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satnam · 03-13-2008, 05:03 PM

Hello. I'm new here. I've searched but can find no clearcut answer to my query:
I have a Samsung BD1200 and a cheap Viewsonic PJ503D projector (Resolution: 800 x 600; Image brightness: 1500 ANSI lumens; Contrast ratio: 2000:1). While obviously not an HD projector, Blu-Ray discs viewed on it look strikingly good to me thru a component adaptor and better than their SD counterparts. How can this be when presumably it is downscaling to the projector's native resolution? I'm not complaining, I'm just curious as to whether this is some sort of Hi-Def player placebo effect.
Thanks in advance for any answers.

03-13-2008, 05:03 PM	#1 of 16
satnam *Nick Baldasare* Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Local Time: 09:30 PM Local Date: 10-10-2008 Posts: 3	Blu-ray: Do my eyes deceive me? Hello. I'm new here. I've searched but can find no clearcut answer to my query: I have a Samsung BD1200 and a cheap Viewsonic PJ503D projector (Resolution: 800 x 600; Image brightness: 1500 ANSI lumens; Contrast ratio: 2000:1). While obviously not an HD projector, Blu-Ray discs viewed on it look strikingly good to me thru a component adaptor and better than their SD counterparts. How can this be when presumably it is downscaling to the projector's native resolution? I'm not complaining, I'm just curious as to whether this is some sort of Hi-Def player placebo effect. Thanks in advance for any answers.