Can DVD quality match Dish HDTV? (1 Viewer)

[Terry Wysocki]

I'm new to HT and love the quality of HDTV (like the PBS "demo" channel). For now I'm just using a cheapo DVD player and I'm VERY disappointed in the quality. It looks only slightly better than my old VHS tapes or normal broadcast TV. Can I expect to match the HDTV quality with any DVD (I'm thinking about doing HTPC)? If so, how much do I need to spend? Also, if it's just the source material that's recorded so poorly, are there any "demo" DVDs that will show the capabilities of my system?

Terry

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Current Equipment:

Sanyo XP21N projector

Denon 5800 receiver

Dish 6000

JBL/Sonance/Adair speakers

 

[Jeff Kleist]

HDTV is about 4x the resolution of DVD, so you're never going to equal them.

I don't know what kind of player you're using, but you should be seeing quite a bit of difference in DVD

My demo material:

Planet of the Apes (2001)

Farscape

Avalon (Mamoru Oshii, Region 2)

Citizen Kane

Se7en: Platinum Series

The Rock: Criterion Collection