Re: What do you guys think I should do?

I smell fruit...

Stop farting then.

Fly high, falcon fruit, because that is now your name.

...cuz you can fly highers than a faaaalcoooon....

cuz you have some fruit beneath your wiiiings.....

[Post edited by comicgeekoid on Feb 24, 2008]

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Are there any dual format players worth considering?

Currently none of them could be recommended as they all have different bugs that make them pretty undesirable. Not to mention their prices.

Honestly, since you haven't bought into any formats yet, I don't see why you would get a dual format player now. All movies that have been HD DVD exclusive will be released on Blu-ray in the coming months.

oh thank god, thansk gvortex for being non fruity and sane

Comic you're really hurting my feelings man. :p

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oh thank god, thansk gvortex for being non fruity and sane

Thanks for the vote of confidence bud.

Falcon said -

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"Hendrix, just so you know, I have my Pioneer, cable box and my HDA2 all set to 1080i. It probably converts the signal to 720P like you said (I don't really know) but I think it looks better at 1080i resolution."

Well yes, it looks better, because unlike some other displays, the Pioneer plasmas have accurate and FULL deinterlacing of 1080i signals, before converting to the set's native resolution, which in this case (model #5080HD), is actually 768p (and not 720p).

TVs that don't correctly deinterlace 1080i - which is bringing the two 540-line 'fields' together to 1080 progressive, before conversion to the set's native resolution - will often 'short-change' the signal, with 'half-HD' quality - by only taking HALF the signal, or 540 lines and then upconverting this HALF to the set's native resolution. The result is a 'softer' signal and NOT the full 1080 being broadcast, or coming off of the HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc!

For your KURO plasma (like mine, same model), along with using 1080i/60hz output from your HD-DVD player (thru HDMI), for best image results, I recommend the following settings in your plasma...

-Movie Mode (out of the viewing choices)

-PRO Adjustment - under "Pure Cinema", choose the SMOOTH setting (or Standard), so that on most movements (and slow panning shots), your TV will provide a smoother motion effect (less or no judder). It usually works great with most 480i and 1080i interlaced signals, but occasionally "Standard" works better (depends on the signal source's content). However, with "Standard" the usual film judder is noticeable, and the benefits of SMOOTH disappear.

Added NOTE: if using 1080i signals from your player, you should not choose ADVANCED in Pioneer's Pure Cinema, as -that- mode is ONLY for 1080p/24 signals sent to the TV (from either hi-def disc format). If you choose it anyway, and don't have 1080p/24 being sent from the player (like 1080i/60hz or 1080p/60z from the player), well the Pioneer will automatically convert these other signals to 768p/60hz (on this model). Again the ADVANCED setting is only to be used with 1080p/24hz signals, which on this set will convert it to 768p/72hz (a multiple of 24).

-JIMI (the Voodoo Child)

[Post edited by Love Hendrix! on Feb 24, 2008]

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Honestly, since you haven't bought into any formats yet, I don't see why you would get a dual format player now. All movies that have been HD DVD exclusive will be released on Blu-ray in the coming months.

I think 'years' would be the more appropriate word. I'd bet that there will still be exclusive HD DVD titles two years from now. Some titles were brought out mainly to trump the format and some sold poorly. So now that nobody is in a hurry to release catalog movies, expect to wait longer than you think.

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[Post edited by BruceAmes on Feb 24, 2008]