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post #4501 of 8308
11/2/11 at 11:06am
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Originally Posted by perfectdark View Post

link doesnt work

i understand its like taking a hamburger and making it into a steak.. it just wont be the same .... but i have seen TVs do the conversion and it looks fair

Sorry about the Broken Link - AVS must be doing something to the link.

You will never make Steak from Hamburger.
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post #4502 of 8308
11/2/11 at 11:34am
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Originally Posted by drhankz View Post

Sorry about the Broken Link - AVS must be doing something to the link.

You will never make Steak from Hamburger.

what about Newfy-Steak? or Steakburger.. HamSteakurger?
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post #4503 of 8308
11/2/11 at 12:55pm
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Originally Posted by perfectdark View Post

all i really am interested in is the 2D to 3D conversion
can anyone comment

I think the other responders are probably being generous. Considering how the whole 3D process works, I can't imagine how it could be faked convincingly. I would expect simulated 3D to look like total crap. I don't anticipate having to buy a new 3D version of Chinatown. OTOH, I've never actually used 2D-to-3D conversion and have had only very limited exposure to material originally authored as 3D.
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post #4504 of 8308
11/2/11 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by drhankz View Post

You will never make Steak from Hamburger.

Yet, that's what marketing departments across the country are doing every single day ;-)
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post #4505 of 8308
11/2/11 at 3:26pm
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Originally Posted by Brandenborg View Post


Yet, that's what marketing departments across the country are doing every single day ;-)

Wrong thread nm
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post #4506 of 8308
11/2/11 at 4:15pm
I've had a DMP BDT110 for a couple months now, been using it mostly for Netflix and Bluray, but the other day I finally got around to trying to play a few DVDs I burned onto DVD+Rs. Most of them did not play, though all of them play in my PS3 and even my cheapo Cyberlink DVD player. Anyone else have issues playing burned DVDs?
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post #4507 of 8308
11/2/11 at 5:14pm
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Originally Posted by pdp76 View Post

I've had a DMP BDT110 for a couple months now, been using it mostly for Netflix and Bluray, but the other day I finally got around to trying to play a few DVDs I burned onto DVD+Rs. Most of them did not play, though all of them play in my PS3 and even my cheapo Cyberlink DVD player. Anyone else have issues playing burned DVDs?



I've played DVD-R's with no problems. This might seem like an obvious question but did you record the DVD+R's in video compatible mode? +R's can be recorded in 2 different ways- compatible with other dvd players or video editing mode (like a DVD-RAM) which can't be played on other players. Did you create a TOC if it's in compatible mode? Also- some players don't need a TOC for playback which is why your discs may play on some units.
It's a bit confusing, but what isn't nowadays?
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post #4508 of 8308
11/2/11 at 5:17pm
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Originally Posted by pdp76 View Post

I've had a DMP BDT110 for a couple months now, been using it mostly for Netflix and Bluray, but the other day I finally got around to trying to play a few DVDs I burned onto DVD+Rs. Most of them did not play, though all of them play in my PS3 and even my cheapo Cyberlink DVD player. Anyone else have issues playing burned DVDs?

No issues here on 210 (model shouldn't matter) with either new burns or old as the hills ones on various brand disks...only takes a single setting error while setting up the write to make them incompatable. Like you have to make sure the disk is finalized for example.... OR maybe more likely source disks are pal versus ntsc or there is a region code issue. Source material is coming from where and what programs you using to author?
I think I have a similar issue currently with a ton of mkv's done up with mkvmerge by unknown operators. They don't even show up on my usb menu on player but play on computer just fine because apparently computers will play any color coding system but run of the mill dvd players only play one or the other. I think you'll get white screen if it pal disk or perhaps you don't get that far depending on the player trying to play them.
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post #4509 of 8308
11/2/11 at 5:37pm
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Originally Posted by L David Matheny View Post

I think the other responders are probably being generous. Considering how the whole 3D process works, I can't imagine how it could be faked convincingly. I would expect simulated 3D to look like total crap. I don't anticipate having to buy a new 3D version of Chinatown. OTOH, I've never actually used 2D-to-3D conversion and have had only very limited exposure to material originally authored as 3D.

nah it not total crap but it is just fair as others said. First time I seen it in a electronics retail store I says to the guy that this isn't quite right and doesn't look same as that avitar playing over on that panny over there. He argued me up and down and then I went through the menus to show him it was just on conversion because the setup they had it running on wasn't capable to actually do 3d and I knew it at the time. The trade off of having to wear the glasses doesn't make it worth it..real 3d is hard enough as it is in that regard for many to want to deal with.
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post #4510 of 8308
11/2/11 at 5:58pm
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Originally Posted by ktm911 View Post

Next best thing in quality seems to be vob streaming

I have been fooling with video playback via DLNA, but primarily with "Network Drive", with some USB. I have been unable to get any VOB (MPG2) to work. Only KVM files (with H264 codec) have ever worked.
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post #4511 of 8308
11/2/11 at 6:10pm
Any ideas on why this type mkv file can't be seen on the 210's usb menu or how to fix?

info via Media Info:
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Unique ID : 216742212274078074801427904456608439175 (0xA30F081C62DA415EA594E8378617DB87)
Complete name : G:\\MKV\\Anchorman - The Legend of Ron Burgundy\\Anchorman-The Legend of Ron Burgundy.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 1
File size : 456 MiB
Duration : 1h 37mn
Overall bit rate : 652 Kbps
Movie name : Anchorman - YIFY
Encoded date : UTC 2010-12-27 07:57:18
Writing application : mkvmerge v2.2.0 ('Turn It On Again') built on Mar 4 2008 13:20:25
Writing library : libebml v0.7.7 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 2
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 5 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 37mn
Nominal bit rate : 617 Kbps
Width : 1 280 pixels
Height : 720 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.028
Title : Anchorman - YIFY
Writing library : x264 core 98 r1649 20cbe10
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=5 / deblock=1:-2:-1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=umh / subme=5 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=0 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=16 / b_pyramid=2 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / weightp=2 / keyint=250 / keyint_min=25 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc=2pass / mbtree=0 / bitrate=617 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=10 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / ip_ratio=1.40 / pb_ratio=1.30 / aq=2:1.00

Audio
ID : 3
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format profile : HE-AAC / LC
Codec ID : A_AAC
Duration : 1h 37mn
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Channel positions : Front: L R
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz / 24.0 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy
Title : Anchorman - YIFY
Language : English

Text
ID : 1
Format : UTF-8
Codec ID : S_TEXT/UTF8
Codec ID/Info : UTF-8 Plain Text
Title : Anchorman - YIFY
Language : English

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post #4512 of 8308
11/2/11 at 6:23pm
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Originally Posted by smckean View Post

I have been fooling with video playback via DLNA, but primarily with "Network Drive", with some USB. I have been unable to get any VOB (MPG2) to work. Only KVM files (with H264 codec) have ever worked.

Well I read someone else had such working and so tried it myself and was successful but didn't go any further in it as I assumed all vob of a disk would have to be combined. Maybe not though as all the info is there in the first main vob of a title just like when played via disk or computer is doing the work. ..THAT WOULD BE WORTH CONFIRMING..HELLO ANYONE?
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...postcount=3628
This poster confirms need for a combined file but am unsure if they know about first title being the only one they should try playing ..http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...b#post20797433


Was just reading another thread contributer Brandenborg does TS files (http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showp...postcount=1707) Currently am in mkv via usb mode myself. Exfatted a terabyte iomega drive (externally powered is key) and dropped 400gig on it the other night..some are seen and some not. This maybe related to pal versus ntsc even though media info is returning results showing 23.976fps. The ones seen on the menu play.. Still need to learn how to get the more advanced 24p option onto mkv and would be nice to see the play tab light up on the display button for them also..
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post #4513 of 8308
11/2/11 at 6:59pm
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Any ideas on why this type mkv file can't be seen on the 210's usb menu or how to fix?

I have have gotten MKV files to work ONLY if the H.264 codec is used. The MediaInfo data you provided shows the use of a MPG4 codec.
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post #4514 of 8308
11/2/11 at 7:02pm
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Well I read someone else had such (VOB files) working and so tried it myself and was successful but didn't go any further....

When the VOB file worked for you, were you by chance using a DLNA? If so, the DLNA server may have been transcoding the file into something the Panny can play. I've done everything I can think of, with every kind of MPG file I can make, and have never had one play (primarily using "Network Drive").
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post #4515 of 8308
11/2/11 at 7:19pm
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Originally Posted by smckean View Post

When the VOB file worked for you, were you by chance using a DLNA? If so, the DLNA server may have been transcoding the file into something the Panny can play. I've done everything I can think of, with every kind of MPG file I can make, and have never had one play (primarily using "Network Drive").

Yes on dlna method but No on transcoding unless win7 can do it because even though I have servio on my win7 machine it tends to not show up on player as an available server and I haven't set up it's library with more than a few files. Will try again later tonight to confirm further.
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post #4516 of 8308
11/2/11 at 7:33pm
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Originally Posted by smckean View Post

I have have gotten MKV files to work ONLY if the H.264 codec is used. The MediaInfo data you provided shows the use of a MPG4 codec.

I think where it says about codec they are referring to the original video stream. The format and writing library shows as avc and x.264 (h.264). These parts of the file info I've compared to other files that player does see and it reads about the same. And but I can confirm also that I have indeed been able to play non h.264 stuff. For instance makemkv and dvdfab set on remux setting only strips the original and places it in the mkv container without encoding to digital. Makes for large files at supposedly original quality but I saw ghosting to text parts of the content so I started encoding everything to digital.
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post #4517 of 8308
11/2/11 at 8:21pm
Just received my 110. Everything's better than my old Panny 60.

Tired of reading a 100+ pages. Some help please.

So the only way to get 2D to 3D is by setting to Side by Side?
In 3D Settings>Signal Format I cannot select 2D to 3D only Original or Side by Side?
In 3D Settings I cannot select 3D Picture Mode. It is set to Normal?

Already tried in 3D Type Full HD and Checkerboard. Cannot get 2D to 3D to come up. Get "This operation is not available."

Tried with Batman Dark Knight and Iron Man 1 both BD's.

Thanks,
Robert

Panny TH-42PZ80U Plasma and BDT-110
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post #4518 of 8308
11/2/11 at 8:31pm
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Originally Posted by roberteyewhy View Post

Just received my 110. Everything's better than my old Panny 60.

Tired of reading a 100+ pages. Some help please.

So the only way to get 2D to 3D is by setting to Side by Side?
In 3D Settings>Signal Format I cannot select 2D to 3D only Original or Side by Side?
In 3D Settings I cannot select 3D Picture Mode. It is set to Normal?

Already tried in 3D Type Full HD and Checkerboard. Cannot get 2D to 3D to come up. Get "This operation is not available."

Tried with Batman Dark Knight and Iron Man 1 both BD's.

Thanks,
Robert

Panny TH-42PZ80U Plasma and BDT-110

your TV has to be 3D, thats why you get the message.
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post #4519 of 8308
11/2/11 at 8:45pm
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Originally Posted by moxie1617 View Post

your TV has to be 3D, thats why you get the message.

You mean I am that stupid that I have read about 80+ pages on this thread and my TV has to be 3D to be able to use this feature!!!!!!...and I am sober. But, not for long.

Duh,
Robert
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post #4520 of 8308
11/2/11 at 9:02pm
Another quick question. I know it might just be subjective but is everyone turning 'Super Resolution' to '0' instead of the default of '1'?

Thanks,
Robert
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post #4521 of 8308
11/2/11 at 9:52pm
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Originally Posted by ktm911 View Post

I think where it says about codec they are referring to the original video stream.

I don't think so. The MediaInfo data only applies to the file it is analyzing, not any previous source file. OTOH, I did not make self clear before. You are correct that the file you had MediaInfo analyze has been encoded with a H.264 codec since MPG4 is the same thing technically; however, the Panny is so sensitive, I've been considering that even the name given the codec in the file's metadata might be important to the Panny.....crazy, but these Pannys seem irrationally sensitive to file parameters no matter what I do.

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I can confirm also that I have indeed been able to play non h.264 stuff.

What codecs besides one in the H.264 family worked for you (particularly if a DLNA client was not involved).
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post #4522 of 8308
11/2/11 at 11:21pm
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Originally Posted by smckean View Post

I don't think so. The MediaInfo data only applies to the file it is analyzing, not any previous source file. OTOH, I did not make self clear before. You are correct that the file you had MediaInfo analyze has been encoded with a H.264 codec since MPG4 is the same thing technically; however, the Panny is so sensitive, I've been considering that even the name given the codec in the file's metadata might be important to the Panny.....crazy, but these Pannys seem irrationally sensitive to file parameters no matter what I do.


What codecs besides one in the H.264 family worked for you (particularly if a DLNA client was not involved).

I am not seeing an over sensitivity here so far with anything I have been using to container things up into the mkv's for usb play. A huge amount of encodings via 3rd party that I stuck on my drive are encoded as showed above..don't know what is wrong with them. Below is an info for RIO that I stripped just now for this with dvdfab. It took 7min. to strip the mpeg straight to the container. In programs deeper settings I can see that Intel Quik Sync is my selected h.264decoder/encoder, which I hear is hardware based on my sys, but I don't know that it uses such at all for this process. But so this type playes fine except I see ghosting on some content (interlacing?, etc., I don't know what causes it if it is pure stripping to container).

