new fortec HD specs

[mastermesh]

4:2:2 Blindscan.. I've started saving money for one. I don't know how much it is going to cost me, but I want one.. I don't even have an HD set, just as long as it will give my standard resolution set a 4:2:2 picture to watch, I'm happy A downconverted HD feed would be nice too!

I'm with you on that. I'm finding my dvb world box isn't recording good in dvb dream because my 1.5ghz machine with 512 mb ram just ain't enough power... If this thing could pull in 4:2:2 to my non-hd tv, it may be more worth getting than a computer upgrade that I've been trying to talk the wife in to!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Shots and specs of the new Fortec Passion are now up in our new SBE Show forum.

 

[SatelliteAV]

Here are some more photos from the Fortec Star Passion unit that we are testing.

The SCART connections are for European release only. The North American production model will not have SCARTs.

New North American Firmware will be provided by Fortec STar after the SBE show for product testing. We will post the review as soon as possible.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I just posted some additional photos of it too, you can find them in the SBE Forum.

I want one of these bad boys!

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

Brian you have a newer one then the one I have here, which is labeled the Discovery.

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

The SCART connections are for European release only. The North American production model will not have SCARTs.

Brian I just talked with David from Fortec and he says there will only be ONE version and it will have SCARTS, HDMI and component.

 

[voomvoom]

Looking at the picture from the whole back, I notice there are "No" OTA connections? This means no ATSC or NTSC tuners are in it? Which I can live without? But, the bigger picture is, "It still doesn't have everything". I still want one!

Al

 

[SatelliteAV]

Thanks for the update on the single hardware design. Wish we could have made it to the SBE show, but had to be at the NAB show to meet with uplinkers and broadcasters....

No there will not be any ATSC reception capabilities. This will be a solid MPEG 4/2 H264 hobbyist receiver!

 

[VinceT3]

Can we use any PAL box if it supports HDMI? Wasn't sure if I would get signal on the euro boxes.. if I can I may get one

 

[Scott Greczkowski]

I believe in PAL mode that the HDMI is shut off and the video only goes through the SCARTS.

 

[Tron]

Bring it on! Looks like a winner, if the info about 4:2:2 and blindscan is accurate. Any word on a pricetag?

 

[updatelee]

euro doesnt have hdmi ? or dvi ?

 

[vfrjim]

Bring it on! Looks like a winner, if the info about 4:2:2 and blindscan is accurate. Any word on a pricetag?

DITTO

 

[Tron]

euro doesnt have hdmi ? or dvi ?

It has a HDMI connector on the back, it is in one of the pics...

Also seems to have both optical and coaxial digital audio outputs. I imagine there is also digital audio on the HDMI port.

 

[updatelee]

It has a HDMI connector on the back, it is in one of the pics...

Also seems to have both optical and coaxial digital audio outputs. I imagine there is also digital audio on the HDMI port.

my question was in regards to vincet3's reply. Ive seen many euro box's with hdmi so I was under the impression that europeans also used hdmi, not just scart. therfore hdmi must support pal, hdmi supports basically any resolution just like a computer monitor im under the impression, so It should support pal over hdmi.

 

[Tron]

SCART takes the place of the RCA connections that are commonly found on North American equipment. HDMI is a purely digital interface, unlike SCART, which is basically multi-pin A/V analog. HDMI is also backwardly compatible with DVI-D, with the exception of the fact that DVI-D does not make an audio connection.

 

[ftarock]

Bring it on! Looks like a winner, if the info about 4:2:2 and blindscan is accurate. Any word on a pricetag?

For me, I am waiting for the review on the 4:2:2 capability. The chip Fortec uses, ST 7100, is not designed for 4:2:2 decoding. I am curious of how Fortec is able to make it work with 4:2:2 though. If the unit works with SD 4:2:2, that's good enough for me to put it on my list. HD 4:2:2 is great but most use DolbyE anyways, watching feeds without audio is not fun...

 

[updatelee]

that st7100 looks interesting, ethernet support as wel as linux support ! I'll buy TWO if its got that !

opera even has a webbrowser for it !

 

[Sadoun]

Here are some pictures we took at the SBE for this new receiver

 

[ftarock]

that st7100 looks interesting, ethernet support as wel as linux support ! I'll buy TWO if its got that !

opera even has a webbrowser for it !

Base on the product Fortec has made so far, I doubt that any of their future models will support Linux....
The 4:2:2 claim is interesting because it's not listed in ST7100 specs. I am patiently waiting for picture of this unit showing 4:2:2 feeds...