Good to know - thanks. I was also thinking that the signal would be fine on a CRT. I only really notice defects when I upscale to my flatscreen – CRT's seem to give me a nice and clean picture for the most part.nmalinoski wrote:If there are any aberrations from such a DAC, I don't think you'll notice on the CRT.
I'd probably run one output of the HDMI splitter (Or secondary output from an AVR?) to an audio extractor, then that to a Corio2 (via an HDMI to VGA adapter if needed), and then the Corio2 to the CRT.
For the splitter for the HDMI signal, I'll have to diagram everything out. I've been working on my Extron SMX switcher lately, which I use mostly as a HDMI matrix switch:
So on that I'll need to do something like: Xbox 360 HDMI > Extron SMX > then 2x HDMI outs: one to HDFury 3 (to convert to VGA/RGBHV), the other to my 4K TV. Then I'll need to run a RGBHV line back to the Extron Crosspoint switcher which I use for my analog signals (that's also where the Corio2's are, and how I throw the signal to my SD and HD CRT monitors).
Audio out is going to be a pain. I need to have it go both into the Extron SMX switch (so when I throw that signal to one of the devices in that rack it'll have audio), and also back into the Crosspoint as well. All those DAC's I own have stereo audio out (via 3.5mm minijack) so that part is taken care of at least.
If I have issues with my other ones I'll try that - but with 3x of them I hope I'll be ok. The HDFury 3's manual says "Precise black levels - no black crush in any standard mode", and a whole bunch of other features I don't even understand from the manual lol.maxtherabbit wrote:I heartily recommend the Portta HDMI to VGA. I'm my testing I've found no black crush or ringing. And verified no lag