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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
HDMI upscaling on a budget
I love my CRT to death, but sometimes a more compact option is needed. Does anyone know of an HDMI upscaler that doesn't cost $400, outputs 50 Hz without artifacts or dropping frames, and shows aspect correct 4:3 with black bars on a 16:9 display? The $30 converters on eBay are crap. Specifically, has anyone tried these KanexPro converters? http://www.kanexpro.com/converters/composite/ |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2839 |
Quoting Groepazkrill: sure, and R&D usually comes for free :) I was thinking of some hobbyist design, not a commercial device. As in, affordable components + open source. |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11108 |
even then it doesnt come for free. time spent on it directly translates into money lost for most people. and most people wouldnt want to solder an FPGA on prototype boards either, so someone needs to be paid for that too. (the cost of the components is almost never the relevant factor for this kind of stuff, btw) |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2839 |
Yeah, and DIL/DIP FPGA boards haven't been invented yet. :) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11108 |
yeah, put it on a breadboard with through hole components and voila there is your high quality HF device \o/ |
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Krill
Registered: Apr 2002
Posts: 2839 |
Oh, you :) My point was you can get ready-made PCBs with FPGAs on them for cheap, and can solder your well-shielded HF cable to them alright (and don't forget to remove the little antenna on that hole) signal integrity should be good enough. After all, USB2/3 and whatnot pin headers exist.
But anyways, hope springs eternal and all that, re: original topic. :) |
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chatGPZ
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 11108 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygDLpQfsCag |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
Quote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygDLpQfsCag
Whoa that looks perfect! Here's hoping it'll do PAL as well.
http://www.retrotink.com/#Products |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
Quote: Whoa that looks perfect! Here's hoping it'll do PAL as well.
http://www.retrotink.com/#Products
Mike Chi replied: "The RetroTink 2X will be capable of doubling PAL sources to 576p50." 👍🏼 |
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Dano
Registered: Jul 2004
Posts: 226 |
Quote: Mike Chi replied: "The RetroTink 2X will be capable of doubling PAL sources to 576p50." 👍🏼
Oh nice to hear!
Did he tell something about when this device will be available and for what price?
Still it will be interesting how my Beamer or receiver will deal with a 576p signal as the smoothing of the S-Video sucks big time quite some times.. |
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MagerValp
Registered: Dec 2001
Posts: 1055 |
No, I didn't ask - it's a hobby project so I guess it'll be ready when it's ready. Check out his YouTube channel, he seems to post updates when there's progress.
Every projector I've checked has official support for 576p50 so I don't think compatibility will be an issue. |
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