Does a HD player improve the quality of standard DVD's
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Does a HD player improve the quality of standard DVD's
Can anyone help me enlighten me on this topic. Does a HD-player play standard dvd titles without any problems and if it does, do they look better on a 40 inch widescreen tv. Is there any noticable difference between playing standard dvd's on a HD player and standard dvd player? Thanks in advance
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Yes, the Toshiba A-1 upconverts your existing (standard definition) DVDs and plays them without problem. You'll see some people call this "near HD quality". Well, it isn't really. But it's still a noticable improvement. It will definitely make your existing collection look better.
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Also note:
Many standard players have been doing this for a couple years. The Toshiba is good at it, but others have been, too. Whether there is an improvement depends on your current player and your TV as compared with the HD player.
If you have an inexpensive TV and a $40 DVD player, no doubt the A1 would be better.
Many standard players have been doing this for a couple years. The Toshiba is good at it, but others have been, too. Whether there is an improvement depends on your current player and your TV as compared with the HD player.
If you have an inexpensive TV and a $40 DVD player, no doubt the A1 would be better.
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Originally Posted by Spiky
If you have an inexpensive TV and a $40 DVD player, no doubt the A1 would be better.
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Originally Posted by exm
But why bother getting a HD A1 with an inexpensive TV
His is anything that costs less than 1 years salary.
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Why do you need an HDMI?
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Originally Posted by Save Ferris
Why do you need an HDMI?
If you have one of a very few specific older models of DVD upconverters, you can do upconversion over component.
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Originally Posted by Save Ferris
Component can do 720p, correct?
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Originally Posted by joechill
my hdtv only has component inputs, would something like a DVI to Component Video Adapter work to get regular dvds upscaled to 1080i on the toshiba.
I think there are some DVI-component converters, but they are expensive. And hard to find. For instance, I believe the latest Iscan VP series do this (I know they convert from component to DVI/HDMI), but they start at $2K MSRP.
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Originally Posted by joechill
my hdtv only has component inputs, would something like a DVI to Component Video Adapter work to get regular dvds upscaled to 1080i on the toshiba.
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Originally Posted by Save Ferris
Component can do 720p, correct?
With the DVI/HDMI the pure Digital info hits the TV without the 5% to 10% loss of Video quality that comes from the D to A Conversion.