Simmy
I'm pretty new to this HD thing. I got a 37" Sharp (710p) HDTV which I currently have hooked up to my Xbox 360 for watching DVD's. I thought, perhaps naively, that if I got a DVD player with upconversion/upscaling, I would see an improvement in picture quality of standard DVD's.
So I got an $80 Sony at Costco which I hooked up directly to the TV through the HDMI cable which came with the player and Yikes! The picture quality is even worse than when I watch movies through my Xbox at 420p. I tried changing the settings on the DVD player to 720p and 1080i, and both looked terrible.
Am I doing something wrong? Or do I have unrealistic expectations that an upconverting DVD player would be better quality than 420p on the Xbox?
Oops I meant 480p not 420p on the Xbox
Answer
Up-converting DVD players rescale the 480 DVD resolution to a higher resolution. Your TV does the same thing. So what's the point of an up-scaling DVD player?
Well, initially, up-scaling DVD players were quite expensive because they had very good upscalers in them. Generally, they did a better job than the upscalers in the TV. So, you could get an improvement in the picture. There still are expensive up-converting DVD players that will give you a better picture.
But an $80 player isn't going to do a better job than a $2000 TV.
BTW-you should never have the DVD player upscale to a resolution higher than your TV's. The TV just has to downscale to it's native resolution. Doing it twice just degrades the picture more.
Up-converting DVD players rescale the 480 DVD resolution to a higher resolution. Your TV does the same thing. So what's the point of an up-scaling DVD player?
Well, initially, up-scaling DVD players were quite expensive because they had very good upscalers in them. Generally, they did a better job than the upscalers in the TV. So, you could get an improvement in the picture. There still are expensive up-converting DVD players that will give you a better picture.
But an $80 player isn't going to do a better job than a $2000 TV.
BTW-you should never have the DVD player upscale to a resolution higher than your TV's. The TV just has to downscale to it's native resolution. Doing it twice just degrades the picture more.
what is a good DVD player that streams Netflix?
Mike
i don't care about Blu-ray or HD-DVD's, just want a regular DVD player that streams Netflix. would be good if it played VHS too, but doubt they make those anymore. user friendly, price range $150 tops
can you play regular DVDs on a Blu-ray player?
Answer
DVD player that streams Netflix? - XBOX 360
You can also stream netflix on a Wii or ps3.
You're not gonna find just a plain dvd player that does Netflix. You're going to need a Blu-ray player.
DVD discs can not have internet features. Blu-ray discs can
A lot of Blu-ray discs have an online feature called BD-Live (Blu-ray Disc Live), so most blu-ray players go online for BD-Live, so a lot of blu-ray players will include other internet features like you tube and Netflix
That vizio someone else mentioned is a Blu-ray player. Vizio doesn't even make regular dvd players
UPDATE because of your "additional details": Update - yes, Blu-ray players play DVDs and CDs. DVD players do not play Blu-ray Discs
DVD player that streams Netflix? - XBOX 360
You can also stream netflix on a Wii or ps3.
You're not gonna find just a plain dvd player that does Netflix. You're going to need a Blu-ray player.
DVD discs can not have internet features. Blu-ray discs can
A lot of Blu-ray discs have an online feature called BD-Live (Blu-ray Disc Live), so most blu-ray players go online for BD-Live, so a lot of blu-ray players will include other internet features like you tube and Netflix
That vizio someone else mentioned is a Blu-ray player. Vizio doesn't even make regular dvd players
UPDATE because of your "additional details": Update - yes, Blu-ray players play DVDs and CDs. DVD players do not play Blu-ray Discs
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