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In Reply to: RE: I'll have to disagree BOTH formats can thrive in competition with DVD. posted by oscar on September 01, 2007 at 09:35:51

a successful format is cheap and simple. NEITHER format has hit mainstream consumers as being something way better than the format that is cheap and simple.

Maybe both formats will go away and someone will come up with a successor High Definition DVD format that no longer has the compatibility problems and needs only an inexpensive player.

I wish this would happen..neither of these formats appear to be winning the minds and hearts of consumers.
A well mastered 480p standard DVD on my 720p Panasonic PT-AX100U projector is breathtaking in its clarity. I was watching "Coccoon" last night and counting the individual leaves on the trees.

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Same here... - JoeLip 11:49:16 09/04/07 (0)
Hi,

You're right; std DVD done well is both great and all I need. Currently I'm using an expensive DENON DVD-3800. It is 3-4 years old, and so is 480P, w/ no HDMI. The picture quality almost rivals anything I've seen in HD. Some off-air HD is better, but most is about as good. It's a toss up, really. My HD from DirecTV lags behind both -- for the most part. My issue is that the DENON, while it performs spectacularly on both video and audio -- is finicky. It will hang up at layer transitions and sometimes for no apparent reason on really clean discs. Can drive me crazy.

Where I'm going with all of this is that it is going to be std DVD for me -- at least for now. It is simply too good to leave behind. I'm seriously considering the 480P Oppo for $170. My understanding is that the more expensive model (with the Faroudja chipset) has macroblocking issues with sets like my SONY SXRD LCoS set. According to a technical guy at Oppo, the $170 player is the one for me. I am curious to see what my set can do if I bypass its internal scaling electronics. No final decisions yet, though.

Cheers, Joe

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