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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | The Blu-Ray poll got me thinking about this, and I need some opinions. Plenty of those here!  My Blu-Ray is setup on a 37 inch 1080p LCD and I love it. It does what I want, but... it's in our family room and sometimes it is difficult to get the rest of the family to agree on the movie I want to see. I have a Toshiba 57 inch projection TV that is "HD Ready". It has no HDMI or DVI interface, just coaxial and component. I assume this means that this is not a 1080p or even 1080i but most likely 720p. Would it be worth putting a Blu-Ray on this set? One of my reasons is just to have a second location where I could watch my Blu-Rays, but at about $300 for the player it's still a substantial investment. So, it doesn't need to be the incredible, but if it's not going to look much better than a regular DVD, then it's a little harder to justify. And... There is NO way I can convince the wife that I need that 65 inch LCD or Plasma TV.  |
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | What's the model number? HD ready just means it has no tuner, nothing about resolution other than it's 720p or higher. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 485 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting jgilligan: Quote:
...I have a Toshiba 57 inch projection TV that is "HD Ready". It has no HDMI or DVI interface, just coaxial and component. I assume this means that this is not a 1080p or even 1080i but most likely 720p. Would it be worth putting a Blu-Ray on this set?
...( Component will transport 720p or even 1080i. As Ace_of_Stevens said, we could be more helpfull is you mention the model number. Same goes for the BR player: a PS3 requires a special cable to produce a component signal; many players only have a HDMI port. | | | Eric
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 5,916 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have a 50" projection that was able to display component at 1080i, it was very nice. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | Model number is 57H81. I've never been able to find specs on this. It was purchased back around June 2002 and they weren't really advertising 720p/1080i/1080p back then. Nothing in my manuals mentions the capabilities so I'm assuming the minimum of 720p. |
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| Registered: March 8, 2009 | | Posts: 864 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting jgilligan: Quote:
And... There is NO way I can convince the wife that I need that 65 inch LCD or Plasma TV. You married guys are funny.  I second the suggestion of front projection. Larger and cheaper than plasma. Quoting jgilligan: Quote:
Model number is 57H81. I've never been able to find specs on this. It was purchased back around June 2002 and they weren't really advertising 720p/1080i/1080p back then. Nothing in my manuals mentions the capabilities so I'm assuming the minimum of 720p. AFAIK, 720p is not a "minimum" but is still considered HD of a sort. Aren't most older/standard televisions 480i/p? . | | | | Last edited: by Mixmaster_Mal |
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Mixmaster_Mal: Quote:
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Model number is 57H81. I've never been able to find specs on this. It was purchased back around June 2002 and they weren't really advertising 720p/1080i/1080p back then. Nothing in my manuals mentions the capabilities so I'm assuming the minimum of 720p.
AFAIK, 720p is not a "minimum" but is still considered HD of a sort. Aren't most older/standard televisions 480i/p? Yes, but they aren't "HD ready." This mean high resolution, but no HDTV tuner. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 2,692 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting jgilligan: Quote:
Model number is 57H81. I've never been able to find specs on this. It was purchased back around June 2002 and they weren't really advertising 720p/1080i/1080p back then. Nothing in my manuals mentions the capabilities so I'm assuming the minimum of 720p. not sure if you have a manual, but if not you can find it hereI've found that Amazon.com gives more info - This HDTV-compatible set (540p/1080i) is configured in a 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, offering film detection with true 3:2 pulldown, a 3D Y/C digital comb filter, and a wide, 160-degree horizontal viewing angle. The two speakers each receive 15 watts of audio power and benefit from Toshiba's Sub Bass System (SBS). | | | | Paul | | | | Last edited: by pauls42 |
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| Registered: December 10, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,004 |
| | Posted: | | | | 1080i is the same resolution (as far as number of pixels) as 1080p. It should be a huge improvement is the TV itself isn't crap. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | Thanks for all the help. Now I've just got to work on the justification for the player. That's a little easier than the TV. At 1080i, it should look a LOT better than what I've got now.
I had found the link for the manual at retrevo... just didn't like having to give them an e-mail address. For some reason I didn't see the specs at Amazon. I was there and I thought I had read it, but obviously I missed parts. |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,014 |
| | Posted: | | | | The player shouldn't have to cost you as much as $300, judging by Amazon's lineup, so perhaps there's hope...  | | | | Last edited: by dee1959jay |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 171 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting dee1959jay: Quote:
The player shouldn't have to cost you as much as $300, judging by Amazon's lineup, so perhaps there's hope... I'm just judging from what I paid for the Sony BDP 350 that I currently have. There are some that are a bit less expensive on your link, so if it's cheaper, that's even better! This isn't a quick decision... gotta get through the next few weeks, then I need to convince the wife that I NEED this.  | | | | Last edited: by jgilligan |
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| Registered: May 27, 2007 | | Posts: 691 |
| | Posted: | | | | Good luck with that last part. | | | | Unfortunately, I can't use DVDprofiler at the moment due to lack of a Windows computer. |
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| Registered: March 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,014 |
| | Posted: | | | | You might want to try and find a shop that displays the same movie on BR and DVD running side by side on the same display. I've seen that here, and it's quite convincing... |
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| Registered: January 8, 2009 |  Posts: 3 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting jgilligan: Quote:
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The player shouldn't have to cost you as much as $300, judging by Amazon's lineup, so perhaps there's hope...
I'm just judging from what I paid for the Sony BDP 350 that I currently have. There are some that are a bit less expensive on your link, so if it's cheaper, that's even better!
This isn't a quick decision... gotta get through the next few weeks, then I need to convince the wife that I NEED this. I have recently have purchase the Sony BP S350 with home cinema set for 500€. It's a great product. Before buying, i played my BD on my Playstation 3 that it's a very good support too. Hope you can convince your wife  |
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| Registered: June 27, 2007 |  Posts: 2,049 |
| | Posted: | | | | To make it short and simple. The quality you would get out of a Blu Ray would still be great.. But not really that much better than an upscaled DVD .. But since there isn't a lot of price difference between a cheap BD Player and a mid class upscaling DVD Player I would opt for Blu | | | | Check out my Youtube channel under https://www.youtube.com/user/alittleolder |
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