Video Asylum

Posted by monk (A) on June 01, 2006 at 07:40:56

In Reply to: oppo dv-970hd posted by Joe Murphy Jr on May 30, 2006 at 21:32:02:

Wading through the posts, this one seems a good consensus of what users are finding, "....The 970HD has features the 971H does not have while the 971H has performance the 970HD does not match.

So there *is* a tradeoff.

Picturewise the 970HD (new model) doesn't quite have the finesse of the 971H (higher model number, but this is the *old/current* model). The 971H locks 3:2 faster and does better with jagged lines. That's the 971H's Faroudja in action and it does perform very, very well. However, the 970HD is no slouch -- in viewing and testing the MediaTek is admirable and I think most people will be very happy, if not thrilled, with the picture performance. It is a joy to use.

The testers did a great job and I think the 970HD reflects that effort -- which, in the tradition of the 970HD, is ongoing. Thanks to everyone for the feedback. Keep it up!" (quoted text from a AVS-Forum poster)

Seems many users like the access to unprocessed 480i to feed their video processors, hdmi, video upscaling over component (was over digital only before) and the addition of SACD (and the new price of $150,...I thought the 971 was a screaming deal at $200, especially with the nice bundle of decent cables included)

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