[hurtz777]

Well I couldn't stand it anymore and took thecover off my CP72 to inspect the circuit board. I see no sign of Faroudja FLI2200 chip anywhere. Is this chip suppose to be separate from all the other chips or is it integrated into the big Panasonic chip on the board? I have decent pictures of all the chips on the board on my home page.

CP72 Decoder Chip
CP72 Ti DSP Chip
CP72 Whole Chassis Hi Res
CP72 Whole Circuit Board


Take a look for yourself and use JPEG sharpening tools if you can't read the numbers on the chip. I didn't see any sign of "Sage" or "Faroudja" on any chip, and I didn't see any chips on bottom of circuit board even though I wasn't looking that hard on the bottom. Any ideas about this situation anyone? Will someone else please open their CP72 carefully and see what chips they have and post pics.

 

[oferlaor]

Definitely not integrated.


It could be on the bottom of the board or it could be a chip with a name scratched off (although I can't see why that would be). Try finding a chip with SAGE written on it.


If you can take a good photo of the board - please post it.

 

[nekobus]

It's underneath on the board.

 

[Bolero]

I'm interested in this exploration.


Hurtz777, did you find the chip? And if so, do we get pictures?