_jackal_
09-22-2004, 07:16 PM
Hello everyone.
First, I must say that I have been reading the forums and reviews on this site for almost a year, and I put alot of faith into the wealth of knowledge expressed here (not that I believe everything I read, however ;))
Anyway, on to my question. Soon, I am going to be purchasing a CRT RPTV (due largely to Woodman's emphatic recommendation of this technology). The set is going to be used likely 60% movies, 30% Bell ExpressVu digital satellite TV, and 10% Nintendo GameCube. I don't really subscribe to any HDTV channels, and don't plan on paying extra for any of them in the future. Where I would really like this set to shine is in the playing of DVDs.
So, can current DVD players output a standard DVD at 1080i and 720p, depending on the particular DVD player of course? I'm looking at the Hitachi 51F510 which appears to upscale the 720p to a 1080i. Will this be a factor in DVD playback? I can't even find a Hitachi CRT RPTV set on their site that can display a 720p signal at native 720p without upscaling.
Finally, why would I need a HDTV tuner built into the TV? Is this required for watching DVDs at 1080i or 720p? Will I need a DVD player with a built in HDTV tuner to output to the TV if the TV doesn't have a built in tuner?
Sorry if some of these questions don't make any sense, but I only started reading about all this technology a couple days ago and I'm starting to feel a little lost. I just don't want to spend a bunch of money and then kick myself when I'm losing image quality because my TV doesn't support some format that I should have ensured it did.
Thanks in advance.
First, I must say that I have been reading the forums and reviews on this site for almost a year, and I put alot of faith into the wealth of knowledge expressed here (not that I believe everything I read, however ;))
Anyway, on to my question. Soon, I am going to be purchasing a CRT RPTV (due largely to Woodman's emphatic recommendation of this technology). The set is going to be used likely 60% movies, 30% Bell ExpressVu digital satellite TV, and 10% Nintendo GameCube. I don't really subscribe to any HDTV channels, and don't plan on paying extra for any of them in the future. Where I would really like this set to shine is in the playing of DVDs.
So, can current DVD players output a standard DVD at 1080i and 720p, depending on the particular DVD player of course? I'm looking at the Hitachi 51F510 which appears to upscale the 720p to a 1080i. Will this be a factor in DVD playback? I can't even find a Hitachi CRT RPTV set on their site that can display a 720p signal at native 720p without upscaling.
Finally, why would I need a HDTV tuner built into the TV? Is this required for watching DVDs at 1080i or 720p? Will I need a DVD player with a built in HDTV tuner to output to the TV if the TV doesn't have a built in tuner?
Sorry if some of these questions don't make any sense, but I only started reading about all this technology a couple days ago and I'm starting to feel a little lost. I just don't want to spend a bunch of money and then kick myself when I'm losing image quality because my TV doesn't support some format that I should have ensured it did.
Thanks in advance.