DVD movie quality still bad using HDMI: I just changed HDMI cable for my DVD player to this TV, and I don't see a difference between HDMI cable vs. regular video cable.
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Quality of the DVD is lot lower compared to HD programing either off the air or via cable or satelite. Average DVD provide 480 p in terms of the resolution. HD braod cast are either in 720 p or 1080i depending on the broadcast. If you really want to see a difference in your TV resolution you need to get an either HD dvd player or Blueray DVD player that is caperble of playing dvd's at higher resolution. HDMI cable is not going to be solution to increasing of the resolution however you will receive the both video and audio in digital format. There are DVD players with "upconversion" offering resolution to 720p with a little better picture . Still original content is geard for 480 resolution. Welcome to the world of confusing DVD, TV, HD formats. Pri
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I have. Less than 1 week old. Using HDMI cable. Played "Polar Express" (Full Screen Version) and player "stutters" every 5 minutes or so.Tried two other "wide-screen" discs and the "stuttering" did not happen. Playing to a new Magnavox 47" LCD.Home burned vacation DVD's upconverted and played just great! Very Good for audio CD's also!
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Dang, I wish someone would reply to this. I've had this DVD player hooked up to a Sony 40 inch for a few days and I'm having the same problem.
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Yeah you can use both cable in conjunction with each other, but why? The reason for having an HDMI cable is to get get the best picture possible. I would recommend getting some more HDMI cables for your other components, that way you ensure your getting the best quality. If your DVD player doesn't have HDMI inputs, than you have no choice. The rank in video cables from worst to best is as follows: RCA, S-Video, then HDMI.
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I bought one recently because my (1) my old TV died and my TV service (Verizon FIOS) offers several HDTV channels. There are HDTV channels for all the major networks and several of the cable channels: ESPN, HBO, etc. I watch baseball (Red Sox) on HDTV and I'll be able to watch football in HDTV in the Fall. So it was easier for me to decide to switch to HDTV. As for your existing DVD movies, while they're not HD, they will look better on a 56" DLP. The HDTV screen aspect ratio is much closer to that of the original movies, so if you watch the movie in its original format, the "letterbox" effect isn't as dramatic. I'm very pleased with the way my DVDs look on HDTV ... not HDTV quality, but MUCH closer to a movie theater experience than before. If my old TV hadn't died, I probably would have waited until HDTV was the "norm" as you are considering doing. In retrospect, I'm glad it died. Paul
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Isnt that a shame? so you're saying that it will look grainy on any blue ray player? I wouldve thought any encoding problem wouldve been fixed by now, i mean 300 just came out on blue ray.Do stores offer refunds or something? Have you tried a different blue ray? or a different TV? Im going to take mine to my friends house and test it on his LCD TV.thxThank you.
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the only cable you will need is the hdmi cable which you plug one end into the DVD player and the other end into the TV. After playing with this system for a few days I am finding out that it sounds really good if you are playing a movie or music disc in the DVD player. However, if you are watching the TV and switch the mode over to external speakers, it doesn't seem to sound as good as it does through the player if you are watching non-HD channels.
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To the best of my knowledge HDMI cables should be backwards compatible, it'd be weird if it wasn't. Is everything else plugged in and connected properly, right TV input etc...Do you have any other HDMI cables to try out?
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Can anyone with this DVD player answer Keith's question? I'm interested in buying it but only if it upscales with component cables and not just HDMI
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Here's another question for you Ron? My older TV does not have hdmi inputs. But a good friend, who's an electronics engineer, said I should use a cable converter that inputs HDMI (from the DVD player) and outputs component (into the HD component on the TV). Does that seem right?
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yes we did. We have to go to input, top corner of the tv remote and change from HDMi mode to comp/av mode to use the dvd player. Then back again for tv. Only complication is having a tv remote, a cable remote and a dvd remote. Our cable guy was nice enough to mesh them all for us, but we still like using the separate ones for different features. :)
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I ran my HDMI cable directly from my dvd to my TV. You have to run a seperate sound cable anyway, so why add another switch and cable to it. Works just fine and no loss of pic quality.
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I guess one thing to rule out is the input. If you have component cables instead of hdmi, you might have one of them loose. Also like they have said, to reset your pictures setting to default. Also try different sources if you can (Cable, dvd, blu ray) to see if it does it on all of them. The off brand one I bought has a slow warm up time and randomly starts to flicker the screen slightly. I learned my lesson and I will buy the more expensive factory replacement when this one goes out. Let us know if you still are having trouble after trying these things.
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Depending on your DVD player the highest quality is with an HDMI cable. There is also a component video input and a composite video input on the TV
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You're welcome. I ended up adjusting the screen size through my HDTV, I have a Samsung that has a 'fill screen option' and it seems to work better because it doesn't cut the edges off. I love the quality of the picture of my dvds. so much better than the regular dvd player I had. Maybe some day I'll switch to Blu-ray, but for now this works just great!
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I can't say whether this TV model is being fazed out. It will work fine after the switch to digital TV. My guess is that it does not have an HDMI port because there's no reason for it to have one. What would you use the HDMI port for? It already has a DVD player built-in. It's so small you wouldn't want to spend $200+ to connect a Blu-Ray Player to it, or a home theater system. Regular cable doesn't require HDMI (though HD Cable might, but are you going to pay to rent a Digital Cable Box for a tiny TV?).
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No, you did the right thing. There isn't really any difference between component cables and HDMI. 91 bucks seems pricey, I bought one a year ago for 30 bucks. The only advantage over HDMI is it carries both audio and video. Also when HDCP is implemented you don't have to worry about your videos not playing over component, but that won't be done for years.