[Tim Hamdorf]

A guy I work with is going to try and modify my DVD player for SDI out, but what scalers offer SDI input and what do they cost? Is Vigatec the only one?

 

[Tim Hamdorf]

Sorry, but I'm new to the home side fo the industry. Is the Dune and the Vigatec the same thing?

 

[oferlaor]

Vigatec is the company name.


They used to sell their 1280 unit, which was the "low end" unit (it wasn't that low-end, so that's why I have this in double quotes). The Dune is their higher end unit.


I'm not really sure how they have things positioned now. I think they are still selling the GVC-1280 unit, but the Dune is their primary product now.


Why not just go to their site and see? http://www.vigatec.de

 

[Jason Turk]

All Vigatec scalers can be modified with a single or triple SDI unit (at least the newest versions). The only other scalers that allow SDI are TAW's Rock+ and Key Digital's new Leeza. If you haven't seen SDI then I encourage you to do so. It is a huge difference over standard analog inputs!


Thanks!

 

[JeffY]

Other scalers to offer SDI input are HTPC + DScaler and the S&W Interpolator Gold.


Jeff

 

[Dizzman]

Extron has a few products with SDI in as well i think.

 

[dje]

Just a reminder, the Teranex also has SDI in. In fact, it only processes in the SDI / HD-SDI domain... no analog inputs or outputs at all.


Its cost may be prohibitive to most, but that doesn't mean it's not available to purchase.


- David Eddy

 

[Aaron Oz]

I discovered that the Snell & Wilcox have an SDI output card for the Proceed (PMDT), and a matching SDI input card for their Interpolator. The SDI signal between the cards is heavily encrypted to meet the Hollywood standards of course.


Oz

 

[oferlaor]

Hey,


If you guys want to talk about scalers in general (not just HT stuff), why not consider KeyDigital 2000HD.


It's a $12,000 - $15,000 (depending on where you buy it) scaler that has SDI and component inputs.


Of course, it's in the same catagory as terranex and S&W (a bit beyond the normal HT budget capability).


The interesting thing about it is that it has been around for a WHILE - just shows you that KeyDigital had their eye on the ball way earlier than any of us though about SDI as a useful HT tool..

 

[RichardA]

Duell,


Snell & Wilcox produce an SDI card for the Proceed PMDT and Meridian 800 DVD players - we call them 'ISLE' cards - and they do output encrypted SDI.


The Interpolator Gold has had 2 available SDI input ports since it was first introduced many years ago, and they will accept standard SDI as well as the encrypted version transparently - so you can use the Interpolator Gold with any SDI source (e.g. other modified DVD players etc..)


Of course we also have a number of other up /down and crossconverters with only SD / HDSDI inputs and outputs from about £20K upto £150K!


Hope this helps,


Richard Ansell

Snell & Wilcox