Topic: Infocus 4805 and Video Scaler (GRABE)

[pjohn]

I recently bought a video scaler ( from AVDI ) and paired it with my infocus SP4805, the image was GRABE. Im using the 4805 now in 720p format. Color , detail (specially in fast moving scenes), depth, black level all improved dramatically .   Grabe talaga, mukhang matagal ako mag upgrade ng projector na!!! 

Hindi ko akalain na malaki pa pala ang igaganda ng 4805 

The video scaler that I bought is DVDO VP-30 

[frootloops]

how much you bought it? and what connections are you using?

[pjohn]

From the dvd player I used the component output (interlaced or progressive) going to the vp-30, from the vp-30 , I used the component output (BNC with RCA adaptors) to the SP4805 

For the price, pls call them 6388480

Kung may time ka , puntahan mo sila sa Shang ri-la mall (beside SM Mega-mall), 4th floor, Audio Visual Driver Int'l , tingnan mo kung papaano ang below 100k na projector ay gumanda ng GRABE !!!  Mabait doon, kahit wala kang bilhin at audition ka lang, walang problema sa kanila. 

[frootloops]

copy. nandun lang ako last week, sinilip ko yung Focals nila, malupit!  sige try ko bumalik. kung naka vga-component na ako, mga ilang % pa ang nilinaw? thanks.

[pjohn]

Ano ba projector mo pare?

Yung sa akin na SP4805 mga 50% ang overall na iginanada kasi lahat ng detail pati likod na scenes at KULAY ay malaki improvement !!! Pag nakita mo baka d ka makatulog tulad noong first time ko na nakita  Pero upgradable pa siya kaya gaganda pa ito 

[frootloops]

http://www.optomausa.com/Product_detail.asp?productsubcat=1&productcategory=Corporate%2FEducation&product_id=218

[pjohn]

Kung madadala mo yung optoma para ma try, masmaganda. Ako try ko muna sa 4805 bago ko binili !!!

[sillyputty]

I recently bought a video scaler ( from AVDI ) and paired it with my infocus SP4805, the image was GRABE. Im using the 4805 now in 720p format. Color , detail (specially in fast moving scenes), depth, black level all improved dramatically .   Grabe talaga, mukhang matagal ako mag upgrade ng projector na!!! 

Hindi ko akalain na malaki pa pala ang igaganda ng 4805 

The video scaler that I bought is DVDO VP-30 

hmmm...just my thoughts..
4805 is a 480p PJ...you're just using a 720p source...but still displaying it at 480p.
4805 would just downscale the image from 720p to 480p...
if you have a great player to begin with I doubt if you find can find an improvement from using a scaler since upscaling is just interpolating. ..
but if the 4805 downscaling(720p->480p) is better than its pixel-to-pixel map(480p-480p) processing...
I would consider it a 'defect' since pixel-to-pixel map(no overscan) should theoretically produce the best result...
but in your case its an 'added feature'.

May nabasa na akong reviews na yung experiences nila e katulad nung sayo..
di ko lang siguro maintindihan kung bakit ganun ang nangyayari...
for me..mas ok pa din yung 720p to panny ae900..sinubukan ko yung 1080i e may nakita na akong jaggies..
pero yung iba mas gusto yung 1080i. depende na rin siguro sa player.
pero ang importante naman e masaya tayo...so congrats!!


*sana may ganyan ako kagandang scaler 

[pjohn]

sillyputty, iba ang ganda ng 720p na vp30 sa 720p ng dvd player lang. tama ka na 480p ang native ng 4805 pero kaya naman ng engine at colorwheel nya ang 720p. Try mo tingnan din sa panny mo w/ vp30, sure ako magugustuhan mo yan!!! 

BTW, sa JUNE 3, 2006 (Saturday), may launching ng video scaler na vp-30 at new lines ng infocus, punta kayo para masaya!!! Sa Audio Visual Driver Int'l sa Shang 4th flr, tel #6388480

[frootloops]

pjohn, mahal pala nito!!  konti na lang almost isang PJ na......  

[yakisoba]

damn this is so expensive .... sayang naka SP 4805 pa naman ako. pag mga 20k lang kukuha agad ako nito

[pjohn]

Kasi its the flagship of DVDO, pero pag nakita mo pare sa effect nya sa 4805 mo ay iisipin mo na more than 400k ang video system !!! Tingnan ninyo effect nya, lampaso faroudja d2 kahit triple ang price ng faroudja !!! 

Tingnan nyo muna, nagulat din kasi ako noong una sa price pero nong nakita ko ang video, nawala sa isip ko ang mag-upgrade ng pj na, matagal na muna bago upgrade 

 

[purple_jedi]

pjohn, sent you a pm 

[FlyMe]

Strange, I just called the number given above and the gorl said "Wala Po". Probably lazy to check.

[pjohn]

BTW, ang alam ko ay UBOS ang vp30 ngayon    , ang naiwan ay demo unit lang pero may parating ulit sila na mga units

 

[alvinthx2]

I have been using scalers for the last 4 years to improve my picture quality, My latest scaler is the one built in the Anthem Avm50 pre/processor which uses the Gennum Vpx engine. I almost bought the vp30 in the US before buying the AVM50. Did you get the vp30 with the advance SD deinterlacer? If you did not, its worth considering it. It will bypass the SI504(old deinterlacer chip) with the more advance chip.

I think you have to try to scale down to 480p so that there would be less processing. I believe if you feed a 720p signal to the 4805, it will actually downconvert it to its native resolution using the 4805's own scaler. If you feed it with 480p signal from the vp30, your projector will bypass its scaler.

With the quality of your scaler, I think its high time that you replace it with a better unit. The ptae900 is pretty cheap, but if you calibrate it properly,  it will kick ass. 720p is the way to go, unless you can shell out some dough for a 1080p unit.

As for me, I am waiting to install a 1080p projector in 2 week's time.

[alvinthx2]

Just a suggestion, use the interlaced output of your dvd player and not the progressive mode. If possible use a DVD player with hdmi output to do this. this will preserve the original signal going to the vp30 before processing