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GrtGrfx · 11-17-2008

I have a very good Denon DVD-1920 player which upconverts my DVDs from 480P to 720P, and that I display on a 2007 Panasonic 42" professional series 720P plasma display. Granted, upconverted DVD video is still slightly soft compared to native HD from, for example, my DirecTV HD channels, but a BD disk would have to be downsampled from 1080P to 720P anyway.

Is a BD player's superior resolution going to be wasted (additional features aside) with a non-HD display like mine?

11-17-2008	#1
GrtGrfx Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 44	Is Blu-Ray worth it with a 720P plasma? I have a very good Denon DVD-1920 player which upconverts my DVDs from 480P to 720P, and that I display on a 2007 Panasonic 42" professional series 720P plasma display. Granted, upconverted DVD video is still slightly soft compared to native HD from, for example, my DirecTV HD channels, but a BD disk would have to be downsampled from 1080P to 720P anyway. Is a BD player's superior resolution going to be wasted (additional features aside) with a non-HD display like mine? __________________ "I have always wished that my computer would be as easy to use as my telephone. My wish has come true. I no longer know how to use my telephone." — Bjarne Stroustrup (creator of C++) -