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What is "flag enabled?"

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jsm

In Reply to: RE: using component outputs HD DVD posted by GoingCoastal on July 31, 2007 at 15:03:49

I have an Oppo 970HD, and the quality of some DVDs played via HDMI that I have watched recently is superb. One example is "The Departed." The quality is comaprable to an average satellite HD broadcast, but of course not as good as the top-quality HD satellite signals and the over-the-braodcasts that I get. Were these special DVDs? If I had played them via component output, would they have been as good, or does this "flag" thing come in to play. I haven't tried the output of my satelliet receiver in components. I just hooked up HDMI and it worked flawlessly, instantly, so I never messed with it. Is it worth messing with component input?

Because the few DVDs that I have watched looked so good, I feel little incentive right now to buy any kind of HD player. I don't buy many movies at all, but just rent them, so I feel I can wait until things settle down. DVD via my HD TV is just very nice. It's all a matter of choice.

Thanks for any help you can be.

Joe

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Update: I think I now know what "flag enabled" means. - jsm 13:45:41 08/01/07 (1)
I should have looked around on the web first. I'm not sure I understand it correctly, though. To put it simply, as I understand it, a flag-enabled disk won't allow the output of some higher definition signals derived from a DVD through an analogue connection like component video. This is to prevent copying. Is that correct? It also seems to say tha you can out put those higher quality DVD signals through an HDMI cable, regardless of whether the disc is flagged. But I also gather you can always output true HD recordings with a HD player via component connections and of course ordinary DVD the same way.

Joe
- Some Info At The Following - Robertc88 07:43:38 08/02/07 (0)
  http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=882744

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