I have the first Oppo dvd player and love it. It is 420p just like my TV and I was genuinely surprised to find the Faroudja chip actually worked. Really helps with the old TV shows that make up the bulk of my entertainment.
But.. Oppo is working on Blu-ray and it should be a dandy little toy. Would
there be any point to getting one with my 420p TV. Seems doubtful, but I have heard comments to the contrary.
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Topic - Is there any point to getting a Blu ray for a 420p screen? - late 07:28:31 03/23/08 (26)
- it's the engine in the chip + software that makes the dif - petew 15:29:45 03/26/08 (0)
- Nope.. no 720p though it WILL accept 1080i over DVI - oscar 15:30:38 03/24/08 (0)
- Since you have a 720p set... - Harmonia 23:24:19 03/23/08 (6)
- He has a 52" - Jazz Inmate 10:20:04 03/24/08 (5)
- Regrettably, it is not 720p ..nt - late 14:18:08 03/24/08 (4)
- But it is. - Harmonia 16:41:12 03/26/08 (3)
- Thanks, I have Hi Def cable but the programming sucks.. I'll go Blu-Ray in a year or two .nt - late 12:22:19 03/27/08 (2)
- Get a dish. nt - oscar 12:44:30 03/27/08 (1)
- I live on the wrong side of a mountain.. C'est la vie say the old folks.. nt - late 18:30:51 03/28/08 (0)
- You bought a new TV in 2005 and didn't even bother to check if it was HD compatible? - Jazz Inmate 22:45:06 03/23/08 (1)
- Back then 720p was a grand more than I had. AND, as I keep saying, it does a superb job on old stuff ..nt - late 14:20:20 03/24/08 (0)
- Not really - Jack G 09:16:32 03/23/08 (4)
- Thanks, that's what I thought... On the plus side replacing bulbs in my DLP is such an expensive PIA that - late 09:45:47 03/23/08 (3)
- That bad? - Jack G 10:53:19 03/23/08 (2)
- changing the bulb on my JVC couldn't be easier - padreken 23:16:13 03/23/08 (0)
- The bulb was about $300 and installation was about $80 (mine is hard to do ) ..nt - late 17:06:10 03/23/08 (0)
- are you sure your TV is 420p? - DavidLD 08:01:45 03/23/08 (9)
- It's a couple year old Mitsu DLP, and yeah, 480p is prob the right number. Defintely not 720p .nt - late 08:28:51 03/23/08 (8)
- your set is definitely 720p-Mits never made a "standard" def DLP - padreken 20:46:02 03/23/08 (7)
- Checked my manual.. it says the WD-52327 does 480p and doesn't mention anything higher (nt) - late 14:24:17 03/24/08 (6)
- If your TV is the WD-52327 then it definitely is 720p - DavidLD 15:29:21 03/24/08 (5)
- It says HD-Upgradeable... I wonder what that means ..nt - late 16:57:02 03/24/08 (4)
- It needs a digital HD Tuner - DavidLD 17:37:45 03/24/08 (3)
- Would I need one to use a Blu-ray dvd player? ..nt - late 17:43:23 03/24/08 (2)
- Nope - DavidLD 17:52:29 03/24/08 (1)
- Cool, I'll add that to my 'to do in a year or two' list :) ..nt - late 08:19:30 03/25/08 (0)