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Posted by Lloyd Parsons on 06/06/07 01:14
In article <f44scf023rh@enews1.newsguy.com>, "Pete" <pete@nospam.net>
wrote:
> Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> > In article <f42jnr02q0e@enews5.newsguy.com>, "Pete" <pete@nospam.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Will an upconverting dvd player, play an actual "high def" dvd like
> >> "Planet Earth", in true 1080i (Planet Earth was filmed in 1080i from
> >> the get go with high def cameras), or do upconverting dvd's only
> >> upscale lower definitions like 480i or 480p, etc.
> >>
> >> In other words does it accept a true original 1080i dvd, and just
> >> pass it on to the high def tv, without trying to upscale it (and the
> >> picture is true 1080i), or does it do something squirrelly.
> >>
> >> Thanks...Pete
> >
> > No.
> >
> > You need to get it in either BluRay or HDDVD and have the appropriate
> > player to do that.
> >
> > If you put a HDDVD or BluRay disc in an upconverting player, nothing
> > will play at all.
>
> Thanks Lloyd....But I am still confused about this. I have the Planet Earth
> discs and they play in my high def tv with my 480 p dvd player (but not
> crisp), and my regular tv which has a 480i dvd player hooked up to it. Does
> that mean that my planet earth discs are not HD even though though the whole
> series was photographed with high def cameras (I assumed they were HD, but I
> guess I was wrong). Do HDDVD's say they are high def right on the box
> somewhere, versus saying that they used high def photography to film the
> series. Are all dvds basically 480i if they do not specifically say they
> are "High Def ", or are there some that are 480 p.
>
> So do the upconverting dvd players take 480 i or 480 p discs only, and
> upscale them to 720 p, or 1080i or 1080 p. My high def tv plays up to 1080
> i ( no 108O p). Are dvd players that play 480 p inherently called upscaling
> or upconverting, even though they are only going from 480 i to 480 p.
>
> Is the upscaling to 1080 i (on upconverting dvd players) just a bogus thing
> and the picture will not be near as good as true 1080 i which was broadcast
> in 1080 i. I was going to get one of the cheap upscalable dvd players
> (Magnavox sells one for 50 bucks which includes an HDMI cable), just to see
> if it played the planet earth discs better. I am thinking the picture will
> not be near as good as true 1080 i, but I would think it would be better
> than the 480 p which I get now. Do you think it is worth try. I will never
> buy HDDVD's, but I assume the video stores will start stocking them more and
> for renting, but still keep the 480 i's.
>
> Please give me your thoughts on buying a cheap upconvering dvd player, and
> how good will the picture be if it upscales to 1080 i (compared to a true
> 1080 i broadcast).
>
> Thanks...Pete
Here's the short and sweet of it...
All Hi Def DVDs will be plainly marked either HDDVD or BluRay. If you
see that on the package, it won't play in anything but an HDDVD or
BluRay player.
Upconverting DVD players just upconvert a 480 picture. It looks better
than the same DVD not upconverted, but not as good as a real HD DVD
player. How much better is as much a function of how good the
upconverting player is, and unfortunately, price is not always the best
indicator.
Never say never about what you might buy in the future. Planet Earth on
HDDVD is mindblowing from what I've read. And HiDef player pricing is
declining and I think you will see an HDDVD player in the $200 price
range by Xmas, and BluRay at about $350 or so by then.
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