Axiom Home Page Forums General Discussion Home Theater 2900, 2910 or 3910.......Need help

Ray and Coach,

I want to thank you both for your replies here, makes me feel a lot better about spending $650 on the 2900. (My Dad thought I had fallen on my head when I told him how much it cost, LOL)

Could either of you provide a link to the blue jean cable you are referring too? I am not having a lot of luck when searching for the link. I will need cables very soon, as I should finish buying all my components in the next couple of weeks.

Again, thank you very much for the posts, a lot of good information.

BTW - I am also considering buying the MX-700 remote. I was waiting until I had the remote from the 3805 to see if I needed the MX-700. I have read good reviews on the MX-700, but would be very interested in your thoughts.

Del D

Blue Jeans Cable

Like I have stated in earlier posts, the feed back I get off of this forum and other forums like The Spot and AVS, is how I make my decisions on which HT gear to purchase. Before coming to the SPOT, I was already to purchase Paradigm speakers and another Velodyne Sub. Then, after talking to people on here I was referred to AXIOM and HSU and saved literally thousands on my speakers and sub. I spent 7 years with Circuit City, and I know how sales people can be. I didn't make as much money as I probably could have when i was a sales counselor because I wouldn't sell what made me or the company the most money. That is also why I didn't care to be a sales manager with them for very long. On here, people are honest and that is what counts. When I went to purchase my DENON AVR3803, all the Denon Dealers tried to sell me the 4802 or even the 5803 except one of them. That dealer tried to tell me that the 2803 would be perfect for my room. Unfortunately, when i showed him the deal on 6ave.com, he told me to go for it because he couldn't match it.. In fact, he ended up buying a couple for his shop...lol
Let me know if you decide to go with the 2900. I am about 80% sure I am going that route unless something else drastically changes my mind..

I see Mark got you the link for Blue Jeans (Do you ever sleep??).

Simply put, the MX-700 blows the Denon remote away. Since you have the 3805, there is an added bonus. If you look at the recent thread involving the 700, I provided quite a bit of info. Briefly - there is a file at Remote Central in "Philips Pronto and Pronto Pro" section that can be used via the Universal Browser function of the MX-Editor software. It was created by David Gray (there are 2 files there and you want the older one) and he provides EVERY remote command available for Denon receivers. If you are looking for a universal remote, the MX-700 is a no brainer.

Hey Ray,
I ordered the 2900 Scratch and Dent today from Crutchfield after spending all morning going back and forth with the decision. I was shocked because I asked them to NEXT AIR ship the order and they only charged me 20.00.
BUT........I also picked up a 2910 at my local dealer today so I can compare. I have 7 days to return the 2910 without and penalties.... I just want to be 100% sure.
I will also have my Component and DVI cables delivered on Friday. So, by LATE Friday night or early Saturday i will let you know what I think.

HAVE A GREAT TURKEY DAY!

Coach

Excellent!!, I for one am looking forward to your review of these two players.

Now THAT'S a plan.

Okay, here is part I of my review:

The Denon 2900 arrived at 9:00 and my Component cables arrived at noon and I finally got it all hooked up to my TV. Ray, you were right this thing is built like a tank. I put this box next to the 2910 and it makes the 2910 look "tiny".

I put in Star Wars Episode I and watched a few scenes.. right away I could see a difference..

Then, I put in Fast and the Furious and watched the same scene I have been testing the other players. I like to use the sunrise scene on chapter 2 to really see if there is any interference or static in the picture. I saw it on my 910 and the Samsung 831 via DVI. The 2900 virtually eliminated it. I had to lean in and really look for it....

Finally, I put in 50 first dates. I enjoy using this one because of the all the bright colors of the ocean and scenes around the islands. After watching this movie, I believe I am sold on the 2900. I think the combo of the better cables and performance of the player is slam dunk. Now, I was only sampling the video and I didn't hook up the audio to my reciever. I am going to assume that the audio is going to be as good or better than the audio i get from my 910. I also purchased a new audio cable from Blue Jean to replace the monster I have.

The picture quality of the 2910 via DVI is going to have to be BASICALLY FLAWLESS for me to send back the 2900.

Did you do anything with the Black level settings on the DVD player? I didn't do anything yet.
Also, I have not ran any kind of calibration on the video. I have just used setting recommendations from other forum members and it looks good. So, I purchase one of those discs down the road. Any opininons?

Well... I will let you know how the second player looks ASAP.

Well, after figuring out how to change over to the DVI connection I was able to do a A/B comparison between the Component and DVI picture on the 2910. I watched scenes from Phantom Menace and 50 first dates and I am still debating. I am going to pick up Spiderman 2 from a local retailer that has it stock. I think that will be a good movie to test the two players....Then, I will be able to make decision....

I will give you another update later on.

Thanks,

Coach

Good to see you have all your toys!!!

Set the 2900 black level to Darker. The calibration disk I prefer to use is AVIA. Keep us posted.