New DVDO EDGE !! - Page 125

If I have it, I use the Remote to switch off/on and it is away...

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maier2505

I am using Time Warner Cable, Pioneer Kuro and EDGE.
Cable Box is sending 480i/1080i.
After properly setting Kuro, watching a 480i signal gave the two expected black pillars.
Now if I switch to a 1080i and then back to a 480i those pillars turn grey, and I can't find anyway to get them to turn black anymore.
What I am doing wrong?
P.S. I recall having the same problem with my old VP30.
Thanks
Christian

Probably the best setting would be to force 1080p output on the Edge to your pj, send native signals to the Edge whenever possible, and turn 1:1 framelock on (I'm assuming the RS1 accepts 1080p50, p60 and 1080p24).

1080p24 conversion of DVD by the HD DVD player is suspect. I know that on my XA2 it didn't work well and was jerky. You are better off sending 480i/p for DVD to the Edge and allowing it to do the conversion.

With framelock on, Edge will output the same frame/field rate as the input. For 480i60, it will output 1080p60. For 1080p24 input, it will output 1080p24. To force the Edge to convert 480i60 from DVD to 1080p24, you'll need to set Edge to 1080p24 output and toggle 1:1 framerate OFF.

Thankyou for that.
I do have another question what happens when I play HD DVD and BD? Some BD were 1080P but still came out 1080i.I thought the Edge would of picked that up and outputed 1080p set at Auto. So I have to set it 1080p/24 what does the edge do to a BD/HD DVD that is inputting 1080p to Edge?

Sorry for the ignorant question but this is the first time i've come aquainted with a seperate video processor.

Same exact thing happened to me. If you still have it, reinstall the original firmware that came with your Edge. You will lose the Advanced Settings category which includes the test patterns (if those matter to you) but it will work, including keeping your settings and input names. Contact Edge support to see if they can send you the original firmware if you don't have it. Takes a few days but that's what I did. Good luck.

Did have a glitch yesterday. While watching a soccer game in SD I switched to an HD channel for a moment and then switched back and the color was predominantly purple. Switching inputs on the Edge solved the problem. A few days ago while testing out SD HBO the video would get some sort of static noise along the lower third of the image, then video would cut out and come back repeatedly. Haven't had that happen before and definitely didn't happen before I put the Edge in my system.

At one time I could set the Edge to 4:3 on SD content and if I turn it to HD content it would display it correctly at 16:9. Since I did the firmware update it does not do it correctly....How do I get it to work again?

The Edge set for Auto on the output will result in 1080p60 output from the Edge if your display (pj) advertises that as the preferred resolution via EDID communication with Edge. If it does not, you may have to set the output on the Edge manually.

The output from the HD DVD player will typically happen the same way. However, many of the Toshiba HD DVD players seem to end up outputting either 1080p60 or 1080i for whatever reason even if the downstream component advertises via EDID that 1080p24 is preferrable. In fact, with HD DVD, 1080i probably is preferrable as this is the true "native" disc resolution even for film sources. 1080p24 output from HD DVD will require the player to do 1080i->1080p24 conversion. You are probably better off letting Edge do that.

With BD film sources, the native on the disc is 1080p24 so you should use that input to the Edge. BD video sources (concerts, documentaries) will be 1080i native so use that input to Edge if possible.

How do you figure 1080i is native for film sources?

It's not that 1080i is native for film sources, it's that 1080i is native for HD DVD. It ends up just like a broadcast film source where deinterlacing to 1080p24 is necessary. That is a distinction b/w HDDVD and BD media. BD film sources are encoded as 1080p24. HDDVD film sources are encoded as 1080i.

Absolute rubbish!

99% of HD DVD movies are 24p with 3:2 pull-down flags (for 1080p60) and all good HD-DVD players just ignore the 3:2 pull-down flags and output 24p!

PS. I have never ever seen any of my 80 HD DVD's output and anything less than 1080p24 from my LG BH200 SuperBlu Player.

You've got some source referencing to do on that one.

Has anybody switched from a VP50 to an EDGE? I am not going to be using a projector for a while now and my VP50 is sitting idle. I am thinking of "downgrading" to the EDGE, if I even need it. I will use a plasma tv for a while, and if and when I get back into front projection, I was thinking a DVDO EDGE would do me for the de-interlacing/scaling and anamorphic lens work. Anybody 'downgraded' like this? Were you happy? ....or, did you go back to the VP50 or up to the VP50 Pro instead?

