Posted by Bryan Heit on 10/25/06 20:59

Quanta wrote:
>> At the end of the day, the picture from an "up-converting" DVD player may
>> appear to be of better quality then a picture from a standard DVD player,
>> but in reality the resolution of the pictures is the same (or potentially
>> even lower) compared to the original DVD.
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> The only reality in all of this is *perception* since it is psychophysical
> coding. Physical parameters per se are moot.

Depends on what you're using the video for. If for entertainment
purposes then you point is valid. But for technical uses, these
differences can be quite important.

Bryan

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