Posted by MOSFET on 04/13/06 01:17

Thank you for the info. That makes sense, now I understand!

MOSFET

"Gene E. Bloch" <spamfree@nobody.invalid> wrote in message
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> On 4/12/2006, MOSFET posted this:
>> I need some help here, I am new to the world of HDTV. I just bought a
>> used 34" HDTV, a Phillips 34PW9846 wide-screen (16:9) direct view. I
>> have it connected to my DVD player (a new Phillips) using component video
>> connections (the three RCA cables). The picture looks great, but when I
>> try switching the DVD player to "progressive scan", the screen freaks
>> out, goes to black, and then automatically turns the progressive scan off
>> (thankfully).
>>
>> My TV is several years old, but it does have a 1080i native scan (I
>> checked). What am I doing wrong? Do I need to switch something on the
>> TV? Is my set too old to play progressive scan? I really don't know even
>> what "progressive scan" is, but I have heard it will improve the picture.
>> Any advice would be REALLY appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> MOSFET
>
> Well, Progressive scan is the opposite of Interlaced scan.
>
> 1080i = 1080 Interlaced.
> 1080p = 1080 Progressive.
>
> Interlaced scan wites every other scan line of the picture (let's say the
> odd-numbered ones, 1,3,5,...) in half of a frame time, then goes back and
> writes the other half of the lines (obviously in this example, the
> even-numbered ones, 2,4,6,...). Thus a frame is made up of two fields, as
> they are called.
>
> Progressive scan writes all of the lines in one sweep, 1,2,3,4,...
>
> A TV must be built to do progressive or it can't.
>
> If your TV can't do progressive, then progressive won't improve the
> picture (mild humor there).
>
> Gino
>
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