Gefen TV Scaler Pro: Realta HQV 1080p upconversion for $699
How can Gefen improve its GefenTV line of equipment? Adding Silicon Optix's Realta HQV processor and pricing it at $699 would appear to be a good start. Originally shown at CES, the Home Theater Scaler Pro takes any source via its dual HDMI 1.3, component, S-video or composite inputs and upscales to 1080p with the same video processing usually reserved for high end equipment like Denon and Marantz's Blu-ray players. True 1080i-to-1080p deinterlacing and per pixel detail enhancement mean your SD sources will look as good as possible -- and not depend on your 1080p HDTV's scaling ability or possible lack thereof -- whenever this box hits shelves.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Andy @ Feb 11th 2008 10:58PM
My 1080p's scaling works good from 1080i to 1080p, or 720p to 1080p, even 3:2 sources in 1080i or 480i. The 480i to 1080p upscaling is decent, not great, but my ps3 upscales DVDs to 1080p and does a great job. I just don't see why anyone would need this. Nearly every HDTV upscales any resolution to the native resolution. Waste of money.
JeffDM @ Feb 12th 2008 1:26AM
Actually, while every TV upscales, there's a question of the quality of the upscaling and deinterlacing.
Maybe you missed that article that showed about two thirds of currently sold TV sets *can't* properly deinterlace 1080i to 1080p? They just fail that test and serve up a poor quality version.
GhostDoggy @ Feb 12th 2008 5:40AM
Does this thing allow for Gamma control?
nickehughes @ Feb 12th 2008 9:52AM
If you read the article it says this is for "prosumers", Andy, you are clearly a consumer. Unless you have a DVDO VP50, this would help any system.
GhostDoggy @ Feb 17th 2008 9:08AM
Does this thing allow for gamma control?