Video Asylum

Posted by David Aiken (A) on December 04, 2008 at 22:07:55

In Reply to: RE: Even more confused... posted by jimbill on December 04, 2008 at 21:16:12

I've got a 32" 768P LCD and I see a noticeable improvement with BD. If you have any doubts, borrow a player and a BD disc of a film you have on DVD. Compare the two. Alternatively if you have a station that transmits both standard and high def signals on different channels, do a swap between the two. The best broadcast you'll get will be 1080i but you will definitely see a difference between a 480i signal, whether it gets upscaled in the player or in the TV, and a high def 1080i signal. The improvement should be more noticeable the larger the screen is so you should get a bigger improvement on a 50" screen than I do with my 32" screen. Just make sure you sit no further than 10' or so away, perhaps even 7'or so away, so that the screen makes a reasonable viewing angle with your eye.

The high def audio formats are also a noticeable improvement on the standard DVD soundtracks though, unfortunately, some BDs do not have a lossless soundtrack.



David Aiken