EXT-FULLHD: Universal HDMI 1.3 to RGB Converter

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Introducing the world's first universal HDMI 1.3 to RGB converter with Deep Colour support! Upgrade your projector or TV by making it compatible with the latest HDMI 1.3 digital video standards! Don't be stuck watching DVD, HD-DVD, and Blu-ray at only 480p! Add a digital HDCP-compliant HDMI 1.3 input to your projector or TV, allowing you to watch hi-def content at up to 1080p resolution!

Widescreen Review Magazine uses Moome HDMI products in their reference theaters featuring Sony G90 and Runco 1200 CRT projectors.  "We love our 9-inch CRT projectors, even though we have our pick of the leading edge D-ILA, SXRD, and DLP projectors." - Gary Reber, Editor-in-Chief and Publisher, Widescreen Review

This universal box adds a digital HDMI 1.3 input to any CRT projector or other display device with an RGBHV (VGA) input. It gives you the best image quality possible by providing a direct digital path from HDMI 1.3 devices.  

This product is a culmination of everything Moome has learnt over years of building DVI/HDMI input cards for CRT projectors. It is by far the highest end universal converter he has yet to offer with new features such as: A 100% HDMI 1.3 compliant input for Deep Colour support and a faster 1GHz output buffer and better op-amps for the best image quality possible! This is the last HDMI converter you will ever buy for your display!

Supply is limited and tends to sell out fast as this high-end product for the discriminating videophile is only built in small batches.

Need to add an HDMI switcher or HDMI cables?  See our recommended HDMI switchers & cables.

Features:

Specifications:

• INPUT: HDMI 1.3 (100% digital)
• OUTPUT: RGBHV (VGA)
• Deep Color mode support (10bit and 12bit)
• HDMI 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, HDCP 1.1, and DVI 1.0 compliant
• DTV mode support (480P,576P,720P,1080i,1080P) for 50 and 60Hz
• PC mode support VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA, etc.
• Supports 640x480 up to 1600x1200 (PC), and 480p up to 1080p at 72Hz (Video)
  Any resolution and refresh rate up to 225Mhz pixel clock is supported including 1080p/72Hz
• Supports 4:4:4 RGB / YCbCr input
  Supports 4:2:2 YCbCr input
• Support both 16-235 and 0-255 color range and auto selects correct value
• BT601 (component) and BT709 (HDTV) colour space transform support with auto mode detect for correct colour space
• 14bit Data processing with high precision 200MHz 10bit DAC
• Adjustable gamma boost for perfect shadow details and gamma tracking
• Adjustable white level (contrast) boost for output from 0.7V-1.0V for perfectly matching a display's expected input voltage
• Adjustable horizontal phase (image shift) for perfect image positioning with fussy displays
• High speed 1GHz output
• RGBHV output driver stage, allowing the use of long output cables without problems
• Supports 120Hz for 720P and 1080i
• PC plug and play
• Metal box for cleanest electrical environment & high definition content processing
• Global power supply (100V-240V)
• Toslink (fibre optic) digital sound output of compressed 7.1 or uncompressed 2 channel PCM (This is a convenience only feature. You do not need to pass the audio through the EXT-FULLHD. Most people will connect their source devices directly to their receivers with SPDIF or HDMI cables).
• Supports both RGBHV and RGBS output (user adjustable)
• Adjustable sync polarity for both H and V lines (positive/negative)

Note: Items listed in bold are new features since Moome's previous EXT-HD universal HDMI converter.

What's new in HDMI 1.3?

The HDMI 1.3 specification was released in June 2006 and includes the following new features:

• Bandwidth more than doubled from 165Mhz (4.95 Gbit/s) to 340Mhz (10.2 Gbit/s) to support high resolution, faster refresh, and deep colour.
• Extended colour gamut for more natural and realistic colours: Deep Color with 30-bit, 36-bit, and 48-bit xvYCC, sRGB, or YCbCr compared to 24-bit sRGB or YCbCr in previous HDMI versions.
• Support for lossless digital audio such as Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio (not relevant on this device).
• Automatic audio syncing (lip-syncing) timing compensation (not relevant on this device).

Reviews/Testimonials:

I've been using an EXT-FULLHD HDMI 1.3 to RGB converter for a few weeks now instead of my HDfury/RTC2200 combo which is excellent its own right. I've also used the previous EXT-HD for a few months as well as pretty much every other HDMI to RGB converter at one time or another. The EXT-FULLHD is the best converter I've used. It's better on all fronts: sharpness, colour, and less noise. Compared to the EXT-HD, the EXT-FULLHD has a superior HDMI chip and a superior separate video DAC which explains the improvements that I'm seeing. The EXT-FULLHD is the sharpest HDMI to RGB converter I've used. I tested this mostly at 1080p/60 and 1080i/60 (or more accurately 1080i/30). This sharpness difference is subtle but it can be readily seen. The better the projector, the more you'll likely notice it. Colours in the EXT-FULLHD are cleaner than the EXT-HD and HDfury/RTC2200 combo. This may have partially to do with the lower noise floor I'm noticing. The EXT-FULLHD is smoother with less noise. The EXT-FULLHD just seems to have more small object detail. I also like the 0.7-1.0V output (contrast) adjustment feature - very useful for projectors that like a slightly hotter input signal. Well done Moome! This is best HDMI to RGB converter yet and is the new reference for me!" - Kal (webmaster)

"I was rewarded with a great looking picture on my 10 foot wide screen. Quality equals the 1080p version on my 62 inch Mitsubishi DLP so I'm very pleased with this investment. I'm very satisfied. I had been thinking about upgrading to a 1080p projector but seeing this picture convinces me that I don't need to take that step." - Bill

"... mine if definitely sharper than either the Key Digital transcoder or early model internal Moome card that I was using." - Bucketfoot

"I just recieved the new Moome EXT-FULLHD HDMI 1.3 version and set it up quickly (gamma and gain levels set at .7vpp at 100ire) and I can say with just brief watching time that it is an improvement over the last EXT-HD version which I had done a fair bit of modding to. I guess it's time to do some mod work on this new one too and see how much more I can squeeze out of it." - Walter (WTS)

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