ninjatutle
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join:2006-01-02
San Ramon, CA | reply to Airwolf
Re: HTPC, same quality as stand alone player to TV? BluRay?
What I'm concerned about is the picture quality, if it's the same. If a stand alone DVD or BluRay player is better then PC based setup. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
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| said by ninjatutle  :What I'm concerned about is the picture quality, if it's the same. If a stand alone DVD or BluRay player is better then PC based setup. Most PCs that are BD capable will out pace set top Blu-ray players.
Your machine will be WAY more than any STB! 
The issue you are going to run into is displaying a 1080p picture on a 720p set.
It will be fine, just not as detailed as it would be on a 1080p display/HDTV.
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BF69
join:2004-07-28
Camden, TN
| said by dadkins :said by ninjatutle :What I'm concerned about is the picture quality, if it's the same. If a stand alone DVD or BluRay player is better then PC based setup. Most PCs that are BD capable will out pace set top Blu-ray players. Your machine will be WAY more than any STB! The issue you are going to run into is displaying a 1080p picture on a 720p set. It will be fine, just not as detailed as it would be on a 1080p display/HDTV. Not sure if they even make 1080p 32" TVs. Even so there is no discernable difference at that screen size between 720p and 1080p. In fact you'd be hard pressed to find any difference in anything under 50 inches. |
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dadkins
Can you do Blu?
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join:2003-09-26
Hercules, CA
·Comcast
3 edits | said by BF69 :said by dadkins :said by ninjatutle :What I'm concerned about is the picture quality, if it's the same. If a stand alone DVD or BluRay player is better then PC based setup. Most PCs that are BD capable will out pace set top Blu-ray players. Your machine will be WAY more than any STB! The issue you are going to run into is displaying a 1080p picture on a 720p set. It will be fine, just not as detailed as it would be on a 1080p display/HDTV. Not sure if they even make 1080p 32" TVs. Even so there is no discernable difference at that screen size between 720p and 1080p. In fact you'd be hard pressed to find any difference in anything under 50 inches. Don't know either, no one ever said they did.
OP stated he had a 720p set.
Blu-ray will look better than a SD DVD on that set.
Viewing distance.
From 8 feet, no, from 4 feet, yes.
»A/V Chat FAQ »What is the proper viewing distance from your TV
Not everyone wants or needs a home theater.
Some people do sit closer than the standard 8-10(more?) feet from their sets.
Trust me, on my 17" laptop I can see the difference between 720p and 1080p.
This is because I am ~22 inches away from it.
From across the room, it could be 480 and no one could tell the difference.
EDIT: Sharp makes at least one 32" 1080p HDTV...
»shop2.frys.com/product/5496929?s···_RSLT_PG
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