it still applies to the AVIA II disc, with the only few differences being those we have already highlighted above.