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Luis A. Diaz · April 6th, 2007, 01:48 PM

I am familiar with the quality of output you get from the HV10 AND 20 when using the component output (softer) vs the FW (more contrasty) output, when fed to a large screen HDTV.

Has anybody used the HDMI output ??

Should I expect to see ?.....anything in between, or the same unaltered video quality of the FW output quality.

Thanks
Luis

Marty Hudzik · April 6th, 2007, 01:58 PM

I have used the HDMI out and it seems too contrasty or something. I have a Sharp Aquos 45" LCD 1080P. I watched footage shot on my XLh1 via component for the last 8-9 months so I know how it looks. The same footage from the HV20 through HDMI was seriously crushed. The black levels are much too low. I hated it at first.

However I found and option in my TV setup that says HDMI config. This is seperate from the normal color and picture controls.

In the HDMI config I can specify input YUV 4:4:4 or 4:4:2 and RGB or YUV etc.

One setting says Dynamic Range: Normal or Extended range. It was on normal. I chose extended range and it looks great!

I am not sure if this is how it should be or not. I previously had my cable box hooked up via HDMI and it had been set to normal and it looked fine. For some reason I had to change it for the HV20. I have no other HDMI capable TV or devices to test this on for now.

So be aware of this when you hook it up just in case.

Peace!

April 6th, 2007, 01:48 PM	#1
Luis A. Diaz Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Miami, Florida. USA. Posts: 138	Hdmi Output I am familiar with the quality of output you get from the HV10 AND 20 when using the component output (softer) vs the FW (more contrasty) output, when fed to a large screen HDTV. Has anybody used the HDMI output ?? Should I expect to see ?.....anything in between, or the same unaltered video quality of the FW output quality. Thanks Luis

April 6th, 2007, 01:58 PM	#2
Marty Hudzik Trustee Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canton, Ohio Posts: 1,771	I have used the HDMI out and it seems too contrasty or something. I have a Sharp Aquos 45" LCD 1080P. I watched footage shot on my XLh1 via component for the last 8-9 months so I know how it looks. The same footage from the HV20 through HDMI was seriously crushed. The black levels are much too low. I hated it at first. However I found and option in my TV setup that says HDMI config. This is seperate from the normal color and picture controls. In the HDMI config I can specify input YUV 4:4:4 or 4:4:2 and RGB or YUV etc. One setting says Dynamic Range: Normal or Extended range. It was on normal. I chose extended range and it looks great! I am not sure if this is how it should be or not. I previously had my cable box hooked up via HDMI and it had been set to normal and it looked fine. For some reason I had to change it for the HV20. I have no other HDMI capable TV or devices to test this on for now. So be aware of this when you hook it up just in case. Peace!