Re: Help with new TV purchase

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In Reply to: Help with new TV purchase posted by swonger on February 14, 2001 at 15:48:31:

I am thinking about the same HDTV issues.
When film is transferred to DVD they interpolate some frames to get to the 35hz scanning rate of a tv. DVD is stored as interlaced format. A progressive scan DVD player with the ability to do a pull down will eliminate the extra frames and output a 480p signal (all done in the digital domain).
AN HDTV with an internal line doubler will act differently from a progressive scan set. THe TV will upconvert an analog signal to 480p or 960i(I think).
There are a lot of arguments about the quality of both. Buy the TV first, then audition a progressive scan player.
I am leaning toward the Mitsubishi line. THey have the upgradeability promise, for a reasonable fee (around $1000 is est.) they will upgrade for future technologies. Also they are pretty affordable for what you get.

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Topic - Help with new TV purchase - swonger 15:48:31 02/14/01 (8)

What about flat panel screens? - tkolb 20:06:23 02/18/01 (0)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - KSH 13:43:25 02/15/01 (0)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - gialitt 20:48:33 02/14/01 (5)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - swonger 19:31:03 02/15/01 (4)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - HT Nut 08:38:55 02/19/01 (0)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - gialitt 09:05:17 02/17/01 (0)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - Dan G. 11:32:09 02/16/01 (1)

Re: Help with new TV purchase - Dave Duvall 20:26:49 02/19/01 (0)

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