HD TV DVD?????
Posted by hammer on August 27, 2007
Hiya! I have a question for you. We’ve been hearing that in 2009 everyone will be watching HDTV because the analog signals are going to be gone for good. If our old TV can gasp its way to then, we’ll get a converter box, so I’m not worried about that. What I was wondering is, will there be any real difference in the DVDs I own? Will they play as well on HDTV? I tried to look it up but all this technical info makes my eyes cross and I can’t find anything that specifically answers my question. I’d hate to think that all the DVDs I own now will be garbage and unviewable. Thanks,
Cross-EyedDear Crosseyed
To take advantage of an HD TV, a progressive scan DVD player will be required. Only DVDs recorded in HD format will show the true advantages of all the combined technology.
Simple answer…an HDTV hooked to a progressive scan DVD player and a disk recorded in HD will look great. Old DVDs will still play normally.
Hope this helps:
Hammer
Janet said
not that I care about the movies I’ve seen recently but I do have some that are worth watching, so this is good news. I don’t really care if I see ‘em in HDTV or the “regular” TV.
a random reader said
question when did digital TV signals become High Def
I thought High Def was better than just digital since digital cable tv has been around a LONG time and HD chans are relatively new