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#23709 2004-12-12 07:45
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This has appeared - has anyone seen how much imporvement the HDMI brings?
http://www.highfidelityreview.com/news/news.asp?newsnumber=13243351

Richard


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#23710 2004-12-12 10:21
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Reading the article i couldnt find anything about audio improvements..??
Stacey,do you know something abou that?

Robert


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#23711 2004-12-12 19:22
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It adds video scaling like the G9x. This does not include the high resolution audio support.

#23712 2004-12-12 19:33
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Thanks Stacey


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__Ayon/HB/Shunyata/Miltzow -- power cables,
__Ayon/Jungson/Miltzow --analog, Miltzow-- digital,
__Vortex/WMA ,
#23713 2004-12-13 19:51
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I'm amazed then that there is no new software for the 800 series...

#23714 2004-12-13 22:59
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Have they eliminated the chroma bug in the upgrade in any way?

I currently run 480i component out of my 800, but routinely am bothered by the chroma bug. My display is only analog in for now.

#23715 2004-12-14 08:34
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I assume the MPEG decoder will not change all of a sudden..

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I'm not familiar enough with the MPEG decoder architecture to know if chroma bug could be fixed with a firmware update.

I doubt it, but I don't know with any certainty.

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#23717 2004-12-15 16:55
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Perhaps if they use a Faroudja type filter they can mask the CUE (chroma bug)? Id be curious too- but honestly, the output is so clean out of the analog outs that I am more than satisfied with DVD video on the 800. I am now just waiting for the new paradigm of whatever happens with HD DVD....

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Jerry


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#23718 2004-12-15 17:53
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SDI out is even better. The high frequencys were better on my system (800SDI -> Holo3d-2 -> Barco G808s)

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#23719 2004-12-15 19:25
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Jerry,

They don't have to use a "Faroudja type filter", they use Faroudja products for deinterlacing and scaling so they can actually use a Faroudja filter.

The trade off, is that you sacrifice resolution which equates to sharpness.

Stacey can chime in and fix this if I botch it, but I believe Faroudja's LPF cuts out half of the chroma resolution.

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#23720 2004-12-17 22:44
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John,
I've heard very mixed things about the video quality from people who I trust. Some say its great, others say the output from the M SDI card is not really all that great.

My understanding on the Faroudja method is, yes, it cuts out some of the chroma because of a bottleneck in their product that requires the 480i signal to be converted into y/c. From there it does their chroma enhancement by mapping the chroma channel to information in the luminance channel. You'll have to pardon me if I have this wrong, its been a little while. In any event, I can tell you that analog out of the 800->Faroudja NRS->DVI->DLP= WOWOWOWOWOW!!!! picture. Extremely vibrant colors. I am so satisfied with the results that I just have lost the desire to upgrade and upgrade. I think I am waiting for the eventual HD-DVD- whenever that happens!

Best regards,
Jerry


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Jerry
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