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In Reply to: Doesn't EDTV have a resolution of 480p posted by johnvb on February 23, 2005 at 18:43:43:
I don't think they look "just as good" literally but they can be VERY VERY close... (at about 1/2 the price for EDTV). The differences are less noticeable at normal viewing distances than up close. Even HD plasmas don't provide a 1:1 correlation in terms of the number of available pixels required to handle a true High Definition signal. There's some processing magic that goes on within the set to correctly interpolate the signal across the available pixels. Some sets do this better than others so if you take an excellent EDTV vs a less than stellar HD plasma, it is quite possible that the two will look comparable with an HD signal. I know that's over simplified but that's how I understand it.As for 480p from a DVD player (until the hi-rez players come on strong), I wonder if there's any benefit at all going with a HD plasma vs ED.
In any case, if you go to a store and compare side by side, you will see a difference but I cant' seem to justify a doubling in price to get such an incrementally small gain..... especially while the technology is still maturing and the prices continue to plummet.
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- Re: Doesn't EDTV have a resolution of 480p - AbeCollins 20:14:41 02/23/05 (1)
- I guess the law of diminishing returns - johnvb 04:40:01 02/24/05 (0)
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