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Well Rodolfo,
It's at least encouraging that someone is considering building a 1080p RP
set that is CRT based.
It tells me that there is still enough interest in the format that it is not
completely dead.
Who is Brillian and where are they based?
Anthony R.
Orlando, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:04 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Tip: A 1080p RPTV that accepts 1080p
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Some of you asked me for recommendations of RPTV 1080p sets that are capable
to accept 1080p
externally (for the soon to be available Hi Def DVD or for inputting 1080p
from external scalers
that perform better than the TV video deinterlacer).
I wrote 35 pages (14000 words) about the 1080p subject in the Tips List, I
mentioned that the vast
majority does not support 1080p acceptance, with the exception from Mitsu
"who claims" 1080p 24fps
acceptance. As with everything with this industry, I have to see to
believe, it needs to be
correctly validated when the sets become available.
I am currently working with Brillian to include a RPTV set they are about to
release on a 1080p
article that I am drafting, and because this is a "tips" list I thought I
could give the heads up to
all, and they would not mind the publicity of course.
According to Brillian, their soon to be released (Oct) 65" 1080p set DOES
actually accept 1080p as
24/30/60 fps, in addition to several PC related resolutions. The exact MSRP
has not been
established yet but they are thinking in the $8-10K range.
I do not want to sound either too optimistic nor too negative with my
comments, but the world is
never perfect, you should be made aware that the 1080i to p deinterlacing of
video content does not
employ pixel by pixel motion adaptive deinterlacing (they use such technique
for 480i to 1080p
images only). This means that the set takes each 540x1920 field of the
1080i image and upscales it
to the 1080x1920p LCoS matrix, every 1/60.
In simple words, it "creates" additional 540 lines on its own, in a very
sophisticated manner
indeed, using 320 FIR filters, but that is what it does, and as I mentioned
on other emails they are
not alone on using the 540 to 1080 technique. Their next generation WILL do
pixel by pixel motion
adaptive deinterlacing of 1080i processing.
I have not seen the set yet, and I was told that WSR is doing a shootout of
1080p sets (and I
believe they said they ended up with a second place). The set seems
promising for its 1080p
acceptance and the way they use analog to interact with the pixel matrix to
improve the image, but,
as with most of the other 1080p competitors, waiting for a second generation
might be a better
choice "for those that are looking for an upgrade of their existing HDTVs
(and they do not mind to
wait)".
Note that, contrary to some other recommendations that are circulating, I am
not discouraging first
time buyers to buy into 1080p sets as they are today, I am not recommending
for them to wait and
hold their "first" purchase for another year when the 2nd generation of
1080p sets arrive, my
recommendation is and always was targeted to people that are already
enjoying HDTV and want to
upgrade, in other words "the Tips List".
When Hi Def DVD would be introduced we will confirm how both fronts (HD DVD
and Blu ray) will do
their last move, with/out 1080p, over which connections, with/out 1080i over
analog component to
respect 9 million of early adopters. Those conditions would certainly
affect the simple decision to
wait or not for 2nd generation 1080p sets.
Best Regards,
Rodolfo La Maestra
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Well Rodolfo,
It's at least encouraging that someone is considering building a 1080p RP
set that is CRT based.
It tells me that there is still enough interest in the format that it is not
completely dead.
Who is Brillian and where are they based?
Anthony R.
Orlando, FL
-----Original Message-----
From: HDTV Magazine On Behalf Of
Rodolfo La Maestra
Sent: Saturday, August 06, 2005 2:04 AM
To: HDTV Magazine
Subject: Tip: A 1080p RPTV that accepts 1080p
----- HDTV Magazine Tips List -----
Some of you asked me for recommendations of RPTV 1080p sets that are capable
to accept 1080p
externally (for the soon to be available Hi Def DVD or for inputting 1080p
from external scalers
that perform better than the TV video deinterlacer).
I wrote 35 pages (14000 words) about the 1080p subject in the Tips List, I
mentioned that the vast
majority does not support 1080p acceptance, with the exception from Mitsu
"who claims" 1080p 24fps
acceptance. As with everything with this industry, I have to see to
believe, it needs to be
correctly validated when the sets become available.
I am currently working with Brillian to include a RPTV set they are about to
release on a 1080p
article that I am drafting, and because this is a "tips" list I thought I
could give the heads up to
all, and they would not mind the publicity of course.
According to Brillian, their soon to be released (Oct) 65" 1080p set DOES
actually accept 1080p as
24/30/60 fps, in addition to several PC related resolutions. The exact MSRP
has not been
established yet but they are thinking in the $8-10K range.
I do not want to sound either too optimistic nor too negative with my
comments, but the world is
never perfect, you should be made aware that the 1080i to p deinterlacing of
video content does not
employ pixel by pixel motion adaptive deinterlacing (they use such technique
for 480i to 1080p
images only). This means that the set takes each 540x1920 field of the
1080i image and upscales it
to the 1080x1920p LCoS matrix, every 1/60.
In simple words, it "creates" additional 540 lines on its own, in a very
sophisticated manner
indeed, using 320 FIR filters, but that is what it does, and as I mentioned
on other emails they are
not alone on using the 540 to 1080 technique. Their next generation WILL do
pixel by pixel motion
adaptive deinterlacing of 1080i processing.
I have not seen the set yet, and I was told that WSR is doing a shootout of
1080p sets (and I
believe they said they ended up with a second place). The set seems
promising for its 1080p
acceptance and the way they use analog to interact with the pixel matrix to
improve the image, but,
as with most of the other 1080p competitors, waiting for a second generation
might be a better
choice "for those that are looking for an upgrade of their existing HDTVs
(and they do not mind to
wait)".
Note that, contrary to some other recommendations that are circulating, I am
not discouraging first
time buyers to buy into 1080p sets as they are today, I am not recommending
for them to wait and
hold their "first" purchase for another year when the 2nd generation of
1080p sets arrive, my
recommendation is and always was targeted to people that are already
enjoying HDTV and want to
upgrade, in other words "the Tips List".
When Hi Def DVD would be introduced we will confirm how both fronts (HD DVD
and Blu ray) will do
their last move, with/out 1080p, over which connections, with/out 1080i over
analog component to
respect 9 million of early adopters. Those conditions would certainly
affect the simple decision to
wait or not for 2nd generation 1080p sets.
Best Regards,
Rodolfo La Maestra
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