Reon HQV vs Faroudja DCDi

[jlahk]

which is better at video upconversion?

 

[Audioholics]

Reon has better motion adaptive noise reduction in most systems I've tested. It also handles unflagged content better than the current batch of FLI chips form Faroudja. With that said, both are very good if implemented correctly.

The problem with Faroudja is that it is OLD. I keep checking to see if they've come out with new HD-based technology and they seem to keep falling behind. The current FLI chips were made to handle SD source material and are being handily passed up by the new Gennum VXP and HQV systems that are really tweaked for HD.

 

[jlahk]

Thanks for the info. Very helpful.

 

[mattldm]

Reon has better motion adaptive noise reduction in most systems I've tested. It also handles unflagged content better than the current batch of FLI chips form Faroudja. With that said, both are very good if implemented correctly.

The problem with Faroudja is that it is OLD. I keep checking to see if they've come out with new HD-based technology and they seem to keep falling behind. The current FLI chips were made to handle SD source material and are being handily passed up by the new Gennum VXP and HQV systems that are really tweaked for HD.

So another question along these lines...

I was considering running all my sources (HDTV, DVD, Blu-ray) through a receiver so I would have only one connection to the TV, but I dont want to compromise the picture quality.

Would it be worth it to buy a new Denon Receiver with DCDi (2308ci) and run all sources through it, or would it be just as good, or better, to run all sources straight to the TV and let the TV's internal processor do the upconversion.
(I dont have a specific TV in mind yet although im leaning towards a few models: Samsung LN-T4669, Samsumg FP-T5084, Sharp LC-46d64U)

Thanks

 

[jlahk]

So another question along these lines...

I was considering running all my sources (HDTV, DVD, Blu-ray) through a receiver so I would have only one connection to the TV, but I dont want to compromise the picture quality.

Would it be worth it to buy a new Denon Receiver with DCDi (2308ci) and run all sources through it, or would it be just as good, or better, to run all sources straight to the TV and let the TV's internal processor do the upconversion.
(I dont have a specific TV in mind yet although im leaning towards a few models: Samsung LN-T4669, Samsumg FP-T5084, Sharp LC-46d64U)

Thanks

If you get a receiver, consistent with Cliff's post, I think you should get one with a Reon processor rather than the DCDi.

Regardless, though, you can buy a receiver that passes the signal through without scaling it (perhaps just converting it from, e.g., component to hdmi output) and leave the processor in the television do whatever scaling is necessary. Best bet may be to buy a receiver with a good video processor and try it out--see which looks better, the picture processed by the the receiver or the television.

I posted the link to the article below (discussing the processing abilities of a host of televisions) in another forum in response to your question, but for the sake of completeness, have included it here also:


http://hometheatermag.com/hookmeup/1107hook2/

It looks like the Reon HQV does a better job of deinterlacing and handling 3:2 processing than the processors in most of the displays--35% of the sets failed the deinterlacing test and 80% failed the 3:2 processing tests.