Mark Dapoz wrote:
> 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.
>
Oops, brain fart. I seem to have typed in the 720 part of the format,
instead of the correct 480 part. Sheesh, it's right there on the screen
when I change inputs.
> 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.
>
720 is (was?) referred to as SD and 1080 as HD, at least that's what my
TV manual says while pointing out that it doesn't support 720, only VGA,
NTSC, 480i/p and 1080i.
Moose
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