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Line doubler and HDTV


I am about to receive a relatively old HDTV, a Sampo 34whd5.
This is a 36" tube that supports all of the modes, 720p etc,
but it does not have a built-in line doubler and is VERY
slow to switch between inputs.

I was thinking about this a bit and it seems to me that the
best place to have a line doubler would be to build it into
the receiver or preamp, and then I would only have to use
one component input on the TV for the DVD, satellite, HDTV
tuner & HDTV dish, etc.

Is this a common feature yet? I tried to do some searches
but couldn't find any receivers that seemed to handle this.

Thanks,
Mark
pyite

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pyite OP
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Cool, thanks for the reply.

How do you handle various inputs? Can you give a few
details on your other equipment? Is the Quadscan the last
piece of equipment in the chain, or do you have a receiver
(or equivalent) to switch between inputs?

In my case, I have Tivo and satellite which are S-video, and
I expect to end up with a hi def satellite, a tuner, and my
PC for component inputs. I expect that Santa might bring
one of those new hi definition Tivos at the end of the year

How well does the Quadscan handle 4x3 s-video or composite
video? Does it put the grey bars on the side for you?
Also, would the Sampo do a better job of handling 1080i
input, or do you have the Quadscan handle it? Can you
allow the Quadscan to allow certain interlaced modes to
pass through to the TV?

Thanks again,
Mark
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