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In Reply to: Re: Cheap, good DVD player for tight budget? posted by Rich S. on July 25, 2001 at 17:31:19:

Older TVs will likely have a low horizontal resolution (~250 lines). New Standard Definition TVs have 650 - 800. DVD video is stored in a 480-line format. However, DVD players convert this signal to an interlaced (to over simplify, leaving out alternating lines) format, so that it is compatible with standard resolution televisions. Recently progressive scan DVD players have come out, which offer a non-interlaced image (the true 480 lines per frame, the SDTV resolution called 480p) which increases picture clarity and essentially removes picture flicker.
Summary: You would need a TV with component inputs to take advantage of Progressive Scan. Many new SDTVs have component Video Inputs.

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Re: Cheap, good DVD player for tight budget? - Rich 13:17:24 07/26/01 (2)
***Summary: You would need a TV with component inputs to take advantage of Progressive Scan.***
No, you need a TV that scans at the higher rate and that has progressive component inputs. Standard component inputs have nothing to do with progressive scanning.
- Re: Cheap, good DVD player for tight budget? - Rich S. 15:45:00 07/26/01 (1)
  Does this mean It would be pointless to buy a DVD player until I get a better TV? I think my TV was made in 1991 or 92, the company is called LXI - I think it is a Sears product but I am not sure.
  - Thanks for the help,
  Rich S.
  - No... - Rich 19:42:46 07/26/01 (0)
    it just means that you shouldn't spend more than $250 and make sure your TV has at least a composite video input (RCA jack). S-video is better still. Component is better, but you're not likely to notice a difference between it and S-video on less than a 32" set. Progressive component is the current state of the art in DVD, but you need a progressive TV and a progressive DVD player.

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