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Newbie TV walkthrough, please!
ceburto2:
Been following this conversation as I have some of the same questions. It looks as if I lucked into a pretty good set-up. Unkowingly, the TV I picked up on CL is a Sony 27" (KV-27FS100). I also got a bag of MAME gear from CL cheap in preparation for my build and ended up with an Ultimarc ArcadeVGA card for not much money. Anything I may need to know, equipment wise, other than VGA-Component converter?
Thanks for all the info
-ceburto2
rCadeGaming:
Burto, that TV will be perfect, and yes you'll need a transcoder. Again I recommend the Crescendo Systems models, as they're the highest quality and I've personally had great success with them. I don't know if I mentioned this one, but I think JS technology makes a good one as well that should work.
As for the ArcadeVGA I think I've said what I think of them a few times... don't think you're stuck with it just because you've got one now. You can pick up a great card that's compatible with Soft15kHz for under $20 sometimes on eBay (and maybe sell the ArcadeVGA for more). I'm using nVidia GeForce 7300GS's, I picked up a couple of them that way. You just have to choose a card depending on whether your motherboard has an AGP or PCI-express slot. Mine is the latter.
ceburto2:
I noticed that you had referenced the TC1600 in previous posts. Crescendo only advertises the TC1500. I sent them an email concerning the differences between the 2 products. Perhaps you know how they differ? It may be moot as the TC1500 is the only product that appears to be available. I will probably start with the ArcadeVGA card, because it is on hand. As you say, I am not stuck with it should I change my mind. Thanks.
-ceburto2
rCadeGaming:
http://www.crescendo-systems.com/transcoder.html
The only differences are "Adjustable low level gamma" and "Fully adjustable picture shift with control of H-delay, H-width and V-width." All of these adjustments can be made in Powerstrip if you get a more flexible gfx card.
TalkingOctopus:
I tested the KD-27FS170 with a PS3 through component. It does not support 1080i (or 480p). The online specs seem to lie, but is it possible the TV only supports 480i through component (which the online specs suggest)? Could it still upscale 480i to 1080i? How else could you get a 1080i signal to the TV if you cannot use component? The tuner?
I don't have a SNES ready to go right now, but I'll set one up and take pictures of the results tomorrow. Maybe it will shed some light on this messed up TV.
EDIT: I found this wikipedia page that seems to confirm it can process an 1080i signal.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FD_Trinitron/WEGA
Sony calls this tech "Hi-Scan", which "is Sony's trademark for all Trinitron displays capable of processing a 1080i signal."
EDIT 2: This forum thread claims the TV downconverts everything to 480i.
http://www.highdefforum.com/direct-view-tube-tvs/98235-kd-27fs170-hd-not.html
"It does say 1080i display resolution in the marketing specs but that is an error. It should have read "1080i display capability" which only means that the TV can accept a 1080i signal."