progressive scan dvd players

[stevenq99]

Are any of the inexpensive DVD players worth buying? I have a non progressive DVD now but I am wondering it might be worth spending $70-100 for a progressive scan.  Any recomendations would be welcome.

Steve

[Gregg Lengling]

I don't know about that price range...but the Panasonics are the cheapest Progressive Scans with the Farouda Chip in them..I'd look at them for "bang for the buck".

[stevenq99]

Thanks Gregg I like Panasonic products.  Do you know do all of there DVD Players use that chip?  I tried to find out on the Panasopnic website but could not find it.

[Gregg Lengling]

just do a search on google or something and put "DVD" "Panasonic" and "Farouda" in the search.
It'll bring back model numbers of ones that do.

[Bebop]

To cut cost, Panasonic no longer uses that chip anymore on the current  models. I have  heard some people are still having luck finding the older models with "the" chip.

[oz]

What does the Farouda Chip do?

[Gregg Lengling]

It mainly for use when viewing movies that were shot on film and then transferred to DVD.  What happens is film is 24fps while DVD's are 30fps. (using 480i...or 60fps with 480p).  You can notice jagged edging on curved lines...such as a flag without the chip...with Farouda coding and decoding it smooths it out to correct this.

[gparris]

The correct term and spelling is Faroudja DCDi™ de-interlacer and it has almost HD-like performance. My Kenwood and Denon DVD players have this and I won't buy another player (nor recommend) without one.  

Go for a DVD player with one - don't go on-the-cheap unless you don't watch many movies on your HDTV set...you have spent some cash on a HD set-use it for all its worth and don't count on the HDTV's internal systems to work as well as a decent progressive-scan DVD player-chances are, it won't.

Hope this assists you all....:wave: