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In Reply to: DVD-V/A player shootout posted by Nightfly! on January 29, 2002 at 11:21:52:

I think you aren't understanding the results of the shootout very well :-)
The RP-56 is better than the RP-91 for deinterlacing only. Other aspects, the RP-91 is comparable or better than the RP-56.
The Toshiba players have chroma bug (not as bad as others, but it's there). Whether you can perceive it or not is debatable on an interlaced display. Some are more sensitive this than others.
I'm not a big fan of the Toshiba players for other reasons, most noticably that their User Interface is horrible, and I've worked with the SD-4700, SD-5700 and SD-9200. They're uniformly crappy.
Regards,

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Re: DVD-V/A player shootout - Nightfly! 14:30:25 01/29/02 (1)
Forgive my ignorance, but what is de-interlacing?
I am using a normal Sony Trinitron non HDTV. Therefore I will not be using progressive scan. Does this still matter?
- Re: DVD-V/A player shootout - kotches 14:34:50 01/29/02 (0)
  If you aren't using a progressive scan capable display, the deinterlacing doesn't come into play.
  Deinterlacing takes the two halves of the screen (called fields) and assembles them into one completed screen (called a frame). The completed frame is then sent to the display.
  Our article on progressive scan covers this topic far, far better than I have just done. See the link below.
  - Secrets' Progressive Scan article.
Agree with Toshiba comments, but have you .... - John C. - Aussie 14:08:14 01/29/02 (1)
... tested or tried the version 3 Meridian 800 yet Kotches?
That Toshiba interface drove me nuts and took quite a while to master - I actually had to read the instruction book!!!
There are exclamations of horror about the latest Meridian still having the chroma bug. But do you know if this is serious with the 800?
John

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- Re: Agree with Toshiba comments, but have you .... - kotches 14:36:42 01/29/02 (0)
  John,
  I've only heard it demonstrated on several occasions, I've not had to operate it yet.
  I find it truly disappointing when a premium product, and certainly the Meridian qualifies there, doesn't have superior ergonomics.
  As for chroma, if memory serves me correctly, the Meridian's have the chroma bug.
  Regards,

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