El cheapo Faroudja not necessarily a good DVD solution...

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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.

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Topic - El cheapo Faroudja not necessarily a good DVD solution... - oscar 20:41:38 02/12/04 (2)

Maybe. Maybe not. - Joe Murphy Jr 21:31:46 02/12/04 (1)

Re: Maybe. Maybe not. - oscar 05:33:28 02/13/04 (0)

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