PaulKH
Second Unit
- Joined
- Oct 3, 2001
- Messages
- 413
It arrived today... did some back to back tests of the RP91 against a Toshiba 4700 and in my opinion, besides the fact that the 4700 has the red chroma bug and the RP91 doesn't, I think the 4700 has a better picture. Basically I think the RP91 has a 'noisy' picture. Lots of tweakable settings, sure, but they all just distort the image.
(Background: I'm testing progressive component output of both players connected to a Pioneer Elite 510HD 53" 16:9 rear projection TV.)
One thing I also discovered is that the 'MPEG DNR (digital noise reduction)' button is WORTHLESS, introducing even more noise into the image.
Also, why can't Panasonic introduce a DVD player that allows selectable interlace/progressive from the REMOTE!?
Also, can't explain it, but the (5.1 DD) optical digital audio out sounds worse than the coax out, both of which sound worse to me than the 4700's coax out. I was careful to use the EXACT same volume level (didn't touch it) across tests.
(Test materials used: 2001, Fifth Element, Toy Story 2, Corrs at Royal Albert Hall, The Matrix.)
(Background: I'm testing progressive component output of both players connected to a Pioneer Elite 510HD 53" 16:9 rear projection TV.)
One thing I also discovered is that the 'MPEG DNR (digital noise reduction)' button is WORTHLESS, introducing even more noise into the image.
Also, why can't Panasonic introduce a DVD player that allows selectable interlace/progressive from the REMOTE!?
Also, can't explain it, but the (5.1 DD) optical digital audio out sounds worse than the coax out, both of which sound worse to me than the 4700's coax out. I was careful to use the EXACT same volume level (didn't touch it) across tests.
(Test materials used: 2001, Fifth Element, Toy Story 2, Corrs at Royal Albert Hall, The Matrix.)