redryder

I have a few questions about this.

1) Is it better to let the DVDplayer "squeeze" the anamorphic picture to fit onto a 4x3 screen or let the TV do it?

2) When "squeezed", does the anamorphic picture lose any resolution? What about on a progressive scan player + TV combo?

3) I'm replacing my aging 28" widescreen TV with a progressive scan 4x3 (since I can't afford a progressive scan widescreen). What size 4x3 TV should I get to approximate the same amount of screen space I enjoyed with the 28" widescreen?

Thanks !

nekobus

The new Samsung 27" HDTVs are excellent sets for the price ($800 to start).

They have a 16x9 squeeze mode, just set the player for 16x9.

hypeiv

it depends on the tv, however from what i have seen the tv 16x9 mode is nicer than what the dvd player can do.

also the dvd player doesn't really sqeeze, it streaches horizontally and adds black bars. hehe jk its like the half full or half empty...

Mr. Salty

I may be misunderstanding you, but if you're answering redryder's question about using the DVD player to "squeeze" an anamorphic picture to fit a 4:3 TV, that isn't how it works.

A DVD player downconverts the anamorphic picture for a 4:3 TV, usually by removing one-third of the scan lines and then squeezing the remaining lines together into the correct proportion. Different brands of player handle the downconversion differently, but what it boils down to is, you're losing one-third of the available resolution of an anamorphically-enhanced DVD and introducing downconversion artifacts into the picture.

If your 4:3 TV has an anamorphic "Squeeze" mode, it's always best to set the DVD player to 16:9 and then let the TV's anamorphic mode take over. Thjat's the whole point of the squeeze mode on a 4:3 TV: to take advantage of the higher resolution available on an anamorphically-enhanced DVD.

redryder

Thanks for the explanations guys.