HDfury - HDMI to RGBHV adapter, HDCP compliant to 1080p

[Richard]

Looks like the champagne will have to be saved for another occasion...

[Richard]

HDfury - HDMI to RGBHV adapter, HDCP compliant to 1080p

HDfury - HDMI for legacy displays, HDCP compliant to 1080p

While both HD disc formats currently allow up to 1080i analog video for legacy displays all drop to 480p when you watch an SD DVD. The HDfury allows you to now also use one of these players as a scaler for SD DVD!

While both HD disc formats currently allow up to 1080i analog video for legacy displays all drop to 480p when you watch an SD DVD. The HDfury allows you to now also use one of these players as a scaler for SD DVD! There are some other problems that crop up with HDMI and the new HD audio soundtracks with legacy products due to source products or your A/V receiver expecting an HDMI display connected to the output. The HD Fury solves all of those problems giving you the same operational convenience and full benefits as if you had an HDMI ready display.

This is exactly what many of our legacy Mitsubishi CRT rear projection owners have been waiting for as these displays, while lacking in ultimate resolution, still remain competitive in overall picture quality. For Mits owners you must use an RGBHV breakout cable, BNC or RCA depending on your model (most were RCA), connect that to your DTV input and in your customer menu change that input from YPbPr to RGBHV. While the Green edition includes includes a RGBHV breakout cable it is BNC and if you have RCA you would be better served using a breakout cable with those connections on it rather than putting RCA adapters on the BNC type. If you have a VGA input DO NOT use it since it is limited to 640X480.

For legacy consumer displays the HDfury alone may not be the solution. VGA and RGBHV inputs for these may have design limitations from simply not working to centering problems. The good news is Curt Palme has the performance solution in the form the Box1020. This product converts RGBHV to what these displays already have for HD content, analog video component YpbPr, providing a plug and play hassle free solution that Curt guarantees to work in your system. The Box1020 includes another feature called LBB, Low-level Black Boost, which should not be required with a properly designed and calibrated display; turn it off. If you have a centering problem turn IAC, Image Alignment Correction, on. Finally, the output is either RCA or VGA and while Curt claims you can drive any cable length, for performance viewers I recommend you follow the common rules with such connections; avoid long distance runs and use HDMI instead for the distance. Note that the Box1020 is designed for 720p, 1080i and 1080p only. This combo requires only the HDfury 2008 Gamer Edition because it will be installed directly to the Box1020 VGA/RGB input. For a total of $258 you can update any legacy HDTV display to the current HDMI standard. As for your sources you should set them to the same 720p or 1080i output you have always used with your legacy display; 1080p is not an option and the Box1020 is not a scaler or scan rate convertor.

The input is DVI so a DVI to HDMI cable is preferred over using an adapter.

The input is DVI so a DVI to HDMI cable is preferred over using an adapter.

HDMI and HDCP COMPLIANCE
... Apparently the digital video rules and regs folks are not nearly as concerned about your ability to capture and record analog RGBHV as they are about your ability to do the same with analog YPbPr component. We don't know of any product that will record either analog video connection format, go figure...

HDMI and HDCP COMPLIANCE
... Apparently the digital video rules and regs folks are not nearly as concerned about your ability to capture and record analog RGBHV as they are about your ability to do the same with analog YPbPr component. We don't know of any product that will record RGBHV but just recently Hauppauge released a PC product that will record analog YPbPr component.

A huge thanks to ISF Client Jim in Delaware, his HDfury perseverance and sharing with me the recipe. Jim purchased a CRT RP from Mitsubishi at it's peak, WS65819, and wanted to keep that CRT performance envelope for as long as possible!

[m109ner]

Output of Hdfury is VGA, so you need SUB-D HD15 Vga input on your display !
You also need to make sure this VGA input accept 1280x720 and/or 1920x1080
from a computer to make sure it will accept HD resolution !

I GOT THIS DIRECTLY FROM MANUFACTURE TODAY VIA E MAIL.

Palmharbor,

Did you dedcide to go with the HDFURY2? If so, How did it work with your Yamaha DPX-1? I have the same the projector and have been thinking about buying the HDFURY2. I'm not sure if:

A) HDFURY or HDFURY2
B) It truly resolves the HDCP issues
C) Quality of resolution is 1080i or 1080p

any help, I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks,