If my dvd player has progressive scan do I need a 720p or 480p TV?

MCisEVIL

If I don't need it should I opt for it anyway? I've narrowed my TV selection down to two TV's about 500$ each. One is not a big brand name but is 720p. One is a Samsung and is 4 inches bigger but not LCD. Both are flat screen and both are widescreen. Both are HDTV's. What should I do? Also the no name is a flat panel and the Samsung is a SlimFit tube and 16" deep.

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First of all, to answer the original question, a progressive scan DVD player runs at 480p (if you're using the progressive scan feature). That's what the "p" in 480p actually stands for. Normal tv's and dvd players scan, or refresh, the image on the screen every other line at the time, meaning that it will change lines 1,3,5,7,9, etc., then go and change lines 2,4,6,8,10, etc. before going back to the odd lines. This is done very fast, so it's not really perceptible. A progressive scan dvd player in our example would change lines 1-10 every time, theoretically giving a clearer, cleaner picture. However, this will not work on a standard tv. It requires either an EDTV (480P) or HDTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p). The difference between progressive scan and non-progressive scan isn't all that great.

Now, for the tv part of your question, one major clarification is needed. 480p is NOT an HDTV, no matter what the box or the salesperson tells you. To be an HDTV, a tv must be 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. The "i" in 1080i is referring to interlaced lines (the even versus odd lines as above). So right there, the capability of the no-name tv is higher. As far as which is better, that is hard to say, without seeing the televisions. If the tv is a flat panel (and not just flat screen), meaning that it is only a couple inches thick, it is either an LCD tv (should have a plastic-type screen) or plasma (glass screen, and if you look closely you can see the red, green, and blue phospors, just like on a tube tv. I would probably be inclined to go with the no-name HDTV flat panel, but you should be aware that you may be sacrificing quality and durability for HDTV capability.

Hope this helps!

I have a 720p tv, thinking about buying a dvd upconverter, will a 1080 dvd player correctly upconvert to 720?

keyshawn_2

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A dvd player that upconverts to 1080p will work on your tv that is only 720p because the dvd player should do every resolution up until 1080p so it should do 480p/720p/1080i and 1080p

You should have no issues.

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can a hd upconversion dvd player produce a 1080i image on a 720p hd tv?

Stud Guns

i am using a hdmi cable, i also want to know the best device settings for this combination.

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Yes, an up-converting DVD player can be setup to produce 1080i, BUT your 720p HDTV is just going to down-scale to its native resolution of 720p. Why do you want to do this? Setting up your up-converting DVD player to your TV's native resolution of 720p will always produce the best picture quality!

If my dvd player has progressive scan do I need a 720p or 480p TV?

MCisEVIL

If I don't need it should I opt for it anyway? I've narrowed my TV selection down to two TV's about 500$ each. One is not a big brand name but is 720p. One is a Samsung and is 4 inches bigger but not LCD. Both are flat screen and both are widescreen. Both are HDTV's. What should I do? Also the no name is a flat panel and the Samsung is a SlimFit tube and 16" deep.

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First of all, to answer the original question, a progressive scan DVD player runs at 480p (if you're using the progressive scan feature). That's what the "p" in 480p actually stands for. Normal tv's and dvd players scan, or refresh, the image on the screen every other line at the time, meaning that it will change lines 1,3,5,7,9, etc., then go and change lines 2,4,6,8,10, etc. before going back to the odd lines. This is done very fast, so it's not really perceptible. A progressive scan dvd player in our example would change lines 1-10 every time, theoretically giving a clearer, cleaner picture. However, this will not work on a standard tv. It requires either an EDTV (480P) or HDTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p). The difference between progressive scan and non-progressive scan isn't all that great.

Now, for the tv part of your question, one major clarification is needed. 480p is NOT an HDTV, no matter what the box or the salesperson tells you. To be an HDTV, a tv must be 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. The "i" in 1080i is referring to interlaced lines (the even versus odd lines as above). So right there, the capability of the no-name tv is higher. As far as which is better, that is hard to say, without seeing the televisions. If the tv is a flat panel (and not just flat screen), meaning that it is only a couple inches thick, it is either an LCD tv (should have a plastic-type screen) or plasma (glass screen, and if you look closely you can see the red, green, and blue phospors, just like on a tube tv. I would probably be inclined to go with the no-name HDTV flat panel, but you should be aware that you may be sacrificing quality and durability for HDTV capability.

Hope this helps!

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If my dvd player has progressive scan do I need a 720p or 480p TV?

