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Posted by Alpha on 10/04/33 11:36
"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
news:_wDvf.3150$ZA2.1474@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
> "Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1136559691.414269.20230@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
>> I just wonder if anyone knows whether HD-DVD discs are supposed to be
>> 1080p and if this player outputs 1080p.
>
> Both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray are stored on disc in 1080p format. The initial
> HD-DVD player from Toshiba will only support output at 720p or 1080i
> resolutions (not all of the Blu-Ray players will support 1080p output
> either, just the most expensive ones like the $1800 Pioneer). 1080p output
> will most likely be activated on HD-DVD for the second generation of
> players, which will coincide with a time when there is more than a handful
> of 1080p displays on the market that can accept such a signal anyway.
>
> The internet rumors that HD-DVD was permanently limited to 1080i are pure
> FUD from Blu-Ray supporters trying to stymie the HD-DVD launch.
>
Many thanks for this cogent information.
The current presentation hype at conferences borders on the fraudulent. I
say Blu Ray compared to standard DVD where the DVD version was obviously a
poor to travesty transfer (poor coloration etc) and the Blu Ray thus
appeared prestine. How easy to deceive in this domain!
Caveat Emptor and beware of snake oil.
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