DVD player resolution?

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DVD player resolution?

OK, so i'm about to pick up a 34" Sony HD tube tv that can play up to 1080i. I've never hooked up an external display to my MBP, but I assume I would "Detect Display" and then pick the resolution (1080). Can the DVD Player software up convert the signal? I want to hook my MBP to the tv via a DVI > HMDI cable and was wondering what kind of resolution I can expect playing dvd's (420, 1080 etc).

thanks

15" MBP 2.16 / 2gb ram / Logic Pro 7.2.3, Mac OS X (10.4.8), Amplitube 2, Stylus RMX, Groove agent, Schecter 5-string bass, Epiphone Les Paul

Posted on Dec 27, 2006 6:18 AM

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Answer 1

Dec 27, 2006 7:11 AM in response to Roger Mercier

With regular DVDs the most you're going to get is 480p. Correct me if I'm wrong someone but you need to have blue-ray or HD DVD in order to play 720i/p or 1080i/p.
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Answer 2

Dec 27, 2006 7:17 AM in response to David Rodriguez7

so there's no upconvert options in the DVD Player software on the mac? That would be a nice little update!

guess i'll have to replace my dvd player with one that upconverts to 1080i.

of course, upconverting from 420 to 1080 wouldn't increase the quality of the picture, right? that's kinda of like trying to burn a 64 kb song to 192, no noticable increase.

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Answer 3

Dec 27, 2006 7:18 AM in response to Roger Mercier

As David mentions, DVD is limited to 480p so having a higher resolution is sort of useless on that front. However, have a play with the resolution settings on your MBP at a higher resolution to see if you can improve image quality by upscaling on your MBP and/or your TV.

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Answer 4

Dec 27, 2006 7:44 AM in response to Roger Mercier

upconverting from 420 to 1080 wouldn't increase the quality of the picture, right? that's kinda of like trying to burn a 64 kb song to 192, no noticable increase.

Actually that's not quite true. Some upscaling processor in some TVs and media players can do quite an excellent job. It's worth an afternoon to find your optimum settings.

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