SDI to DVI problem

[Scott Tomashek]

I got a reply from Panasonic saying that there is a different chip in the projectors with DVI than with HDMI inputs. The HDMI inputs can register RGB or YPbPr. The DVI only recognizes RGB. So I got a converter that converts the SDI to RGB. That didn’t work either because it doesn’t understand 480i, only 720p and 1080i.

So I’m waiting for the third converter to come in.

[Benjamin Knecht]

Hi, last week I also used a black magic SDI to HDMI converter. It was between a Panasonic AG-HMX100 and a PT-D6000 beamer. I got the picture but in green…
Scoot, did you finally found the good converter ?
I was wondering if I buy an AJA HDP2 (HD-SDI to DVI), would it works ? Will HDCP make some problems ?

Thank’s for your answers.

[Scott Tomashek]

The TV One 1T-C2-511 did the trick. It has some setting you need to get right for it to work. Mostly setting the output color format. I tried AJA and DataVideo and neither worked.

[Benjamin Knecht]

Did you try the Matrox MC-100 as it has an HDMI output including YUV and RGB ?

[Benjamin Knecht]

When you had the AJA, did you try to change the settings with 4:4:4 RGB with the AJA software and an usb cable ?

AJA HDP2 manual :

AJA HDP2 HD-SDI/SDI to DVI-D Video and Audio Converter
Color Space—Selects the Video Format. Choose from Auto, 4:2:2 YCbCr, 4:4:4 RGB or
4:4:4 YCbCr. Choosing “Auto” lets the HDP2 automatically select the format
based on the capabilities indicated by the attached monitor.

[Scott Tomashek]

I don’t think I had that model. I think it was an earlier model without that feature.