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Post by pglover19 on Feb 11, 2010 20:53:29 GMT -5
Hello,
I have a Epson 1080p projector and two input devices connected to the UMC-1. The Comcast cable box is set to 1080i and my blu-ray player is capable of outputting in 1080p. My question is what video resolution setting on the UMC-1 should I set it to (1080p 60hz, Auto, Passthrough, etc.).
Please advise...
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Post by BillBauman on Feb 11, 2010 20:57:33 GMT -5
pglover19, go with Auto if you're unsure. It will process what it needs to and leave alone what it doesn't need to. The only caveat to that is that some of the forum members here (myself included) believe the picture is enhanced by setting the UMC-1 to 1080p/60Hz all the time. That means it will always process the incoming signal, even if the Auto setting would have determined it doesn't need to.
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Post by pglover19 on Feb 11, 2010 21:22:14 GMT -5
pglover19, go with Auto if you're unsure. It will process what it needs to and leave alone what it doesn't need to. The only caveat to that is that some of the forum members here (myself included) believe the picture is enhanced by setting the UMC-1 to 1080p/60Hz all the time. That means it will always process the incoming signal, even if the Auto setting would have determined it doesn't need to. So with the Video Resolution setting to Auto on the UMC-1, the source input will sync to the resolution of my display device right? So, if my projector is capable of 1080p 60hz, and I have the Comcast cable box set to 1080i 60hz, the signal from the cable box will be upconverted or upscaled to the resolution of my projector (1080p 60hz)... Not sure if this makes since... |
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Post by BillBauman on Feb 11, 2010 21:33:36 GMT -5
pglover19, everything will eventually end up at 1080p, yes. The difference is whether or not it came to the UMC-1 as a 1080p signal. If, for example, your Blu-Ray player sends a nice 1080p signal to the UMC-1, and the UMC-1 is set to Auto, then it will leave the signal alone and pass it on. If it is set to 1080p/60Hz, it will process the signal (or it should or could or might) regardless of what the incoming format was, essentially processing 1080p to 1080p.
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Post by roshi on Feb 11, 2010 22:18:11 GMT -5
Sorry everybody but I'm going to hijack this thread for a little bit (only because the threat name applies).
So I've been trying to push my TV's native resolution of 1360x768 through my UMC-1. I'm sending it from my macbook pro. Before the firmware update it didn't work and all i got was a green tinted picture at whatever resolution the UMC-1 was set to before. I called Emotiva and was told to wait until after the update, but still the same issue happens. I am going to call again as soon as I find the time during business hours, but thought that somebody here might have an idea. This is really a big issue for me since at 720p I get a bunch of overscan, which just really sucks. Oh and I sent it directly from the macbook pro to TV without problems. And yes I'm using the pass-through feature, which as it turns out does not actually pass it through unchanged.
Thanks!
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Post by iblaineman on Feb 11, 2010 22:25:45 GMT -5
billbauman so you leave the umc-1 set to 1080p/60 and feel the picture is enhanced meaning better? So does a 1080p blueray look better when the umc-1 is set this way? I had mine set to 1080p/60 before the sw update. what kind of processing is happening? I just changed to FIOS and I'm disappointed the DVR doesn't have pass through. I think the umc-1 would do a much better job and up converting to 1080p. I would like it if the umc-1 told you what resolution video it was receiving also what auto resolution and what bit rate would be nice
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Post by BillBauman on Feb 11, 2010 22:38:08 GMT -5
iblaineman, in general, yes, we thought the picture was "enhanced" and in general, better. I have a post or two in a couple other threads about it. What sort of processing is happening appears to be edge enhancement and some sharpening of images, that's the best I can describe it. We were using the Blu-Rays Star Trek and Independence Day to do our watching. This is all anecdotal in a not-well-adjusted room.  |
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Post by loopinfool on Feb 12, 2010 13:05:31 GMT -5
roshi,
You should contact Lonnie to make sure.
I've never heard of a receiver or pre-pro that supported that resolution via HDMI. They all only support the "standard" video resolutions pass-through or not. You would probably need a dedicated video scaler to eliminate the overscan on video resolutions, or at least an HDMI switcher (inserted after the UMC-1) to support your computer at the screen's native res.
Don't forget that even when set to pass-through, the UMC-1 still supports a status overlay. That means it still needs to understand and process the video frames a little. They do support all the various world-wide video resolutions that are in common use.
- LoopinFool
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