Comments on: Is Blu-ray worth it on a 720p TV? http://wesleytech.com/is-blu-ray-worth-it-on-a-720p-tv/1501/ Technology news, reviews, tips and guides Wed, 23 May 2012 17:36:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steven Kippel http://wesleytech.com/is-blu-ray-worth-it-on-a-720p-tv/1501/comment-page-1/#comment-30886 Steven Kippel Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:03:03 +0000 http://wesleytech.com/?p=1501#comment-30886 It is true that the maximum output resolution of DVD is 480p (set by DVD-CCA for analog output), DVD video is encoded at 480i. This is because older analog TVs don't support progressive video. EDTVs would support progressive video. A progressive scan DVD player deinterlaces the image and outputs it as 480p video. I said DVD has a 480i image because that is the originally encoded image, and Blu-ray is encoded progressively. It is true that the maximum output resolution of DVD is 480p (set by DVD-CCA for analog output), DVD video is encoded at 480i. This is because older analog TVs don’t support progressive video. EDTVs would support progressive video. A progressive scan DVD player deinterlaces the image and outputs it as 480p video.

I said DVD has a 480i image because that is the originally encoded image, and Blu-ray is encoded progressively.

]]> By: Kevin http://wesleytech.com/is-blu-ray-worth-it-on-a-720p-tv/1501/comment-page-1/#comment-30883 Kevin Sun, 12 Jul 2009 18:49:53 +0000 http://wesleytech.com/?p=1501#comment-30883 The maximum resolution of DVD is 480p, not 480i. The maximum resolution of DVD is 480p, not 480i.

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