Posted by the dog from that film you saw on 01/01/06 17:04

"robin" <none@temp.com> wrote in message
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> hi
>
> techy question on HD & dvd players.
>
> these days a dvd player can give an output of 1080 in HD.
>
> However can a DVD actualy store enough information to use the full
> resolution ?
>
> thanks
>
> Robin..
>


if by dvd you mean a dvd that you can buy in the shop - then no.
they are standard definition - 720x576interlaced for PAL material.
there's nothing to stop you storing a hi def file on a dvd blank disc and
playing it back from your pc - but a dvd player wont be able to do anything
with it.

the players with 1080i output merely interpolate the image - it's not HD
quality, and it's what your hi def screen would be doing anyway - so it's
simply whether the dvd player does a better job of it than your screen


Gareth.
Goblins are real... your Grandpa Seth is telling you!
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