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Posted by Curmudgeon on 01/08/06 14:29
Alpha wrote:
> "Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
> news:_wDvf.3150$ZA2.1474@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
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>>"Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:1136559691.414269.20230@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...
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>>>I just wonder if anyone knows whether HD-DVD discs are supposed to be
>>>1080p and if this player outputs 1080p.
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>>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.
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>>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.
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> Many thanks for this cogent information.
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> 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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>
Since not one person in a 1000 can tell 1080i from 1080p it's all an
exercise in marketing hype and panty-wadding by video nerds anyway.
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