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garyfritz
Joined: 08 Apr 2006
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Location: Fort Collins, CO
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2008 11:22 pm Post subject: EXT-HD and VIM-HD questions |
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* Why is the EXT-HD ~ $100 cheaper than the built-in versions, when it has 2 HDMI inputs and extra costs like case, power supply, BNC outputs, etc?
* I've basically asked this before but I'm still trying... Users have reported great improvements in PQ from the built-in Marquee VIM-HD. Is this purely because of the digital input, or does the VIM-HD benefit from bypassing the Marquee's RGBHV inputs? If so, does that mean the VIM-HD is going to look better than the EXT-HD (which still has to go through the RGBHV inputs) ?
* How long of HDMI cables are people using with their VIM-HD & other built-in cards, and has anyone noticed any problems with handshake, sparklies, etc?
Tnx!
Gary
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kal
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Location: Ottawa, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 1:46 am Post subject: Re: EXT-HD and VIM-HD questions |
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| garyfritz wrote: | | * I've basically asked this before but I'm still trying... Users have reported great improvements in PQ from the built-in Marquee VIM-HD. Is this purely because of the digital input, or does the VIM-HD benefit from bypassing the Marquee's RGBHV inputs? If so, does that mean the VIM-HD is going to look better than the EXT-HD (which still has to go through the RGBHV inputs) ? |
Not entirely sure of all the parts of the question, but Moome has said the following:
The Marquee VIM-HD and Sony IFB-HD "Use an external high precision video DAC, producing an image that will a little sharper than the EXT-HD external version."
(Taken from the order page for both cards)
Kal
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garyfritz
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Hm. Bummer.
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WTS
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Location: Calgary
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| Posted: Fri Feb 22, 2008 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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The VIM HD doesn't bypass any components in the marquee other than the RGB BNCs. And yes they are more expensive because of the higher end components used.
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