480i content, what's the best solution

[citrus3000psi]

I'm redoing my setup, so I want to get 480i content figured out.

I have a VP50Pro and OSSC.

Should I let the 50Pro handle the 480i? How does the 50Pro deal with 480i being passed through on the OSSC?

[Fudoh]

If you can "afford" the time (as in lag) that the VP50Pro takes to properly deinterlace 480i, then you're absolutely OK. 480i on the later DVDOs looks very nice, although it's a very different look from a Framemeister would present you with.

[furntree]

If you can "afford" the time (as in lag) that the VP50Pro takes to properly deinterlace 480i, then you're absolutely OK. 480i on the later DVDOs looks very nice, although it's a very different look from a Framemeister would present you with.

^ This is your answer. The DVDO is an amazing deinterlacer compared to the Framemeister. It is a night and day difference, but as Fudoh said the input latency is not the greatest if you want to play fighting games or similar. My DVDO iScan Duo is about 1-2 frames more delayed than the Framemeister.

Have fun!

[Fudoh]

The DVDO is an amazing deinterlacer compared to the Framemeister.

I didn't want to imply that the DVDO is better than a Framemeister. Both are excellent, but they offer very different deinterlacing engines. While the DVDOs provide you a with a very smooth look, the FM delivers a result with defined pixels, very similar to a native 480p signal.

[citrus3000psi]

The DVDO is an amazing deinterlacer compared to the Framemeister.

I didn't want to imply that the DVDO is better than a Framemeister. Both are excellent, but they offer very different deinterlacing engines. While the DVDOs provide you a with a very smooth look, the FM delivers a result with defined pixels, very similar to a native 480p signal.

Has anybody tried putting a 480i signal via HDMI into the DVDO processors? Does it have the same results in terms of image/latency as going through the RGBHV?

[Fudoh]

The BNC RGBHV input does not accept 15khz sources.

480i via HDMI is standard and works flawlessly. It's what every DVD player or BD player with a native resolution setting does output (if you're not using SDI instead). This said, I've had problems with some 480i sources and I haven't tried 480i passthrough on the OSSC yet, so you really have to give it a try. Chances are good though that it'll work fine and look fabulous.

[citrus3000psi]

The BNC RGBHV input does not accept 15khz sources.

480i via HDMI is standard and works flawlessly. It's what every DVD player or BD player with a native resolution setting does output (if you're not using SDI instead). This said, I've had problems with some 480i sources and I haven't tried 480i passthrough on the OSSC yet, so you really have to give it a try. Chances are good though that it'll work fine and look fabulous.

Sorry I mean the Component/RGBS 1 ports not the BNC

[Fudoh]

yes, same behaviour except that you're skipping the initial A/D conversion stage.