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Following is a descriptrion provided by HDFury.
HDfury2 is the world smallest and most powerful HDCP deciphering converter ever built! The result is a crystal clear image that is perfectly centered with amazing color depth. It features VGA and Component video output, Analog & Optical sound output, and add-on accessories too (coming soon!) ...
If your TV/projector was built before 2005, it is not HDMI compatible. This means that you'll never be able to fully use that expensive CRT projector, digital projector, plasma display, or PC screen with new sources like the PS3, Xbox360, Blu-ray players, Cable TV / Satellite boxes, or PC graphics cards. You need HDfury2 to unlock the full potential of your display! Why buy an expensive new display device when your existing one works perfectly well? Enhance your display's compatibly and value with HDfury2!
Designed by a group of home theater videophiles, the HDfury2 delivers a razor sharp picture with unprecedented colour from any HDMI source, supporting resolutions up to and beyond the FULL HD (1080p) standard. The picture quality improvement when using HDfury2 is immediately obvious, providing an amazingly clear and detailed picture!
HDfury2 Features:
Main features:
- HDMI input
- Component (YPbPr) and VGA (RGBHV) video output
- Sound output in both Analog and digital Optical through an innovative 3.5mm combo jack
The HDfury2 also includes many first time world exclusive features:
- Perfectly centered image in all standard NTSC/PAL modes (see below)
- Performs Colour Depth Upscaling in all modes (see below)
- Automatic separate SD/HD color-space selection
- Accept third party accessories on its output
- Lowest power consumption of any converter
- Software upgradeable (EDID and Firmware) to never become obsolete!
- Custom profiling to match any display requirements or to limit output resolution
- Screen position adjustment through firmware
- Smaller and is able to handle and include more technology innovations than the original HDfury
Colour Depth Upscaling:
A world first! HDfury2 accepts both digital RGB and component (YCbCr) video over HDMI and automatically processes both correctly for zero loss of dynamic range. HDfury2 takes this HDMI standard 16-235 data and cleverly scales it to a fully maximized output dynamic range (0-255) before sending it out to the final DAC conversion stage. The result is an absolutely stunning and dynamic picture!
Technical details: Component (YCbCr) is sent in a standard 16-235 code range in the HDMI domain. Most other converters simply output this exact same range but in analog form. These other converters basically feed code 16 to the DAC when black is requested and 235 when white is requested. However, DACs do not automatically comply to video standards resulting in code 16 translating into 44mV and 235 into 645mV (if 700mV is the full range) and while black or white crush does not occur, these converters limit the dynamic range resulting in a less than optimal picture. This is highly noticeable when you compare full range (0-255) vs. limited range (16-235).
Perfectly centered image:
Another world first! HDfury2 is the only device that recreates the sync and timing alignment completely and therefore perfectly centers the image according to the SMPTE standards in all modes. This is a major difference in the architecture. No other converter can compete against recreating the syncs completely.
Technical details: RGB as defined by CEA861A/B/C/D specification defines the leading edge of HSyncs at different locations than the SMPTE/ITU standard does for component (YPbPr). This is why ALL but one direct RGB to component converters fail to correctly center the picture. Others disregard time-domain correction placing the image too far "left" on the screen. This is the reason why people using the original HDfury coupled with a typical stand alone converter fail even though the original HDfury is not doing anything "incorrectly". It simply passes information which will be interpreted incorrectly by many TVs. As well, while less important (but still missing from other converters), HDfury2 outputs tri-level syncs in all HD modes as required by standards. Again, no standalone RGB-converter does this. We have never come across or heard from a customer of a TV that requires tri level sync but still it's nice to meet the spec and be able to claim compliance.
How does the HDfury2 compare to the original HDfury?
Data processor: HDfury2: 11 bit, 200 MHz Original HDfury: 10 bit, 175 MHz
Input: HDfury2: HDMI (for greatest compatibility) Original HDfury: DVI-D (older)
Output: HDfury2: Selectable Component and RGBHV Original HDfury: RGBHV
Sound Output? HDfury2: YES, Both Analog & Digital Optical Original HDfury: NO
Automatic image centering? HDfury2: YES, in all modes Original HDfury: NO
Colour depth upscaling? HDfury2: YES, in all modes Original HDfury: NO
Lowest power consumption: HDfury2: YES Original HDfury: NO
Software upgradeable? HDfury2: YES, Both firmware and EDID Original HDfury: YES, EDID only
Screen position adjustable via firmware? HDfury2: YES Original HDfury: NO
Output resolution limit and custom profiling? HDfury2: YES Original HDfury: NO
Technology: HDfury2: 6 layer high density class 5 PCB Original HDfury: 2 layer low density
The HDfury2 solves all of the original HDfury issues, including:
Some source devices have issues handshaking with DVI-D (hdcp) devices such as the original HDfury, requiring the use of an HDMI switch between the source and the original HDfury. SOLVED! HDfury2 uses an HDMI input instead of DVI-D (hdcp) granting compatibility with all HDMI sources including those that could not handshake properly with DVI-D (hdcp) devices.
Some sources like the Denon 4308 receiver could not handshake with an incomplete CEA861 EDID extension block causing issues with the original HDfury. SOLVED! The HDFury2 CEA861 EDID extension block is compliant to latest Rev. D.
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