HD DVD Player + 720p

Sansui
Sansui Posts: 372
edited November 2007 in Electronics
Would it be a waste of money for me to get a HD DVD player next year seeing as how my TV is only a 720p one? If not, why?
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2007
    No, it would still be a good idea. I have two 720p/1080i TVs, and they are much improved with my HD-DVD players.

    No need to get the latest version players that play 1080p, though, unless you plan to upgrade your tv in the near future.

    Best budget player would be the HD-A1, which you can find for a franklin these days. HD-A2 and HD-XA1 are good ones for you as well.
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2007
    Yes, it's a big improvement in 720p as well. I would say no only if your TV is small. Less or more than 42"?
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  • mutelight
    mutelight Posts: 1,054
    edited November 2007
    It would be well worth it. My current TV is 720p and I can see a vast improvement in films on both HD DVD and Blu-ray.
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  • bigaudiofanatic
    bigaudiofanatic Posts: 4,415
    edited November 2007
    Just for the record I have my hd-dvd player connected to my asus pc monitor threw a hdmi to dvi converter than connceted to the monitor it looks great at 720p
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  • ViperZ
    ViperZ Posts: 2,046
    edited November 2007
    Huge improvement... I will also be surprised if 720p cannot support 1080i, but it's really TV model dependent.
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited November 2007
    Sami wrote: »
    Yes, it's a big improvement in 720p as well. I would say no only if your TV is small. Less or more than 42"?

    I have a 32" one.
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited November 2007
    ViperZ wrote: »
    Huge improvement... I will also be surprised if 720p cannot support 1080i, but it's really TV model dependent.

    I have an Olevia (series 2) brand.

    There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of info on this TV even though this one and my 26" work great with many hours of use on each.

    I had a great idea after reading this. I'll change my HDMI output of my "regular" DVD player from 720p to 1080p and see what the pic looks like. So much for that idea. Even though the 1080i was selectable, the 1080p was "ghosted" and not selectable. Is the TV "telling" the DVD player that it can't do it?
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited November 2007
    mutelight wrote: »
    It would be well worth it. My current TV is 720p and I can see a vast improvement in films on both HD DVD and Blu-ray.

    Is your TV bigger than 32"?
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  • Sansui
    Sansui Posts: 372
    edited November 2007
    AndyGwis wrote: »
    No, it would still be a good idea. I have two 720p/1080i TVs, and they are much improved with my HD-DVD players.

    No need to get the latest version players that play 1080p, though, unless you plan to upgrade your tv in the near future.

    Best budget player would be the HD-A1, which you can find for a franklin these days. HD-A2 and HD-XA1 are good ones for you as well.

    Toshiba, right?
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  • Sami
    Sami Posts: 4,634
    edited November 2007
    Sansui wrote: »
    I have a 32" one.

    You'll see an improvement but I wouldn't rush into HD at any cost. If you can get a player for $100 and you rent movies, why not. It won't be a "religious" experience with that set but an improvement nonetheless.
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  • Bill Ayotte
    Bill Ayotte Posts: 1,860
    edited November 2007
    You can pick up an A20 at cosco here for $169....I may pick one of those up and sell the A2 I have....
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