Denon DVD-5900 DVI and 720p/1080i upscaling questions

Posted by AbeCollins (A) on May 14, 2004 at 20:34:06

Well, I'm playing with my Denon DVD-5900 right now and the DVI port is enabled. I'm trying 480p vs 720p vs 1080i all of which sync up just fine on my TV. BTW, is 1080i considered to be 'better' than 720p?

I have a few questions about the upscaling feature. I notice that with upscaling enabled via DVI the picture looks a little smoother, almost 'creamy'. Is this normal?

The DVI mode also has a Black-Level setting of "Normal" vs "Enhanced". I seem to prefer "Enhanced" as it darkens the blacks and doesn't make the picture as 'creamy smooth'. My comments about the picture are all relative to normal 480p viewing. Is what I'm seeing normal?

I like the picture but there's not a huge night and day difference between 480p and the upscaled 720p (or 1080i for that matter). Sort of like upsampling on a redbook CD... you can hear it but it's not huge. I'm using the Eric Clapton "One more car one more rider" DVD as I consider it to be a very high quality source for both video and audio.

And one final comment. Upscaled DVD is still a far cry from true High Definition digital TV broadcasting true High-Def content (live or recorded). If you've seen HDTV wide screen format PBS or a live High-Def NFL game you know exactly what I'm talking about. Thanks!

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Topic - Denon DVD-5900 DVI and 720p/1080i upscaling questions - AbeCollins 20:34:06 05/14/04 (18)

DVD-5900 setup recommendations - suburbanDK 08:42:01 05/19/04 (1)

Re: DVD-5900 setup recommendations - AbeCollins 13:32:29 05/19/04 (0)

720p vs 1080i - Joe Murphy Jr 23:10:39 05/14/04 (15)

Re: 720p vs 1080i - AbeCollins 23:21:30 05/14/04 (14)

Re: 720p vs 1080i - kmmd 07:45:45 05/15/04 (13)

Re: 720p vs 1080i - AbeCollins 11:58:48 05/15/04 (12)

Re: 720p vs 1080i - kmmd 08:10:26 05/16/04 (11)

Re: 720p vs 1080i - AbeCollins 12:30:47 05/16/04 (10)

Sony's Movie mode - Joe Murphy Jr 18:50:27 05/21/04 (6)

Re: Then why - rico 06:49:53 05/25/04 (1)

Re: Then why - rico 06:52:57 05/25/04 (0)

Re: Sony's Movie mode - AbeCollins 14:46:12 05/22/04 (3)

Scan Velocity Modulation - Joe Murphy Jr 18:28:13 05/22/04 (2)

Re: Scan Velocity Modulation - AbeCollins 00:02:56 05/23/04 (1)

Re: Scan Velocity Modulation - kmmd 22:47:06 05/23/04 (0)

Yes, each preset is adjustable {nt} - kmmd 14:01:19 05/16/04 (2)

BTW, I tried 1080i and I think I like it better. Thanks. (nt) - AbeCollins 17:12:52 05/17/04 (1)

You're welcome! :-) (nt) - kmmd 18:14:28 05/17/04 (0)

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