Question About Transcoders
Dear Gary: I would like to congratulate you and the WSR staff for the excellent work that everyone contributes into each and every issue of the Widescreen Review magazine. I have been putting together a respectable home-theatre system based on some of the equipment that has been reviewed by WSR. At this moment, I am looking at upgrading my current Panasonic A-310 DVD-Video player to a progressive scan DVD-Video player. This comment leads me to the following question: In the review of the Panasonic H1000 DVD-Video player, Gary Merson mentioned the need of a device called a “transcoder” in order to display this progressive scan signal on a front projection TV. Where can I get more information about some of these “transcoder” devices which Gary Merson mentioned in his article, particularly the manufacturers and their contacts so that I can get my hands on one of these devices? Thank you very much for your help, and keep up the excellent work.
Thai Nguyen
Technical Video Editor Gary Merson Comments:
There are currently two transcoders available (that I have tested and verified that they work) for progressive DVD signals. They are from Current Design and Altinex. Their addresses and contact information are as follows: Current Design, Inc. 300 Prospect Avenue #2B Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 Phone 201 342 1235 http://www.current-design.com Attention: Cliff Plavin Altinex 592 Apollo Street Brea, California 92821 Phone-800 ALINTEX http://www.altinex.com Attention: George Ball
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