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Sony IFB-FULLHD: HDMI 1.3 Input Card

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October 18, 2008: In stock and now shipping. Supply is limited.
 


Sony IFB-FULLHD HDMI 1.3 Input Card
(With Gamma Circuit and
Infrared Remote Control)
 

$450 USD
 


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Upgrade your Sony CRT projector by adding two HDMI 1.3 inputs with gamma correction and infrared remote control!  Don't be stuck watching PS3, Blu-ray, HD-DVD, and DVD at only 480p! Add digital HDCP-compliant HDMI 1.3 inputs allowing you to watch hi-def content at up to 1080p resolution!

Widescreen Review Magazine uses Moome HDMI cards 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

The IFB-FULLHD card allows you easily add digital devices such as Blu-Ray players, PS3, Xbox360, Satellite/Cable HDTV set-top boxes, and HTPCs with HDMI graphic cards (to name a few) to your Sony CRT projector. Simply plug the card into your projector, your DVI/HDMI devices into the card, and watch!

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 Sony card he has yet to offer with new features such as: Two 100% HDMI 1.3 compliant inputs for Deep Colour support, better discrete 12bit D/A converters, faster 1GHz output buffer, and better op-amps for the best image quality possible!

Supply is limited and tends to sell out fast as this high-end product for the discriminating videophile is only built in small batches. This is the last HDMI input card you will ever buy for your Sony CRT projector!

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

Works with any Sony CRT projector, TV, or other product with an IFB slot such as:

  • Sony VPH-1251, 1252, 1270, 1271, 1272, 1292 CRT projectors
  • Sony VPH-D50 (with IFB slot - see below), VPH-G70, VPH-G90 CRT projectors
  • Sony PC-1270, 1271(M), 3000 switchers
  • Sony RVP-6010Q Rear projection TV

Want to add an HDMI input to another display type? Consider the universal Moome EXT-FULLHD or the HDfury2!

How can I tell if my Sony D50 has an IFB slot?

Unlike the other CRT projectors mentioned above, not all Sony D50 CRT projectors have IFB slots. The easiest way to tell is to simply look at the rear of your Sony D50 for a slot that looks like the following:

In this picture the IFB slot is taken up by the remote card. This (useless) remote card is removed via the two turn screws to allow the installation of the IFB-FULLHD card. Other D50 projectors may have a blank faceplate instead that can be removed in the same manner. If a card is already installed in the slot but you have nothing connected to it, it may be safely removed allowing the installation of the IFB-FULLHD card.

Typically the UK version of the Sony D50HT does not have an IFB slot while other versions of the D50HT and all versions of the D50Q and D50GM do have IFB slots. It's always best to check your model to make sure you have a slot.

Features

  • Two HDMI 1.3 inputs
  • Supports deep color mode for 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) at 50, 60, 72, and 75Hz refresh rates for all resolutions.
  • PC mode support VGA, SVGA, XGA, SXGA, UXGA etc.
  • Supports 4:4:4 RGB / YCbCr input
  • Supports 4:2:2 YCbCr input
  • Supports both 16-235 and 0-255 color range and auto selects the correct range
  • 14bit Data processing with three high precision 200MHz 12bit DACs for conversion to analog RGB
  • 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
  • High speed 1GHz output Buffer
  • Supports 120Hz at 720P and 1080i
  • Toslink output, supporting up to 2 channels of PCM (uncompressed) or 8 channels of compressed audio (This is a convenience only feature. You do not need to pass the audio through the IFB-FULLHD. Most people will connect their source devices directly to their receivers with SPDIF or HDMI cables).
  • IR control for input selection and gamma level

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).

Pictures

The IFB-FULLHD card installed in a Sony G90 CRT projector undergoing testing:

Reviews/Testimonials

"The board looks really good in the projector. I had a nice gamma plot that I was going to post today but somehow I managed NOT to save it properly and it was lost... so now I will have to redo the plot. I will say this, I have the card / G90 set up now so that I can see the "just above black" bar next to window patterns on my VP403 with windows from 0 IRE through over 70 IRE. This is with rich inky blacks and a perfect gamma curve of 2.2 through the entire luma range. The card has behaved flawlessly for my testing and seems very solid. It also deals really well with long HDMI cables, better than other previous cards I have seen. I do recommend it and will post more info as time permits. I have done only a little calibration with it, and the card already looks good. I've watched Sunshine, Mission Impossible 3, 5th Element, Bank Job, Decent, and Ratatouille. Some of those are not exactly reference, but the board is doing well. Sunshine with its black details and dark glory looked absolutely fantastic. Everyone who was watching with me was really WOWed. This is really a great card. I ran 1080x1920 @ 72 Hz today for a couple hours at least. Coming through a monoprice, 22 gauge, silver plated copper, 35' cable. No issues at all; no sparkles, no noise... just perfect. That is not an easy test at all!" - Craig Rounds, official IFB-FULLHD tester, professional calibrator (www.cir-engineering.com)

More coming soon! See the NEC XG-FULLHD order page for reviews/testimonials of the same card build exclusively for the NEC XG CRT projector (the features and specifications are identical to this card). People are loving their XG-FULLHD card!


Need more information? See the Sony IFB-FULLHD FAQ for more pictures, manuals, etc!
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