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Date Posted: 20:11:23 12/02/05 Fri
Author: OnM
Subject: Re: High Definition
In reply to: Dickbd 's message, "High Definition" on 13:15:30 12/02/05 Fri

Ames is exactly correct-- the primary benefit of using a hi-def display for watching movies and some TV shows is that they are "natively" in a wide-screen mode, and can take advantage of anamorphic ("enhanced for widescreen") DVD's.

I really don't follow Rob's comment about DVD's not looking good on high-def sets, unless he is referring to 4x3 aspect ratio material (the traditional TV shape). It is true that if you try to zoom the 4x3 aspect to 16x9, deterioration of the image will result, but that isn't the fault of the DVD.

One possibility you may wish to entertain if you really have a hankering to upgrade one of your sets: Purchase an "Enhanced Definition" plasma TV. These sets have less than HD resolution, but they typically look wonderful for DVD playback, look very good even with an HD feed (which they "downconvert"), and the prices are getting ridiculously cheap (for plasma, that is.) I was researching some of these sets for a client just earlier today, and saw a 42" diagonal, major brand ED set for barely over $2000. (Two years ago, it was more like $5000.)

It will be a few years yet until true HD DVD's are readily available in large numbers of titles, so you might want to edge into the field slowly.

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