MCisEVIL

If I don't need it should I opt for it anyway? I've narrowed my TV selection down to two TV's about 500$ each. One is not a big brand name but is 720p. One is a Samsung and is 4 inches bigger but not LCD. Both are flat screen and both are widescreen. Both are HDTV's. What should I do? Also the no name is a flat panel and the Samsung is a SlimFit tube and 16" deep.

Answer
First of all, to answer the original question, a progressive scan DVD player runs at 480p (if you're using the progressive scan feature). That's what the "p" in 480p actually stands for. Normal tv's and dvd players scan, or refresh, the image on the screen every other line at the time, meaning that it will change lines 1,3,5,7,9, etc., then go and change lines 2,4,6,8,10, etc. before going back to the odd lines. This is done very fast, so it's not really perceptible. A progressive scan dvd player in our example would change lines 1-10 every time, theoretically giving a clearer, cleaner picture. However, this will not work on a standard tv. It requires either an EDTV (480P) or HDTV (720p, 1080i, 1080p). The difference between progressive scan and non-progressive scan isn't all that great.

Now, for the tv part of your question, one major clarification is needed. 480p is NOT an HDTV, no matter what the box or the salesperson tells you. To be an HDTV, a tv must be 720p, 1080i, or 1080p. The "i" in 1080i is referring to interlaced lines (the even versus odd lines as above). So right there, the capability of the no-name tv is higher. As far as which is better, that is hard to say, without seeing the televisions. If the tv is a flat panel (and not just flat screen), meaning that it is only a couple inches thick, it is either an LCD tv (should have a plastic-type screen) or plasma (glass screen, and if you look closely you can see the red, green, and blue phospors, just like on a tube tv. I would probably be inclined to go with the no-name HDTV flat panel, but you should be aware that you may be sacrificing quality and durability for HDTV capability.

Hope this helps!

I have a 720p tv, thinking about buying a dvd upconverter, will a 1080 dvd player correctly upconvert to 720?

keyshawn_2

Answer
A dvd player that upconverts to 1080p will work on your tv that is only 720p because the dvd player should do every resolution up until 1080p so it should do 480p/720p/1080i and 1080p

You should have no issues.

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Will a blue ray disc player work well with a 720p lcd tv?

best dvd player for 720p tv image

AK

I know that a blue ray disc player is awsome with a 1080p lcd tv. But will it look better than a regular dvd player or upconverter on a 720p tv?

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Absolutely! Why does HDTV look better on a 720p set than watching SDTV? You're coming from a much higher quality source, and the result is a petter picture.

It's pretty much what we has when DVD came out 10 years ago and everyone at that time had regular analog sets. DVD's gave such a better image because of the fact they were a Digital source. Now that's where we are getting at with HD-DVD and Blu-ray

Will the use of component video cables increase the picture quality from my DVD player to my new HDTV?

jaycrazy

I just recently purchased a 32" 720p LCD TV. The DVD quality isn't as sharp as I expected it to be. I'm not yet ready to upgrade to Blu-ray. I'm currently using the composite cables (red, white, yellow). I noticed that my DVD player has component video output and my TV obviously has a component input. I understand the audio will be separate from this.

Will using component video cables noticeably improve the DVD image quality?

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Yes, component cables will definitely improve.
Try also Progressive video out.

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What kind of DVD player should I get?

best dvd player for 720p tv image

Steelbotto

I have a 32" 720p TV, I am not sure what kind of DVD player to get. I have all regular DVDs. Do I get a regular DVD player or an up-converting DVD player.

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I have a 37" 720p lcd. I wanted to get to the bottom of things so i went and bought a upconverting dvd player. I put Iron Man dvd in my old player over component cables and another Iron Man dvd in the upconverting dvd player over hdmi. Of all the scenes I watched and switched back & forth between the 2 players, I saw no difference in quality. So i returned the upconverting player. That's something you could try & see if you see something that I didn't. I don't know & don't care about the technical reasons why they looked the same to me, but I didn't see any reason to keep it.

how much better is hdmi over composite cables?

Mike G

i got my 720p tv that supports up to 1080i(with hdmi and component cables) hooked up to a dvd player/ surround sound (that upconverts standard 480p dvds to 1080i) with composite cables. How much better will the picture look when i hook it up with an hdmi cable?
no, im definitely talking about composite cables. I remember these cables i used came with my nintendo 64 way back in 96

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Composite cable cannot carry a HD signal, so, at best, you're only getting 480i (not even 480p!) from your DVD player.

While your TV will upconvert this anyways, it's always better to feed your TV the best possible signal you can. Standard DVDs are encoded in progressive scan, so by using a composite cable, you're forcing the DVD player to downgrade the video to 480i, and then asking your TV to upconvert that to 1080i. It'll look worse than when you have your HDTV watch a non-HD channel from your cable box.

