Is there some electronic device I could buy that would improve Laser Disc picture quality on an HDTV?
Sandstorm222 asked:
My dad bought a 62 inch HDTV and I hooked up the Laser Disc Player and the quality of the picture is worse than it was on his 25 inch analog television. I am guessing it is due to the picture being blown up larger. Any advice? Is there a way you could make the picture smaller on the TV or something that will improve video quality? I am not expecting DVD quality but I would like for it to be decent for him and my mom.
My dad bought a 62 inch HDTV and I hooked up the Laser Disc Player and the quality of the picture is worse than it was on his 25 inch analog television. I am guessing it is due to the picture being blown up larger. Any advice? Is there a way you could make the picture smaller on the TV or something that will improve video quality? I am not expecting DVD quality but I would like for it to be decent for him and my mom.
March 17th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
The picture quality on your HDTV depends mostly on the quality of the signal it is being fed. Laser Discs and Laser Disc players are old, and will not output the kind of quality your new HDTV needs to make it look good. At least with DVD players, they will upconvert the signal to 720p or even 1080i, but I don’t know of any laser disc players that have this capability.
Your parents will most likely have to upgrade to DVD’s for better quality, or bypass regular DVD’s altogether and by a new HDDVD player, or a Blu-Ray player, or a Universal player that reads both HDDVD and Blu-ray. This should ensure that they get the best quality picture out of their new HDTV.
They might not want to hear that, but there’s not much choice.
March 18th, 2009 at 1:17 am
YES…you can buy the Toshiba HDA2 for $299 after $100 rebate deal that is going on in May 2007.
It improves the Low Def DVDs you already have….and when you start buying the HD-DVDs…..Boyyyyyy are you gonna LOVE THAT PIX !!
I plan on getting one soon…..
And believe me, when Blu-Ray costs TWICE as much as a HD-DVD player it’s going to lose the DVD war. I saw Sony lose the VHS /Betamax war because their technology was more expensive.