Denon 3910 Blacker than Black- Does it matter?

[darthkringle]

Hello- I have one of the early built Denon 3910's that does not pass "below black" and if paired w/a Sony SXRD, does it matter? I could send it to Denon to have the glitch fixed but I have heard that unless the TV it is hooked up to is CRT based that the display will not hold below black anyway. Should I be concerned w/ below black if I am confident I can still calibrate accurately w/ Avia or DVE?

Thanks!!

 

[j_garcia]

Have you tested it with DVE or Avia? How do you know it doesn't pass? I would say if you cal using one of those discs and it is able to meet all the calibration requirements, I wouldn't worry about it.

 

[darthkringle]

J Garcia- Yes I checked on DVE and the 3910 does not display the pluge or "Below black" bar. Also, I cannot see the Drop Shadow in the THX section of the Star Wars discs. This is a known problem of the early builds of the Denon 3910. I am now trying to determine if sending it to NJ for 3 weeks is worth it to get it to display blacker than black.

 

[ht_addict]

Isn't the upgrade free? Also wouldn't it add to its resale value if you ever thought about selling it?

 

[darthkringle]

Unfortunately, Denon identified the issue but will not release a firmware that the user can do it with. Denon says the player has to be sent to them for the BTB. It appears to have only been units produced Sept-November of 2004. My real debate is if BTB even matters assuming I am confident that I can set black level on DVE correctly. Isn't BTB really just there to give you a reference for calibration?

 

[mtrycrafts]

Unfortunately, Denon identified the issue but will not release a firmware that the user can do it with. Denon says the player has to be sent to them for the BTB. It appears to have only been units produced Sept-November of 2004. My real debate is if BTB even matters assuming I am confident that I can set black level on DVE correctly. Isn't BTB really just there to give you a reference for calibration?

There was an interesting thread on this at AVS, should have bookmarked it.
In essence, the info below black is a region for signal buffer for mastering processing in case there is some drifting into that region. No real usable video is mastered there.