Solution for external Flicker fixer?
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thanks for infos about scart2component converter. i haven't find a good solution to avoid enlarging/upscaling amiga's image .... but now i know..
No worries, I reckon I must have spent close to $300aud buying and testing converters before I found that one
Can you guys explain a little to me:
What exactly (in idiot terms please!) is the "soft de-interlacing issue"?
How does it affect scrolling games?
How can I check if my HDTVs allow me to set HDMI to 4:3 for an Amiga?
I really prefer to SCART to HDMI as there is no need to mess with audio extractors etc...
simple, the RGB-HDMI converter has to go thru a number of steps to produce the picture:
- Analogue to digital conversion
- de-interlace picture
- up-scale picture to 720p/1080p
basically the "de-interlace picture" part isnt all that good and results in moving items looking really really soft - like they where shot with a slightly out of focus camera, then as soon as the motion stops the picture sharpens up, it's quite distracting.
All TV's let you change the Aspect ratio on the analogue inputs, it's just via HDMI that some TV's wont let you change the AR on 720p/1080p modes.
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no worries.
The Hdmi port doesn't support DVI-I (analogue RGB) and requires hdcp to be present in the monitor for it to work - I found this annoying as most 4:3 monitors made did not suppor hdcp over DVI-D.
Hi,
At last I received 2 GBS and it's a nightmare.... One of them is not outputing RGB amiga signal only a white line at the top of the screen and the rest is green. The other one wotks but the output have a vertical waving..... I ordered also the RGB to HDMI converter hope this one will work....
Only one sentence to say, the one that Uncle Benny said in Lethal Weapon 4: "MARVELOUS..."
LOL...I love Uncle Benny! Even better I think the line was "Bloody marvelous...." just for added dramatic efect from the 1st word
Thanks to all who have contributed their experience in these products...excellent!
I was soon to buy the 8220, but thanks to DJOS efforts the Scart adaptor sounds like the best compromise between quality/ease of use and price.
2 questions I didnt note answered...
Is there a difference between the quality using DVI or HDMI? (My monitor with HDMI was of poor quality compared to DVI, but that may have been the output from the PC)
Is the Scart cable (input) one from the RGB port to Scart on the convertor?
thanks
Ash
Generally No, HDMI is simply DVI-D(igital) + HDCP (DRM system) - TV's may differ from Monitors in that they have additional processing that PC Monitors typically dont have (more advanced scaling, support for TV resolutions etc).
The main difference between HDMI and DVI-D in a PC/TV context is that HDMI defaults to RGB-Video (Reduced colour range) and PC's use RGB-Full Range. This sometimes makes PC output look weird via HDMI as there is a colour range mismatch.
On the SCART-YUV converter the SCART port will take all the major analogue TV video signals and convert them to YUV - I've had success with my C64 using CVBS (Composite) and S-Video (separate Chroma and Luma with 300Ohm resistor mod) as well as my Amiga's using RGB.
I hope this answers your questions?
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This thread seriously, seriously lacks pictures/screenshots
It's just too difficult to provide meaningful comparisons between the various boards - you need to equalize the colour and greyscale calibrations for starters and that's damn near impossible with an Amiga even using a proper colorimeter.
I've just ordered these:
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/250786119867
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/300970860728
I'll let you know how I go with my A1200.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/250786119867
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/300970860728
I'll let you know how I go with my A1200.
Hi mate, bad news, the SCART to Hdmi converter isn't that good, looks nice until things start moving then the picture goes very soft, it's quite distracting. Another issue is it won't work with dvi-d only monitors as it needs the hdcp drm.
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That's pants, does anyone know of a better SCART to HDMI converter?
What about these?
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Analog-Scart-CVSB-RGB-HDMI-To-HDMI-Video-Converter-Scaler-1080p-/120810802514
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SCART-to-HDMI-Converter-Upscaler-for-HDTV-DVD-STB-720p-/181164051870
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Scart-HDMI-to-HDMI-Converter-UPSCALE-720P-1080P-4-dm500s-600s-Sky-DVD-Wii-/151155380592
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Solution for external Flicker fixer?
The first one looks identical to the one you've just ordered but the 2nd and 3rd are prolly worth a go - the 3rd (iirc) seems to support PC resolutions and might work with a DVI-D monitor (2nd is 720p only so highly unlikely to work on a PC monitor) but you won't know for sure until you test them.
It's also not clear if they support 15 kHz bi-level sync so feel free to test them for us
I've bought 4 converters so far as part of this journey so I'm happy to pass the Baton onto you
Seeing as I'm now a Melbourne resident it'll be good to catch up with you once I have the family a little more settled and I've nailed down a contract.
The first one looks identical to the one you've just ordered but the 2nd and 3rd are prolly worth a go - the 3rd (iirc) seems to support PC resolutions and might work with a DVI-D monitor (2nd is 720p only so highly unlikely to work on a PC monitor) but you won't know for sure until you test them.
It's also not clear if they support 15 kHz bi-level sync so feel free to test them for us
I've bought 4 converters so far as part of this journey so I'm happy to pass the Baton onto you
Seeing as I'm now a Melbourne resident it'll be good to catch up with you once I have the family a little more settled and I've nailed down a contract.
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Well it turned up in the post today, doesn't seem to want to play, can't get any signal out of it to my monitors or LCD TV.
I played with the settings but nothing happening, it looks like the TV is trying to decide what signal it's getting because it keeps changing modes.
There's a YouVideo of some guy with exactly the same box as me so it's obviously possible, God only knows why it doesn't work for me?
[m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGY_selfgw4[/m]
I played with the settings but nothing happening, it looks like the TV is trying to decide what signal it's getting because it keeps changing modes.
There's a YouVideo of some guy with exactly the same box as me so it's obviously possible, God only knows why it doesn't work for me?
[m]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGY_selfgw4[/m]
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Solution for external Flicker fixer?
Weird, mine works fine using an AmiKit scart cable and I don't recall having any issues getting a picture on my tv - monitors are a different story, if the don't support hdcp they won't work (hdcp is part of the Hdmi standard but optional on dvi-d).
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Btw, have you tried playing with the PAL/NTSC selector on the converter?
It's also worth cycling thru the video output options - iirc the 1st press needs to be followed by a 2nd press to change the output ... You then need to wait a few seconds to see if it works and then repeat till you find a mode that works.
Weird, mine works fine using an AmiKit scart cable and I don't recall having any issues getting a picture on my tv - monitors are a different story, if the don't support hdcp they won't work (hdcp is part of the Hdmi standard but optional on dvi-d).
---------- Post added at 07:15 ---------- Previous post was at 06:04 ----------
Btw, have you tried playing with the PAL/NTSC selector on the converter?
It's also worth cycling thru the video output options - iirc the 1st press needs to be followed by a 2nd press to change the output ... You then need to wait a few seconds to see if it works and then repeat till you find a mode that works.
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shpinktaar
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Can anyone point me to the right North American 5V 2A adapter on ebay? (with the proper connector)?
Edit: NVM found one in my closet
Edit: NVM found one in my closet
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