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Faroudja rules ! (at least for one night...)

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I had a few friends come over to try out my Sharp10000 front projector. Since I don't currently own a Progressive Scan DVD player, I talked one guy into bringing over his Kenwood Sovereign Megachanger (!) with Faroudja. I borrowed an Arcam DV-89 DVD player from a dealer to check out it's video performance.
We played around with the Faroudja test tracks which came with the Kenwood demo disk and tried it with both players sending either progressive or interlaced to the Sharp.
I was disappointed with the Arcam. An $1800 DVD player ought to give me very good picture quality... I guess not. I preferred the Sharps' built-in de-interlacing to the Arcams.
OTOH, The Faroudja de-interlacing in the Kenwood seemed a bit better than the Sharps. The test tracks included a video of an American flag waving in the breeze. The Kenwood was clearly better than the Sharp while the Arcam finished 3rd IMHO.
Arcam's "Motion Adaptive Progressive Scan" wasn't up to the task IMO. We didn't bother checking out the Arcam's audio capabilities which was probably it's strength.
Now I've eliminated one (1) DVD player in the search for a good source (a gazillion more to consider, though...)

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I hope there will soon be a DVI out DVD player with the Faroudja chip and the 720P output... - Paul in Sterling 03:20:57 01/22/04 (2)
The current players get either /or not both digital HDTV output and great decoding.
Good Luck...
- coming DVI and HDMI DVD players - Joe Murphy Jr 16:41:14 01/23/04 (0)
  Samsung
  http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=3195951#post3195951
  and some others:
  - http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?postid=3182575#post3182575 (Open in New Window)
- Meridian G98 comes to mind.... - oscar 05:09:54 01/22/04 (0)
  Looks like it will upscale DVD-V and convert video input (e.g. EDTV) to 720p via DVI using Faroudja. Only passes 480p or 576p over component which might be an issue for me since I'm not sure a 16m (50+ ft) DVI cable is practical.
  Price could be another issue.
Re: Faroudja rules ! (at least for one night...) - GrandpaBobby 14:07:55 01/21/04 (1)
Check out my classified ad here for a Panasonic XP-30. It has Faroudja (Sage) chip.
Thanks,
Rob
- I actually have higher aspirations with regards to scalers.... - oscar 19:13:55 01/21/04 (0)
  I may have an opportunity to audition a piece at home which includes scaling. The price tag is daunting for a Meridian but if it's all I would expect.... maybe I'll break the bank.
  At any rate, I plan on taking my time before deciding.

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