Re: Is Oppo the way to go?

Tim wrote:
> Chet Bosco wrote:
> 
>> In article <fvrbq302j5t@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, phil-news-nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 
>> says...
>>
>>> On Wed, 07 May 2008 00:54:31 GMT Fishface <invalid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> | Theodore Bundy wrote:
>>> | |>I want to get an upconverting DVD player that will play DVD+R
discs.
>>> |> Reading reviews seems to cite the Oppo as doing the best job.  Any
>>> |> thoughts on competing products?  TIA.
>>> | | I don't know, but the cheap upconverting Sony I got at Costco for 
>>> half
>>> | the price looks fine to me and came with an HDMI cable.  Only 
>>> upconverts
>>> | via the HDMI connection.
>>> And what will an HD TV do if it gets video that is NOT upconverted?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> They will upconvert the signal themselves.  Upconversion in the player 
>> is only of any benefit if the TV, monitor, or projector doesn't do it 
>> by itself.
>>
>> CB
> 
> Do all TVs upconvert equally? Do some TVs upconvert better than others?
> Is it possible that upconverting DVD players do a better job, with more 
> expensive and more sophisticated hardware and software?
> 
> All upconverting is not the same, otherwise you would buy the cheapest 
> upcoverting DVD player.


That's a good point, my TVs will upconvert ANY signal input, and the BD 
player will upconvert SD material before sending it to the TV.  I've 
tried both and can see no difference between the two.

Full Disclosure:  It should be noted that the BD player here will output 
24fps/30fps material natively, and the TV can display 24fps/30fps 
material natively, and the AVR will do all this and more.

Further, it should also be noted that not all DVD players will output 
24fps natively, but will use a feature to convert 24fps to 30fps, often 
called "3:2 pulldown" for displays that only do 30fps - best implemented 
with a Faroudja engine (hint: Oppo), IMO, although there are other 
technologies also using the '3:2 pulldown' moniker.

Most im****tantly, do your own research.  Don't hang on flashy words used 
by sales droids, learn enough about the technology to make your own 
informed decisions predicated on your own situation.

-- 
jer
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