Dual optical pickup on set-top dvd players-better picture?

[tboo]

Some set top dvd players are advertising that their players have dual optical pickup for better audio & video clarity..etc. Has anybody seens this 1st hand? Do they really offer a better picture & sound vs the standard player? I thought they were for compatability with cdrs & cdrws.

 

[Killbat]

If a player can read all the data from a disc, it's up to the video encoders to do the rest.
Better quality from dual pickups is total BS, unless it makes the disc layer change go more smoothly.

 

[yellowperil]

I thought they were solely for MultiRead capability too..

 

[Sugadaddy]

No, the players have them so they can read DVD as well as CDRW and CDR. Players with only one laser have a hard time with CDR (CDRW isn't as bad because it ressembles DVDs more). They only use one laser at a time, unless it's something new I don't know about...

 

[bleeb]

I thought that Dual Optical Pick Ups were for longevity of DVD Players.

 

[tboo]

Thanks for the info!