I have a Pioneer Pro 520 HD. The owners manual states that any SDTV or HDTV signal will be up-converted to 1080i. From what I understand, 1080i is not the best HDTV format. I contacted Faroudja and asked them if the NRS sent 540P, would my Pioneer try to up-convert it to 1080i. They said that the set would pick it up as 1080i and not convert it. This is a good thing. I would imagine that 540P with Direct TV would be really nice. The Faroudja is quite expensive though.
Do video processors really work on rear proj. tv's
I have a Pioneer Elite Pro 610 HD rear projection HD tv with a 58 inch 16:9 screen. I desparately want to improve the video quality of the non-HD material on Direct-tv. I'm considering the Faroudja Native Rate Series scaler, but I'm not sure if the improvement will warrant the $3300.00 price. Any info or help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Craig
Thanks,
Craig