Toshiba 56H80 and Progressive Scan DVD Players
04-01-01, 04:36 AM
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I just bought the Toshiba 56H80 HDTV Widescreen..... it arrives the 7th of April. I currently own a Sony dvp-S530D and I am very happy with it... owned it 2 years... no problems... no complaints other than it will not read cd-r's.
I am considering buy a new DVD player... progressive scan, but heard that the Toshiba TV'S don't have 3:2 Pull down detection... and a progressive scan player will not make any difference in picture quality. I have no idea what 3:2 pull down is.... so if anyone has this tv and experimented with progressive scan dvd players... please give me some advice. Thanks, HL
I am considering buy a new DVD player... progressive scan, but heard that the Toshiba TV'S don't have 3:2 Pull down detection... and a progressive scan player will not make any difference in picture quality. I have no idea what 3:2 pull down is.... so if anyone has this tv and experimented with progressive scan dvd players... please give me some advice. Thanks, HL
04-01-01, 04:03 PM
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Progressive scanning
If you purchased an HDTV chances are it will accept a progressive scanning signal....but, just to be sure, contact Toshiba's customer service directly and ask them if the set will process a 480p signal and also that it has at least one "component video input" (which looks like three RCA jacks in a row).
3:2 pulldown is a term used to describe a specific progressive scanning technology. It is also called 2:3 pulldown. When selecting a DVD player, make sure it has 3:2 pulldown progressive scanning technology; if it doesn't, you're going to get a technology that is NOT really progressive scanning but something that is more a cheap, matrix. The lower priced Pioneer DVD's (model 434, 36, 603 are this type). The cheapest Pioneer unit that is 3:2 pulldown is the model 37. Also, JVC just dropped their retail price on their model 723 from $599 to 399. It has some quirks but I am told it has an excellent picture and it has legititate progressive scanning (I am told). Personally, I like the Toshiba model 6200 which can be had online from aoknet.com for $496 + shipping. It lists for @ $1200. And aoknet.com gives you a 30 day unconditional return guaranty! If you call them talk to Pat and tell her I told you to call. She's a very nice and helpful lady. Hope I've been some help.
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3:2 pulldown is a term used to describe a specific progressive scanning technology. It is also called 2:3 pulldown. When selecting a DVD player, make sure it has 3:2 pulldown progressive scanning technology; if it doesn't, you're going to get a technology that is NOT really progressive scanning but something that is more a cheap, matrix. The lower priced Pioneer DVD's (model 434, 36, 603 are this type). The cheapest Pioneer unit that is 3:2 pulldown is the model 37. Also, JVC just dropped their retail price on their model 723 from $599 to 399. It has some quirks but I am told it has an excellent picture and it has legititate progressive scanning (I am told). Personally, I like the Toshiba model 6200 which can be had online from aoknet.com for $496 + shipping. It lists for @ $1200. And aoknet.com gives you a 30 day unconditional return guaranty! If you call them talk to Pat and tell her I told you to call. She's a very nice and helpful lady. Hope I've been some help.
John Garnecky
Broken Arrow, OK
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if your set accepts a progressive scan input and you have a DVD player with progressive scan output, it doesn't matter if your tv has built in 3:2 detection. from The Perfect Vision website:
3-2 Pulldown A technique for converting 24 frame per second film to 60 field per second interlaced video. Film frames are alternately converted to two or three video fields, always in odd-even field order. Every four film frames, A-D, are converted to 10 video fields (5 video frames) in AoAe AoBe BoCe CoCe DoDe order
you might also be interested in the following article on progressive scan DVD players: http://www.theperfectvision.com/howto/howto_tech_9.htm
3-2 Pulldown A technique for converting 24 frame per second film to 60 field per second interlaced video. Film frames are alternately converted to two or three video fields, always in odd-even field order. Every four film frames, A-D, are converted to 10 video fields (5 video frames) in AoAe AoBe BoCe CoCe DoDe order
you might also be interested in the following article on progressive scan DVD players: http://www.theperfectvision.com/howto/howto_tech_9.htm
