Video Asylum

Posted by KSH (i) on February 15, 2001 at 13:43:25:

In Reply to: Help with new TV purchase posted by swonger on February 14, 2001 at 15:48:31:

I am thinking about the same HDTV issues.

When film is transferred to DVD they interpolate some frames to get to the 35hz scanning rate of a tv. DVD is stored as interlaced format. A progressive scan DVD player with the ability to do a pull down will eliminate the extra frames and output a 480p signal (all done in the digital domain).

AN HDTV with an internal line doubler will act differently from a progressive scan set. THe TV will upconvert an analog signal to 480p or 960i(I think).

There are a lot of arguments about the quality of both. Buy the TV first, then audition a progressive scan player.

I am leaning toward the Mitsubishi line. THey have the upgradeability promise, for a reasonable fee (around $1000 is est.) they will upgrade for future technologies. Also they are pretty affordable for what you get.