This isn't the thread for this. Believe it or not or do your own research. It's a niche format at this point anyway.

Same response to djos.

No, if you want to post BS, the least you can do is try to prove it!

I did, actually from a VP50 PRO and the Edge fills my needs quite well. I really wanted the separate HDMI audio feed otherwise I just would have stayed with the VP50 PRO

That is correct. The vast majority of HD DVDs were encoded as 1080p/23.976 with the appropriate flags for 2:3 pulldown. Checking the disc files on a PC will prove this.

Thanks... I did save a copy of the 1.0 firmware before installing 1.1 so I should be able to revert back. Before I go backwards I'm going to try re-installing 1.1 to see if there is any change in behavior. I've had several total lock-ups today that forced me to remove and reapply power. I may also try explicitly selecting the output format instead of the auto setting (which is the default that keeps getting set.)

It's strange how the 1.0 firmware pretty much chugged along without incident for several months and after 'upgrading' to 1.1 I'm lucky to get it to run for several *hours* without messing up. Must be something about my particular unit or maybe there was some glitch during the upgrade that didn't complain but also didn't work 100% correctly.

Kevin

You've posted so much good VP stuff you deserve a pass on this slip - but not with that tone.

Alright. Here:

http://archive2.avsforum.com/avs-vb/....php?p=7434559

And you can sift through this but beware it's tainted by the HDDVD vs. BD format war. I was initially an HDDVD supporter BTW (so there's no reason for me to be biased against HDDVD):

http://archive2.avsforum.com/avs-vb/...d.php?t=660193


I guess the difference was that I was here and paid attention to all of this and you guys didn't?

You can't get 1080p24 "straight form the disc" with HDDVD. Don't you think there's a reason that BD offered 1080p24 from the beginning and HDDVD took so long to even allow it? Why the delay if it were so "easy"?

BTW djos I expect an apology for your insults. They are uncalled for.

Thanks for the feedback. The switch over would only give me cash if I unloaded the VP50 and SDI card, and the SDI dvd player. Hard to do since my SDI'd Panny CP72 is such a finely tuned peice (Gary M's special recipe)...so I may just stick with the VP50... At least I have some options. Other thing is, now that I think about it. I may end up with more than one display needing a vp, so I may be better to keep the VP50 and get the edge for the second display. I'll have to wait and see what I get display wise.

Im not apologising to you - you cant even post accurate information!

I strongly suggest you read Page 32 of the "Requirements Specification
for HD DVD Video Application" document, section "5.2.1 Video Source Standards and Resolutions" where is specifically states:


Feel free to continue reading the next table:


I await your apology for being flat out wrong!

This is why I didn't want to do this in the first place. It's OT and I'm not going any further with it. Read/research yourself if you are interested in the details would be my advice.

I'd recommend that for the purposes of the Edge or other video processors those with HD DVD players realize that effectively 1080i is the "native" signal from HD DVD for both film and video sources. 1080p24 output will require a deinterlacing step in the player. If you feel the player does better deinterlacing, use it. If you feel the Edge (or other VP) will do a better job, output 1080i.

It is strange. When you do reinstall V1.1 post your findings. I'd be curious if it was a poorly done installation on my part, or a buggy update.

cpcat, you started the "HD DVD is 1080i" BS and you've been conclusively shown to be wrong so just drop it!

Trying to dodge being wrong by saying it's OT is just a spurious and lame excuse to avoid maning up and admiting you are wrong!

You are absolutely correct djos. I'll now be leaving it to more knowledgeable folks like you.

It is true that the Toshiba XA-2 at one time did an intermediate interlacing/de-interlacing step in the player. Perhaps that is where you became confused. That was subsequently fixed in firmware. It first came to light in an infamous thread here when de-interlacing artifacts were noticed in the Vatican steps scene of Mission Impossible III. However the following is not true.


1080p is native to HD-DVD. BTW, it has a dash (-). HD DVD includes both HD-DVD and Blu-ray.

Good information about the resolution.

But...

I was quite sure it was "HD DVD" and "Blu-ray", not HD-DVD. Hence the AvsForum section titled:

Blu-ray & HD DVD Area

How many of you guys have your DVDO EDGE contolled by Pronto or other Universal remotes that have Wifi and extenders? The reason being I find that at times going though the extender and the back of the Dvdo Edge IR jack the unit becomes unresponsive.

I think were all at a stage now we know what were talking about and not really worry about how it's written.