Posted by Bill's News on 10/31/84 11:54

Alpha wrote:
> "Bill's News" <BillsNews@pcmagic.net> wrote in message
> news:44cf6e46$1_4@newsfeed.slurp.net...

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> I would note that there are very many reports, with or without
> an
> OPPO, that most cannot see the difference between 720p and
> 1080....and not at all even on close inspection between 1080i
> and
> 1080p using HD DVD or Blu Ray sources.

Thanks Alpha, it is all very subjective, eh?

Having only the Motorola DVR supplied by the cable company with
which to set the vertical lines being sent to the display I'll
say this regarding viewing on a 1080p display: 720p seems less
satisfactory (though I can't find a word to describe why), when
compared with different segments of the same digital broadcast
at 1080i . This is why I jump to the conclusion that
up-converting to native screen size only is the right method.

Also, since I presently use a PC as my DVD and MPEG2 capture
player, I can state unequivocally that DVDs at 1080p are
noticeably better than digital TV channels (720x480) upscaled by
the Motorola. Of particular interest is how much better the
captures on the PC appear when compared with playback of the
same material from the Motorola. So I jump to the conclusion
that algorithms differ.

Obviously this does not speak well of the Motorola's resizing,
which I thought was quite satisfactory before installing a
modest ATI PCI card for 1920x1080p. I have no complaint
whatever regarding the Motorola playback of HDTV recordings
though I have yet to even see a BR or HD DVD player showing
video on a 1920x1080 native display (I close my eyes in that
section of BestBuy;-0) So my comments are limited to the
equipment described.

I'm not expecting the OPPO to surpass playback quality from the
PC, only to surpass that of the Buffalo LT which was
disappointing in comparison. Not to mention that neither the
Motorola nor the Buffalo resizes letterbox to 1920x1080 - an
irritation that may color other perceptions ;-0)

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