Converting TV signal from Amiga to HDMI?

[danbeaver]

There is no SCART in the states, but a "SCART to HDMI"  converter (upscaling to 720 or 1080p) will run $60 USD on eBay and a 23-pin to SCART cable about $20 USD. The picture is pretty good with both text and pictures. The DVI output from an AGA MKII is better, but at twice the price.

[danbeaver]

Er... Ones that don't work?

[danbeaver]

They all seem to come from China and the models are actually few in number; I chose the "HD Video Converter" 720p/1080p for $45 USD.

[danbeaver]

Be thankful!  Many (all?) of those VGA devices are no better than composite.  Try the SCART-to-HDMI, I think you will be pleasantly surprised.

[danbeaver]

I thought I would post some pictures as I've been using it to get HiRES screen that don't flicker while I work without a scan doubler.  They appear less sharp due to my camera.







From a WHDLoad game:


The beast hidden in back:

[danbeaver]

Well that may be true with analog component output, but even upscaled to 1920 x 1080 the games I've played are pretty sharp.  I havent noticed any softening then sharpening.  It can't compete with the DVI output of  a Radeon 9200, but it beats the crap out of a Compserv/Arxon and DCE Scanmagic.  In addition none of the monitors I've bought in the past few years have anything other than DVI or HDMI.

[danbeaver]

Perhaps those are hardware specific issues and not related to all converters and all HDMI monitors and TV's in all the gin joints in all the world; when she walks into mine, I have 2 monitors (older Dell ST2310L & new AOC) and 2 TV's (Westinghouse) all 1080 x 1920 and 3 SCART to HDMI converters, and these do not have your problems.  I also don't seem to "game" as much as you do, spending more time on productivity programs.

[danbeaver]

Huh?

[danbeaver]

I'm not saying I don't believe you.  I'm saying I don't see it on my equipment.

[danbeaver]

I'm not claiming nor attempting to convert the world to HDMI, but in a price to quality (where there are soo many cheapskates in the Amiga domain) this beats the alternatives by costing half to one fourth as much; and if there were "motion blurring," well, duh!  Its motion, Dude!

[danbeaver]

How is $41.95 half the price of a DCE Scanmagic, a CompServ/Arxon, a 4-button thingy on eBay, an Indy AGA, a host of other solutions, and is available.  I don't see many monitors in the states with component inputs, but I could be wrong now.

[danbeaver]

The SCART to HDMI converter handles PAL & NTSC and upscale to several resolutions; although I've been programming since 1974 with a degree in CS from a private university and an Amiga owner since 1986, don't consider anything I say as reasonable or truthful -- "the doctor lies."

[danbeaver]

For the A1200, If you want to skip easiest/cheapest and just got for the best then I'd suggest Indivision AGA with kipper2k HDMI adapter. I wasted money on several less satisfactory video solutions prior to getting this setup.

If you are not in need of a RF modulated output then you remove the RF modulator box and put the kipper2k there.

good luck

That is the best advice for an A1200.

[danbeaver]

Side Note:

Those SCART to HDMI transfer audio as well if you use a SCART cable (like Amigaikit's) that allows it;  that being said, MonoPrice is a company with a stupid name that sells excellent products (I have at least 2 of theirs) for reasonable prices.  

They even have features they don't advertize: my 5-port HDMI switcher automatically selects the signal varying the most, but allows selection via the remote or just a finger wave in front of the IR receiver.

[danbeaver]

4 pages of discussion when the solution was nicely summarised by paul1981 in post #5.  

The indivision not only provides the best quality output but also provides 1024x768 and 1920x1280 resolutions.

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