Jvc-rs1 & Htpc

Feed it 1080P 1920x1080 if you can scale and deinterlace better than the internal projector processing.

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I've ordered a PS3 for Blu-ray and am evaluating an HD-DVD source now.

I'm considering rebuilding my HTPC to include HD-DVD capability, but this entails a new MOBO, processor and HDCP compliant video card, plus using the external X-Box 360 HD-DVD drive ($200), with PowerDVD Ultra, released within last few weeks and both somewhat buggy and expensive ($100). Blu-ray drives are much more expensive ($565 is the cheapest I've seen).

Cheapest stand alone HD-DVD player I've seen is $365, so this probably makes more sense until HTPC costs fall in line. But there are trade-offs - such as inability to do 1080p24 on current players (can on HTPC), pending a possible firmware upgrade for one of the more expensive players (the RS-1 accepts 1080p24, which would eliminate judder, which is one of my pet peeves).

Be interesting to compare HTPC signals at 1080i30 and 1080p60 on SD DVDs to see how the RS-1 video processing circuitry compares to the HTPC software deinterlacer.

Marcel J Dumeny

I have upgraded my HTPC for the 360 HD-DVD, It is worth doing so. It will cost more upfront but be worth it for HD material, whether it is HD-DVD or transitstream HD material to be replayed and later, when cost effective, tranfered into an HD-DVD disc. The flexibility that an HD-HTPC allows can't be beat.


CDP

The latest Nvidia PureVideo hardware acceleration / deinterlacing / scaling scores 128 (out of 130) on the Silicon Optix HQV benchmark. And it will only get better. That's $3000 scaler quality. Of course you can't use your PC to scale HD input from other sources such as Cable or Satellite, but still, it's pretty compelling for HD-DVD and once prices drop, Blu-Ray.

Correct me if Im wrong but since hd dvd and br are 1080p you dont need any deinterlacing or scaling?

Okay your right an wrong the players have to be able to do 1080p native not all the players do that.