Posted by cinemad on 05/05/06 07:25

Italo wrote:
> <cinemad@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1146735895.229185.275370@e56g2000cwe.googlegroups.com...
> > What I'm curious about is whether the PJ-TX200 will de-interlace HD
> > 1080i material through the HDMI input. Page 45 of the instruction
> > book seems to indicate only the composite, S-Video and Component
> > connections will de-interlace 1080i inputs.
> > In relation to HD-DVD (which was released in the USA on 18th April
> > 2006) apparently these HD discs will be flagged so that the analogue
> > Component outputs may be down-rezzed to 960x540 because of "Piracy"
> > considerations.
> >
> > Italo, have you ever fed a 1080i signal through the HDMI input? If so,
> > does it de-interlace and so produce a Progressive-scan image?
>
> I haven't, but exactly what do you mean?

I think page 45 of the Instruction Book is confusing. It seems to
indicate that 1080i signals can only be deinterlaced through the
analogue
connection inputs.
Actually there is an interesting rteview of the projector on
www.cine4home.com
It speaks of edge fraying in the HDMI signal. They say it needs a
firmware update!

Regards,
Peter Mason
>
> The Hitachi will take a 1080i signal and fit it to its 1280x720 native res
> 'progressively', while maintaining the signal's 50/60 Hz frequency.
>
> --
> Italo

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