i was just wondering- all the talk about the samsung player that upscales 480 dvd material to 720p.
does it really make that big of a difference in the image.
is it akin to going with something like 1080i Dvhs?
i would assume 1080i amounts to 540p (if there is such a thing) -yet thats really only 60 lines more than a regular progressive scan dvd, isn't it?
seems to me 1080i (or 540p) would still have a bit more... substance... than 720p which contains 240p lines that are being processed or interpolated- or am i off base here?
i saw a Dvhs deck playing ID4 the other day, and while it certainly looked nice, i don't know if it was all that.
i'm really intrigued about the notion that i could squeeze a little bit more from my current dvd collection, but $1500 is a big investment and would go a ways towards the fund for my next pj in a couple years.
i would expect a newer pj to have hdcp and dvi, which means i would most likely find 720p upsampling on a considerably cheaper deck in the future also.
if this is going to give me just shy of HD quality now, i just may bite- or do you think waiting for better faster cheaper is a more sound strategy for budget minded person.
the other thing i'm considering is the Dvhs decks, now that the prices have fallen.
although i would still be waiting for the software libray to bulk up a little before that becomes a serious option-
hence the idea of maximizing my dvd library holds alot of appeal for me.
btw, i realize i could build an htpc and accomplish this, but i have 0 interest in going the pc route.
does it really make that big of a difference in the image.
is it akin to going with something like 1080i Dvhs?
i would assume 1080i amounts to 540p (if there is such a thing) -yet thats really only 60 lines more than a regular progressive scan dvd, isn't it?
seems to me 1080i (or 540p) would still have a bit more... substance... than 720p which contains 240p lines that are being processed or interpolated- or am i off base here?
i saw a Dvhs deck playing ID4 the other day, and while it certainly looked nice, i don't know if it was all that.
i'm really intrigued about the notion that i could squeeze a little bit more from my current dvd collection, but $1500 is a big investment and would go a ways towards the fund for my next pj in a couple years.
i would expect a newer pj to have hdcp and dvi, which means i would most likely find 720p upsampling on a considerably cheaper deck in the future also.
if this is going to give me just shy of HD quality now, i just may bite- or do you think waiting for better faster cheaper is a more sound strategy for budget minded person.
the other thing i'm considering is the Dvhs decks, now that the prices have fallen.
although i would still be waiting for the software libray to bulk up a little before that becomes a serious option-
hence the idea of maximizing my dvd library holds alot of appeal for me.
btw, i realize i could build an htpc and accomplish this, but i have 0 interest in going the pc route.