Can the Seleco SVT150 projector accept component vid feed?

[cyberheater]

Does anyone know if the Seleco SVT150 projector can accept a component vid feed?


Thanks. Quick answer would be appreciated.

[Gary Lightfoot]

What you doing here?

Gary.

[cyberheater]

Considering a defection...

[Gary Lightfoot]

Hehe..

Have you seen one in action?

You can get some serious performance form a CRT for not much money, but they do have their pros and cons just like the digitals. That light meter should be on it's way to you soon by the way.

Gary.

[cyberheater]

Thanks Gary.

In a previous life I used to do AV work and sometimes had to temporary install and setup Barco data projectors.

Even did the official Barco calibration course.

I just remember them being a bit of a nightmare to calibrate properly and sometimes took a couple of hours.
Obviously the key was to get the physical geometry right in the first place but that was not always possible.

Also had the joy of setting up via mirrors. What fun.

[Gary Lightfoot]

I'll be interested in how you get on with this. I'm having a look at some CRTs myself right now just to get some idea of the performance of them in relation to what I'm getting from my H78 as well as to learn more about them (I'd seen some 8" CRTs and a 9" at the Guildford event two yeasr ago but want to see more). I've seen Godfathers Barco, and sometime soon I'm hoping to see JimmytheSaints Sony G90. I took my Colorfacts and light meter along to Godfathers at his bequest for some measurements, and that was very interesting for both of us.

What scaler will you be using with the Seleco or have you got an HTPC?

Gary.

[cyberheater]

I haven't got a scaler. Do these things not have built in line doubler etc...

The svt-150 seems to have 2 scarts sockets that accept rgb to I guess feeds from my cable box wil be fine.

I'm just trying to figure out if the Seleco can accept a component feed?

How important are scalers for crt's anyway. I'm sure I can press my home pc as a scaler using dscaler.
A sweetspot card might have to be ordered.

[Gary Lightfoot]

I'm not sure but I was under the impression they do need one for best image quality and many seem to be using one - even the G90 benefits from one by the looks of it but Yas (JTS) will hopefuly tell us more on this. The Crystalia scaler seems quite popular but a friend of mine is very happy with his DVDO Iscan and they are much cheaper, especialy if you buy one second hand.

Your PC with a Radeon 9600+ or one of the newer nVidia cards will do the trick for DVD playback (using windvd, powerdvd or TheaterTec for the player), and if you use the sweetspot card with DScaler you can scale/deinterlace your cable box in the PC. I think the HTPC route is probably the best way if you don't mind the twiddle factor or the occasional hair pulling.

Gary.

[cyberheater]

Thanks Gary. A mine of useful information as usual.

[Gary Lightfoot]

Originally Posted by cyberheater

Thanks Gary. A mine of useful information as usual.

Some here wouldn't agree with you though. lol! Have a read through some of the posts I've been involved in and you'll get the picture.

Gary.

[Godfather]

Originally Posted by cyberheater

I haven't got a scaler. Do these things not have built in line doubler etc...

Most of the later CRTs have some sort of built in scalers but generally they're not that great. All the Barco Cine series projectors (including my last Cine 7LT) has something called Limo Pro. At 480 and 576p, the component progressive output of a good DVD player (e.g. Panasonic RP82, Philips 963SA) did a much better job than the built-in unit. By better I mean: sharper, less noise, better deinterlacing with fewer visible artefacts. If that Seleco unit can accept component inputs then that would be good news. If not, your PC should do a fine job as well.

[RTFM]

Originally Posted by cyberheater

Does anyone know if the Seleco SVT150 projector can accept a component vid feed?


Thanks. Quick answer would be appreciated.

I think it only has RGB with separate H & V Syncs

Jeff

[cyberheater]

Originally Posted by RTFM

I think it only has RGB with separate H & V Syncs

Jeff

Thanks Jeff.

So DVD from a HTPC would be the way to go...

[Gordon @ Convergent AV]

It's a VIDEO only device....ie It cannot accept progresssive scan signal. It's OK for a pub....it's crap as a home theatre device these days...I know as I had it's bigger brother the SVT195 as the first CRT projector I ever had.

Look elsewhere.

G

[cyberheater]

Thanks Gordon. Duly noted...