DVD Progressive Scan...

[Alex]

Does every DVD offer a progressive scan option?

As I understand progressive scan. The DVD image is played back at 24 frames per second rather than 60 fields per second for regular NTSC video.

How important is this feature when purchasing a DVD Player?

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 26, 2002 12:57 PM: Message edited by: Super8 Filmmaking in the DigitalAge ]</font>

[Alex]

I guess I'll answer my own question. The progressive scan only works on HI-Def television monitors that output either 1040 or 700plus lines.

[Alex]

My final bit of research I've discovered that using a progressive scan DVD Player on a non-HD/Progressive scan Television will produce an inferior result to a "plain" DVD player.

So the rule of thumb is only buy a progressive scan DVD if your television will playback progessive scan.

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ January 07, 2003 06:24 PM: Message edited by: Super8 Filmmaking in the DigitalAge ]</font>

[Mike Buckles]

I have a hi def tv (36" direct view) and a progressive scan player...I'll tell you, the progressive scan is supposed to make the image more filmlike, and reportedly on big screen tvs it does, but on my conventional size hi def tv, I saw virtually no difference...my tv's picture enhancing circuitry does such a good job with the picture, it matched what the progressive scan would do. I suppose the only way to tell would be a side by side comparison.