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Ben851
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Location: Ottawa, Ontario
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:31 pm Post subject: Questions about gamma correction... |
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I'm doing a dedicated HT setup with my Marquee 8501. Right now it has a moome DVI card in it. I'm wanting to add gamma correction to the video chain (PS3 as source) - am I correct in assuming that there is no device that will sit between the PS3 and moome DVI card to correct gamma?
If this is the case, my best option is to grab the moome HDMI card right?
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Ben
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AnalogRocks
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Hi Ben, you could do it with a video processor or you could get a newer Moome card.
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Ben851
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Analog,
Video processor like a lumagen or something? It's probably more cost effective to go for the moome correct?
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Nashou66
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Ben851
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| Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2009 12:58 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the offer there Nashou, but I just noticed that the 1.3 card was on sale for $400, so I pulled the trigger... Now I play the waiting game!
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Mark_A_W
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$400 is halfway to a video processor...
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Person99
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| Ben851 wrote: | | Thanks for the offer there Nashou, but I just noticed that the 1.3 card was on sale for $400, so I pulled the trigger... Now I play the waiting game! |
For about the same price you could get a used Lumagen HDP which will give you that and much more.
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Ben851
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| Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 11:39 am Post subject: |
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For about the same price you could get a used Lumagen HDP which will give you that and much more. |
hmm didn't realize the HDP could be had for so little now - I recalled them being somewhere around $1300 (granted that was new)
I've heard that the original moome DVI card had some issues with picture quality so I think upgrading to the HDMI card is still worth it - PQ is only as good as your weakest link.. Of course that statement is under the assumption that the Lumagen doesn't do a D/A conversion to RGBHV (which I heard it doesn't?)
At any rate I think the HDMI card is a good starting place and I can look at the lumagen as a christmas present or something!
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Mark_A_W
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| Ben851 wrote: | | PQ is only as good as your weakest link.. |
From my testing the weakest link is inside the projector.
A DVI input card made no difference compared to the RGBHV run from my PC. A Moome ISS switcher card was worse (note the RGBHV run is still present with the switcher card).
But I can't comment on the latest HDMI card.
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Person99
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| Ben851 wrote: | | Person99 wrote: |
For about the same price you could get a used Lumagen HDP which will give you that and much more. |
hmm didn't realize the HDP could be had for so little now - I recalled them being somewhere around $1300 (granted that was new) |
Yes, with falling prices and newer stuff the HDP (still a great VP) is pretty cheap these days.
| Ben851 wrote: | | I've heard that the original moome DVI card had some issues with picture quality so I think upgrading to the HDMI card is still worth it - PQ is only as good as your weakest link.. |
This is true, I was never impressed with moome's early attempts.
| Ben851 wrote: | | Of course that statement is under the assumption that the Lumagen doesn't do a D/A conversion to RGBHV (which I heard it doesn't?) |
It normally will not. However, if you use moomes other product between your sources and the Lumagen, it will.
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