I'm hoping to extend my SDI DVD player signal from one room to another over coax then convert it to DVI and connect to a Samsung 240T (WUXGA) or a NEC 1980sx (SXGA) monitor (via DVI of course). I've found three relatively cheap SDI-DVI converters ( Gefen , Miranda , and Doremi Labs ), I gather they will translate a SDI based 480i signal to a DVI output- all three manufacturers mention that they NTSC, PAL, 720p, 1080p, 1080i at all frame rates but non really explain what the DVI will output exactly. Should I trust the scaling of the converters+the monitors auto sync or purchase a scaler to fit the native resolution of either monitor optimally. Another question is do I need a line doubler, given that SDI in 480i -> DVI 480P -> monitor (which scales to 1920x1200 or 1600x1200 progressive)?
The second phase of this project will be to mod a HD-TIVO (hopefully possible) and do likewise, this time moving from SD-SDI to HD-SDI to Dual Link DVI with a DVI KVM choosing the DVD or TIVO output.
The second phase of this project will be to mod a HD-TIVO (hopefully possible) and do likewise, this time moving from SD-SDI to HD-SDI to Dual Link DVI with a DVI KVM choosing the DVD or TIVO output.