Here is a non h.264 file via dvdfab on mkv.remux profile that plays via usb
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Unique ID : 233015955896068202276924354620948213091 (0xAF4D3D9E62C2F9EB8A46F7C1022BED63)
Complete name : C:\\Users\\My Movies\\MKV\\mkv\\RIO\\RIO.Title1.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 5.28 GiB
Duration : 1h 35mn
Overall bit rate mode : Variable
Overall bit rate : 7 880 Kbps
Movie name : RIO.Title1.DVDRip
Encoded date : UTC 2011-11-03 05:36:54
Writing application : DVDFab
Writing library : libebml v0.7.8 + libmatroska v0.8.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : MPEG Video
Format version : Version 2
Format profile : Main@Main
Format settings, BVOP : Yes
Format settings, Matrix : Custom
Codec ID : V_MPEG2
Codec ID/Info : MPEG 1 or 2 Video
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 7 275 Kbps
Maximum bit rate : 9 800 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Original display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : Component
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Scan order : 2:3 Pulldown
Compression mode : Lossy
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.878
Stream size : 4.87 GiB (92%)

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 35mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 307 MiB (6%)


Here's a Handbrake h.264 that works fine also:
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Unique ID : 36916553000686170354064904986175025471 (0x1BC5DE96AF25E5F5EACBD262B1A5313F)
Complete name : C:\\Users\\My Movies\\MKV\\A_NIGHT_AT_THE_MUSEUM_D1_WS-1.mkv
Format : Matroska
Format version : Version 2
File size : 1.14 GiB
Duration : 1h 48mn
Overall bit rate : 1 509 Kbps
Writing application : HandBrake 0.9.5
Writing library : libmkv 0.6.4.1

Video
ID : 1
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : High@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : Yes
Format settings, ReFrames : 10 frames
Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC
Duration : 1h 48mn
Bit rate : 1 031 Kbps
Width : 720 pixels
Height : 480 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 16:9
Original display aspect ratio : 16:9
Frame rate mode : Variable
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Standard : NTSC
Color space : YUV
Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0
Bit depth : 8 bits
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.124
Stream size : 801 MiB (68%)
Writing library : x264 core 112
Encoding settings : cabac=1 / ref=11 / deblock=1:0:0 / analyse=0x3:0x133 / me=umh / subme=10 / psy=1 / psy_rd=1.00:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=2 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=0 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=12 / sliced_threads=0 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=6 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=2 / b_bias=0 / direct=3 / weightb=1 / open_gop=0 / weightp=2 / keyint=240 / keyint_min=23 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=50 / rc=crf / mbtree=1 / crf=20.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=3 / qpmax=51 / qpstep=4 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:1.00
Language : English
Color primaries : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M
Transfer characteristics : BT.709-5, BT.1361
Matrix coefficients : BT.601-6 525, BT.1358 525, BT.1700 NTSC, SMPTE 170M

Audio
ID : 2
Format : AC-3
Format/Info : Audio Coding 3
Mode extension : CM (complete main)
Codec ID : A_AC3
Duration : 1h 48mn
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Side: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 348 MiB (30%)
Language : English

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post #4523 of 8308
11/3/11 at 4:04am
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Originally Posted by roberteyewhy View Post

You mean I am that stupid that I have read about 80+ pages on this thread and my TV has to be 3D to be able to use this feature!!!!!!...and I am sober. But, not for long.

Duh,
Robert

You not only need a 3D TV, but also 3D glasses.
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post #4524 of 8308
11/3/11 at 6:48am
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Originally Posted by roberteyewhy View Post

Another quick question. I know it might just be subjective but is everyone turning 'Super Resolution' to '0' instead of the default of '1'?

Robert, I may be in the minority, but I prefer Super Resolution at 1. With my LG 47LH40 LCD, I notice just a subtle softness (just a bit more than I like) on DVDs if left at 0. Higher than 1 makes the image too "edgy." Interestingly, my eye doesn't discern a difference between 0 and 1 on Blu-ray discs, so perhaps Super Resolution at 1 -- in conjunction with my TV and my eyes -- helps clarify the upscaled 480i content from DVDs. I do leave Detail Clarity off (or is it zero?): I don't like the effect it has on either DVDs or BDs.
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post #4525 of 8308
11/3/11 at 7:18am
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Originally Posted by BillP View Post

You not only need a 3D TV, but also 3D glasses.

