My video projector has only 1080I capability. Can I connect a HD-DVD or Blue Ray and get high def?
William W wrote:
I have a Dwin processor and projector in my home theater. It can project up to 1080 interlaced but not 1080 progressive. Will any of the new high definition DVD formats allow the output to be in 1080 i or 720 p so as to be compatable with my projections system. I paid $10,000 for this system in 2002 and hate to think I have to replace it in order to screen high definition DVD.
I have a Dwin processor and projector in my home theater. It can project up to 1080 interlaced but not 1080 progressive. Will any of the new high definition DVD formats allow the output to be in 1080 i or 720 p so as to be compatable with my projections system. I paid $10,000 for this system in 2002 and hate to think I have to replace it in order to screen high definition DVD.
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Your projector should be safe. HD DVD or Blu-ray players will all “downres” to 720p or 1080i so you can certainly “screen high definition DVD”.
That said, you won’t get quite the benefit of 1080p (and certainly won’t be able to reduce judder by using the 24fps native 1080p signal from the player).
I’m in a similar boat, with the picture from my 720p projector only looking a bit sharper than DVDs on an HD-A2 HD DVD player. But colour space is improved on HD disks so there is some improvement to colour, and advanced audio tracks are better than DVDs too.
That said, I personally am sticking with DVD since I don’t see enough improvement over the already nice picture I get from DVD … at least not enough to justify the extra cost of HD disks. An additional factor is that very few movies, in my view, really cry out for HD display. I don’t regret my HD-A2 purchase, but I wouldn’t miss it either (My Oppo 971 works even better as an upscaler!).
You should only see a slight difference between 1080i at 60i frames a second vs. the 1080p at 30p frames a second. (frankly I have to look very hard to see a difference).
The Best resolution for that set up will be over component only. Make sure the player you get will allow that resolution over component. Denon comes to mind as a good candidate. 1080i out put will give you the best image.