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Upscaling from S-VHS and Laserdisc.

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clarkjohnsen

I assume a good unit (in my case a JVC RS-1 projector) can easily handle laser, but what can I expect from VHS? Or for that matter, Beta? (Yes, Beta!)

Also I'm looking at that newish Onkyo 606 which claims to upgrade from 480i to 1080i. Would that be better? Anyone?

Thanks.

clark

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another solution - Joe Murphy Jr 21:35:24 07/05/08 (1)
This would be a bit time consuming, but it may be better for you in the (very) long run. Why not copy the laserdiscs and S-VHS tapes to a DVD? You could then just pop in the DVD when you wanted to watch any of that material with the added features that DVD offers. Dual-layer DVDs (8.5GB) are around $1 each and you can even get inkjet printable ones if you want to get creative.
- Thanks. Already I've converted a few Lasers, no tapes. nt - clarkjohnsen 07:33:47 07/07/08 (0)
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RE: Upscaling from S-VHS and Laserdisc. - racerguy 11:52:33 07/05/08 (1)
> > what can I expect from VHS? < <

Not much. Standard VHS has 240 scanlines, less than half of what a basic analog NTSC television is capable of (525 lines).

If you compare VHS video performance in terms of modern digital video, VHS "resolution" is absolutely horrible. Standard Definition digital is 720x480 interlaced (520 scanlines). VHS is equivalent to 330x480. S-VHS (and Laserdisc) bumps that up to a whopping 560x480 (420 scanlines).

"Upscaling" doesn't help much at all. These signals are low-bandwidth analog. Upscaling a low-bandwidth analog signal introduces lots of noise and artifacts.

IMO using a hi-def projector for these low-quality video sources is a waste of an expensive bulb. If you have tapes you want to watch, use your old analog tube TV.
- Thanks. But at least it works, right? (You're correct about the waste of course.) nt - clarkjohnsen 07:32:58 07/07/08 (0)
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