Moose said the following on 1/10/09 5:41 AM:
> I'm not familiar with those. With my 55" rear projection unit and
> progressive scan DVD player, DVDs of good source material look quite
> good at 1:4. Not HD, but darn good. There's no uprezzing involved as far
> as I can see. The 720p output from the DVD player goes directly into the
> TV's non-HD component input and shows in 720p mode. I think the TV uses
> a different vertical frequency to give the fewer lines, rather than
> messing with the signal. Could be wrong, but that's what it looks like.
If your DVD player is putting out 720p then it is up converting the DVD video.
Standard DVD video is 480p with a resolution of 720x480. Both 720p and 1080p
(as well as 1080i) are HD formats, it's not just 1080p despite what some sales
people might tell you.
-mark
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