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Originally posted by 3DMan
Do you have any links to this info? I think it would be pretty stupid to come out with a brand new format that's inferior picture-wise to an existing one.
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I'm SOOO glad you asked this question as if "forced" me to go and update my 'info" regarding the possible resolutions supported by HD-DVD players.
At the time I got my info, there wasn't a HD-DVD standard laser or anything and the "rumor mill" was very active. That's why I said I "heard" that about the 720p possibly being the max resoution output from a HD-DVD player.
Well, I started looking into this _again_ and discovered that the HD-DVD players might be just as confusing as HD receivers are now with the whole HDMI (DVI + HDCP) issue.
There is a TON of speculative info floating around right now, and some of the GOOD news is it looks like there will be some DVD players hitting the streets soon (sounds like around Summer of this year, possibly) that will be capable of upconverting 480i and 480p DVDs to 1080i and output that signal via DVI. Here is a link to discussion about a Samsung player that will do this:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...ighlight=HDDVD
Part of that discussion relates to whether this upconversion will also apply to the component and S-Video outputs and it doesn't sound like it will.
I'm still tracking down specific HD-DVD info. I don't believe the Samsung unit above is a HD-DVD player, but a DVD player that does upconversion to 1080i.
I've also found this article:
http://www.eet.com/sys/news/OEG20021108S0048
which indicates the DVD Forum has chosen a "blue-laser" technology proposed by Toshiba and NEC as the "HD-DVD standard" technology. Still, this article doesn't post any specifics.
With regard to the DVD players that upconvert to 1080i, these units will be priced inline with current DVD players. I believe the Samsung will MSRP at $349.
Here is a link to info on a $200 player that will also do this upconversion:
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...ighlight=HDDVD
Again, I
don't think the above player and the Samsung are HD-DVD players, but DVD players that do upconversion.
I'll post more in the HD-DVD discussion thread when I find more info.....
Peace....