Side-by-side (cross-eyes) actually works without glasses. But it's not an option on 3D disc players or tv's. I can't imagine watching a whole movie cross-eyed.
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post #4526 of 8308
11/3/11 at 8:55am
i have a quick question, should i set the output of dvd's to 24p or not? cant find a clear answer this this. oh and what about chroma process, normal, advanced or off?

thanks
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post #4527 of 8308
11/3/11 at 11:08am
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Originally Posted by mark62 View Post

i have a quick question, should i set the output of dvd's to 24p or not? cant find a clear answer this this. oh and what about chroma process, normal, advanced or off?

thanks

You should set it to whatever your display can handle or is set for or to what you like best for the perticular content at the time. People will have all sorts of ideas what is best for you that doesn't make any sense but for them.
If your display only does the standard 60hz then leave it off as such display not suitable to display a multiple of 24 and you have to rely on 3:2 pull down processing. That always results in some level of frame judder on panning as it always has but it will be minus the flicker during bright scenes that is so common to film presentation at 24. Up around 60hz the human eye can't see flicker really. My panny has the option via the 'picture' menu under 'advanced' settings to do 48hz which is pretty much exactly what a film projector ends up doing with it's 24fps content due to shutter designs or however they work. Makes no sense to let the br be automatically on 24p all the time if I don't have display on the 48hz. There is some automation on mine in this regard thank goodness.. I hear others like the Kuro may have other multiples like 72hz which would avoid the eye flicker but still be true to the original frame rate for superb smoothness on pans. Realize this that the difference would be that the higher refresh rates, although giving the same smothness as any other multiple, are going to lack the live film presentation look. In a nutshell as you go down it looks more like film and the higher you go up it looks like video or game animation. There is a time and place for everything..you may not want to have Metropolis, Gone with the wind, Smokey and the Bandit, or whatever it is that you treasured at the theater or drive-in, look like a tv video and but you might not want Avitar or 24 or Battle los Angeles to look like film. You want a real weird one to think on..consider the Walking Dead is filmed in 16mm. What would you prefure that to look like..film or video. It really is an easy one, film of course!
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post #4528 of 8308
11/3/11 at 11:17am
Update on mkv via usb on the 210:

My exfatted terabyte was initially being used properly by the player but the player has now decided to not update the file/folder structure properly. It misses a whole main folder with hundreds of titles I know to be fine and playable in other folders or on the main root. I can see the folders as black if looking under music but they don't show up via video. Tried turning off drive and player as well as unplugging them both and also ran a check disk via win 7..Geez it's getting frustrating.Looks like I will have to drop all titles on the root outside of a desired folder structure. Interestingly I maxed out the amount of folders possable in the music section.. Tried deleting a ton but still no change tot he video folder structure not getting seen..
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post #4529 of 8308
11/3/11 at 11:23am
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Originally Posted by ktm911 View Post

Here is a non h.264 file via dvdfab on mkv.remux profile that plays via usb

Thanks ktm911. This is the first definitive indication I have seen that says the Panny 210 will play MPG2 files. As I say, I have tried every combo you can imagine, but have never gotten a MPG2 encoded file to play. But since I haven't done much testing with a USB drive (I have been using mostly the "Network Drive" facility in the 210), perhaps I never actually tried this combo. I will do that now and report back.

The one thing that seems consistent is that the file must have the MKV extension to even be seen as a video file by the Panny. If the MKV file is encoded with the H.264 codec (altho I don't know what the 'must be" resolution etc parameters are), the file can be seen and played. Now with your experience, it seems that MPG2 encoded files will work in a MKV container if the file resides on a USB drive directly connected to the Panny. If I can get that to work it will save my ass, since pretty much all my computer based videos encoded as MPG2s.
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11/3/11 at 11:29am
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i have a quick question, should i set the output of dvd's to 24p or not? cant find a clear answer this this. oh and what about chroma process, normal, advanced or off?

thanks

The 24p output for DVDs needs to be applied everytime you put a DVD in the tray. It does not get saved. There is reason for that:

* DVD specs are 480i only. 24p DVD movies need to be converted to 480i using 3:2 and stored on the disc as such.
* There are a lot of 24p movie DVDs are known to not doing the conversion and set the flags correctly. The result is artifacts when playing them in 24p mode.

In the good ol' days, there are really EXPENSIVE DVD players out there using specialized chips to automatically handle this type of chores for you (correctly convert DVDs with authoring errors into 24p signal). But since BDs can store 24p movie natively on disc, this kind of hardware is overkill on a BD player. Hence, Panasonic wants you to make a judgement yourself on each DVD disc to see if 24p mode is right for that disc.
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