I have a 57" Hitachi projection TV with 1080i display capability. I purchased the Samsung 1500 Blue ray player. My TV doesn't have the HDMI connector, so I'm using component video connectors. I have gone thru the TV's menu and selected 1080i and 16:1 zoom. When I put in a disk... "480p" pops up in the corner then goes away. After the previews the movie looks great and is very clear. Is there a way to confirm that I am seeing 1080i? Or do I have to trust that I am? Thanks, Larry
The odds are the source material is stored in the 480p (Progressive Scan) format, and the display will be the said... This is probably as good as the 1080i (Interlaced) mode, possibly better... Interlace is the traditional display method used by TV, where as VGA Monitors traditionally used Progressive Scan... Modern TVs can use Interlace and/or Progressive Scan... Progressive Scan is far superior, but more work.
Do not use any zoom funtions when playing BDs, this may be why your TV displyed 480p. 1080i will work with component cables. Were you playing a DVD in your BD player... or a Blu-ray? Don't worry, 1080i is still much better than 480p, you're still getting 600 more lines of horizontal resolution.
Thanks so much for your input. Yes, I was playing a BD. I have since figured out how to properly set the TV to display 1080i and it is much better. But I've noticed that I can't select 24 FPS. 24 FPS is not highlighted for selection. I also went to blockbuster and they had a BD going on a 1080p LCD with 24 fps st. It's SOOOOOOOOOOOOO much better.
Your TV is old school, it's not 24 fps capable. It will automatically add the 3:2 pulldown and display at 29.97 fps.
So guys, my DVD player just said 'good night', and I'm thinking Blu-ray. Great, I've seen it on the TV's in operation at the store's & it looks amazing. However, my TV is ancient, so how do I determine if it will work with my old TV. Is there some sort of guidelines like ... it won't work on any TV older than 1990 (example)?
There is no point in using blu-ray on a non High Definition TV. So if your TV is standard definition and you aren't planning on going high def anytime soon, just get another dvd player.
