I have posted recently about my findings
with the toshiba MT-7 and can now add the
use of a DEUCE HD scaler to the list.
Component DVD Player interlaced
: very good contrast, detail is good, a little noisy,
colour accuaracy takes some tweaking. A few artifacts
on diagonals and moving shots.
Component DVD player progressive
: Better brightness, detail better still, still a little noisy.
HTPC
: Best resolution is 1280 x 960 into 1280 x 720 panel,
feed on thru (1-1) pixel mode. Run at 75hz for PAL, 72 for NTSC.
Picture detail is the best this method, colour accuracy
greatly improved. Best combo RADEON + winDVD.
Problems with tearing that will not go away with any
refresh rate, 60hz keeps tearing stable.
Component DVD player with ISCAN.
: Artifacts more or less completely gone in 480p.
Unfortunately MT-7 wont suport 625p for PAL.
Component DVD player with DEUCE HD 720p
: Similar results with ISCAN but less noise. Run at
720p, fine in NTSC at 60hz but projector won't lock
to 50hz 720p, similar problem with the SHARP 9000
I believe.
Deuce Seemed to be smoother picture than the ISCAN
although there was a little flicker with the DEUCE
for some reason.
So in summary progressive makes a decent improvement, the only
way of getting native 720p is through the deuce HD using component.
Or a computer at 1280x960 through RGB but gives tearing.
No way of getting PAL progressive at this time.
with the toshiba MT-7 and can now add the
use of a DEUCE HD scaler to the list.
Component DVD Player interlaced
: very good contrast, detail is good, a little noisy,
colour accuaracy takes some tweaking. A few artifacts
on diagonals and moving shots.
Component DVD player progressive
: Better brightness, detail better still, still a little noisy.
HTPC
: Best resolution is 1280 x 960 into 1280 x 720 panel,
feed on thru (1-1) pixel mode. Run at 75hz for PAL, 72 for NTSC.
Picture detail is the best this method, colour accuracy
greatly improved. Best combo RADEON + winDVD.
Problems with tearing that will not go away with any
refresh rate, 60hz keeps tearing stable.
Component DVD player with ISCAN.
: Artifacts more or less completely gone in 480p.
Unfortunately MT-7 wont suport 625p for PAL.
Component DVD player with DEUCE HD 720p
: Similar results with ISCAN but less noise. Run at
720p, fine in NTSC at 60hz but projector won't lock
to 50hz 720p, similar problem with the SHARP 9000
I believe.
Deuce Seemed to be smoother picture than the ISCAN
although there was a little flicker with the DEUCE
for some reason.
So in summary progressive makes a decent improvement, the only
way of getting native 720p is through the deuce HD using component.
Or a computer at 1280x960 through RGB but gives tearing.
No way of getting PAL progressive at this time.