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More info?)
Yes, a non progressive scan DVD player will output 480i. Does your player
have component outputs (3 cable connection)? If not, then you should
definitely invest in a new player.
Brad
"Steve" <stevem@spamfree.net> wrote in message
news:7UZqd.888$8v3.692@trndny08...
> I'm new to all of this. What does a non-progressive-scan DVD player
> output? 480i, perhaps?
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> "David&Joan" <djmarchand@cox.net> wrote in message
> news:OPQqd.6934$KO5.976@fed1read02...
>> It all depends on the quality of the upscaler/deinterlacer electronics in
>> your DLP. On a Sony WEGA, the Sony usually does a better job than a
>> progressive scan DVD player. So if you feed it 480i, you get a better
>> picture than if you feed it 480p from a progressive scan DVD player.
>>
>> David
>> "Steve" <stevem@spamfree.net> wrote in message
>> news:gAQqd.2076$_C2.2019@trndny01...
>>> I have a low-end Toshiba DVD player. It doesn't have progressive-scan. I
>>> realize progressive-scan players have really come down in price;
>>> however,
>>> I'm curious: How would a non-progressive-scan player look on (say) a
>>> widescreen DLP TV?
>>>
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