DVDO Edge Video Processor Review Overview
12/18/2008 - Mike Rollett
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DVDO Edge Video Processor Overview
DVDO has long been revered by videophiles for their high end video processors. The DVDO VP50 Pro is one of the finest video processors on the market. Unfortunately, its price is out of reach for many home theaters. That’s been resolved by the newest addition to their lineup, the DVDO Edge video processor. The DVDO Edge performs many of the same processing functions as the VP50 Pro, which retails for more than 4 times the $799 price of the Edge. This means you get excellent 10-bit Motion, Edge & Source Adaptive Deinterlacing, mosquito noise reduction for your SD sources such as cable and satellite and automatic A/V lipsync. Many front projector setups suffer from lipsync issues due to delays in processing of the video signal. The Edge can automatically compensate for these delays, or can be adjusted manually to do so. This is a very useful feature as sources can vary in the amount of delay introduced, if any.
As you’ll see listed below in the specifications, the Edge features a plethora of connection options. The inclusion of an audio-only HDMI output (in addition to two digital outputs) enables you to take advantage of receivers and preamps capable of handling the new advanced audio formats (Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio) without having to feed your video signal through the receiver as well. The fully backlit, learning universal remote (an OEM version of Universal Remote Control’s R7 remote) is also a welcome feature.
DVDO Edge Processor - Highlights
- Excellent deinterlacing and scaling of SD and HD video sources
- Easy setup via its on-screen setup wizard and hints
- Six HDMI v1.3 inputs for ease of connecting all of your HD video sources to your projector
- Two HDMI outputs: one to handle both video and audio and a second that handles audio only for receivers with HDMI inputs
- Lipsync feature allows for correction of mismatched audio and video signals
Specs for DVDO Edge
MSRP: $799
Ten Video Inputs
Eleven Audio Inputs
One HDMI 1.3 Audio/Video Output (For Display Connection)
Two Digital Audio Outputs
Preset output resolutions
Controls
- Backlit Universal IR remote control with direct input access codes and rear panel IR connector (mini-jack)
- Functions accessible via On Screen Display (OSD)
- Fully programmable controls for each video input with non-volatile memories:
- Automatic input source detection & input priority selection
- Picture controls: Fine Detail, Edge Enhancement, Mosquito Noise Reduction, Brightness, Contrast, Saturation, Hue
Power
- Internal universal power supply: 100 – 240 VAC @ 50-60 Hz
- Consumption <20W
- Standby Mode – automatic 30 second timeout indicated by power indicator color change
Physical Dimensions (height x width x depth)
- 2.1” x 16.9” x 10.3” (26.3cm x 43.4cm x 5.5cm)
DVDO Edge Special Features
- 10-bit Motion, Edge & Source Adaptive Deinterlacing with bad edit detection and compensation
- PReP™ - Progressive ReProcessing, which allows for reprocessing of progressive signals to correct poor deinterlacing of a source component
- Mosquito Noise reduction of noise along the edges of compressed images from SD sources
- Fine detail enhancement of compressed SD and HD sources
- 10-bit scaling up to 1080p
- Precision A/V Lipsync™ which uses digital audio delay to sync video and audio
