URGENT!! Hitachi 50V500 Question!!

[Smthkd]

Hi everyone!
I have a BIG question! At least to me. I just upgraded to a new 50" Hitachi LCD (50V500). I noticed that it has a feature called "Virtual 1080p". Does this mean that this HD set can handle a 1080p signal? or is it just upconverting!? I need a concrete answer because I was interested in buying the NuNeo DVD player that has a 1080p output! All answers are greatly appreciated!

 

[dfergie]

It upconverts...

 

[Smthkd]

Okay so in other words the 720p is the "ACTUAL" native resolution and the NueNeo DVD player's 1080p would be at a much higher resolution than this set can handle. Right? or can it still process the 1080p output? By the way dfergie, CoOl Avatar -- is that from Stargate SG1?

 

[dfergie]

1080i should be native resolution... It is on my 43"... If your set handles 720p then it should down rez the 1080p which is probably upconverted anyway...

 

[Smthkd]

Okay, thats what I thought! Thanks for the confir...

 

[toto]

Okay so in other words the 720p is the "ACTUAL" native resolution and the NueNeo DVD player's 1080p would be at a much higher resolution than this set can handle. Right? or can it still process the 1080p output? By the way dfergie, CoOl Avatar -- is that from Stargate SG1?

The DVD is also an upconversion. DVDs native are 480P

 

[Kevinw]

The DVD is also an upconversion. DVDs native are 480P

DVD's are 480i. Using a progressive scan DVD player converts to 480p..I figure you really meant this.

 

[dfergie]

DVD's are 480i. Using a progressive scan DVD player converts to 480p..I figure you really meant this.

Yup...

 

[toto]

DVD's are 480i. Using a progressive scan DVD player converts to 480p..I figure you really meant this.

Yes and no. From DVD Demystified:
There's enormous confusion about whether DVD video is progressive or interlaced. Here's the one true answer: Progressive-source video (such as from film) is usually encoded on DVD as interlaced field pairs that can be reinterleaved by a progressive player to recreate the original progressive video