April 14, 2008
The perfect match for the HDfury! Simply plug the HDfury directly into the Box1020's RGB IN port and your display to the Box1020's RGB OUT or COMPONENT OUT port! You can now use Blu-ray and other HDMI devices through your TV's component inputs! How does the Box1020 make the HDfury better?
The RGB signal is converted to the component (YPbPr) or passed through in RGB with virtually no degradation in quality. It works with the HDfury or any source that has an RGB output. Box1020 is plug-n-play with no extra steps required. It can be used for all standard High-definition TV formats: 1080p, 1080i, 720p. All standard frame rates are supported. Low-level Black Boost operates in both RGB and Component outputs. This converter has a full dynamic range for maximum details in the picture for all input modes. The converter introduces no missing black levels in the output (no black crush) or washed-out whites. Box1020 connects to your display in one of two ways:
Both displays can be connected at the same time.
Need more information? See the Box1020 FAQ! 
The perfect match for the HDfury! Simply plug the HDfury directly into the Box1021's RGB IN port and your display to the Box1021's RGB OUT port! How does the Box1021 make the HDfury better?
The Box1021 is a simplified version of the Box1020 when not all of the features are required. The RGB signal is passed through with virtually no degradation in quality. It works with any source that has an RGB output. Box1021 is plug-n-play with no extra steps required. It can be used for all standard High-definition TV formats: 1080p, 1080i, 720p. All standard frame rates are supported. This converter has a full dynamic range for maximum details in the picture for all input modes. The converter introduces no missing black levels in the output (no black crush) or washed-out whites. Box1021 connects to your RGB display through a 15-pin D-Sub VGA connector or through a VGA-5BNC break-out cable. Horizontal and Vertical sync information is present in the VGA connector.
Need more information? See the Box1021 FAQ!
HOME THEATER QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Got a question? Email us at webmaster@curtpalme.com! _____________________________ Q: I have an oldish but little used Sony VPH-D50HTM CRT projector. I want to now use it for UK SkyHD. The UK skyHD box outputs both component analog (no HDCP) and HDMI (with HDCP) at 720p or 1080i at 50Hz. Can I use the HDFury combined with a VGA to RGBHV lead to feed this unit using also the RCT2200? Will the CRT accept the inputs at 50Hz? A: I'm very familiar with the
Sony
D50. Nice
little projector with 7" tubes and ES focus. Throws
a nice picture. You should have no problems combining
the
HDFury with the
RCT2200 for use with the
Sony
D50. This is exactly what I do as well in my setup
with a
Zenith 1200 (aka Barco Cine 8 Onyx) CRT projector. Simply connect the
HDFury to your source using
the HDMI to DVI cable that comes with the
HDFury Advanced Kit, plug the
HDFury directly into the
RCT2200 RGB passthrough port, and then use a VGA to
RGBHV cable to your projector. You'll need the
HDFury Advanced Kit which comes with a power supply
as the SkyHD box doesn't seem to output enough
current to drive the HDfury properly from what I
understand. Another option (and what I do actually) is to use
the same
HDFury/RCT2200 combo but use the component
input of the
RCT2200 for the satellite/cable box and
the HDfury for a Blu-ray player (we recommend the
Playstation 3). This gives you the best of both worlds and is
a simple setup for watching cable/Satellite and
DVD/Blu-ray. While the SkyHD may look a little
better through HDMI instead of component, most
cable/satellite content isn't that great looking in
the first place (low bandwidth/highly compressed) so
you're not losing much if anything. As well, using
HDMI on many cable/satellite boxes will introduce
delays when switching channels as the HDMI needs to
renegotiate the HDCP copy protection each time
(which can be annoying). It's best sometimes to
simply use component for cable/satellite boxes. The
RCT2200 autoswitches between the two inputs
(component and RGB passthrough). To watch
Blu-ray/DVD you simply turn on the Blu-ray player
and the RCT2200 will autoswitch when it senses a
signal. Set all the sources to 1080i and it'll work great
on the
Sony
D50. 1080i/50 (50Hz) has absolutely no
problems running on the D50. In fact, the smaller
tubes in the D50 make it perfect for 1080i. Scanlines will be noticeable/distracting. On much
higher end projectors like the
Sony
G90 with sharp
9" tubes, 1080i cannot be used as the scalines get
too thin and become distracting. In that case you
need to use 1080p for everything. This can actually
be an annoyance as while you can set the Blu-ray
player to 1080p, cable/satellite is still only 1080i
meaning that you need to use scaler to take 1080i to
1080p - an added expense! I talk a bit about 1080i vs 1080p in the Q/A section of our latest newsletter if you're curious, available here.
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