progressive scan ?

[Shin Gouki]

Do you lose frames when playing games in progressive scan mode because of the higher resolution?

Do you need a componenet lead to output progressive scan or can it be done though an RGB scart lead?

[Valken]

No, you don't lose frames

Yes you need a component cable.

[NeilMcRae]

progressive scan isn't a higher resolution. Its just a de-interlacing technology. If on the Xbox you use 720p or 1080i modes then that is a higher resolution but few games support it. [SC2 looks good in 720p]

Neil.

[marcus]

Albeit massivly bordered, at least on my Plasma. Id be interested to know if thats the case for you as well Neil, without stretching the picture of course. You are right though, as apart from that it looks quite stunning.

[Super Stu]

Because SC2 runs in 4:3 in 720p? From what I could see.

[marcus]

Thanks for the info Stu, you are probably right there.

[Shin Gouki]

Ive heard that through some TV's you can get progressive scan through the RGB socket . Does this mean that you have to buy some sort of component to RGB cable?

Also ive heard that on Loewe Tv's RGB gives you a better picture than Component, so does that mean you can use the component cable to achieve better picture quality on some sets even if you don't use progressive scan?

So if it's true that on Loewe sets RGB is better than Component, component in proggresive scan is better than standard RGB?

[Brats]

Ive heard that through some TV's you can get progressive scan through the RGB socket . Does this mean that you have to buy some sort of component to RGB cable?

Okay, RGB can be prog scan (as can component). However, the main method of connecting RGB in Europe is Scart, which doesn't have enough bandwidth to carry a Prog scan signal (so it won't work). So very few (if any) TVs can accept an RGB prog scan signal in the UK (A few plasmas might).

You can get TVs with built in deinterlacers though that make an interlaced picture prog scan. The results are often a bit mixed though. Best to get a prog scan signal at source and feed it through component (or non scart RGB if you can get it).

Also ive heard that on Loewe Tv's RGB gives you a better picture than Component, so does that mean you can use the component cable to achieve better picture quality on some sets even if you don't use progressive scan?

Top end Loewe TVs like the Aconda are unusual in that they can accept a non-progressive component signal through a scart. There isn't any difference in quality between it and RGB scart though.

So if it's true that on Loewe sets RGB is better than Component,

Not really.

component in proggresive scan is better than standard RGB?

Component progressive scan is better than non-progressive RGB. On paper, RGB is slightly better than component, but there are several other factors that make the comparison fairly redundant.

Note that the 2500 chassis Loewe Acondas have a half reasonable deinterlacer built in, that will deinterlace any signal, NTSC or PAL, if switched on. (The PAL prog scan tends to be switched off, but can be accessed in the service menu if you know how .

The Aconda can also have installed a VGA card which will display 480p (60hz Progressive scan) VGA. The only downside is that the screen is fixed at 4:3 only, but the picture quality is probably the best you'll ever see.

[Shin Gouki]

Thanks for that Brats