OK, I have an AVM 30 and it is AWESOME!! That said, I listened to and test drove the D1 from my dealer. With my equipment at the time, Innersound ESL 300 amp, Maggies 3.6R speakers, Velodyne DD-12 sub, Onkyo DS-1000 player, Sony 50" LCD, I didn't notice any difference, and the software is identical as far as I could tell. I got the AVM 30 instead of the D1, but I messed up.
The only difference between the 20 and 30, even according to the guys at Anthem, is the color of the display. I wish I had just gotten a used AVM20, then downloaded, gratis, the newer software.
In addition Anthem is coming out with a major hardware upgrade package for the AVM20/30 and D1 that will include IEEE1394 (firewire) input and output, and HDMI switching. The only diffence in the AVM upgrade and the D1, according to the Anthem tech's that is, will be that the D1 will have a video scaler as well. Pretty cool. If you have a video scaler already, or your DVD player does, that's not an issue though.
Great equipment and support, I am now a huge fan of Anthem.
The only difference between the 20 and 30, even according to the guys at Anthem, is the color of the display. I wish I had just gotten a used AVM20, then downloaded, gratis, the newer software.
In addition Anthem is coming out with a major hardware upgrade package for the AVM20/30 and D1 that will include IEEE1394 (firewire) input and output, and HDMI switching. The only diffence in the AVM upgrade and the D1, according to the Anthem tech's that is, will be that the D1 will have a video scaler as well. Pretty cool. If you have a video scaler already, or your DVD player does, that's not an issue though.
Great equipment and support, I am now a huge fan of Anthem.