DVD Transport Meridian G96
G96 - this DVD-transport, which has almost complete set of video interfaces, including HDMI, but no analog outputs sound. A digital - digital: it is not common to all six channels jack and coaxial outputs separate front, rear and center channels with bass. Accordingly, it needs a receiver capable of receiving audio via HDMI, but better - a proprietary digital speakers with sarraund controller G68.
Loader - slot Slot-In. Already once wrote that drives this type are better protected from dust, they are less sensitive to vibration. To combat this evil also developed a special chassis, which partly explains the solid mass of the device - 9 kg.
Special mention should be built-in video-scaler - it is able to scale the image up to 1080p resolution, not only from the DVD, but also with external inputs - two composite, three S-Video, and one set of component. The signal from the switch which can also be any of the video output.
Of sound superformats G96 can play only DVD-Audio. What is natural, since the algorithm MLP (Meridian Lossless Packing), which is used for lossless data in Linear PCM for DVD-Audio, as the name implies, it was designed by Meridian.
Control algorithm and excellent remote control - like all other models in the series G, which we wrote. Workmanship - impeccable, which is not surprising, since this technique is going in our own factory in Huntingdon Meridian (a town near Cambridge).
As befits any serious machine have advanced image correction, including switching the black level, and they all act and output HDMI. Desire to take advantage of them came to me immediately after the viewing.
Image of ultra-smooth, fused. Noise on smooth surfaces not, and even the sky in "Outland" is pure, like HD-source. And there is something fascinating in the picture, it's addictive. Although when compared with the reference can still be noted reduced informative, loss of fine detail, however, is quite irrelevant. And in "The Mummy 3" and the lack of clarity is not felt. Overflows have on patterns, but they can not get rid of. Balance between informative and extremely precise noise. Especially good person.
Nevertheless, the player is very sensitive to the quality of the recording not embellish the picture but does not spoil her like the others. And since he is the last in the survey, I can already say that the image quality - the best. With only one caveat: if judged not by the definition of perceived, and the overall impression. By smooth tonal transitions and harmony he even surpassed HD-reference source. High resolution - this, of course, force, but well-built video channels means no less and maybe more.
