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 Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 04/22/06 20:17 
On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:04:44 -0700, <normanstrong@comcast.net> Gave 
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>"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message  
>news:uZc2g.10921$i41.5869@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net... 
>> "L Leed" <lluck98@yahoo.com> wrote in message  
>> news:1145633184.288547.24200@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com... 
>>> http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#film2 
>>> 
>>> Consumer electronics writers have begun to weigh in on the new HD DVD 
>>> players distributed by Toshiba this week, and most are unimpressed. 
>>> Several cite an intolerably long boot-up period, a confusing menu 
>>> system, and incompatible sound. But nearly all express disappointment 
>>> in the picture. On smaller sets, the writers agree, the difference 
>>> between HD DVD and a conventional DVD is virtually undetectable. 
>>> "Bottom line is that HD DVD is great, but will you notice?" asks Ben 
>>> Drawbaugh on HDBeat.com. Writing in the Los Angeles Times David Colker 
>>> remarked that on larger screens he could detect a subtle difference. He 
>>> added: "I tested my perceptions by switching between the two formats. I 
>>> asked a colleague to close his eyes while I chose a version, then had 
>>> him open them and guess: DVD or HD DVD? He got it right only about 75% 
>>> of the time. So, yes, it's better. But don't expect the dramatic leap 
>>> in quality that came with the transition from VHS to DVDs in the 
>>> 1990s." 
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>> The LA Times writer admits in his article that he hooked the player up by  
>> the Composite Video cable (which any idiot should know will not transmit  
>> High Definition video) and demonstrates complete ignorance of how to  
>> correctly display a movie's aspect ratio. That "review" is an  
>> embarrassment to the profession of journalism. 
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>If composite connection will not transmite HD video, what analog connection  
>will? 
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>Norm Strong  
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  Component. 
 
 Composite is NTSC standard, and does not pass progressive signals. 
 
  Component will pass HD scan rates and signals.
 
  
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