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Deadman31
12-26-01, 10:38 PM
For those of you who use progressive scan DVD players. do you really notice the difference between that and interlaced? I haven't really been able to notice all that much of a difference

X
12-26-01, 10:39 PM
It depends a lot on what you're watching on.

Deadman31
12-26-01, 10:42 PM
Dont get me wrong the movies do look great, but maybe I was expecting more

raseruz
12-26-01, 10:48 PM
I read somewhere it depends on your tv's line doubler or something to that effect. If the line doubler thing in your dvd progressive player is a lot better than the one in your tv, you will see a tremendous improvement. If it is only slightly better or worse, then you will see very little or no improvement. I think you have to have some decent progressive cables or something to that effect.

Regards,
RaS

Deadman31
12-26-01, 10:54 PM
I have a Toshiba 40H80 and a JVC FA90BK. Does anyone know where I can read about the line doublers? I would imagine that since my DVD player is a new model and my TV is last years that the DVD players would be better

Brian Shannon
12-27-01, 08:12 AM
This will depend alot on the size and quality of the tv you have.

On my 36XBR400 there is a small but noticeable difference. I would expect the difference to increase as the size of the tv increased.

goatweed
12-27-01, 11:54 AM
On my 36XBR400 there is a small but noticeable difference. I would expect the difference to increase as the size of the tv increased. I received a Tosh 3750 for Christmas, and I noticed a large improvement from the interlaced signal my old 2109 put out - and I also have an XBR400. The 3750 has a button on the remote that lets you switch between interlaced and progressive, and in testing, the progessive picture looked much better (to me).

On another note - Brian, I have the Video signal going through the TV direct (video 5 or 6, I can't remember at the moment). Anyway, every time I watch a movie (the Tosh is set to output Progressive by default), I have to enable 16:9 enhancement on the WEGA. There is no Auto detect feature on this particular input feed, and regardless, shouldn't it stay in the ON setting once I set it? Do you have this problem? Just curious, I was not able to find anything about it in the TV manual.

Brian Shannon
12-27-01, 11:56 AM
Originally posted by dvddude23
I received a Tosh 3750 for Christmas, and I noticed a large improvement from the interlaced signal my old 2109 put out - and I also have an XBR400. The 3750 has a button on the remote that lets you switch between interlaced and progressive, and in testing, the progessive picture looked much better (to me).

On another note - Brian, I have the Video signal going through the TV direct (video 5 or 6, I can't remember at the moment). Anyway, every time I watch a movie (the Tosh is set to output Progressive by default), I have to enable 16:9 enhancement on the WEGA. There is no Auto detect feature on this particular input feed, and regardless, shouldn't it stay in the ON setting once I set it? Do you have this problem? Just curious, I was not able to find anything about it in the TV manual.

I am at work and frankly do not remember, sorry. I do know that it can be set from the setup menus but I do not recall if it can be made auto.

goatweed
12-27-01, 01:56 PM
I am at work and frankly do not remember, sorry. I do know that it can be set from the setup menus but I do not recall if it can be made auto.
Thats ok, I am at work as well - I know there is an Auto setting somewhere, I might have to switch the vid input - thanks for trying! LOL