Faroudja NR Series, how does it compare to other upscalers?

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tongshadow
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Faroudja NR Series, how does it compare to other upscalers?

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Title is self explanatory, but I couldnt really find any info about this specific Faroudja model. How does it fare against other Faroudja units like the DVP-3000 or the V400A?
I'm aware its output cant be changed, but I found an unit that would be perfect for my old LCD.
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Re: Faroudja NR Series, how does it compare to other upscale

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Should be identical to the DVP-1000 units. I think these are basically the same machines, with the NR units locked to specific outputs, while the 1000 had a flexible output. This means that the NR unit likely has undefeatable DCDi for low-res sources.
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thanks for replying Fudoh! :D

Another question, it says "Plasma 1366x768" in the back... and my display is a LCD. Does it even matter?
Also, how does it compared to the DVDO iScan HD?
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The interpolation (DCDi) for 15khz sources on the DVP-1000 is really bad, so I wouldn't consider a similar processor if you want to use 240p sources. For 480i the Faroudjas are solid processors and better than the iScan HD/HD+/VP20/30 (without upgrade).

If your display is WXGA it should be fine. Only caveat is that many LCDs require a native feed with 1360 instead of 1366 hoizontal resolution. A 1366-wide source might not give you a 100% exact pixel match on the horizontal axis (but with upscaling that's hardly a problem).
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Fudoh wrote:Should be identical to the DVP-1000 units. I think these are basically the same machines, with the NR units locked to specific outputs, while the 1000 had a flexible output.
Do you happen to know the list of output resolutions?
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the usual standard rates up to 1080p. You can find the manual online. It lists the resolutions.
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Fudoh wrote:the usual standard rates up to 1080p. You can find the manual online. It lists the resolutions.
It does indeed list the resolutions, somehow I missed it.

Was hoping it could do custom output resolutions, what does DILA stand for (it’s listed as SR10)?
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