Posted by Roy L. Fuchs on 04/22/06 20:17

On Sat, 22 Apr 2006 10:04:44 -0700, <normanstrong@comcast.net> Gave
us:

>
>"Joshua Zyber" <jzyber@mind-NOSPAM-spring.com> wrote in message
>news:uZc2g.10921$i41.5869@newsread1.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> "L Leed" <lluck98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:1145633184.288547.24200@u72g2000cwu.googlegroups.com...
>>> http://www.imdb.com/news/sb/#film2
>>>
>>> Consumer electronics writers have begun to weigh in on the new HD DVD
>>> players distributed by Toshiba this week, and most are unimpressed.
>>> Several cite an intolerably long boot-up period, a confusing menu
>>> system, and incompatible sound. But nearly all express disappointment
>>> in the picture. On smaller sets, the writers agree, the difference
>>> between HD DVD and a conventional DVD is virtually undetectable.
>>> "Bottom line is that HD DVD is great, but will you notice?" asks Ben
>>> Drawbaugh on HDBeat.com. Writing in the Los Angeles Times David Colker
>>> remarked that on larger screens he could detect a subtle difference. He
>>> added: "I tested my perceptions by switching between the two formats. I
>>> asked a colleague to close his eyes while I chose a version, then had
>>> him open them and guess: DVD or HD DVD? He got it right only about 75%
>>> of the time. So, yes, it's better. But don't expect the dramatic leap
>>> in quality that came with the transition from VHS to DVDs in the
>>> 1990s."
>>
>> The LA Times writer admits in his article that he hooked the player up by
>> the Composite Video cable (which any idiot should know will not transmit
>> High Definition video) and demonstrates complete ignorance of how to
>> correctly display a movie's aspect ratio. That "review" is an
>> embarrassment to the profession of journalism.
>
>If composite connection will not transmite HD video, what analog connection
>will?
>
>Norm Strong
>
Component.

Composite is NTSC standard, and does not pass progressive signals.

Component will pass HD scan rates and signals.

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