Removing lag on HDTV (Plasma/LCD ect..)?

[HappehLemons]

I know this is a pretty open question, but is it possible to remove the lag from the upscaling/deinterlacing process from rca cables that most modern TVs have? Maybe something like a converter box that converts the signal to HDMI?

-Thanks!

[StealthLurker]

I know this is a pretty open question, but is it possible to remove the lag from the upscaling/deinterlacing process from rca cables that most modern TVs have? Maybe something like a converter box that converts the signal to HDMI?

-Thanks!

It's not possible to remove, only reduce. Better results = more money spent.

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[HappehLemons]

Ever heard of DVDO Edge Green? This looks like it is exactly what I'm looking for. It converts signals to 1080p with under a frame of latency, but it's $500.

[StealthLurker]

Ever heard of DVDO Edge Green? This looks like it is exactly what I'm looking for. It converts signals to 1080p with under a frame of latency, but it's $500.

I've got a DVDO Edge, DVDO VP50, DVDO VP30 + ABT card, DVDO iScan HD+, various XRGBs, and piles of other similar types of gear.

Nothing is going to be perfect with the current technology.

S-video and composite look like crap imho.

If you want scanlines, then you have to choose your weapon of choice carefully (get a Micomsoft XRGB/Framemeister)... or just get another little external device like an SLG to introduce fake scanlines.

If possible, stick with a good RGB CRT. It will save you hundreds to thousands of dollars. The DVDO Edge and Micomsoft hardware is actually "cheap" in terms of the video processor world at $500-700. Most quality video processors will cost you from $1,000-3,000.

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[HappehLemons]

How feasible is having a composite input on a PC, then watching it thru your HDTV?

[wiggyx]

I've got a DVDO Edge, DVDO VP50, DVDO VP30 + ABT card, DVDO iScan HD+, various XRGBs, and piles of other similar types of gear.

Nothing is going to be perfect with the current technology.

S-video and composite look like crap imho.

If you want scanlines, then you have to choose your weapon of choice carefully (get a Micomsoft XRGB/Framemeister)... or just get another little external device like an SLG to introduce fake scanlines.

If possible, stick with a good RGB CRT. It will save you hundreds to thousands of dollars. The DVDO Edge and Micomsoft hardware is actually "cheap" in terms of the video processor world at $500-700. Most quality video processors will cost you from $1,000-3,000.

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Depends on the TV IMO. I run my SNES mini through S-vid on my Sony DLP and it is seriously crisp and the lag doesn't seem to be a big issue. But, playing the same SNES on my Samsung LCD via S-vid looks like complete shit.



How feasible is having a composite input on a PC, then watching it thru your HDTV?


You mean the monitor or the PC itself? How do you plan to plug composite into a modern PC?

[Smashed Brother]

I run my SNES mini through S-vid on my Sony DLP and it is seriously crisp and the lag doesn't seem to be a big issue.


I thought that the SNES mini dumped the S-video capabilities?

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I thought that the SNES mini dumped the S-video capabilities?


The chipset is still in the unit, but Nintendo simply removed the traces and pins that would allow you to use it. There's a pretty simple mod that will restore that capability ;)

[HappehLemons]

Depends on the TV IMO. I run my SNES mini through S-vid on my Sony DLP and it is seriously crisp and the lag doesn't seem to be a big issue. But, playing the same SNES on my Samsung LCD via S-vid looks like complete shit.





You mean the monitor or the PC itself? How do you plan to plug composite into a modern PC?

No, I mean getting some kind of composite video capture card for the PC and using that to display the video on my monitor/TV.

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No, I mean getting some kind of composite video capture card for the PC and using that to display the video on my monitor/TV.

Ah, gotcha ;)