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kris
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Post subject: hdmi upscaling cable Posted: 17 Feb 2015, 19:06 |
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This looks like a nice one to own: http://www.hdelite.eu/en/upscaling to 4k resolution usb powered What's next Price seems to be reasonable. Might be interesting if one doesn't have an upscaling receiver. Think about it... having a composite or S-video plug upscaling to hdmi in one single cable! you could input composite or S-Video into a switching unit (or dvdo , lumagen whatever) and output the signal hdmi wise... I'm sure there are several ways to prove it's use. I love the idea
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kris
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Post subject: Re: hdmi upscaling cable Posted: 22 Feb 2015, 14:45 |
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I'm waiting for UHD blu ray player(s) Panasonic is planning on getting these available by the end of this year. First ones around are going to be expensive I and are going to be outdated soon. Think HDDVD or first gen Blu Ray players... no onboard decoders etc.... always a mess these first gen machines. Not to mention the loading speeds. I own an upscaling (4K) Panasonic Blu Ray player these days. Does a great job do far. nothing too fancy, I'm not investing in any "high end" gear right now with UHD around the corner. Gave Oppo some thinking, decided to wait for UHD playback. Watched Fury (mastered in 4K) last week. It's breathtaking to watch. Detail and colours are superb. Curious to see what UHD is going to reveal next.
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kris
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Post subject: Re: hdmi upscaling cable Posted: 22 Feb 2015, 14:54 |
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The upscaling hdmi cable could be useful for cable tv to me. I hate 1080i 50hz actually. Was thinking about routing my Telenet box trough the receiver but the marantz only does " 4K " upscaling when it's ON. I don't watch tv surrounded anyway I use diff. picture settings on my Panasonic display when using the Telenet Box straight into the 2nd hdmi port on my tv . The Marantz receiever only has basic limited picture settings. That's why the hdmi upscaling cable looks interesting to me. I can't imagine it being absloute rubbisch anyway. At that price won't be too much of a dissapointment anyway
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invenio
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Post subject: Re: hdmi upscaling cable Posted: 22 Feb 2015, 14:56 |
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In all honesty, I have not been very excited about 4K at all. For one simple reason, there is no content. Scaling doesn't magically make things look better, ultimately the original content is where the data is and unless they come up with an entirely new format (which I seriously doubt will happen in the next few years) 4K is more of a selling gimmick. Actually, it's already a gimmick with that "4K" labeled blu-ray's they have been selling. And let's not forget that probably about 1% of viewers have a large enough TV size to viewing distance to actually perceive 4K anyway. I don't know anybody that has a 60" 4K TV and sits 3 feet away. Unfortunately, misleading branding such "digital" Imax, 240 hz refresh rates (for 24 fps content), 4K blu-ray, and currently even 4K TV's which do not have any content available will ultimately back fire for the manufactures. Sure, it's something nice to have on your machine, but I view it as a minor bonus, not a "must have feature." And certainly not something that I would pay a large premium for at this point.
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Post subject: Re: hdmi upscaling cable Posted: 23 Feb 2015, 03:42 |
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I agree. There is great potential for higher resolution formats, more robust color spaces, higher frame rates, etc... My point is that all these technologies have to come together to be worthwhile and not just a gimmick. Want to take advantage of 4K, that's great. You need a big TV, you need to sit really close, and you need 4K content. Right now most people have access to 1 of these 3 parameters that would make 4K worth it. Sitting 12 ft back from a 42" 4K set playing an upscaled 1080p Blu-ray is not "the 4K experience". If you look at advertisements, they make it seem like 4K is already here. They have the label plastered on the TV (but without viewing distance instructions), a 4K sticker on a 1080p Blu-ray, and no current actual 4K content readily available. Hence, it's currently a gimmick. In 10 years with the next format out, who knows, maybe it will be a reality. But as of today 4K is nothing more than a "premium" that is used to move TV's and Blu-rays on the sales floor. It unfortunately has very little to do with getting the next level of video performance.
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