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4/16/07 at 1:41pm
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Hi to All,

First of all let me warn you that I am really a newbie in this issues. All I know is press eject and play on my dvd player... So please be patient with my questions.

My excelent dvd player (a very old Emerson - I know that maybe nobody knows about it....) just died.
I would like to buy a new DVD player. After reading some threads on this forum I decided I wanted the Oppo 981.
Now my first question:
My tv is a Samsung PS42V6S - 42" plasma TV - widescreen - 480p (also not new). The conector types are: 1 DVI, 1 component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) and 2 SCART. Can I connect the Oppo to my tv? I know it sounds weird, but I seem to remember that the Oppo has only HDM connector...

Second question is: With my old DVD player I used to see some degradee issues... it was really bad. Is this a problem of the TV or this could be a problem of the DVD player? I'm asking this because I read here something about Macroblocking (that I didn't know what it was, but after read about it, I think I recognize that to be my problem). Can a good dvd player solve this problem?

Thanks everybody for your time

Cheers

JS
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4/16/07 at 2:53pm
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Hi to All,

First of all let me warn you that I am really a newbie in this issues. All I know is press eject and play on my dvd player... So please be patient with my questions.

My excelent dvd player (a very old Emerson - I know that maybe nobody knows about it....) just died.
I would like to buy a new DVD player. After reading some threads on this forum I decided I wanted the Oppo 981.
Now my first question:
My tv is a Samsung PS42V6S - 42" plasma TV - widescreen - 480p (also not new). The conector types are: 1 DVI, 1 component video input ( RCA phono x 3 ) and 2 SCART. Can I connect the Oppo to my tv? I know it sounds weird, but I seem to remember that the Oppo has only HDM connector...

Second question is: With my old DVD player I used to see some degradee issues... it was really bad. Is this a problem of the TV or this could be a problem of the DVD player? I'm asking this because I read here something about Macroblocking (that I didn't know what it was, but after read about it, I think I recognize that to be my problem). Can a good dvd player solve this problem?

Thanks everybody for your time

Cheers

JS

You can use an HDMI->DVI cable, but this will work if and only if the DVI input on your display has HDCP, which is the really irritating security mechanism required by HDMI. Some older displays don't have it. Googling for you player, I think it is ok, but the hits are in French and German, so you should check for yourself.

If you don't want to worry about that, you should consider the Oppo 970 which has both component and HDMI. It also has less risk of macroblocking if that concerns you.

Players with the Faroudja chip like the 981 do sometimes enhance macroblocking on plasmas and DLP. Some people eliminate or reduce the problem with careful calibration: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&&#post7270763

Whatever you choose, use a calibration disc for best results: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&&#post9889995

-Bill
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