Even if you were using a normal DVD player that puts out 480p, this would result in a MUCH better picture (more data for the TV to deal with.)

Most upconverting DVD players can process the upconversion better than your TV. As a result, it's always best to have your DVD player output at the native resolution of your TV.

If your TV supports HDMI, there is no reason you shouldn't be using it for your upscaling DVD player. Don't get suckered into buying those $50-100 cables from Best Buy. There are cheaper cables on the internet and smaller electronics stores that are just as good (if not better).

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What does an upconvert dvd player convert the display too?

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diggittey

I have a 720p hd tv-but also have a blu ray dvd player, and I know they play at 1080i--just wondering if watching blu ray dvd on a 720p is redundant in that an upconvert can give the same image. Just curious???? I plan on getting a 1080--just waiting to see the 120hz's to come down. thanks.

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There is no 'stretching' involved.

It's not making it true HD

What they are doing is basically tons and tons of math. The signal on a DVD is 480 pixels by 720. So a chip in these players is taking that and making it into 1080x1920 i or p or 720p. It comes out as that new higher res signal, but it can't create more detail that what the original contained. It's just a trick, and it's generally better done on a DVD player than in the TV.

It does help things look cleaner and less jagged since you can notice such things more easily on a huge HDTV. But understand, no upconverting player, no matter how expensive or how advanced the chipset, will give you more detail than a true high def, high bit rate source like a blu ray disc.

Not all 720p HDTV have the same res, as there are three different pixel counts depening on the display tech. They are 1024x768, 1280x720 and 768x1365 (give or take) the pixel count runs from about 750k to about 1 million, that's three to 4 times higher pixel count than regular DVD.

So even though you don't have full HD, you'll still get the benefit of the extra def that blu ray offers. The player can be set to 720p or the TV will down convert a 1080i signal (if you set the player to that) note, not all 720p sets can handle or convert a 1080p signal. Not to worry just set the player to another resolution.

Hope this helps, go out and get a blu ray on black friday! Wal mart will have one for 128 rocks, that is if they have any left.

Will a blue ray disc player work well with a 720p lcd tv?

AK

I know that a blue ray disc player is awsome with a 1080p lcd tv. But will it look better than a regular dvd player or upconverter on a 720p tv?

Answer
Absolutely! Why does HDTV look better on a 720p set than watching SDTV? You're coming from a much higher quality source, and the result is a petter picture.

It's pretty much what we has when DVD came out 10 years ago and everyone at that time had regular analog sets. DVD's gave such a better image because of the fact they were a Digital source. Now that's where we are getting at with HD-DVD and Blu-ray

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How does an up-converting dvd player work?

best dvd player for 720p tv image

Jules

If I have a 720p lcd tv and I want to use a 1080p up-convert dvd player is it going to make my DVDs look better?

Answer
Not as much as if you had a 1080p TV and wanted to up-convert a DVD. Your TV can't display more than 720 lines and a DVD is 480 lines; it's not even double the resolution. A DVD on a 720p TV should really shine but up-converting it may be a waste of money, if you're looking for that feature specifically.

What resolution should i set my upconverting dvd player to?

Matty A

I just bought a Philips DVP5990 upconverting dvd player, and i have a sharp 32" 720p hdtv. The player is hooked to the tv via hdmi. What resolution should i set it to? The obvious answer seems to be 720p, but the 480p looks better. Is it something i've done wrong or what? I know its a bit of an awkward question but i could take any help i can get.

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You may have answered your own question.

In theory, as you note, 720p should be best, but there is really no way to predict ... you have to try different settings.

The problem is that there are various video manipulations involved and some scaller/video processor chips do a better job than others.

For example, if you set the DVD player to 480p output, your HDTV upconverts the progressive signal to fit the native resolution of your HDTV (i.e. 720p). If you set the DVD player to 720p or 1080i (for example), the HDTV processes this accordingly. 1080i is converted to 720p and the 720p signal is used direct.

So, depending on the relative quality of the DVD or HDTV scalers/video processors you get better or worse results.

That said, you don't say what connection type you are using and that can matter. Ideally upconverting DVD players should be connected via HDMI since on some models component is only outputting 480p, not 720p or higher, despite menu settings. And you can't get anything higher than 480 from composite or S-video.

If you are connected via HDMI, and 480p output works best in means the processor in the TV is better than that in the DVD player (and essentially you wasted your money .... not uncommon since budget upconverters rarely work well). On the other hand, if you are connected via component, composite or S-video try HDMI (you don't need to spend more than $10-$15 for a cable ... expensive HDMI cables are a rip-off).

Hope that helps.

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