This is kind of a CRT and Video Processor question, so I'll try it here first.
I have a BD808s and am looking to get some kind of de-interlacer or line multiplier to be used mostly with PAL interlaced video feeds - and all on a budget in the region of say GBP 500 to 550.
Most of the advice I have read recommends getting a de-interlacer first rather than a scaler (I cannot afford a combined unit like a Lumagen or Centrestage unit)
I have therefore been thinking of getting one of the iScan Ultra boxes (I can probably stretch to one of these).
Pros: a highly regarded unit with a good chip, it doubles as a video switcher so I could run all the sources through one RGBHV cable to the projector.
Cons: Another box to carry around/get damaged, and while I can hope that someone (DVDO maybe?
) might produce a DVI-in scaler which I could add on, I am realistic about the fact that getting a scaler upgrade will probably require a large sum on a new combined unit.
Now however, I notice that CRT Projectors in the UK are selling new Barco LiMo kits (not LiMoPro) to fit my projector for less than the iScan.
Pros: internal so no other boxes, scaler and video processor in one affordable purchase.
Cons: All sources would have to be plugged directly into the projector, and I know hardly anything about the performance of this board.
What do you guys think? Does anyone have experience of the LiMo board so I can get an idea of how well it performs comparatively? Otherwise, do people feel it is better to hold back on an internal board to get the flexibility of a remote switcher running through a single multicore?
A few caveats:
I have looked at other scalers/de-interlacers, but these two seem to give the best bang for buck respectively, although I am open to recommendations.
In terms of theatre setup, this projector gets used mostly for art film and video shows/exhibitions - a week here, two weeks there, so things like cable runs change from setup to setup.
Thanks
daniel
