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I am getting a progressive scan DVD (Sony 9000 ES).My TV is a Mitsubishi WS73903, which does not support progressive scan. However The new WS 73907 (that I do not have) does support it.
Is it worth the effort to get the newer TV to enjoy progressive scan? The current picture I get is excellent (no one is complaining, that is for sure).
I appreciate your thoughts. It's a $2500 to $3000 hit to sell my used one and buy a new TV.
Samir
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If your picture looks great now and you notice no scan lines I wouldn't take the hit right now. The technology and pricing for TV's is going to be very unstable over the next 2 years. You already have a good TV. It would be a shame to take another big hit 18 months from now due to currently unannounced technology or major pricing changes. Just to get a marginally better picture. The resale market for used TV's is pretty bad. If you can afford all the hits to stay ahead of the game go for it. (I'm very generous with other people's money)If you are talking about getting the brand new Sony DVP-S9000ES ($1500) I would buy that as much or more for the sound reproduction as the progressive scan. It has SACD (Super Audio CD) playback capability. This will play back sound with the quality of a high end CD player, unlike the other progressive scan DVD's out there. This will probably become a standard making most earlier progressive scan players obsolete.
I have a progressive scan tv that takes a 480i signal and turns it into a 480p signal. It does a good job at it when the quality of the input signal is good, but often the source originating from the tv station itself is poor then the picture just gets uglier and full of artifacts.What is good about progressive scan, is if you have a progressive scan component input and feed a progressive scan signal from a DVD like the Sony DVP-S9000ES, then the result is just amazing and you gain 43% more in resolution because you have to divide the amount of progressive lines you have by 0.7 to equate the interlace resolution. That is why Panasonic claims that their 720p HD equates Sony's original 1035i HD... 720/0.7=1028
I may be wrong, but I don't believe that progressive gains any resolution over interlaced from what I've read. It improves on image by removing (actually, by not adding) artifacts attributable to interlacing the image. However, you are still left with the same number of scan lines using a progressive scan approach -- it simply delivers them as a single frame instead of two, interlaced frames. Thus, 480p and 480i have the same "resolution" but one is prone to certain artifacts that the other isn't.
I am going to get the Sony DVP 9000 ES to replace my Sony DVP 7700. I want to play with SACD anyway.I wish I knew how to tell if the Mitsubishi WS 73903 will accept progressive scan. It does have HDTV capbility, and it does have componenet inputs (which I send directly from the DVD player).
In any case, no sense in turning over the TV at this point to get the Mitsubishi WS 73907.
Thank you for keeping things reasonable for me.
Samir
"I wish I knew how to tell if the Mitsubishi WS 73903 will accept progressive scan"I have the same TV and I don't believe that it does. The picture with a regular DVD is pretty amazing though, as I'm sure you know.
And after I get the progressive scan DVD player, I will always wonder how much better the picture could be with the ws73907 that CAN accept progressive scan.But for now it seems it is a great picture, and I will just keep it as is.
Samir
Truthfully, I think it is a mistake unless the new tv is a digital (preferably HDTV standard) capable. Also, unless the tube size is over 30", the improvement won't be all that spectacular either (esp. if you are starting with a good tv to begin with).The big advance that you get with progressive is an improvement with interlacing artifacts (e.g., moire effects) but this doesn't sound as if it is bothering you at this point.
Progressive scan is a dramatic improvement. Go for it. Your DVD viewing will approach cinematic quality. Talking no scan lines or picture distortion. Take into account that quality component video cables cost a fortune, at least 120 USD or more depending on where you get them.
That TV is has a line-doubler so there aren't any scan lines. I paid $19.99 for my component cables and they deliver a stunning picture.
And with the line doubler there are no scan lines. Like I said, I love the picture. this all jsut came up because of progressive scan. Looks like in my case it won't amke much if any difference.Samir
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