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Corleone88



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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:38 pm    Post subject: Double frame rate

Hello,

Is there a simple device which can double the video frame rate (HDMI in, HDMI out)?
For example 1080p24 -> 1080p48
Thanks
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kal
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 7:54 pm    Post subject:

Simple? I don't think so. At least I haven't heard of one.

The biggest reason one doesn't exist is that there is zero market for it. All displays today that accept 1080p24 (which is most digital projectors, TVs, etc) multiply the frame rate to the speed of the display already internally, so there's no need for an external box to do it.

Why do you want something to double the framerate from 1080p24 to 1080p48? There was an era about 10 years ago where it was the latest thing to do with CRT but eventually most people decided it flickered too much and stopped using it. I tried it myself but only for about 30 mins. Too much flicker for me.

Kal

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Corleone88



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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:18 pm    Post subject:

Kal,

It was just an example. My idea is to double 1080i@48 to get 1080i@96. I have a Lumagen HDQ just to do that which is a big device just to do this simple thing. I read that the HDFury 4 (but too expensive for me) can also do that, but I was more looking for a box like the Darblet.
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barclay66



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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:23 pm    Post subject:

kal wrote:
Why do you want something to double the framerate from 1080p24 to 1080p48? There was an era about 10 years ago where it was the latest thing to do with CRT but eventually most people decided it flickered too much and stopped using it. I tried it myself but only for about 30 mins. Too much flicker for me.


Hi,
I think that the device in question would be a frame doubler. Some scalers should be able to acheive this, only that very few or maybe none would be able to do that on a 1080p24 signal. But maybe on other input signals.
Kal: I don't understand Your comment above. Doubling the frame rate should be the best solution for reducing any flicker. In Germany we had 100Hz CRT televisions (I got my first one in 1989. It had a 3MBit dual-ported frame memory. 50Hz in and 100Hz out). Their picture was remarkably stable and flicker-free, especially on larger picture tubes (26" and larger). The same tube size with conventional technology would produce intense flicker, especially at bright scenes due to the low refresh rate...

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Corleone88



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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:26 pm    Post subject:

I was not talking about progressive signals. Only interlaced (1080i).
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 8:28 pm    Post subject:

barclay66 wrote:
Kal: I don't understand Your comment above. Doubling the frame rate should be the best solution for reducing any flicker.


Sorry for the confusion, my point was:

24Hz rate on CRT is complely unwatchable due to flicker, many CRT displays won't even sync that low. It's a non-starter. It can't be used on CRT.

48Hz rate on CRT still fkickers for most peopel, making it annoying to watch.

So I was comparing what most people do (60Hz) vs. 48Hz. 48Hz flickers more.

In North America someone long ago decided that all content (24Hz film content and 30Hz video) should be shown at 60Hz. It's a good compromise between reducing flicker and not pushing the eletctronics too hard.

The numbers above are rounded off.

Kal

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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2013 9:37 pm    Post subject:

Well out of curiosity, i just checked my DVDO VP50 and it will output 1080i up to 133,33hz.

And they come cheep these days.
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Corleone88



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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:42 am    Post subject:

kal wrote:

In North America someone long ago decided that all content (24Hz film content and 30Hz video) should be shown at 60Hz.
Kal


How can you watch 24Hz film display at 60Hz without judder?
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Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 12:32 pm    Post subject:

Corleone88 wrote:
kal wrote:

In North America someone long ago decided that all content (24Hz film content and 30Hz video) should be shown at 60Hz.
Kal


How can you watch 24Hz film display at 60Hz without judder?

You can't. But 99.99% of people don't notice it or care.

Kal

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Posted: Wed May 29, 2013 8:49 am    Post subject:

stridsvognen wrote:
Well out of curiosity, i just checked my DVDO VP50 and it will output 1080i up to 133,33hz.

And they come cheep these days.


Is the DVDO Duo able to output 96Hz with 1080i? I checked the user's manual and I didn't see any input for vertical refresh rate setting.
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