Isn't DVD lower-res than HDTV?

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Post #197,100 by drewk 3/3/05 8:20:35 PM Reply	Isn't DVD lower-res than HDTV? I've heard DVDs look worse on HDTV than HD broadcast, as opposed to DVDs on a regular TV being better than broadcast quality. === Purveyor of Doc Hope's [link\|http://DocHope.com\|fresh-baked dog biscuits and pet treats]. [link\|http://DocHope.com\|http://DocHope.com]
Post #197,188 by Steven A S 3/4/05 10:38:49 AM Reply	Yes, you are correct, but DVD on a HDTV monitor is better than DVD on a standard TV. Also, many HDTV monitors are wide screen, so you get to watch the movies the way they were meant to be seen. ~~~)-Steven---- "I want you to remember that no bastard ever won a war by dying for his country. He won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for his country..." General George S. Patton
Post #197,195 by SpiceWare 3/4/05 11:37:32 AM Reply	Widescreen is the key [link\|http://www.dvdtimes.co.uk/content.php?contentid=244\|Widescreen Unravelled Part 4 - Anamorphic DVDs] Many DVDs are described as being "anamorphic" or "enhanced for widescreen/16:9 TVs" (both mean the same thing) - and if you've read any of the reviews in DVD Times, you'll probably have picked up the impression that these are very desirable things (and you'd be right). ... But if you play an anamorphic DVD on a 16:9 TV, the difference is dramatic, because the TV can "unsqueeze" the image so that it fills the entire width of the frame, recreating the original image at the highest possible definition given the current limitations of domestic TVs (and the aspect ratio of the original picture: 2.35:1 films will still show black borders). The result is a picture that offers up to 33% greater definition than a non-anamorphic DVD. Darrell Spice, Jr. [link\|http://spiceware.org/gallery/ArtisticOverpass\|Artistic Overpass]\n[link\|http://www.spiceware.org/\|SpiceWare] - We don't do Windows, it's too much of a chore

NYTimes article on LCD versus Plasma for HDTV. - (Another Scott) - (16) - March 2, 2005, 11:02:38 PM EST

Toshiba has some really nice ones too. - (folkert) - March 3, 2005, 11:52:29 AM EST

I'd go for a really big telly... - (pwhysall) - (14) - March 3, 2005, 12:35:46 PM EST

Chuck and Camilla's nuptials? -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 3, 2005, 12:44:59 PM EST

ROFL! -NT - (mmoffitt) - March 4, 2005, 11:44:57 AM EST

That's what DVDs are for. -NT - (admin) - (11) - March 3, 2005, 12:54:44 PM EST

They're mostly cack, too. - (pwhysall) - (7) - March 3, 2005, 01:14:59 PM EST

Which is why I mostly ignore it -NT - (ben_tilly) - March 3, 2005, 02:07:25 PM EST

Re: They're mostly cack, too. - (admin) - (5) - March 3, 2005, 04:12:28 PM EST

I enjoyed KB 1 and 2. - (pwhysall) - (4) - March 3, 2005, 04:19:59 PM EST

Like this? - (admin) - (3) - March 3, 2005, 04:27:11 PM EST

Have you got anything a bit less piratey? -NT - (pwhysall) - (2) - March 3, 2005, 04:49:28 PM EST

Margaret? .. ... Margaret! -NT - (Meerkat) - (1) - March 4, 2005, 06:38:16 PM EST

I'll wait. -NT - (pwhysall) - March 4, 2005, 11:19:02 PM EST

Isn't DVD lower-res than HDTV? - (drewk) - (2) - March 3, 2005, 08:20:35 PM EST

Yes, you are correct, - (Steven A S) - (1) - March 4, 2005, 10:38:49 AM EST

Widescreen is the key - (SpiceWare) - March 4, 2005, 11:37:32 AM EST

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