I am seeking advice about a method of SDI that would be an alternative to HTPC. Granted it would not be as effective as DVD/SDI out to Silk SDI in and HTPC DVI out to DVI in on my Hitachi 5500 projector.
I don't have HTPC yet and will probably get one. I also do not have an SDI converter, but I was wondering if the following combination would work:
Panasonic RP56 with SDI out to SDI input of
Aja Video Model D10CE - Universal SDI to Analog Converter.
Component out of AJA D10CE to
Hitachi component input.
BNC to RCA adapters would be needed.
I am guessing that the Hitachi would have to do the scaling and line doubling. I don't know if the Hitachi line doubling is good or average compared to other projectors. The scaling would be limited to real or full SXGA by the Hitachi.
The Aja sells for about $720 at Markertek.com. They sell quite a few stand-alone SDI converters. It has the following specs:
Aja Video Model D10CE - Universal SDI to Analog Converter
The D10CE SDI to Analog Video Converter provides excellent quality 10-bit
conversion of SDI to both component and composite video formats
simultaneously. The component outputs are user configurable to YPbPr, (SMPTE, EBU-N10), Betacam, or RGB (or composite YC). The composite output is user configurable to composite video or sync. The component and composite outputs are completely independent including optimum chroma filtering for each and independent pedestal configuration. The D10CE also features an exclusive PLL jitter filter/memory to reduce the effects of SDI jitter on the output analog video. This feature, along with the precision 4x oversampled D/A filters, provides the highest quality analog outputs - including very low phase noise in composite outputs. The D10CE also provides two re-clocked, loop-thru SDI outputs. All functions are user configurable via dipswitches.
Features:
- Excellent Quality 10-bit Universal D/A Conversion
- Full 10-bit Data Path, 4x Oversampling
- SDI Input, 2 Re-Clocked, Loop-Thru SDI Outputs
- Simultaneous Component and Composite Analog
Outputs
- YPbPr, Betacam, or RGB Component Formats
- NTSC or PAL Composite Formats
- Precision PLL Jitter Filter For Stable Composite Outputs
- Digital Noise Reduction
- Low Cost
Specifications:
Inputs: - SDI (SMPTE 259M)
Outputs:
- Simultaneous Component and Composite Output
- YPbPr - SMPTE, EBU-N10, Betacam, RGB, NTSC, PAL,
YC (S-Video), 3x BNC
- NTSC/PAL or Sync, 1x BNC
- Re-Clocked, Loop-Thru SDI, 2x BNC
D/A Converters:
- 10-bit, 4x Oversampling
- Clock Jitter Filtering to 2.5Hz
Frequency Resp:
- Y +/- .15dB to 5.5Mhz
- C +/- .15dB to 2.5Mhz (Component)
- C +/- .15dB to 1.3Mhz (Composite)
- Less Than .5% K Factor (2T)
User Controls:
- External Dipswitch
- Output Video Format
- Pedestal On/Off
- Narrow/Wide Blanking
- Digital Noise Reduction
Power:
- +5V DC Regulated, 4 Watts
Size:
- 5.8" x 3.1" x 1" (147 x 70 x 25mm)
Could this work? Would it be worth it as a simplified and very limited alternative to HTPC?
Moderator, please feel free to move this to the video Processors forum.
Noel
I don't have HTPC yet and will probably get one. I also do not have an SDI converter, but I was wondering if the following combination would work:
Panasonic RP56 with SDI out to SDI input of
Aja Video Model D10CE - Universal SDI to Analog Converter.
Component out of AJA D10CE to
Hitachi component input.
BNC to RCA adapters would be needed.
I am guessing that the Hitachi would have to do the scaling and line doubling. I don't know if the Hitachi line doubling is good or average compared to other projectors. The scaling would be limited to real or full SXGA by the Hitachi.
The Aja sells for about $720 at Markertek.com. They sell quite a few stand-alone SDI converters. It has the following specs:
Aja Video Model D10CE - Universal SDI to Analog Converter
The D10CE SDI to Analog Video Converter provides excellent quality 10-bit
conversion of SDI to both component and composite video formats
simultaneously. The component outputs are user configurable to YPbPr, (SMPTE, EBU-N10), Betacam, or RGB (or composite YC). The composite output is user configurable to composite video or sync. The component and composite outputs are completely independent including optimum chroma filtering for each and independent pedestal configuration. The D10CE also features an exclusive PLL jitter filter/memory to reduce the effects of SDI jitter on the output analog video. This feature, along with the precision 4x oversampled D/A filters, provides the highest quality analog outputs - including very low phase noise in composite outputs. The D10CE also provides two re-clocked, loop-thru SDI outputs. All functions are user configurable via dipswitches.
Features:
- Excellent Quality 10-bit Universal D/A Conversion
- Full 10-bit Data Path, 4x Oversampling
- SDI Input, 2 Re-Clocked, Loop-Thru SDI Outputs
- Simultaneous Component and Composite Analog
Outputs
- YPbPr, Betacam, or RGB Component Formats
- NTSC or PAL Composite Formats
- Precision PLL Jitter Filter For Stable Composite Outputs
- Digital Noise Reduction
- Low Cost
Specifications:
Inputs: - SDI (SMPTE 259M)
Outputs:
- Simultaneous Component and Composite Output
- YPbPr - SMPTE, EBU-N10, Betacam, RGB, NTSC, PAL,
YC (S-Video), 3x BNC
- NTSC/PAL or Sync, 1x BNC
- Re-Clocked, Loop-Thru SDI, 2x BNC
D/A Converters:
- 10-bit, 4x Oversampling
- Clock Jitter Filtering to 2.5Hz
Frequency Resp:
- Y +/- .15dB to 5.5Mhz
- C +/- .15dB to 2.5Mhz (Component)
- C +/- .15dB to 1.3Mhz (Composite)
- Less Than .5% K Factor (2T)
User Controls:
- External Dipswitch
- Output Video Format
- Pedestal On/Off
- Narrow/Wide Blanking
- Digital Noise Reduction
Power:
- +5V DC Regulated, 4 Watts
Size:
- 5.8" x 3.1" x 1" (147 x 70 x 25mm)
Could this work? Would it be worth it as a simplified and very limited alternative to HTPC?
Moderator, please feel free to move this to the video Processors forum.
Noel
