Posts by John_F

"Note: I am watching this title using a Marantz VP 12-S4 DLP projector, which has a native resolution of 720p. Thus, the HD-DVD discs are being displayed in 1080i for evaluation purposes." If the native resolution is 720P, how is it...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dan Hitchman Both formats are required to have ample sized buffers in the players to eliminate the layer change. Dan Is this true with seamless branching and mutliple audio tracks?

Does anyone see problems early on. When the boy is in the bed, I see artifacts on the wall: there isn't a smooth transition in colors. There only seems to be like three colors used when transitioning on the wall to the left of the bed...

Quote: Is 3:2 pulldown done on digital connections too? I'm going to say yes (I may be wrong, but I don't think so.) -John

Quote: Regardless, many of today's interpolators and deinterlacers are so well designed that most of the time you won’t likely be able to distinguish between a 1080i and 1080p signal. I thought that the vast of...

I see 18 ATSC formats listed (from another site), and not one of them is 720i.

... US HD implementations are 720i, 720p, 1080i and 1080p. ... 720i isn't really a US standard, is it? Thanks, John Flegert

If you already have an audio system, you might want to consider the Panasonic TH-50PHD8UK. Good luck, John Flegert

...True HD DVD players will be out later this year in either the HD-Blue or HD-DVD format (Circuit City in my area has one for sale now, but there are no new-format disks available yet). ... Could you post the make and model...

Quote: ... DTS announced in September that its core 5.1-channel surround sound was selected as mandatory audio technology for both HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc, and DTS-HD (DTS++ in some Blu-ray Disc and HD-DVD documents), was...