by the way, how does it deal with 480i games/menus? What do u do when a game isn't progressive-scan enabled? PC monitors mostly support 31Khz only, hence my question.
Only progressive, so no 480i games. If you feel the need to play 480i games, then you need a transcoder - and it adds to the pricetag. Here's one model. http://www.crescendo-systems.com/rev_transcoder.html This one is even more expensive, but it also has alot more features. http://www.micomsoft.co.jp/xrgb-3.htm
Transcoding is just the conversion from one color system to another. That Crescendo device is probably ONLY a transcoder, meaning it requires a monitor that can actually display 480i video using a RGBHV connector. To convert 480i to 480p there are two routes depending on whether the video is actually 480i or 240p. For 240p video field, you duplicate each line to get a 480p field. For 480i video you need to remember the two fields, deinterlace them, and display the frame twice since monitors don't support 30hz vsync. Only the very expensive products will do this.
well i guess i can "put up" with my video-in thru the TV tuner for 480i . if i were to pay that high an amount i d just get a new monitor set with component+composite etc. I m looking at my options and waiting for a PM by Diddydon
Update: i went forth with the cable option due to budget concerns. If the item is not up to my standards, i ll let you know and you can blame our new user! just kidding
update: the cat brought it in today. It's satisfactory for what it does. Of course, due to monitor quality as well, the results wont be as good as on an EDTV/HDTV. The cable also features a handy sync-on-green out, in order for u to set-up ur wii or to play games that dont support 480p on a capable set. Remember that Sync on green will show black and white when inserted into composite inputs. overall the item feels relatively well built for a chinese product, and cleanly assembled. recommended if you're low on space or dont have money for a capable set =)
I'd like to highlight that if you have a good CRT monitor on hand (like myself) then you can run 640x480 native instead of having an HDTV set scaling the picture up to 1280x720 or 1920x1080 (with varying results). This means that the picture most likely will look cleaner than on an HDTV set, but as you say - it depends on your monitor and your TV. If you're using a TFT monitor then it wont make any difference as it'll scale the picture just like your HDTV.
