For HDMI input on the Pearl, should the HDMI signal being sent be set at RGB or YCbCr?

I have noticed that using the HDMI input, the Sony Pearl does not seem to do a better job at de-interlacing then the DCDi by Faroudja. If I feed it 1080i I see a lot more artifacts then if I send it 480P. I would imagine 1080P is going to look the best feed to the Pearl (especially at 24hz).

Mark,

In my experience, the Pearl does a pretty good job of deinterlacing. I'm feeding mine 1080i from the HD-A2 and the results are excellent. I see no artifacts--I remember seeing a review that commented on how well the Pearl handled 1080i. I find the image to be at least as good as, if not better, than 1080p on my PS3.

Brian

Perhaps it is only with SD-DVD then? How to they compare on the HD-A2 when setting the output to 480P versus 1080I?

For HDMI input on the Pearl, should the HDMI signal being sent be set at RGB or YCbCr?
I have noticed that using the HDMI input, the Sony Pearl does not seem to do a better job at de-interlacing then the DCDi by Faroudja. If I feed it 1080i I see a lot more artifacts then if I send it 480P. I would imagine 1080P is going to look the best feed to the Pearl (especially at 24hz).

I'm using YCbCr and currently feeding mine 576p from a Faroudja DCDi equiped DVD player rather than 1080i as I also think it looks better. Not so much artifacts or jaggies but better fine detail. May well be a Faroudja issue rather than poor de-interlacing in the Pearl as 1080i from digital telly looks fine. And looking forward to seeing 1080/24p @96hz

Ken

Which player are you using and how do you get 576p out of it?

Which player are you using and how do you get 576p out of it?

Panasonic S97s (PAL model), spits out 576p, 720p and 1080i via HDMI.

Ken