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Holo3d and DirecTV

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Guinn

Discussion Starter · Nov 20, 2002

Sorry if this has been beaten to death, Is there much improvement with this and a Mitsubishi WS-55869 combo vs. nothing. I have a NRS for my pj so I know what to expect but think it would be to lavish for a RPTV. Bottom line its garbage-in / garbage-out but

I was thinking the de-interlacing function would be enough of an improvement. Cost aside would this be worth it?

Am I wrong to think this is geared towards projectors?

I do almost zero movies on this display it is mostly for sports and regular programing. Thanks, Shane

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Namlemez

· #2 · Nov 20, 2002

The difference would be comparable to your projector without the NRS vs. with it.

I found that the processing helps most with DVDs and other high quality material. Sports on DirecTV aren't necessarily that great of a quality and the improvement is not as big.

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Mark Rejhon

· #3 · Nov 21, 2002

Hi,

Actually, there has been rave reviews by some of the HOLO3D users for improved DirectTV picture quality; i.e. them saying HOLO3D as being the best method of viewing satellite TV through a HTPC.

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LarryChanin

· #4 · Nov 21, 2002

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Originally posted by Namlemez

I found that the processing helps most with DVDs and other high quality material. Sports on DirecTV aren't necessarily that great of a quality and the improvement is not as big.

Cal (and others):

Perhaps you could clear up a couple of questions I have regarding the expected improvements when using the Holo3D for DVD playback versus standard satellite reception.

Currently I have a 4:3 aspect ratio Mitsubishi 60" HDTV. I use a cheap I/O Magic video capture card and Dscaler to view standard DirecTV satellite programming. Since the program material is all standard (4:3) I use a 848x480p resolution which gives me a full screen (60" diagonal) image. The picture is quite good except in low light conditions where the video noise is obvious and the picture is blotchy.

For DVD playback I use my HTPC's DVD-ROM drive and PowerDVD. For anamorphic DVDs I use a 960x540p resolution which gives me a letterboxed image with a 55" diagonal size. The picture looks like satellite HD with no visible video noise.

Generally, I don't use my stand alone DVD changer, but I've got it hooked up via s-video to my video capture card. When running Dscaler the picture is quite good in normal viewing, but you can see some video noise if you use digital zoom to enlarge the image. The stand alone DVD player is good, but not as good as my software-based DVD player.

Which brings me to my question:

Since my software-based DVD playback looks close to HD, it was my impression that the Holo3D would help more with satellite reception. Am I missing something here? Do your observations apply to both RPTVs as well as front projectors?

One other dumb question:

I know that the Holo3D will still permit me to use my DVD-ROM drive for DVD playback, but will it let me use its deinteracing instead of PowerDVD, or am I just using a better video capture card but otherwise everything remains the same?

Thanks.

Larry

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Bubun

· #5 · Nov 21, 2002

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Originally posted by LarryChanin

One other dumb question:

I know that the Holo3D will still permit me to use my DVD-ROM drive for DVD playback, but will it let me use its deinteracing instead of PowerDVD, or am I just using a better video capture card but otherwise everything remains the same?

Thanks.

You can use your DVD-ROM drive along with H3D deinterlacing when the MPEG daughter-card release.

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