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Congrats on your new TV

Posted by BQ (A) on January 19, 2003 at 15:31:19

In Reply to: RPJ guru's, lend me an ear ! posted by audioman on January 19, 2003 at 10:34:56:

Re: progressive scan, in general, yes, it does produce a superior picture. While watching your DVDs, did you notice any digital artifacts, such as jagged edges on diagnol lines? This is one place where you can see a difference (there are others). OTOH, if it isn't bugging you, why spend the money? The higher quality progressive scan DVD players (with the Faroudja chips) will only get cheaper over time.

Re: digital cable / sat, if you are watching analog cable now, it will range in quality from intolerable to average. Some of this depends on how good the line doubler is in your RPTV, but even a great line doubler can't perform miracles on a low quality analog signal. Without question, digital cable or satellite will be an improvement over analog cable.

Lastly, there are outboard devices that can improve the quality of all inputs. They can be broadly divided into two groups: those that produce a great picture, and those that are reasonably priced. Caveat emptor, to be sure.

In my case, I started with analog cable and went to Dish Network satellite. I also use an HD tuner to pull in local HD broadcasts. I don't have a progressive scan DVD player yet, but it's on my list of future acquisitions.

Hope this helps, and good luck. Enjoy that new set!

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