File this under the "why didn't I know of this sooner" category. A company called Algolith has created what they've dubbed as a "Video Noise Reducer" which is designed to fit between any and all input devices and your super-fancy TV.
Algolith's FLEA is a miniature Compression Artifact Reducer which takes input signals of 480i/p, 576i/p, 720p and 1080i from component or S-Video in and outputs them via the same method. Inside, the tiny box uses proprietary image noise-reducing algorithms and filters to cleanup, sharpen, and de-artifact images before monitoring.
Another nifty thing - each of these image cleaning techniques can be user-controlled.
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Here I found a write-up on the FLEA by sound editor David McCallum who tested the image-output cleaning gadget while monitoring post-production on Silent Hill.
The unit retails for $995.00. I'd love to get my hands on one of these little buggers to see how it could be put to use during video creation.
