Home Theatre cabling question

[tRevHead]

I have just set up a new Infocus X1 projector in my lounge room. I am very
impressed! But...My DVD (Toshiba SD-2500) apparently is not of the
'Progressive Scan' type and I was advised by the shop's 'specialist' to use
the svideo connection for the DVD to the projector as it would be of no
benifit to adapt the component connections from the DVD to the svga
connection on the projector since the DVD does not have 'Progressive scan'.
Is this true and why wouldn't the quality of the picture be improved? (I've
had a look at the specs in the DVD's handbook and there is no mention of it
having progressive scan so I guess that side of it is true.)
Also....
In the future, I might want to connect up a Digital TV set top box to the
projector using the svideo connection. Will I then have to adapt the
component outs of the DVD to the svga into the projector to free up that
connection? Will this set up be detrimental to the image from the dvd in any
way?

I'm hoping that someone can shed a little light on this for me.
In the meantime, I'll be reading up on the meaning of 'Progressive scan'.
Any comments, suggestions, advice will be appreciated.


tRev.

[geoff]

the X1 has built in faroudja scaler which will do progressive scan for
you...no need for a dvd player that has it....
in fact the progressive scan on the projector is much better than most dvd
players

use component it is better than S-video
==========================

progressive scan is basically the deinterlacing of video... that is it
blends the two interlaced fields of a video frame to make a deinterlaced
one...(a line doubler is also a common name for it)





> I have just set up a new Infocus X1 projector in my lounge room. I am
very
> impressed! But...My DVD (Toshiba SD-2500) apparently is not of the
> 'Progressive Scan' type and I was advised by the shop's 'specialist' to
use
> the svideo connection for the DVD to the projector as it would be of no
> benifit to adapt the component connections from the DVD to the svga
> connection on the projector since the DVD does not have 'Progressive
scan'.
> Is this true and why wouldn't the quality of the picture be improved?
(I've
> had a look at the specs in the DVD's handbook and there is no mention of
it
> having progressive scan so I guess that side of it is true.)
> Also....
> In the future, I might want to connect up a Digital TV set top box to the
> projector using the svideo connection. Will I then have to adapt the
> component outs of the DVD to the svga into the projector to free up that
> connection? Will this set up be detrimental to the image from the dvd in
any
> way?
>
> I'm hoping that someone can shed a little light on this for me.
> In the meantime, I'll be reading up on the meaning of 'Progressive scan'.
> Any comments, suggestions, advice will be appreciated.
>
>
> tRev.
>
>
>

[Nicholas Berglind]

Your best bet is to buy the Component - S-video adapter that Infocus sell.
In Australia I think the cheapest place is www.ht.com.au (Harris
Technology). around $20

You see the X1 will either accept a prog scan signal ONLY thru the VGA port
(which as we've ascertained is no good to you) or a normal interlaced signal
thru the s-video input. The trick with the s-vid input on the x1 is that it
has been modified so you can either feed a s-video or interlaced component
signal thru this s-vid socket.

As I have to at the moment, you will have to persist with s-video as the
adapter is on back order but when you get it run a component cable from your
Toshiba DVD player, plug it into the adapter and into the s-vid of the X1
and voila, interlaced component, nicely deinterlaced by the Faroudja chip in
the X1.

[Miro]

"Nicholas Berglind" <samnick57@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
news:40407dfa@news.comindico.com.au...
> Your best bet is to buy the Component - S-video adapter that Infocus sell.
> In Australia I think the cheapest place is www.ht.com.au (Harris
> Technology). around $20
>
> You see the X1 will either accept a prog scan signal ONLY thru the VGA
port
> (which as we've ascertained is no good to you) or a normal interlaced
signal
> thru the s-video input. The trick with the s-vid input on the x1 is that
it
> has been modified so you can either feed a s-video or interlaced component
> signal thru this s-vid socket.
>
> As I have to at the moment, you will have to persist with s-video as the
> adapter is on back order but when you get it run a component cable from
your
> Toshiba DVD player, plug it into the adapter and into the s-vid of the X1
> and voila, interlaced component, nicely deinterlaced by the Faroudja chip
in
> the X1.

Or make it yourself from a roll of cable bought from WES.

[tRevHead]

WES?

" Miro" <miro01@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:4040b38b$0$5871$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au ...
>
> "Nicholas Berglind" <samnick57@dodo.com.au> wrote in message
> news:40407dfa@news.comindico.com.au...
> > Your best bet is to buy the Component - S-video adapter that Infocus
sell.
> > In Australia I think the cheapest place is www.ht.com.au (Harris
> > Technology). around $20
> >
> > You see the X1 will either accept a prog scan signal ONLY thru the VGA
> port
> > (which as we've ascertained is no good to you) or a normal interlaced
> signal
> > thru the s-video input. The trick with the s-vid input on the x1 is
that
> it
> > has been modified so you can either feed a s-video or interlaced
component
> > signal thru this s-vid socket.
> >
> > As I have to at the moment, you will have to persist with s-video as the
> > adapter is on back order but when you get it run a component cable from
> your
> > Toshiba DVD player, plug it into the adapter and into the s-vid of the
X1
> > and voila, interlaced component, nicely deinterlaced by the Faroudja
chip
> in
> > the X1.
>
> Or make it yourself from a roll of cable bought from WES.
>
>

[Peter Dewildt]

You should be connecting your Digital STB using component.

--
Peter
(remove "xxx" from email address to contact)

"tRevHead" <tavanandel@nospamoptushome.com.au> wrote in message
news:403f332f$0$28866$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u...
> I have just set up a new Infocus X1 projector in my lounge room. I am
very
> impressed! But...My DVD (Toshiba SD-2500) apparently is not of the
> 'Progressive Scan' type and I was advised by the shop's 'specialist' to
use
> the svideo connection for the DVD to the projector as it would be of no
> benifit to adapt the component connections from the DVD to the svga
> connection on the projector since the DVD does not have 'Progressive
scan'.
> Is this true and why wouldn't the quality of the picture be improved?
(I've
> had a look at the specs in the DVD's handbook and there is no mention of
it
> having progressive scan so I guess that side of it is true.)
> Also....
> In the future, I might want to connect up a Digital TV set top box to the
> projector using the svideo connection. Will I then have to adapt the
> component outs of the DVD to the svga into the projector to free up that
> connection? Will this set up be detrimental to the image from the dvd in
any
> way?
>
> I'm hoping that someone can shed a little light on this for me.
> In the meantime, I'll be reading up on the meaning of 'Progressive scan'.
> Any comments, suggestions, advice will be appreciated.
>
>
> tRev.
>
>
>

[Peter McMillan]

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004 16:37:39 +1000, "Peter Dewildt"
<peter.dewildt@xxxbeethoven.com.au> wrote:

>You should be connecting your Digital STB using component.

Assuming it has component outputs. Lots don't unfortuately

Peter.