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new Proj. - which HD DVD player should I get

post #1 of 5
10/17/07 at 12:59am
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Hi Guys

I ordered a Sharp XV-Z12000MK2 proj. yesterday and I am looking to get an HD DVD player now.

I am using cable HD now ( I know it sucks but its what I have)

I have around 1200 DVD's, and I want the best upconversion possible, and at the same time I would like to get the latest generation unless an older generation is the best at upconversion.

Also does everyone use an HDMI switcher or can you connect a cable box to the HD DVD player and have it pass through?

Thanks for any advice !!!!
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post #2 of 5
10/17/07 at 1:29am
For the best upconversion possible you'll want the HD-XA2.
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post #3 of 5
10/17/07 at 5:03am
I've owned both the HD-A2 and the HD-XA2 and prefer the quality of the SD upconversion on the latter. BTW, Toshiba HD players have some problems with a DVI interface (Color space, black crush, just search the threads). While you can use the component inputs to get around those problems, you lose the XA2's upconversion abilities on commercial discs. However, you can "backup" commercial discs, stripping the protection system out, and the XA2 will upconvert those copies just fine. Cordially,
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post #4 of 5
10/17/07 at 5:48am
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Originally Posted by MidnightWatcher View Post

For the best upconversion possible you'll want the HD-XA2.

Here's another vote for the XA2. I watched one of the remastered James Bond DVDs recently and with tweaked Reon settings and the presentation on the XA2 was excellent.
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post #5 of 5
10/17/07 at 6:16am
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Originally Posted by jaywills View Post

I've owned both the HD-A2 and the HD-XA2 and prefer the quality of the SD upconversion on the latter. BTW, Toshiba HD players have some problems with a DVI interface (Color space, black crush, just search the threads). While you can use the component inputs to get around those problems, you lose the XA2's upconversion abilities on commercial discs. However, you can "backup" commercial discs, stripping the protection system out, and the XA2 will upconvert those copies just fine. Cordially,

This ^^^ Concerns me a great deal - as I will be coming out of the HD DVD player with HDMI and connecting to the proj. with an HDMI/DVI adapter.

I found the post below interesting, can someone clarify this for me?



There is no reason why and HDMI to DVI or vice versa connection should not provide a signal transfer equal to having similar connectors at either end. Anyone who believes this does not understand that there is no processing change gong on just a change in physical configuration. The DVI connector of course will not pass the audio. Otherwise, the two connectors provide the same stuff.

DVI

DVI ( Digital Video Interface) is an all digital video standard for transmitting superior uncompressed digital video. DVI uses 3 differential pairs to send digital R,G,B signals. A 4th differential pair is used for clocking the bits at maximum of 165 MHz. 24 bits of pixel color information ( 8 bits each for R,G,B)is transmitted per clock. Further, 2 bits are "stuffed" with the 8 bits to minimize the data transitions. This technique is called transmission minimized differential signaling or T.M.D.S. The aggregate data rate is therefore 10x165MHz = 1.65 Gbps! DVI transmits in native digital ( no A/D conversions) R,G, B format that is ideal for HDTV systems.

HDMI

HDMI ( High Definition Multimedia Interface) is the state of art digital A/V connection that supports uncompressed, all-digital video and audio in a single connection. It is truly the first digital "multi-media" interconnect supporting both digital video and audio.. Fundamentally, HDMI is the same as DVI in video quality. The major difference is that HDMI also supports multi-channel digital audio in the same cable! HDMI transmits in native digital ( no A/D conversions) R,G, B format that is ideal for HDTV systems.

In HDMI connections, the video portion is same as DVI. The main difference is that HDMI also carries multichannel digital audio. DVI only supports video. HDMI is backward compatible with DVI.

The information presented can be found at http://www.octavainc.com/faq.htm.
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