General HT & Audio Discussion

Re: dvd upconversion

srothfuss — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 13:15:19 GMT

Oh man it was awesome this year! The cruise is the 3rd weekend in August every year. I'll make a thread in the off topic section for it.

Re: dvd upconversion

jiveclive — Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:07:47 GMT

did i miss the woodward ave cruise this year? i did not remember seeing any dates posted for it.

Re: dvd upconversion

srothfuss — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 12:30:05 GMT

jiveclive:
is there really a visual difference in using the new upconvert dvd players using the standard format dvd?

There is some visual difference. The sad reality is that a standard DVD is only broadcast in 480i or 480p [with progressive scanning.] The problem for me, at least, is that the upconversion doesn't send a pure signal to the TV. I'm just waiting for an affordable high def player and I'll skip the upconverting phase all together.

Of course though - there will be advocates of the upconverting players because of the increased resolution...

jiveclive:
is using the s-video output on the dvd player the same as an hdmi upconvert signal?

In reference to the upconverting DVD players? HDMI is a better option for connecting between the player and display.

dvd upconversion

jiveclive — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 03:36:39 GMT

is there really a visual difference in using the new upconvert dvd players using the standard format dvd? is using the s-video output on the dvd player the same as an hdmi upconvert signal?