Progressive Scan DVD Players and Older TVs (1 Viewer)

[Barrie Maxwell]

I want to replace my existing DVD player. I have a Pioneer Elite PRO-98 RPTV which is about 5 years old. Will a new progressive scan DVD player work with such a TV since I'm not planning on upgrading my TV for a few years yet. I understand that my TV can't take advantage of the progressive scan capability, but does that also mean it can't play a signal from such a player at all?

Thanks for any help.

Barrie

 

[John Royster]

It'll work just fine. Progressive scan players have a switch that allows you to select interlaced or progressive. You'll just be running it interlaced.

 

[Joe.Kuta]

as long as the dvd player has a switch for "interlaced" you can play it on ur old tv. it won't offer any improvement on a non-progressive player though.

 

[Tony_La]

I'm in a similar situation. I have a new TV (which I just bought a few weeks ago, so I do not plan to upgrade for a long time) that is analog, and am in the market to replace my old DVD player. So you're saying that a progressive scan DVD player wouldn't improve picture quality on a non-digital TV? So I would be better off getting a "higher-end" non-progressive scan DVD player than spending money on a progressive-scan one? Thanks!

 

[Joe.Kuta]

hdtv's use progressive scan, reg. tv's are interlaced.
therefore, you would have to bypass this benefit in order to use the dvd player w/ a reg. tv, by outputing in "interlaced."
Thus making the progressive dvd player just a regular interlaced dvd player.

Unless you plan to upgrade to hdtv and want to be ready w/ ur dvd player, get the non-progressive.