Playing 1080p Blu-ray on 1080i TV - Blu-ray Forum

Joe Cain · 10-14-2007, 04:33 AM

is the only reason I've begun collecting BDs at all. Well, that and the PS3.

It's not a huge TV; it's CRT, and it's a year old---you can get LCD in the same size for the money now, but we only spent as much on it as we did on the SD TV it replaced; I think of it as a nice starter HDTV. The PS3 was admittedly a bit of an extravagance, but it came right after the price drop and a really bad year; sometimes you have to say "I could walk in front of a bus tomorrow---tonight I'm watching the movie in HD!"

For our solidly middle-class demographic we're a little ahead on the early adoption curve, I guess, but I think we've gotten good value for dollars spent on the HDM market. It helps that we're sentimentalists and Disney fans, and that Disney is solidly behind BD; if Disney were sitting it out or had gone HD-DVD exclusive, I would've settled on a nice upscaling DVD player for the next couple of years.

Clearly prices need to come down for TVs and players alike before HD will command a simple majority in the market. It will also help if adoption is made simple to the point of being stupid---the studios' embrace of a single format sure would be nice, which would help make 1080p the most attractive HDTV to sell at a mass market price point...

Teazle · 10-14-2007, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe Cain

is the only reason I've begun collecting BDs at all. Well, that and the PS3.

It's not a huge TV; it's CRT ...

Same here. CRTs still totally rule the field for contrast, colour and fast motion. In addition, a direct-view 1080i set will show more detail than a 720p display (esp. since horizontal resolution counts for more than vertical as respects what the eye can make out).

On the downside: image size is usually limited to 34" or under (mine is 26"), screen geometry is tough to get right and inevitably there's some overscan. And you can't display 24fps without the pulldown.

KingDeezie · 10-14-2007, 11:57 PM

I still can't believe anyone who would say that an upscaled DVD looks almost as good as a Bluray....

I recently just bought a 1080p projector for my HT room, but before that I was using a 55 inch Toshiba DLP at 720P that is now in my bedroom...

I was buying Blurays before making the switch to 1080p and I was upscaling with an Oppo and let me tell you that even at 720P the difference is night and day.

1080p is an great thing, but 720p will still let you see the difference.

10-14-2007, 04:33 AM	#1
Joe Cain Power Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:The Tragic City Blu-ray collection:79	I currently own a 1080i TV and it is the only reason I've begun collecting BDs at all. Well, that and the PS3. It's not a huge TV; it's CRT, and it's a year old---you can get LCD in the same size for the money now, but we only spent as much on it as we did on the SD TV it replaced; I think of it as a nice starter HDTV. The PS3 was admittedly a bit of an extravagance, but it came right after the price drop and a really bad year; sometimes you have to say "I could walk in front of a bus tomorrow---tonight I'm watching the movie in HD!" For our solidly middle-class demographic we're a little ahead on the early adoption curve, I guess, but I think we've gotten good value for dollars spent on the HDM market. It helps that we're sentimentalists and Disney fans, and that Disney is solidly behind BD; if Disney were sitting it out or had gone HD-DVD exclusive, I would've settled on a nice upscaling DVD player for the next couple of years. Clearly prices need to come down for TVs and players alike before HD will command a simple majority in the market. It will also help if adoption is made simple to the point of being stupid---the studios' embrace of a single format sure would be nice, which would help make 1080p the most attractive HDTV to sell at a mass market price point...

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10-14-2007, 11:57 PM	#3
KingDeezie Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	I still can't believe anyone who would say that an upscaled DVD looks almost as good as a Bluray.... I recently just bought a 1080p projector for my HT room, but before that I was using a 55 inch Toshiba DLP at 720P that is now in my bedroom... I was buying Blurays before making the switch to 1080p and I was upscaling with an Oppo and let me tell you that even at 720P the difference is night and day. 1080p is an great thing, but 720p will still let you see the difference.

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