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Alpha-Data's UXGA downscan convertor for less than $100

Peripherals / Alpha-Data
Posted by zmcnulty on Dec 08, 2003 - 08:16 AM

Two downscan convertors in less than a week! This o­ne converts up to 1600x1200, and supports 480i when using Component output.

Alpha-Data Inc. will release the "SmartDVD Viewer" (Product code: AD-DSC) downscan convertor in the middle of December. The maximum supported resolution is 1600x1200. Though officially "Open Price," indicators suggest it to be around 9,800 yen.
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The SmartDVD Viewer is an Analog RGB signal to video signal downscan convertor, which can accept resolutions of 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1152x864,1280x1024, and 1600x1200.

Equipped with an Analog RGB D-Sub 15 pin connector for input, the device supports output using Composite, S-Video, and Component connections. Power is DC5V, which comes from a USB connection with the PC.

It comes with a dedicated remote, image adjustment (brightness, contrast, chroma, tint, and fine-tuning adjustments such as horizontal and vertical adjustments, position, flcker), a zoom function, and a "pause image" function, allowing for freezing the image o­n the screen.
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The external dimensions are 130x85x25mm (W x H x D), and it weighs 140g. In addition to a VGA passthrough cable, it also comes packaged with a Component > D1 plug convertor cable, S-Video cable, Composite Cable, and Component cable. 

Original Artice:
http://watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20031208/alpha.htm [3]

Alpha-Data Homepage:
http://www.alpha-data.co.jp/ [4]

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