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kal
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 4:21 am Post subject: DarbeeVision Darblet image enhancer - NOW AVAILABLE! |
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DarbeeVision Darblet DVP5000 HDMI High-Definition Image Enhancer
January 21, 2013
"I use the Darblet with everything, even for Blu-ray reviews." - Gary Reber, editor Widescreen Review (read review)
"It will make the most beautiful images you’ve ever seen on your screen." - Kris Deering, HomeTheater.com (read review)
"Watching anything through the Darblet is quite a revelation." - Dave Susilo, QuebecAudio.com (read review)
"On a CRT... I think for the first time there is a device out there worth the money that will actually improve on the image, and would do so without making the projected CRT image look like a cheap digital." - Mike Parker, video designer/modder (read review)
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Introducing the DarbeeVision Darblet, the first image enhancement tool that actually gets it right and provides an exceptional increase in depth and detail for both digital and CRT displays.
Also available for order at discounted prices when bundled with the Radiance Mini, or absolutely free when purchased with a Radiance XS/XE.
Order yours and see what all the fuss is about!
More information: http://www.curtpalme.com/Darbee.shtm
Kal
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Motobias
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it looks a bit ... poor !
will it forward hdcp  ?
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kal
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ecrabb
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If they put it in a nice case with a brushed aluminum face, it would take space in the rack, and it would add another $75 to the street price of the product. As it is, it fits behind a TV without taking any space at all, and people are already complaining about the price, so...
If the look of the piece really bothers a guy, he can always buy a nice kit case or gut a vintage piece and just stick the Darbee inside.
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kal
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Curt Palme
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| ecrabb wrote: | If they put it in a nice case with a brushed aluminum face, it would take space in the rack, and it would add another $75 to the street price of the product. As it is, it fits behind a TV without taking any space at all, and people are already complaining about the price, so...
If the look of the piece really bothers a guy, he can always buy a nice kit case or gut a vintage piece and just stick the Darbee inside.
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Hey, when do people NOT complain about the pric?. My projector pricing, my repair pricing, the Fury, Moome, blah blah... 
I too would have preferred to see a metal cabinet with a rack mount option, but that's just me.
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Is Lumagen offering a trial period. I'd like to see what it can do on the G90 and be able to return it if it doesn't live up to the hype.
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kal
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Spanky Ham
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| ecrabb wrote: | If they put it in a nice case with a brushed aluminum face, it would take space in the rack, and it would add another $75 to the street price of the product. As it is, it fits behind a TV without taking any space at all, and people are already complaining about the price, so...
If the look of the piece really bothers a guy, he can always buy a nice kit case or gut a vintage piece and just stick the Darbee inside.
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LOL, I see how you stuck that in there for this crowd. Some probably even started crying as they imagined their beloved Heathkit being turned into some Frakendigitalvp thingy. 
Darbee is trying to make it as cheap as possible. This product is mostly just a glorified demo piece to get manufacturers to buy in. I am not saying there is anything wrong with it or possibly could be. The real money is licensing the tech.
I don't know about now, but AVS used to have a money back guarantee. Not sure if that was Darbee or AVS though.
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| kal wrote: | I sent a note in yesterday to see what the return policy was and if it's the same they offer on the Radiance. For comparison sake, on the Lumagen it's a 10% restocking fee.
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Updates?
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Hope you can turn those lights off with that clear like case....
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Tom.W
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kal
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| HaydnG90 wrote: | | kal wrote: | I sent a note in yesterday to see what the return policy was and if it's the same they offer on the Radiance. For comparison sake, on the Lumagen it's a 10% restocking fee.
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Yup! I've been working with Jim of Lumagen and the following seems very fair and has now been posted on the order page:
NO RISK RETURN POLICY: You may return your Darblet within 15 days for a 100% refund (minus original shipping costs).
So you basically get all your money back minus the cost of what it cost to ship it to you in the first place. Customer pays return shipping. That's what seems the fairest to me. We can't cover 100% of the costs as otherwise we'd get people buying just for curiousity sake with no intentions of keeping it (I've been burned with that in the past).
This return policy is completely different from warranty issues: If for some reason the unit does not work correctly per the manufacturer specifications then you will be looked after. The warranty covers that. This no return return policy is simply for those people that think they may not like the results for some reason.
I read a bunch of the comments at Amazon and there are some comments on sync issues that are likely HDMI cable issues. Use a longer HDMI cable. But generally the comments are very positive (17 5-star ratings and only 1 1-star). FWIW I use Amazon reviews a lot to get a general feel for a product but don't read the individual reviews. I just look at the overall bar chart to make sure it's more heavy on the top end (5-star) than the bottom end (1-star).
Our order page is here:
http://www.curtpalme.com/Darbee.shtm
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ecrabb
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| kal wrote: | | FWIW I use Amazon reviews a lot to get a general feel for a product but don't read the individual reviews. I just look at the overall bar chart to make sure it's more heavy on the top end (5-star) than the bottom end (1-star). |
+1.
There are people out there who seem to be able to have trouble with just about everything, so there will always be outliers. As you mentioned, go look at almost any source/switcher/display, and you'll find people who had problems, whether because of their particular set of devices, cable length, or something else. Regardless, 17 five-stars and a single one-star says "very solid product" to me - especially with a device that's probably going into a pretty complex signal chain a lot of the time.
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kal
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Yep. A technical product often gets lower reviews too because people generally don't RTFM.
I'll even sometimes see people give 1-star reviews because they were sent the wrong product even though Amazon fixed their mistake. How exactly is that a "review" of the product?
So trending is really all I look at and you need to make sure there are enough reviews to make it meaningful.
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Lower Radiance prices, open box specials, plus FREE Darblet with every purchase
January 31, 2013
For a limited time, all Radiance video processor orders include a FREE DarbeeVision Darblet Image Enhancer ($350 MSRP) and Radiance XS and XE pricing has been reduced:
Radiance Mini + FREE Darblet: $1499 USD
Radiance XS + FREE Darblet: $2295 USD (save $200)
Radiance XE + FREE Darblet: $3195 USD (save $800)
Radiance XE "open box" + FREE Darblet: $2495 USD (save $1500)
Shipping is extra. We ship worldwide.
Only five (5) "open box" Radiance XE units are available. These are brand new fully tested units that come with the standard 1-year limited warranty. They are cosmetically in excellent condition. The Radiance XE was the CEA® 2010 Platinum Video Product of the Year.
See the absolute best Radiance video processing coupled with the newest DarbeeVision imagine enhancement technology that has videophiles and critics raving. Now at previously unheard of pricing.
For complete details or to order, see our Radiance order page:
http://www.curtpalme.com/Radiance.shtm
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