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Posted by Pete on 06/10/07 03:18
Lloyd Parsons wrote:
> In article <f4essq01pav@enews5.newsguy.com>, "Pete" <pete@nospam.net>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi again everyone,
>>
>> I believe I read that all "blue ray" and "hd dvd" are in encoded
>> with 1080p. I also thought I saw references that you could still
>> watch them (on a high def dvd player) in lesser resolutions (eg 720p
>> or 1080i). Is this true.
>>
>> Isn't that kind of like downconverting the high def (but will it
>> still be true high def). Whereas the standard disc upconverting is
>> bullshit IMO, at least for the cheap ones (I bought one of the cheap
>> $50 ones and there is hardly any difference at all between 480p,
>> 720p and 1080i - I have a Sharp Aquious 1080i hdtv). I understand
>> it is all in the upconverting chip, and this is probably a case of
>> you get what you pay for. I called Magnavox up and gave them an
>> earful and told them I will keep it as a spare (and the free HDMI
>> cable that came with it is a joke - if it was any thinner you
>> wouldn't be able to see it - lol).
>>
>> So, if I were to buy a hd dvd player (say a Toshiba) that plays up
>> to 1080p, and I buy a blue ray disc that is in 1080p, will the hd
>> dvd player play the disc on my 1080i tv in true high def in either
>> 720p or 1080i. And will the player allow me to down convert to
>> either of these lower settings. Or will the picture look like shit,
>> like the upconverting dvd players do, that are not true high def but
>> some kind of upscaled version. I also believe I read that the high
>> def dvd players will upconvert standard discs better than the
>> standard upconverting dvd players that are not high def - is this
>> true - if it is I guess they must have better chips in them.
>>
>> Thanks...Pete
>
> Good questions.
>
> The players output either 1080i or 1080p depending on player. If your
> set is capable of either of those, you get that and it really does
> look much better than upconverted SD.
>
> You can also set the output of the players to a lower setting if you
> so desire. I have done 720p as a test and it looked very good. Not
> as good as 1080i though.
>
> Finally, at least with the Toshiba HDA2 that I have, the upconverting
> of SD is much better than it was with my sony SD upconverting player.
Thanks Lloyd...just want to make sure I totally understand this, so please
excuse my repetition. If I set a 1080p capable hd player to 1080i, and put
a 1080p hd dvd in it, will it play just as good on my 1080i tv as a 1080i
broadcast that I get from my cable company, or does it lose something due to
the downconverting (so to speak). I believe you are indicating it will play
just as good - I just want to make sure.
Pete
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