is progressive scan worth having?

[RabidDog]

is progressive scan worth having? I have read in various places that progressive scan is worth it on a dvd player because it improves the display quality. I thought it depended on the tv, ie that has to be progressive scan capable too. This might make it onto my list of must have features for my next dvd player.

[SLICK RICK]

From what I understand, you do need a tv that supports progressive scan to notice the difference in picture quality. But I could be wrong.

SLICK RICK

[fatcow]

yep. you'll need TV with prog-scan capability in order to reap the benefits of prog-scan player. The difference in picture quality is almost night and day. Even on a 27" TV.

[Redd]

yep. you'll need TV with prog-scan capability in order to reap the benefits of prog-scan player. The difference in picture quality is almost night and day.

I hear through the grapevine that HD Stand Alone DVD players will be here in the next year or two. Progressive is great...I have one, but don't spend to much money right now. Save your big bucks for the progressive+HD DVD players.

[MOVIEGEEK]

yep. you'll need TV with prog-scan capability in order to reap the benefits of prog-scan player. The difference in picture quality is almost night and day.

I hear through the grapevine that HD Stand Alone DVD players will be here in the next year or two. Progressive is great...I have one, but don't spend to much money right now. Save your big bucks for the progressive+HD DVD players.

...again they're useless without an HDTV.

[Redd]

The world of quailty video sure ain't cheap. But since I'm married with three little kids, we don't get out much. So the price of a HD compatible TV and Progressive Scan DVD player has been well worth the overtime shifts I did to pay for them

[RabidDog]

hmmmm new TV and new expensive Dvd player
N.B. is that HD for hard disk or high definition?
I am thinking yes I would like it but it will have to wait for a while

Trivia... on an electronics site they quoted that the pickup heads and electronics in a dvd player are now selling wholesale for $6.

[handyguy]

DVD is not hdtv.

Some day we might have affordable hddvd. right now we don't, we do have hdvhs though.

[RabidDog]

warning warning ... acroynm overload. is hdvhs svhs?

[thayne]

warning warning ... acroynm overload. is hdvhs svhs?

No S-VHS is not the same as VHS-D (High Def Digital)

[Poppa_Meth]

I got my Sony 725p DVD player for $250. its progressive scan enabled and plays most other format like vcd, svcd, mpg. the players themselves aren't bad anymore. its the HDTV that will get you pricewise

[ktnwin]

Yes, I have a 65" progressive scan HDTV that looks impressive. With progressive scan, the screen is smooth, you see no horizontal lines as with non-progressive ones. Watching good movies like Pearl Harbor on it is like in a theater, everything looks crisp and clear.