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Stoo: I guess I am the ANAL RETENTIVE you are talking about
I actually only do it to try to get the multitude of folk on here who don't know, that RGBS and RGB and RGsB are not the same as that which comes out the SCART socket on your Sky/Freeview/Cable/DVD player....so even although your display says it accepts RGB/RGBS/RGsB....it may not work....as many have found out.
I do agree that I have seen some Sky channels can go a bit weirdo with lip sync issues. However the requirement to actually have to add more delay has not happened to me in...well I can't actually remember...but when it does go it's HUGE...is there actually enough lip sync adjustment to compensate for those occasions in anything?
I am also sure that the ABT scaling in the VP3O will outperform the HD+.
I suppose I should also point out for good measure that the Lumagen only uses half of the SIL504 solution for de-interlacing. They do not use the co-processor that runs alongside the SIL504. Instead that work is done in the Lumagen FPGA using their own code.
On the HD front it would be remiss of me to not to mention that the 2:3 pulldown is not in the firmware yet. They have done some work on the 1080i video source material so it's no longer doing BOB like everyone else at this price. 2:3 is next along with more 1080i video source improvements.
Gorman: Scalers are not mandatory. Scalers can make poor products alot better and great products superb. Ideally you should choose one by viewing and if that's not possible then 'd go with who you feel will give you the best support and talks the most sense. I would suggest that if you are buying "mail order" or from a distance you get the lot from one person who can configure and set up the whole shooting match before it gets to you. Or, failing that, pay for someone who understands how to get the best out of your chosen system to set it up optimally. Video processors have lots of adjustments. They are designed to allow this with the know to get the best out of the attached sources and display. In the hands of someone who doesn't know it can be a mess...in the hands of someone who does it can be pretty wonderful.
Have fun,
Gordon
I actually only do it to try to get the multitude of folk on here who don't know, that RGBS and RGB and RGsB are not the same as that which comes out the SCART socket on your Sky/Freeview/Cable/DVD player....so even although your display says it accepts RGB/RGBS/RGsB....it may not work....as many have found out.
I do agree that I have seen some Sky channels can go a bit weirdo with lip sync issues. However the requirement to actually have to add more delay has not happened to me in...well I can't actually remember...but when it does go it's HUGE...is there actually enough lip sync adjustment to compensate for those occasions in anything?
I am also sure that the ABT scaling in the VP3O will outperform the HD+.
I suppose I should also point out for good measure that the Lumagen only uses half of the SIL504 solution for de-interlacing. They do not use the co-processor that runs alongside the SIL504. Instead that work is done in the Lumagen FPGA using their own code.
On the HD front it would be remiss of me to not to mention that the 2:3 pulldown is not in the firmware yet. They have done some work on the 1080i video source material so it's no longer doing BOB like everyone else at this price. 2:3 is next along with more 1080i video source improvements.
Gorman: Scalers are not mandatory. Scalers can make poor products alot better and great products superb. Ideally you should choose one by viewing and if that's not possible then 'd go with who you feel will give you the best support and talks the most sense. I would suggest that if you are buying "mail order" or from a distance you get the lot from one person who can configure and set up the whole shooting match before it gets to you. Or, failing that, pay for someone who understands how to get the best out of your chosen system to set it up optimally. Video processors have lots of adjustments. They are designed to allow this with the know to get the best out of the attached sources and display. In the hands of someone who doesn't know it can be a mess...in the hands of someone who does it can be pretty wonderful.
Have fun,
Gordon