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Well,I picked up a Phillips 962 DVD-V/SACD/CD player on close-out for less than $200 primarily to experiment with a Faroudja-based progressive scan player. Prelimary findings suggest (1) Faroudja did not seem to provide any better PQ via 480P output than with 480i (non-progressive) output to my Sharp 10000 FP. (2) My earlier-generation Philips SACD1000 seemed to provide better PQ even with "only" a 480i output. What comes to mind is the 1000 was less grainy, better focused, and even more 3-dimensional. It might have been calibration issues but I suspect the SACD1000's power supply and other build-quality issues might have had something to do with this. I need to get better source demo material for comparison's sake. An earlier (but too brief) audition using a borrowed Faroudja demo disk with a Kenwood Faroudja-based Megachanger suggested well-done Faroudja might have added-value for the PQ in my system. I wonder about the value of Faroudja demo disks perhaps specifically tailored to "enhance" solutions using the DCDi chipsets ???
Guess I need to try much more expensive DVD solutions; preferably with DVI, to have a hope of upgrading the PQ significantly. It looks awesome already but I suspect I could do better with the right source.
I might wind up modding the SACD1000 (for SACD playback) with the added benefit of (alleged) improved PQ due to power supply upgrades. For money, I get a DVD player and a MC SACD player; perhaps not of the best quality but might serve as a good backup source.
Follow Ups:
Possible downside to Sharp:
Does it end up with a 480p, 720p or 1080i signal being sent to the screen? The Faroudja chip may not be the problem: what happens once a signal gets into the Sharp may be the problem. It may not handle a progressive signal, (possible) interlacing and the subsequent scaling as well as it does when it receives an interlaced signal.Possible downside to Faroudja:
This chip has several different settings. Some manufacturers allow adjustment to the settings and others "lock-in" to a particular setting. The chip in the Philips 962 may lock-in to a setting that your Sharp doesn't like. For example, the Samsung HD-931 DVD player uses a Faroudja solution that is non-adjustable. It is locked to the highest setting and causes severe edge enhancement on large screens/displays.
My working assumption is the Sharp will work best with 720p as that is it's native resolution. Hence ideal solution seems to an upscaling DVD player (e.g. Denon 5900).There is still the question why the 962's interlaced seems worse than the SACD1000's interlaced ? might be an incorrect setting and/or hardware differences. The answer may contribute to a decision on which DVD player to get.
Now to figure out how to A/B the Denon 5900 against the Pioneer Elite DV59 against some of the upcoming HDMI players in the home later this Spring....
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