ShaunLB
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Hey gang. My friend just bought a new 27" HD TV, a progressive scan DVD player, and some nice component cables for a nice price of about $350 total. I have a fair bit of home theater experience so I helped him hook it up.
Here's the situation: When watching a DVD in interlaced mode the picture is very smooth and about the level of detail I would expect (pretty good actually). However, in Progressive scan mode (interlaced/progressive being toggled on the DVD player of course) the image appears "sharper" but also is VERY grainy.
Great examples are scenes with skys. In Episode I for example the sky over Naboo is a smooth, unbroken sheet of blue in Interlaced mode, but has a very pronounced "grain" of different blue pixels on Progressive scan mode. Its exactly what you would see in Photoshop if you cranked the sharpness and grain on a photo. This is also visible on people's faces and other areas.
Any ideas? He's very happy with his new setup, but right now he seems better off with interlaced....
Here's the situation: When watching a DVD in interlaced mode the picture is very smooth and about the level of detail I would expect (pretty good actually). However, in Progressive scan mode (interlaced/progressive being toggled on the DVD player of course) the image appears "sharper" but also is VERY grainy.
Great examples are scenes with skys. In Episode I for example the sky over Naboo is a smooth, unbroken sheet of blue in Interlaced mode, but has a very pronounced "grain" of different blue pixels on Progressive scan mode. Its exactly what you would see in Photoshop if you cranked the sharpness and grain on a photo. This is also visible on people's faces and other areas.
Any ideas? He's very happy with his new setup, but right now he seems better off with interlaced....