Feud between Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnel Excalates

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Originally Posted by rhertz

Stupid question (probably) But how does a show like Deadwood that is out on DVD compare to HBOHD (720p I presume?) when played through an "upconvert" DVD player with HDMI cable? I'm guessing that it doesn't look as good on DVD because it's not true HD right? LOL, I guess I'm in the mood to go shopping for a new HD tv.

Honestly I don't know.. I do believe DirecTV HD is broadcast in 1080i. (not sure what HBO broadcast in ?)
when I got my hi-def plasma t.v. I also bought some hi-end DVD player. (that's what the salesman said anyway) connects via HDMI, and so does my DirecTV Receiver... I'll take either one on my T.V. looks just fantastic.
I made a point YEARS ago, of making sure any DVDs I bought were wide screen, certainly glad I made that decision.

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Most plasma screens (except for some of the really most recent high-end ones, like less than 6 months old) have fewer than 1080 physical lines of resolution on the glass (usually either 1024x768 or 1366x768) so if you put a 1080i signal to them not only are you getting interlaced video instead of progressive video, but you're up-converting to 1080 lines of resolution and your TV is then down-converting that into 720 (or 768) lines of resolution.