Heritage_Head Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 So I have been reading about this for months now. And after reading many opinions on this I pulled the trigger on one. Mine arrives today so I will give my thoughts when I get it set up. Some people are calling this product of the year. http://www.avsforum.com/t/1399154/darbee-vision-darblet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I saw a video on this a couple of weeks ago. It's on my short list of upgrades so I'm looking forward to your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COACH10810 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 A couple people I have been talking with have it and they rave about it. I am adding a Lumagen in a few weeks when I move into my new house but also thought about pairing this with it. Let me know if it makes the picture "unnatural". The guy who does all my video calibrations doesn't really like it because of that...but he did say it was subjective and he is more picky than most people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEATHDEALER Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 I had a demo of one a few weeks ago and its great the way you can use it for video games. I got to borrow one to give my impressions on how it performs with 3d blurays on the big screen. Ever since I have used it my picture now looks fuzzy, I have to say that it looks good and I am picky with anything that messes with the film like quality in an image.... I cant even stand frame interpolation so that should give you an idea of where I am coming from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Youthman Posted August 21, 2012 Moderators Share Posted August 21, 2012 Dumb question but how much are they? I could not find info on their site on even how to purchase or pricing info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo81 Posted August 21, 2012 Share Posted August 21, 2012 http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/s/ref=is_s_?k=Darbee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoker2c Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Dumb question but how much are they? I could not find info on their site on even how to purchase or pricing info. AVS has them at 269.00 until middle of september ,then it jumps up over 300.00 Curious to hear more about it here too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrclean Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 Wow.....I have never even heard of this before. I have read umpteen reviews, and looked at several screenshots and videos showing the difference and I have to say I want one now. The only negative reviews that I have read are from people who haven't even seen it and their gripe against it is that it doesn't look "the way the film maker intended, if they wanted it to look that way they would have made it that way". I hate hearing this, it drives me crazy. I have seen multiple professionally calibrated displays, and heard many professionally calibrated surround systems that looked and sounded "the way the film maker intended" and I was disappointed in every one of them. I fully believe in doing whatever makes MY picture and MY sound the way I want it. I personally like a high contrast, bright vibrant image and I like more bass and more sound coming form my surrounds than is "intended". As long as I'm happy that's all that matters, it's not like George Lucas will be coming over to watch a movie with me any time soon. I guess what I am saying is that I choose "preference over reference". Sorry for rambling, it just gets under my skin. P.S. I think I will order mine tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TasDom Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 it's not like George Lucas will be coming over to watch a movie with me any time soon. LOL Priceless! Looking forward to YOUR review when you get it. Let us know! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted August 22, 2012 Author Share Posted August 22, 2012 So I got it today and set it up a few hours ago. To get right to the point it is what they say it is and you see it right away. I am having an issue with it with my cable box. For some reason if I go right from the box to it its fine but if the avr is in the loop it blinks and isn’t working right. All the other stuff though the avr working perfect (ps3/xbox). I have a few ideas that will probably fix it with some creative wiring but the main reason I got it was for blu rays on the projector. I haven’t watched a whole movie or anything but when you run it on and off with the remote you can see it pop out at you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuBXeRo Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 hmm, thats look awesome, let us know what happens!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utard Posted August 22, 2012 Share Posted August 22, 2012 So I read a little about this. So let me get this right. So you can take a 2d blue ray disk, 2d tv (led), 2d avr and you can make 3d with this? And what is this pop that is talked about? To me pop is not really a word I would associate with 3D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajoker2c Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 Owners manual link. http://darbeevision.com/assets/documents/DarbeeVision%20Darblet%20User%20Guide%2020120426a.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schu Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 So I read a little about this. So let me get this right. So you can take a 2d blue ray disk, 2d tv (led), 2d avr and you can make 3d with this? And what is this pop that is talked about? To me pop is not really a word I would associate with 3D. To me... it looks like a saturation effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted August 23, 2012 Author Share Posted August 23, 2012 The best way to explain it is it tightens up everything. Think of it like binoculars when you are trying to focus them. Right before you get it perfect that’s the darbee off. As you adjust it that last time and its perfect that’s the darbee on. Then you move it a little more and it’s a little out of focus again that’s the darbee off. On any scene if you pause it and hit on and off you see it tighten everything like a face lift. People’s faces when you turn it on new veins and wrinkles come out of nowhere. Then you turn it off and you see them still but they are washed out and a little fuzzy like out of focus. From a performance stand point this is an amazing little box. But it does have some handshake issues. I have read many people who have had to trouble shoot to get it to work with everything. Today I ordered an hdmi switch box ($34) that should hopefully fix the one handshake issue I have with my cable box going from my avr to the darbee. It works if I go right to the darbee from my cable box but for some reason if I come out from my avr it’s a no go. Just saying that it’s possible if you get one you might have to work around something. If you have a projector you need to buy one of these now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrclean Posted August 23, 2012 Share Posted August 23, 2012 I just ordered mine. Kinda sucks, when I was looking this morning it said usually ships same day and just now when I placed my order it says will ship in 2 to 5 days. I guess I shouldn't have waited. I can't wait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted August 25, 2012 Author Share Posted August 25, 2012 You will love it. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themrclean Posted August 25, 2012 Share Posted August 25, 2012 Does anyone know if you can use it before an HDMI splitter to send it to both the TV and the projector? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted August 26, 2012 Author Share Posted August 26, 2012 I use a splitter and it worked fine with it. Atm I’m running it after the splitter until I get the handshake issue fixed with the cable box. My plan is to use an hdmi switch box (ordered) run the cable box to that and not to the avr. Then run an optical from the cable box to the avr for audio when watching cable. Run everything else to the avr as I always have. And run the out on the avr to the switch box. Then run the out on the box to the darbee then to the splitter and projector/tv (fingers crossed it works). That should work unless the darbee rejects the switch box. The box is monoprice just like the splitter and both have the same features (all the highest spec hdmi used currently). I only want it for movies but it bugs me that it’s not working for everything so I’m on a mission at this point lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJkizak Posted August 26, 2012 Share Posted August 26, 2012 On their pdf manual site it just looks like to me they just increased the contrast..(darken the low light areas.) JJK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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