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

    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?

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    Quote Originally Posted by HappehLemons View Post
    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?

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    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.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HappehLemons View Post
    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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    How feasible is having a composite input on a PC, then watching it thru your HDTV?
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    Quote Originally Posted by StealthLurker View Post
    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.


    Quote Originally Posted by HappehLemons View Post
    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?
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    Quote Originally Posted by wiggyx View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by Smashed Brother View Post
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by wiggyx View Post
    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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    Quote Originally Posted by HappehLemons View Post
    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

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