http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/ Engadget HD Comments for HDBeat Review: Helios HVD2085 http://hd.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://hd.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/I do not know the situation in the states, but here in europe, most plasmas have a native resolution of either 852x480, 1024x1024, or 1024x768. In the higher price range, i see many with a 1366x768 resolution, but i never saw one that is 1280x720 native.
Could you point me where i can find one of those 720p PDPs ?

Besides that, that is one good review. Maybe you could compare it with the Oppo ?]]>Apr 12th 2006 9:24AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
The Helios can play those (that's why it's called "HVD"2035).

http://www.neodigits.com/body/product/HVD108/hvds.asp]]>Apr 12th 2006 9:59AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
I am curious however about how this DVD player compares to some of the up-scaler DVD players at my local retailer from well known Manufacturers like Sony and Toshiba. The only upfront benifit I see is the number of connections this player provides, but since I have an extra DVI input I only need to HDMI connection.

Did you have a chance to compare to the other up-scalers? They are around a hundred dollars less so it would be nice to know.

But again, please don't take this the wrong way, the review was great. Just looking for a little more info.]]>Apr 12th 2006 10:03AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 12th 2006 10:14AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 12th 2006 10:32AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 12th 2006 10:40AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
I hope to have this done with in 3-4 weeks. Lots of planning you know.]]>Apr 12th 2006 10:43AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Might want to check that out...
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Check out this link to wikipedia that shows all the different resolution standards at the bottom of the page. Thanks for the question though.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Definition_Video]]>Apr 12th 2006 10:46AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 12th 2006 10:48AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
Check out this link to its product page from NeoDigits. (2nd bullet)

http://www.neodigits.com/new/body/products/HVD2085/specs.asp]]>Apr 12th 2006 10:52AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
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I wonder how that can even be tested given I am not aware of any display, anywhere that claims it can accept and display a 1080p signal over component.
(I guess there might be some high-end production-grade CRTs that would do it...)
I'm not even sure if component can pass that kind of bandwidth - something's fishy here...
Any engineer-types care to comment?
This very well might be the first (and only) 1080p analog (component) source on the market.
I have the 37" 1080p Westy LCD. In the menus it tells you exactly the resolution of the incoming source. I wonder what it would say if I hooked one of these up...
I'm very skeptical.]]>Apr 12th 2006 12:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 12th 2006 1:32PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
In response to your belief that no current consumer TV will take 1080p over component I would like to point you to the HP Pavillion 1080P sets which will do it (over both component and HDMI but not VGA. It retails for $3500 and up.

http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/product_detail.do?product_code=L1798A%23ABA&tab=detailed_specs&storeName=storefronts&landing=entertainment&category=flat_panel_tvs&subcat1=&catLevel=1#defaultAnchor]]>Apr 12th 2006 8:59PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
http://www.h3-digital.com
H3 Digital are a smart home automation and home theatre company in Phuket, Thailand.]]>Apr 13th 2006 6:10AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
I would like to know how the Helios performs hooked-up to a 1080p projector like the Sony VPL-VW100 via HDMI projected onto a 120" screen. That would be a fairer reference screen for a comparison with a non-upscaling DVD player.]]>Apr 13th 2006 8:00PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 17th 2006 11:07AMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 27th 2006 1:11PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/Apr 29th 2006 12:51PMhttp://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/http://hd.engadget.com/2006/04/12/hdbeat-review-helios-hvd2035/
Few days ago I received my order of HVDs along with my 3 FREE additional titles in relation to their promo (BUY HELIOS player get 3 FREE HVD titles). So upon its arrival I put it in on the player, I can't believe my eyes on the introduction, it was a true high definition. The picture is stunning which I may say a lot better on standard DVD titles which natively encoded on 480p/ These HVDs are encoded on 720p res. on a DVD9 disc, how does it fit? According on their articles, they are using a unique compression tool to fit these huge size of files into a 10GB disk and removing special features such as trailers, the making etc, but keeping all audio quality ACR 5.1.DD/DTS with subtitles (Chinese and English Only)

So, as being stunned I've taken some pics on actual movies for your review. Please note that I've only use 2.0Mp camera so the pics might be delusive/.

These movies are taken on "The Watcher", "Breaking Through", "Hero" unfortunately they have only titles to choose from so I'm reqesting them to produce more out from DVD libraries.
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The thing is, the Pioneer is a great DVD player, but it out done by upscaling, not by quality components. A combination of the two would be best - i.e. the new Pioneer DVD upscalers.]]>Jun 21st 2006 10:51AM