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Hi all,
I hope I have this in the right forum, as it seemed the best place for the video guru's. Here is my situation: I am currently running a Mitsu WS65511 RPTV, which is pre-HDMI. Here's the problem: The Mistu has a single user settings memory (brightness, contrast, etc) for each input, as opposed to resolution. The HD component input is currently calibrated via HD-DVE for 1080i, but I found that if I feed this input a 480p signal from either my HD DVD or Blu-Ray player, it is much too dark. I double-checked using SD-DVE, and the brightness calibration for 480p is significantly different than for 1080i. Is such a difference in brightness normal between 1080i and 480p?
Rather than upgrade my display before I have the funds (and the LCD 65" sets come down to my price range), I am looking at running my HD DVD and Blu-Ray through an HDFury2 HDMI --> component converter. My question then becomes; Will an upconverted 480p signal still show the same differences in brightness, or is this addressed in the upconversion process? I do not want to waste the funds on the HDFury2 if SD-DVDs will still be too dark, in which case I will live with 480p (on standard def, of course...
) until this set buys the farm, or the ICT is implemented...
Thanx!
I hope I have this in the right forum, as it seemed the best place for the video guru's. Here is my situation: I am currently running a Mitsu WS65511 RPTV, which is pre-HDMI. Here's the problem: The Mistu has a single user settings memory (brightness, contrast, etc) for each input, as opposed to resolution. The HD component input is currently calibrated via HD-DVE for 1080i, but I found that if I feed this input a 480p signal from either my HD DVD or Blu-Ray player, it is much too dark. I double-checked using SD-DVE, and the brightness calibration for 480p is significantly different than for 1080i. Is such a difference in brightness normal between 1080i and 480p?
Rather than upgrade my display before I have the funds (and the LCD 65" sets come down to my price range), I am looking at running my HD DVD and Blu-Ray through an HDFury2 HDMI --> component converter. My question then becomes; Will an upconverted 480p signal still show the same differences in brightness, or is this addressed in the upconversion process? I do not want to waste the funds on the HDFury2 if SD-DVDs will still be too dark, in which case I will live with 480p (on standard def, of course...
Thanx!