That sounds suspicious. I assume he is talking about a de-interlacer since SD signals all come across interlaced but are often de-interlaced so they can be displayed at 480p rather than 480i.

To the best of my knowledge the de-interlacers in modern HD TVs are actually pretty darned good. I was under the impression that was one of the high points of modern TV design. He is right that de-interlacers are expensive but they are the heart of modern consumer electronics (de-interlacer is the same hardware as the upconvertor) and I don't think too many corners are being cut there.

EDIT -- I just re-read your original post where you said that the image was blurry... that *could* be an artifact of de-interlacing... do you know if you can set the TV into a different mode so that it actually displays an interlaced image when looking at standard TV ? That would bypass the de-interlacer and give you a "normal" TV picture if the de-interlacer is the problem.

Last edited by bridgman; 09/07/05 02:43 PM.
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