Posted by CJ on 12/22/69 11:25

"Goro" <evilninjax@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> CJ wrote:
>> "Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
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>> > "CJ" <chrisj@illicom.net> wrote in message
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>> >> With HD-DVD, are your existing DVD's obsolete? Or do they play normal
>> >> DVD's, but just uses an HD signal?
>> >
>> > Just like your DVD player will play CDs, an HD-DVD player will play
>> > DVDs
>> > (and CDs as well).
>>
>> I hope you are right...I'd be sick knowing that my current collection is
>> obsolete.
>> Honestly though, I can't see how they can improve on it...I was watching
>> JFK
>> and thinking, how can it get any better. I actually feel that DVD is a
>> better picture than the HD channels I get from my cable company.
>>
>> Know anything about upconverters? Are they worth the money?
>
> what size and type of tv do you have?

I have a Sony WEGA 51" projection with HDMI inputs.

On my 50" Samsung DLP 720p set,
> DVDs look ok, but the limitation is VERY noticeable and this on a Oppo
> DVD player which uses teh Faroudja DCDi chip to upconvert to 720p and
> DVI out.
>
> Even on my 32" Wega and Sony 7000, artifacting and especially
> edge-enhancements are easily visible.
>
> I knew ALOT of people who said they couldn't see much of a difference
> b/w VHS and DVD when DVDs first came out, but after watching DVDs for a
> while, they then very much noticed the difference when they tried to
> watch VHS agin. This will likely be true with a 1080p source in the
> future.
>
> Although, I'll agree with most people who've poasted on the topic that
> I don't see a glaring call for HD-DVD not BluRay and the format war is
> going to set it back. I'm normally an early adopter but this one is
> one i'm sitting out.
>
> -goro-
>

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