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• Not needed now.... - Tommart 16:12:33 03/20/06 (1)
  In Reply to: Well..... posted by Jack G on March 20, 2006 at 06:45:07:

  I don't agree.

  I still have a 1978 19" TV in one bedroom and a 1990 36" TV in my main teater system. I have power amps dating back to 1976 in my $10K home theater system.

  I own one 32" LCD HDTV. It's in the master bedroom. I plan to keep it decades.

  When I buy a 50" for my main system to replace my 36" I want it to last for a long time. I think I'll be disappointed one or two years down the road if I buy a 720p/1080i HDTV.

  What's worse is buying an HDTV that has only 720 or 766 lines. Even 1080i must be downconverted to 766 lines to fit the screen.

  I think 1080 line HDTVs will be common in a year or two.

  If you're going to get a large HDTV, it should display the entire 1080 lines -- regardless of what is broadcast.
  
  
  

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  • I think you missed my point - Jack G 09:40:30 03/21/06 (0)
    In Reply to: Not needed now.... posted by Tommart on March 20, 2006 at 16:12:33:

    I have a new (last November) 60" Sony SXRD (LCOS technology). It has a native resolution of 1080p. It does NOT accept 1080p with any of its inputs, only 1080i (or lower). With the exception of the new HP DLP sets, NONE of the current TVs accept 1080p signal. The 06 models might, at least some of them might. Persoanlly, I don't think its important.
    Jack
    
    
    

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• PS - Jack G 06:50:15 03/20/06 (4)
  In Reply to: Well..... posted by Jack G on March 20, 2006 at 06:45:07:

  The specs for Blu-ray do not support 1080p@60fps, they only supoprt 1080p@24fps. How much better is that than 1080i@60fps?
  Jack
  
  

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  • 1080i60 = 1080p24 if no filtering is used - Joe Murphy Jr 18:13:07 03/20/06 (1)
    In Reply to: PS posted by Jack G on March 20, 2006 at 06:50:15:

    If the source is filtered, 1080p24 is better (where no filtering is done). However, even with no filtering 1080i60 takes up more space than 1080p24.

    Most people get the 1080p60 confused with what's actually on-disc. BluRay will encode 1080p24 on-disc for film (video should be 1080i60), but the output can be 1080p60 since most displays refresh at 60fps. HD-DVD doesn't encode 1080p24 on-disc, so 1080i60 is the max regardless of film or video content. For displays that can refresh at a faster rate, BluRay players offer 1080p24 output which can be displayed at 72fps. You'd think that the player could output at 72fps, but supposedly HDMI can't handle a 72fps rate.
    
    

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    • That was pretty much my point (nt) - Jack G 08:47:53 03/21/06 (0)
      In Reply to: 1080i60 = 1080p24 if no filtering is used posted by Joe Murphy Jr on March 20, 2006 at 18:13:07:

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  • Re: PS - Richard Feirstein 07:29:27 03/20/06 (1)
    In Reply to: PS posted by Jack G on March 20, 2006 at 06:50:15:

    Blue Ray players also sport a red laser to play back CD's and DVD's.

    Richard.
    
    

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    • Re: PS - Jack G 08:08:34 03/20/06 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: PS posted by Richard Feirstein on March 20, 2006 at 07:29:27:

      I'ld still use my current DVD player if for no other reason than the fact that it is all region as well as upscaling. CDs go in my music system which is in a different room.
      Jack
      
      

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