Hello.
I am wondering if an HD Fury device may help with my setup. I have a CYP OR-HD62CD-4K22 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switch that I use to connect various devices to. The switch/matrix has 2 HDMI outputs. 1 goes to a Yamaha YSP-2700 soundbar running in 4K Mode 1 (4:4:4). The other HDMI output I use to connect to a Hauppauge HD PVR2 GE for capturing Laserdiscs. One of the devices I have connected to the switch is CYP AU-11CA audio embedder which in turn acts as the middle man to a DVDO VP50 Pro which is connected to it. A Pioneer CLD-D925 Laserdisc player is connected to the DVDO.
I use the audio embedder as the go between because the VP50 Pro has a bug in it that won't pass analog audio over HDMI. So using the embedder I can bypass running audio over the DVDO and just feed RCA and SPDIF directly to it alongside HDMI and it spits out HDMI emebedded audio the other side to the Matrix/Switch. EDID settings on the switch are all set to passthrough. Problem is the audio embedder sometimes drops out audio. Or, if I want to capture video, I have to change the EDID setting on the switch for the DVDO input only, to Apple Standard. Otherwise I get a pink tinted screen.
HDMI cables are all fairly recent purchases and should all be okay throughout my setup. If I don't use Apple Standard EDID I get picture drop outs/handshakes/etc every 2 seconds or so, so can't use my capture device. I think the embedder and switch could be the culprits here. What device could help? Dr HDMI 4K? Where in my chain do I put it? Or maybe a Vertex 2 and remove my Switch/Matrix?
I was thinking too, the Vertex 2 could help in that I have a Nintendo Switch and an Nvidia Shield connected to the Switch/Matrix and use a Logitech Harmony Elite/Hub setup so this may help with those. But will a Vertex 2 solve my current issues or do I need something else/additional?
One last thing, can the Vertex 2 force a device to detect a 10bit display if it is really an 8bit+FRC display? I'm referring here to a Sky Q set top box that won't detect my Philips 8bit+FRC panel as 10bit so it won't make use of (the albeit limited) HDR content on Sky Q, it always detects it as UHD 8bit. I believe with the many Vertex 2 EDID options that this would work is that right?
I spoke to HD Fury direct on their Discord about all of this but wanted to conduct a sanity check here to remove any doubts of sales bias. I'm thinking a Vertex 2 should be the purchase here. I've attached a (rather crude, sorry) diagram of my current setup to give a better perspective of how things currently are, and hopefully where it would be best to insert/remove/replace a device to fix all of these problems/requests.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Links to some device specs in my setup:
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N.B. I should add that I have the Sky Q box connected directly to one of the soundbar HDMI inputs. I also had the UHD player connected to the soundbar too due to some issues with the soundbar needing to be changed to 4K Mode 1 (4:4:4). I added it to the switch to see if I could free up a soundbar HDMI port and it seems to work but can be temperamental with HDR passthrough (notably on the Netflix app on it). I've left the diagram unchanged this way to show my requirement for a switch/matrix to possibly resolve any EDID isssues along the line somewhere. I'll also be getting rid of my Sky Q in December and replacing that with an Arris Freesat UHD-4X 2TB box, connected directly to the soundbar. Everything is controlled by a Logitech Harmony Elite and Hub (though the switch/matrix works ok to power on/off, it gets confused when commands are issued to it, even with really long delays added to the activity steps so I have to control it manually which is not ideal).
I am wondering if an HD Fury device may help with my setup. I have a CYP OR-HD62CD-4K22 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switch that I use to connect various devices to. The switch/matrix has 2 HDMI outputs. 1 goes to a Yamaha YSP-2700 soundbar running in 4K Mode 1 (4:4:4). The other HDMI output I use to connect to a Hauppauge HD PVR2 GE for capturing Laserdiscs. One of the devices I have connected to the switch is CYP AU-11CA audio embedder which in turn acts as the middle man to a DVDO VP50 Pro which is connected to it. A Pioneer CLD-D925 Laserdisc player is connected to the DVDO.
I use the audio embedder as the go between because the VP50 Pro has a bug in it that won't pass analog audio over HDMI. So using the embedder I can bypass running audio over the DVDO and just feed RCA and SPDIF directly to it alongside HDMI and it spits out HDMI emebedded audio the other side to the Matrix/Switch. EDID settings on the switch are all set to passthrough. Problem is the audio embedder sometimes drops out audio. Or, if I want to capture video, I have to change the EDID setting on the switch for the DVDO input only, to Apple Standard. Otherwise I get a pink tinted screen.
HDMI cables are all fairly recent purchases and should all be okay throughout my setup. If I don't use Apple Standard EDID I get picture drop outs/handshakes/etc every 2 seconds or so, so can't use my capture device. I think the embedder and switch could be the culprits here. What device could help? Dr HDMI 4K? Where in my chain do I put it? Or maybe a Vertex 2 and remove my Switch/Matrix?
I was thinking too, the Vertex 2 could help in that I have a Nintendo Switch and an Nvidia Shield connected to the Switch/Matrix and use a Logitech Harmony Elite/Hub setup so this may help with those. But will a Vertex 2 solve my current issues or do I need something else/additional?
One last thing, can the Vertex 2 force a device to detect a 10bit display if it is really an 8bit+FRC display? I'm referring here to a Sky Q set top box that won't detect my Philips 8bit+FRC panel as 10bit so it won't make use of (the albeit limited) HDR content on Sky Q, it always detects it as UHD 8bit. I believe with the many Vertex 2 EDID options that this would work is that right?
I spoke to HD Fury direct on their Discord about all of this but wanted to conduct a sanity check here to remove any doubts of sales bias. I'm thinking a Vertex 2 should be the purchase here. I've attached a (rather crude, sorry) diagram of my current setup to give a better perspective of how things currently are, and hopefully where it would be best to insert/remove/replace a device to fix all of these problems/requests.
Thanks a lot in advance!
Links to some device specs in my setup:
AU-11CA - Embed Audio into HDMI - CYP Europe
CYP Embed Audio into HDMI The AU-11CA Audio Embedder lets you insert an external audio signal into any HDMI source. The device allows you to insert analogue or dig...
OR-HD62CD-4K22 - 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switch with Audio De-Embedding (4K HDR, 18Gbps (6G) resolution support & HDCP2.2) - CYP Europe
CYP 6x2 HDMI Matrix Switch with Audio De-Embedding (4K HDR, 18Gbps (6G) resolution support & HDCP2.2) The OR-HD62CD-4K22 is an advanced 4K HDR HDMI matrix switcher designed for both commercial and residential applications. The 6 x 2 HDMI ...
N.B. I should add that I have the Sky Q box connected directly to one of the soundbar HDMI inputs. I also had the UHD player connected to the soundbar too due to some issues with the soundbar needing to be changed to 4K Mode 1 (4:4:4). I added it to the switch to see if I could free up a soundbar HDMI port and it seems to work but can be temperamental with HDR passthrough (notably on the Netflix app on it). I've left the diagram unchanged this way to show my requirement for a switch/matrix to possibly resolve any EDID isssues along the line somewhere. I'll also be getting rid of my Sky Q in December and replacing that with an Arris Freesat UHD-4X 2TB box, connected directly to the soundbar. Everything is controlled by a Logitech Harmony Elite and Hub (though the switch/matrix works ok to power on/off, it gets confused when commands are issued to it, even with really long delays added to the activity steps so I have to control it manually which is not ideal).
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