hdtv snobs... i dont understand this.

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: TheSnowman

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024

Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
I notice a huge difference between 480p tv and 720p hd, but for some reason I have trouble telling 480p dvd from 720p. Also whats strange is that 640x480 in a computer game looks like crap to me, but 1280x960 seems much better.

Probably because DVD is only 720X480 (16:9) or 852X480 (2.35:1) to begin with. DVD upconversion is a nice feature to accomodate laggy upconverters on fixed pixel displays (eg DLP's, etc) but it can't increase the resolution that DVD is stored in.

Nah, DVDs are all 720x480 interlaced recordings at either 16:9 or 4:3, and the black bars for letterboxing to 2.35:1 and such eat up some of that resolution. 842x480 is what makes for square pixels with 16:9 at 480 lines, but DVDs are all still only 720x480.

Ah thanks for clearing that up.

 

[kylebisme]

Dohm I meant 852x480 rather than 842x480, pardon my fat fingers.