DVI-D cable between my dvd play and hdtv - picture is worse ?

[Dthind]

Not real sure where to post this one, so it sounds kind of hardware oriented.

I recently bought a big screen tv with hdtv compatibility. They sold me a dvd player with a dvi-d output that hooks up to the tv under the guise that the picture was the best it could be (short of optical I guess).

Well its not. The picture is really grainy and there is no true black. I compared this to the normal rgb connections and the s-video connections. So far the s-video is the best, but am I missing something.

The tv and the dvd are in 1080i standard mode. I have tried several movies, and still the s-video is better than the dvi-d video. I even changed dvi-d cables, nothing.

Any ideas ?

 

[Rage187]

lol give us more details like what tv and what dvd player...

 

[Peter]

Well, the DVI picture shows you how the images on retail DVD media really is - low resolution, 720x480. Yes that's going to look awful on big screens, unless you blur and smear the pixels a bit - which is exactly what the low-bandwidth analog signal path SVideo is doing for you.

 

[Rage187]

Thats why I bought the Samsung HD931, upconverts dvd's to 1080i. And they look fantastic.

 

[Auric]

Try setting the TV to 540p or 720p and toggling DVD progressive output to see which is best.

 

[CalvinHobbes]

Try the component connections if you have them. DVI may not be the best choice for every setup.

 

[Dthind]

This is the http://www.bestbuy.com/site/ol...=cat03006&type=product]Model[/URL] I have tried a lot of different settings, it just doesnt seem to get any better. The dvd player is a denon http://www.usa.denon.com/catalog/products.asp?l=1&c=4]model 5900[/URL]

It only works in 480 and 1080 mode. I have tried most of the settings, nothing changes.

I can switch to component from s-video, but I was hoping that the dvi-d would kick serious butt

(sorry for forgetting the model, duh...)

 

[Dthind]

SOLUTION !!


This is really stoopid, but it was the problem.

My dvd player was set on 4:3 and the tv was set on 16:9. So the picture was shredded. It looks Awesome now.

Thanks for all your help.