Hi,
I have an ACER AL2671W and connected via RGB to a sky digi-box. I notice that the de-interlacer in the ACER is not that brilliant and introduces temporal artifacts - makes the image look distorted, especially close up faces etc.
When I connect via component via my DVD recorder (panny E55) and use the DVD recorders de-interlacer to produce a progressive picture the results are a lot better. So the problem I am seeing is definitely due to de-interlacing within the ACER.
I was considering using this external scaler (http://www.scancom.ltd.uk/products/cypress/cm-348.htm) to take in interlaced RGB from the skybox and to output progressive via DVI to the ACER.
Questions:
1) Has anyone seen the de-interlace artifacts that I am descibing with the ACER?
2) Has anyone had any experience with the scancom scaler?
3) Is this set-up likely to give any advantage over using the DVD as a de-interlacer?
As the ACER was so cheap I really don't want to spend £££'s on a scaler; the scancom one looks OK for £200....on paper at least!
Thanks for your help.
DrS
I have an ACER AL2671W and connected via RGB to a sky digi-box. I notice that the de-interlacer in the ACER is not that brilliant and introduces temporal artifacts - makes the image look distorted, especially close up faces etc.
When I connect via component via my DVD recorder (panny E55) and use the DVD recorders de-interlacer to produce a progressive picture the results are a lot better. So the problem I am seeing is definitely due to de-interlacing within the ACER.
I was considering using this external scaler (http://www.scancom.ltd.uk/products/cypress/cm-348.htm) to take in interlaced RGB from the skybox and to output progressive via DVI to the ACER.
Questions:
1) Has anyone seen the de-interlace artifacts that I am descibing with the ACER?
2) Has anyone had any experience with the scancom scaler?
3) Is this set-up likely to give any advantage over using the DVD as a de-interlacer?
As the ACER was so cheap I really don't want to spend £££'s on a scaler; the scancom one looks OK for £200....on paper at least!
Thanks for your help.
DrS