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CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2257 Location: The Netherlands

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:36 pm Post subject:

gnnash · Joined: 10 Jul 2013 Posts: 216 Location: Lake Elmo, MN

I have an Onkyo TX-SR707 with a DCDI scaler in it as well. I run it in through resolution mode, through a cheap HDMI splitter/stripper, into my HDQ. Then I use the HDQ to fiddle with timings and output to my projector. Lumagen does all the scaling, and there is still only the receiver involved to switch HDMI sources.

For laserdisc, I run the composite video straight into the Lumagen. Its deinterlacing and comb filter are far superior to what I get when running laserdisc material through the receiver first.

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 8:14 pm Post subject:

OK thanks for the input! Once Irule gets put in, the multiple remotes and switching won't be an issue regardless how I do it, but for now, a 1 remote operation would be nice to have.

bbfarmht · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:36 pm Post subject:

I've come for the pictures. Give me more pictures and no-one gets hurt!

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 10:06 pm Post subject:

If I get assistance tonight or tomorrow, the second 909 is ready to go up! Pix will be posted, don't kill the hostages yet!

Tim in Phoenix · Joined: 21 Oct 2006 Posts: 4409 Location: Phoenix

Hey

Best to confirm you have enough range of H Linearity in the first machine before hanging the second one........

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:06 pm Post subject:

Got lots. I think you could put a 909 at a 45 degree angle with the screen, and you'd get a watchable image! Very Happy

redfox001 · Joined: 16 Mar 2009 Posts: 2257 Location: The Netherlands

He Case I realy don't have that with my Barco. When I start it up the convergence in the middle is immediately right, in the corners it might get a little better but I don't notice any misalignment on a normal desktop. I need a testpattern to see it at all but I never tried because ther is no drift at all visible. I found that remarkable as my other CRT's did what you say. It must be that the caps have gone a little older in your Barco. I think on the second smps.

Jeremy112 · Joined: 28 Sep 2006 Posts: 2649 Location: Fond du Lac, WI

I used 3 scalers at once when doing DVD playback. The Denon DVD-5910 scaler, then into the AVR 5805 scaler, then into the DVDO VP30 scaler.

May not be the most desirable setup, but let me tell you, those DVDs looked as good as a blu ray did.

Experiment until you find what works best for you. I can't wait to see this 909 stack running Very Happy

gregstv · Joined: 27 Aug 2007 Posts: 628 Location: Australia

Curt you should of kept this all quite. Now I am thinking of trying to stack the XG's. The wife is going to kill. Very Happy

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

CasetheCorvetteman · Joined: 09 Nov 2008 Posts: 6326 Location: Australia

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 9:28 pm Post subject:

More work on the room today. The analog Denon came out along with a bunch of cables. New to me Onkyo TX-NR808 is going in. Forgot I picked this one up from the recycler. So far, an hour in, and the HDMI switching is working fine. Not sure why this receiver was thrown out.. Smile

Below, in order is:

-mess of analog wiring removed from the old system

-wiring coming out of the back HT wall. Right rack is for the multiroom keypad system, 12 pairs of speakers in the house. Been working fine for 12 years save for a couple of intermittent relays for audio switching, not a big issue.

-the open ceiling that will be covered by homemade acoustic panels to hide everything. Saves me from closing the walls back up, and I can remove the panels to run more stuff if I ever need to.

-no question that HDMI cables really clean up a rack! Smile

Sources are:

Satellite box
BR player
HD DVD player
XBox 360
PS3 (once I make sure it works)
SACD player
VHS machine (!!)

More pix to come, waiting for my buddy to show up!

**Curt Palme** · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 3:59 pm Post subject:

First movie last night.. Blood Diamond on HD DVD! Smile

Got home late, but Barb hadn't seen the theatre, so I wanted to throw in something. She picked the flick. While I only spent about 45 minutes on the main projector (second one is up, but we miscalculated the angle, so it's being shifted today). We made it about 30 minutes into the flick before falling asleep. Typical Curt behaviour after 10 PM..

Other than changing the projector from a 9500 LC non Ultra to the 909, the single biggest difference that was HUGE is the change to an all HDMI chain. I sorta cobbled the system together in the past, not having an HDMI switching receiver. I had Extron AB switches in there, a Fury3, the Lumagen, etc. Now it's all digital save for the last connection to the Moome box, No Lumagen in the chain yet, I'll put that in today. MASSIVE difference keeping things all HDMI to the Moome. Not sure if I had a bad AB RGB switch in there, whether it's the processing in the Onkyo, or the switch from the Fury to the Moome, but MAN, now I can see an image! A week ago when I set the 909 up, I was still using the old signal chain, and I remember being underwhelmed with the lack of black detail, the colors being a bit off, etc. All fixed now!

The Onkyo is working fine, it's the first time I've used a system with Audessey in it, and it shows a subwoofer problem. I'll look into that later today as well.

Things are coming along nicely though, but there's still lots to be done!

Spanky Ham · Joined: 22 Mar 2006 Posts: 5643 Location: Comedy Central

That is a lot of sources. Did you get most of them for free or thereabouts?