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"SlimJim" <someone@somewhere.org> wrote in message
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> I'm getting a DVD for my HDTV and I'm having trouble deciding. Will
> getting an upconverting player, like the samsung HD841 really be better
> than a standard progressive player since the TV upconverts signals anyway?
> I've heard yes and no.....any definite answers?

No.

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harman Kardon DVD 22 (no dvd audio $200 circuit city) pixel based verd
good quaity picture
HArman Kardon DVD 31 (with DVD audio $349.99 MSRP) same as above and
have DVD Audio

i am using DVD 22 with SONY Grand WEGA, TV native is 720P it upscales
the 480P signal to its native resolution. component video cables used.

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"DaveR" <NOSPAM_drubin@NOSPAM_i-2000.com> wrote
>
> The DVD signal is 480i must be converted to 720p for display.
> Progressive scan players turn it into 480p, but who's to say the DVD
> player does a better job than the TV? Upconverting players go further
> and turn that 480i into 720p or 1080i ... but again, who's to say the
> DVD player does a better job than the TV? It will, IF it has better
> electronics, but even then, will the difference be noticable?
>
> So, it comes down to the TV. If it has quality electronics for the
> conversion, you may as well use an old 480i DVD player.

That is correct. You just have to try whatever outputs are available to you
with your TV set and see which looks best.

With our older Panasonic E80, we got the best DVD picture by letting it send
480i 16:9 (it would do 480p) and let the TV set handle all the
upconversion. With our current Panasonic S97 DVD player, that will send
480i, 480p, 720p or 1080i, I believe I get the best picture sending 720p to
our TV set, which lets the DVD player do the upconversion. (Except that the
TV set converts that to 788p.) But if you have a good DVD player and/or a
good TV set upconverter, it can be hard to tell.

mack
austin