Would I get better resolution if....

[DavidCoppola]

I do a lot of outdoor movies during the summer and currently use a Sharp XG-c50x, and older, but great projector with 3000 lumens.

I normally run regular DVDs component out to VGA in the projector and can get 720p.

I was wondering if I got a Bluray player and went component out to VGA in, the same way, if I would see a better res than plain DVD?

Thanks in advance.

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by DavidCoppola

I was wondering if I got a Bluray player and went component out to VGA in, the same way, if I would see a better res than plain DVD?

Your projector's LCD panel is XGA - 1024x768. So running BD using component you will get a better PQ than DVD, even at 720p/1080i. Don't use VGA though - just get a component cable that is long enough to connect a BD player to it. Remember to recalibrate the projector for best results.


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[DavidCoppola]

Problem is, I only have a single composite video in, an S-Video in and the VGA.
The only way for me to come out 3 component out is the VGA into the projector.

[dialog_gvf]

You'd have to deal with the inherent 16:9 output of Blu-ray. If you simply displayed that everything would looked squished horizontally. Would your setup handle a 1280x720p or 1920x1080i output?

I expect you'd have to look for an Blu-ray player that could output something useful for your setup.

Assuming you watch widescreen presentations on DVD, you will certainly get some improvement with Blu-ray. The maximum resolutions for widescreen material:

16:9 - 1024 x 576
1.85 - 1024 x 554
2.39 - 1024 x 428

So, for two of those there is more vertical resolution available in the Blu-ray than is available from the DVD (480).

[DavidCoppola]

The projector unsqueezes the anamorphic images. I always use that format.

What Blu Ray player would be a good one for a newbie just starting out?

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by DavidCoppola

Problem is, I only have a single composite video in, an S-Video in and the VGA.
The only way for me to come out 3 component out is the VGA into the projector.

Well then you need to buy a component-to-VGA cable then. Your maximum resolution would be 1080i and the PQ will still be better than DVD.


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[DavidCoppola]

To reiterate, I HAVE a component-VGA cable that I use for regular DVDs.

Just wondering if that would work better with a Blu-Ray player.

[WriteSimply]

Originally Posted by DavidCoppola

To reiterate, I HAVE a component-VGA cable that I use for regular DVDs.

Just wondering if that would work better with a Blu-Ray player.

To reiterate, yes. DVD is 480p. BD is 1080p. You won't get 1080p resolution due to your projector but you'll be getting 720p/1080i, which is still MILES better than DVD.


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[skygreenleopard]

How would he get 1080i if his projector has 1024x768 resolution?

[LifeOfAPirate13]

Lol with the magic resolution enhancer! The maximum he can go based on the information is 720p and yes it will definitely look better for sure. It's pretty cool that you watch movies outside my neighbor behind me does that when they have parties and gatherings pretty cool stuff.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by WriteSimply

To reiterate, yes. DVD is 480p. BD is 1080p. You won't get 1080p resolution due to your projector but you'll be getting 720p/1080i, which is still MILES better than DVD.

And, beyond the resolution, for video Blu-ray has far, far superior encodings with few to no compression artifacts, and much superior colour.

Even if Blu-rays were just 480p, they would be superior to DVD.

Gary