Back on this! (some progress done more than one year ago, but didn't 'upgraded' this post
).
Ok, I got one of the two Sony DSC 1024 required for this project!
Original price of the beast...$4,990
Yeps, real high end stuff, for professional use only!
Fortunately, this old converter is not as expensive nowadays... I don't remember the price paid... few hundreds of €€€ I would say...
The technical details :
The DSC-1024G scan converts, transcodes, standards converts, aspect ratio converts, line doubles and signal processes. The DSC-1024G has an added GENLOCK function which uses a black-burst signal applied as a genlock reference, so that the signal output can be synchronized to the reference. Up/Down Scan conversions: locks to and displays INPUT RANGE: H:15.6-70kHz, V:50-120 Hz and OUTPUTS: 15.6/31.5/37/48/64 kHz. Transcodes: To and from composite, Y/C, RGB and Y/R-Y/B-Y. Standards conversions: NTSC-PAL. Aspect ratio conversions: a wide range of aspect ratio conversions including 4:3, 16:9, 2:1, 1:85, 1:66 and more with On- Screen Display of aspect ratio. Line doubles: the horizontal scanning frequencies of 15.75/15.6 to 31.5 kHz for NTSC and PAL sources. Signal Processor: for up to a 4 x 4 video wall (requires one DSC-1024G per Display device). Additional function include: 4 internal test patterns, on- screen display in 5 languages, 3 line digital comb filter, freeze frame/still store, H & V shift and size, zoom and pan, aperture control, remote control capability with monitor and projector IDs via SIRCS, Display memories for storage of up to five sets of input/output selections, zooming size, H/V size and H/V position for later recall via on- screen menus. Compatibility with KV, CPD, GDM, PVM, PGM, VPH, VPL, AND RVP. Does not include Remote Control or Manual. More
here.
Ok, let's test that beast!
On the small TV, the entire picture coming from the PSX, on the PC monitor the 'left half' picture
Next steps... find an other (
) Sony DSC 1024 converter, and use the native RGB signal coming for the psx for having the best quality signal before processing.
