Video conversion

To those of you lucky enough to have a 950, have you used the video conversion, and if so, how does it look? I know Outlaw said they did away with the feature, but I am wondering if it does even an acceptable job of upconverting composite signals to s-video signals. I would very much like to upconvert the output of my cable box and VCR to s-video so that I can use the 950 for video switching. My 11 yr old JVC tv has a beautiful picture, but will only accept the s-video input as long as nothing is plugged into the composite input. If the 950 does a poor job converting signals, I will be forced to run the dvd through a composite signal. I will eventually go to HDTV, but not until broadcasters, cable companies, and manufacturers quit their bickering. Until then, my JVC is my monitor.

Will,

I have not. I’ve been using component. If I move our Display around I’ll try and find the right cables and see if I can check the conversion for you in the next few days. I too had JVC for my last set. It was a great unit, no problems and a really nice, nice picture, under very heavy use. Was so happy with that purchase I would have gone JVC again, but they did not make the type/size we were looking at.
I’m going to check JVC's line, for my next bedroom TV though.

Thank you Lena. I appreciate it.

I's say it will depend on the size of your screen. I've looked at the conversion on a 72" screen and it's a bit soft. On my 27" directview it's fine. I think the difference between S-video and composite is pretty minor on small screens, even when perfectly implemented.

On my 27" screen, the effect is noticable and annoying. Not horrible, though; it's more like looking through a screen door. That's moving.

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Matthew J. Hill
matt@idsi.net