rein-o wrote:
So the info is for adding AC-3 and also bypassing all video and Hi-vision to make this an LD only?
How does the PQ match with other stuff and how much more noticeable than before the mods on LD only?
Yes to adding AC3. I didn't actually disable Hi-vision, just removed the board that its RCA jacks are on.
The Sony has a BNC output labeled "direct video", per the service manual this goes through NTSC Video Processor and NTSC TBC only. The composite out then goes through Sync Timing, Field Memories, and Combine filter.
The "direct video" output is noticeably cleaner, sharper, and less noisy. The Panasonic clone does not have the BNC "direct video" out but the the board has a place to grab it from, it just isn't being utilized. All I did for that was plug into the existing board and add the "direct video" output to my Panasonic.