Blofeld
Established Member
Just discovered the forum, fantastic wealth of knowledge!
Upgrading my setup to projector from 28" widescreen, previously using the play-anything pioneer 525 player. I am looking at changing this, ideally want Pal Progressive, and need to be able to play DVD-R/RW and Hybrids(variable resolution and Bitrate) but no one in any dealer seems to be able to give me objective advice. My Budget is probably around £500, I know the HK 25 (has popularity judging from forum) will do PAL progressive, but what is the quality of the scaler like? Will it be better than using say a decent player like the Pioneer 747 (i have been offered this for £400!) through component and not worry about the progressive scan or does the progressive scan make so much difference that it is worth going for it, whatever player supports it even if it is a cheapie (cyberhome/mico)
Furthermore I see you can get a DIY PAL progressive upgrade from Techtronics for the 747, does anyone have experience of this?
Sorry for long post but need some help from people that know
Thanks
Upgrading my setup to projector from 28" widescreen, previously using the play-anything pioneer 525 player. I am looking at changing this, ideally want Pal Progressive, and need to be able to play DVD-R/RW and Hybrids(variable resolution and Bitrate) but no one in any dealer seems to be able to give me objective advice. My Budget is probably around £500, I know the HK 25 (has popularity judging from forum) will do PAL progressive, but what is the quality of the scaler like? Will it be better than using say a decent player like the Pioneer 747 (i have been offered this for £400!) through component and not worry about the progressive scan or does the progressive scan make so much difference that it is worth going for it, whatever player supports it even if it is a cheapie (cyberhome/mico)
Furthermore I see you can get a DIY PAL progressive upgrade from Techtronics for the 747, does anyone have experience of this?
Sorry for long post but need some help from people that know
Thanks