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Posted by Justin Cole on 01/01/06 20:51
"the dog from that film you saw" <dsb@REMOVETHECAPITALSbtinternet.com> wrote
in message news:41qgd9F1f8m79U1@individual.net...
> "robin" <none@temp.com> wrote in message
> news:dp8upg$7mh$1@nwrdmz01.dmz.ncs.ea.ibs-infra.bt.com...
>> techy question on HD & dvd players.
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>> these days a dvd player can give an output of 1080 in HD.
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>> However can a DVD actualy store enough information to use the full
>> resolution ?
> if by dvd you mean a dvd that you can buy in the shop - then no.
> they are standard definition - 720x576interlaced for PAL material.
> there's nothing to stop you storing a hi def file on a dvd blank disc and
> playing it back from your pc - but a dvd player wont be able to do
> anything with it.
>
> the players with 1080i output merely interpolate the image - it's not HD
> quality, and it's what your hi def screen would be doing anyway - so it's
> simply whether the dvd player does a better job of it than your screen
Indeed. However, one day a new format will be released that can store
enough information to support HD resolution.
This will mean new TV, new player and new discs for most people ;-)
Justin.
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