NeuNeo HVD2085
November 30th, 2005 | by Ian Bell
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HVD2085 - Fails AGAIN!
by David C. on Dec 19th, 2006 at 8:35 AM:
I purchased the unit for the the 1080i on component out. This is the second problem/Failure since the unit a HVD2085 - High Definition DVD Player shipped to me on 8/15/2005
I reported a problem with the original unit on 11/20/2005.
I spent 4 months with an non-operational unit.
The HVD2085 was replaced on 3/09/2006.
Now nine months later (12/18/2006) the display has problems and NeoDigits Support said this is normal!
David
HVD2085 Player Skips & Stutters Its
by Grant Zely on Jun 7th, 2006 at 12:09 PM:
Grant Zelych on Feb 20th, 2006 at 2:25 PM
To paraphrase your review subtitle: This player will certainly be the last player that you buy from this company.
I've purchased the subject player and have viewed it on the following sets at 720p and 1080i ( 1080p never worked ) over component video:
toshiba 50HX70, rear projection CRT
toshiba 72MX195, DLP
I've set up the subject player using the THX optimizer test patterns for contrast and grey scale. I've observed the following serious problems, or deficiencies:
- on source video that is dark like; room interiors, caves, night the video this player produces is an unwatchable mass of black with very little visible detail ( observed in
several movies but very noticeable in Raiders of the Lost Arc opening scenes, etc ).
- player will not display 1080p on my 1080p capable toshiba 72MX195. No help on this problem ever arrived from the socalled Neodigit technical support. They blamed the toshiba 72MX195, DLP TV and just had no clue as to what to do.
- player "skipped" a minute of the arrival in venice in Indiana Jones & the Last Crusade. It did this repeatedly. I was not able to watch that minute of the movie. Then, through out venice, and after, the movie would stutter over seconds of video. It would also lose
video and audio sync ( voice and mouth movement would not match ). Update: Skipping and stuttering is a very serious problem with this machine. The move FARGO was unwatchable. Whole sections of this movie were skipped over by this machine. I call it the players undocumented DVD random scene editing feature.
I am astonished at how badly the HVD2085 player performs on video that is dark. Of the several DVD players I've had ranging from $25 to $600, i.e.: several toshibas, an apex, a koch, and the panasonic RP-91, this NeuNeo player is by far the worst I've ever seen when it comes to reproducing blacks and dark scenes in general. The remote is weak, difficult to use, and generally the worst remote I've ever tried to use.
Conclusion: Avoid this player and this company.
Contacting Neodigits technical support was equally frustrating. I sent them an email, waited for two weeks, and recieved no reply. I finally recieved a reply to an email the seller of this player sent on my behalf.
Takes a lot of guessing to set-up
by Dan F on Feb 20th, 2006 at 5:59 PM:
Couple of things that NeoDigits does not tell you:
1. HDMI only support stereo sound!
2. Coaxial digital output only supports stereo as well
3. Only the optical digital output supports full 5.1
4. The player resets itself to low-res and stereo sound when switching between different region DVD's
Otherwise, it is an average player....
If you do not need a region free player, don't bother with NeoDigits and get either the Sony or Samsung HDMI upscaling players. Their are a lot easier to set-up, look a lot better, and cost half of the money.
Bad after-sales services
by GP Ong on Feb 20th, 2006 at 4:59 AM:
This company has lots of quality control problems. When the player arrived the DVD tray wouldn't open, then I had to use screw drivers and plier to fix that on my own rather than sending it back to Neodigit (and bear the cost). After only a couple of months the loader failed to read DVDs or CDs. Don't buy from an online supplier without a strong track record like this one. Just a waste of money and your time!!!
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by Maria on Apr 9th, 2008 at 5:25 PM: