I was told that HD dvd's would not play on a regular dvd player. But the HD upconverting dvd players upconvert regular dvd's to 1080i, or at least mine does. Why the need for HD dvd's, do they play at 1080p? What's the deal?
2007-01-12 09:47:35 · 3 answers · asked by marcio c 3 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
That is correct, HD-DVD and BluRay DVD's will not play on a regular DVD player, which uses a red laser rather than a blue laser to read the DVD's.
Yes, the upconverting DVD players will convert the signal of a normal DVD to 720p or 1080i. Anytime you "upconvert", you are going to get video artifacts and it is not the same when the source is originally 720p or 1080i. That is why upconverting DVD specs say "near HD" because it is not true HD.
That is why HD DVD's (BluRay or HD-DVD) are so desirable because the source is 1080p, therefore you are going to get a higher quality video because less scaling.
It's like comparing standard cable to HD cable. Huge difference! That is the type of difference you will notice between a standard DVD to an HD DVD.
2007-01-12 10:17:01 · answer #1 · answered by techman2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-23 14:46:59 · answer #2 · answered by meeks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be blue ray dvds not playing on a normal player
u need a 1080p tv
2007-01-12 10:11:44 · answer #3 · answered by CazZmo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